The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-01
RINGHAM

lJOlIo AhuIBNS entertained d party
of friends at her home on the evening
of Jan. 25th in honor of her birthday.
Edwin Robinson is now conveying
the express and mail to and from the
Office and the train instead of Clyde
Whitney.
The Bingham boys who accompanied
Rev. T. B. HIATT to Waterville were
Herbert Dinsmore, Bernard Gallant,
Enroll Hilton, Stanley Stoddard, Ro-
bert Moore and John Gordon. They
went on the Friday morning train re-
turning Monday noon. They were
fortunate in having engaged rooms be-
fore going as many of the seven hun
dred and four boys in attendance
were obliged to secure rooms in ad-
joining towns.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rollins, who has been
i'll, is now somewhat better. Her son
Leslie is now at home from Portland
where he has work as motorman.
The hauling of ice is now going on
briskly, several teams making as
many trips as possible to Temple
Pond each day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Wing have a
baby daughter born Jan. 9th.
Vial n iJlIlSlllOiC W do liOIilt oNtA oull-
day from his work in the woods as
scaler.
Rev. NJ. Gerry Plummer has secured
two fine rooms which he is occupying
in Willis Winnings residence on Main
street.
Milton Reynolds and family are oc-
cupying one of Frank Hunnewell's
houses for a time, Mr.. Reynolds hay-
ing employment in one of the mills.
The regular order of service will be
observed at the Congregational church
next Sunday The theme of the morn
ing sermon The Great Decision" In
the evening the service will be in the
form of an Echo meeting, when each
of the boys who accompanied Mr.. HIATT
to the Boys Conference at Waterville
will give a five minutes talk on the
impression which he received from
those meetings. The Young People s
chorus and Mr.. Bakers orchestra will
furnish music for the occasion. The
public is cordially invited to be present
The Boy Scouts will meet in their
hall, Saturday evening of this week at
Z sharp and all members of the or
ganization are requested to be present
as new plans and new work are to be
taken into consideration.
Beginning with Sunday evening, Feb.
18th, Rev. T. b. HIATT will begin anoth-
er series of Sunday evening talks, the
themes and number of which will be
announced later.
Rev. w. A. MeserYey supplied the
pulpit at the Methodist church last
Sunday the pastor being in attendance
at the Boys Conference at Wateryille
as one of the workers.
The officers of the Methodist Sunday
School recently elected were as fol-
lows. superintendent, Ellingford
Messer; assistant superintendent. w.
A. Meservey; secretary Mrs. Eta Holt
treasurer, Miss Marguerite Brimigion;
librarian, Miss Marjorie Gates; organ
list, Miss Inez Holt.
Rev. NJ. Gerry Plummer who attend
ed the Conference at Waterville and
served at one of the Conference work
ers was in recent consultation with
some of the Somerset county leaders
about conditions in the county. Mr.
Plummer is considered to be one of the
experts in handling Boys Work here
III INC Dldlt, nav DdQ LldI hcu 6uC-
cess in organizing and directing the
work in several places.
Owing to the sickness of several of
the singers in the choir at the Metho-
dist church the choir music for last
Sunday was omitted.
The pastor of the Methodist Church
was on the sick list last week.
The subject for the morning service
at the Methodist church is "A Free
man, or young fellow that made
good against Luck. The recent Boys
Conference will be touched upon at
this service The evening service will
be in union with the Congregational
church to listen to the echoes of the
Seventh Maine Boys Conference. The
services to be held in that church. The
topic selected by Mr.. Plummer for the
morning service is the first in series
to be given during the coming months
on the Hero Series" and will contain
the answer to the question What is
a Hero?"