The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-11
* The News OF Somersets Busy Towns II

Maytie Pratt. warden; Ada Dunbar.
conductor; Sadie Churchill. r. S. y. G.
Hattie Williams, l.. S. n. G.; Lillian
Harding r. S. V. G.; Annette Morse.
l.. S V. G.. Annie Baxter, |. G.; Rena
Withee, o. G.; Clara Oliver. chaplain.
A delegation from Priscilla Lodge of
Skowhegan accompanied the install
ling officers and were most cordially
received and Hospitality entertained
by the members of Sterling lodge.
Supper was served at six o'clock At
ter the installation exercises. which
were public, a short musical and Ii
terary entertainment was furnished
by the members of Sterling lodge. The
members of Priscilla lodge returned
home by special car at about mid
night 1t was very pleasant oc-
casion to the members of the visit
ing lodge.
The funeral services of Daniel
Brophy were conducted in the Metho-
dist church, Jan 8, by Rev {. A.
Brooks. keystone Lodge. X. of p, at
tended the services in body and
conducted the X. p burial service.
The burial was in the Forest Hill
cemetery.
The body Of Miss Ruth p Norton of
Gardiner was brought TO Madison,
recently, and buried in the old Gene
terry.
The next meeting of Rainbow
Branch of the international Sunshine
Society will be held at the home OF
Mrs. II. r. Pierpont on Weston avenue
January y.
The friends of Mrs. r. A. Derby
shire, who recently underwent an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis in Biddeford
hospital, will be pleased to learn that
she is now slowly gaining in health
with bright prospects for an early re
coyery
The all-day meeting of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society of the NJ.
f. church, recently held at the resi-
dence of Mrs Charles Haynes on
Head street, proved to be an unusu-
ally interesting and profitable session.
There were II members present
fish chowder and meat dinner was
served at the noon hour At 2.30 p m.
the meeting was called to order and
after brief business session the pro-
gram was Answer to the following
questions What is the Principal
Difference Between Buddhism and
other Religions?" What are the
Points of Contact" Are the Chinese
Religious People?" and What is the
Message of Christianity to the AMI
alistic Peoples?" These were follow
ed by the reading of several papers.
E. w. Hamilton has been confined
to his home on Maple street by ILL
ness, the past week.
Erwin Nichols, one of the selectmen
of the town of Arson, went to Port
land recently to accompany Master
Jerry Hilton to the State Institution
for Deaf and Dumb children.
Charles Nichols of Gardiner was the
guest recently of his brother, Daniel
NJ. Nichols.
The following officers have been
elected by the Women's Companion
Court to the Foresters for the ensuing
year: Chief Ranger, Mrs. Myrtle
Clarkin; vice ranger, Mrs. Maud Cald-
well; financial secretary, Mrs. Flora
Eames; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Vertie Harmon.
Special evangelstic services were
held in the Methodist church in obser-
vance of the week of prayer.
The Hollingsworth & Whitney Co.
laid off 80 men last week. from the
repair crew, having nearly completed
the changes which have been in pro-
gress for the past few weeks
Warren Caldwell, who has been
passing a few weeks vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Cald-
well, has returned to his studies at
the Coburn Classical Institute.
Willis E. Clough has been confined
to his home several days with pro-
tracted nose bleed The attack COM
menced, Monday of last week, and al
ter trying all the various home rem
edies a physician was summoned, who
after working several hours. checked
the flow of blood. Mr.. Clough had
several later attacks, in which the
services of the physician were neces-
sary, but is now thought to be out of
danger.
Mrs. Eunice Gilman, who has been
the guest of relatives in Portland the
past two weeks, has returned home
Professor H. Leslie Sawyer who has
been the guest of his parents DR.. and
Mrs. w. G. Sawyer, for the past two
weeks left last week for Princeton,
n. j.
Miss Mabel Pease has returned to
Salem, Mass, after a months visit
with her parents in Arson.