The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

unable to be present SO Mrs. V. ID.
hilton read an account of their com
ing to New England, and Miss Min
ME Bunker, having recently been In
Leyden, Holland, gave very inter
esting description of her visit to the
old church in which her ancestor
Rev. John Robinson, preached. She
told about going up into the ancient
pulpit and looking down into the
/ pews in which doubtless many of the
/ Puritans sat as this famous divine ex-
pounded the doctrine of Congrega-
tionalism. The chapter has just adj
mitted six new members and now has
membership of rs. After the adj
! journment of the meeting, refresh
nents of cocoa and cookies and cake
were served by the hostesses as
sisted by Miss Alice Mclean.
| frankie Crymble. who was opera
/ ted on for appendicitis in the hospi-
] tai at Bangor few weeks ago, is
recovering finely and was able to
come home about a week ago.
Word has been received here of the
death at Isleboro of Everett Ames at
the age of so years. He formerly
/ lived in this town and Embden. In
! 1889 he married Miss Louie Pendleton
of Isleboro, where he has since re-
sided. Mr.. Ames was an honorable
upright man, was identified with the
Baptist church and respected by all
! who knew him. He leaves a widow
three sisters, one brother, and an
aged mother. Mrs. Mary Skillings OF
Embden to mourn his loss.
Horace Smith got a good deer at
Lexington that weighed 224 pounds.
Messrs Hovey and Barnaby. went
to Sky Farm in Embden, Sunday, for
few hours stay
Frank H. Holley, our village drug
| gist, has sold his business to John
| l. Wright OF Madison. Mr.. Holley has
not yet decided where he will locate
1 but intends to leave town soon, tC
engage in business. He came here
! in 1901 and took the business of the
Bodfsh Drug store and has continu-
ed it successfully since During this
! time he had built up and maintained
a first-class store and has served the
community in a very satisfactory
manner. He has held the office OF
town clerk during the past six years
| is postmaster of Northern Star
/ Lodge of Masons and is a member OF
! the Elk. Committee of the local Board
of Trade and secretary of the Repub-
| lican Town Committee. He COM
menced business here a very young
man and goes away still young with
the best wishes of a large circle OF
friends that large degree of success
may attend Mr.. Holley and his agree
able wife in their new field of labor
DR.. E. NJ. Wing went. Saturday, to
New York City to attend the Clin-
zeal Congress of Surgeons of North
America and will be away one week
Mrs. Georgia Wood and daughter
Mrs. Merrill of Waterville have been
visiting Judge and Mrs. A. Simmons
during the past week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Mckinney went
to Strong, Wednesday, to attend the
funeral of her brother, William Howes
who died, Nov. 4. His wife passed
away four months ago.
Mrs. Woods of Bingham was Wis
iting her granddaughter, Mrs. Harry
Savage and other friends last week
Mrs. Flora Games of Madison was
visiting Mrs. Clara Weeks and Mrs.
Rufina Mckinney, from Saturday
night till Monday morning.
Mrs. Edie Burgess of Rumford
Falls is here; her sister, Mrs. Ger
trude Benjamin having taken her
home as soon as she was able to
travel. Mrs Burgess is still far from
we'll but her friends are rejoiced that
she is gaining.