The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-28

Mr. and Mrs o. Beaushan left sat
urday forenoon for Lewiston.
Miss Lizzie T. Hussey left here last
week for a visit in the vicinity of Bos
ton.
Mrs Blanch Decker has returned TO
Fairfield after a visit with Mrs Frank
Boston
Mr.. and Mrs J. Wallace Blunt have
been spending several days in Boston
and vicinity.
Hunter Thompson has accepted a
position as assistant designer in a mill
at Manton, K. l.
Alonzo Merrill left Monday morn
Ing for Boston He will pass Thanks
giving with his aunt in West Newton,
Mass
Henry Crowell arrived home, Friday
night from several days absence in
Harmony. where he was engaged in
surveying timberlands.
The G. T. Afternoon Whist club was
entertained by Mrs. G. +. Avore at her
home on Maple street last Thursday.
Four tables were arranged and con
fections were served
Mrs Bessie Manter OF Gage, Mont.
who has been visiting at the home OF
Isaac Pierce, has gone to Madison for
q visit Mrs. Manter purposes to spend
the winter in the east.
Rev. George Merriam was in Nor
ridgewock, Friday afternoon to attend
1 the funeral services of John Benson,
a resident of that village. Mr.. Ben
/ son is survived by wife and several
children.
Mrs f. L. Marsh OF Providence, r.
l., left here Friday for Lawrence,
Mass, where she was to visit briefly
before returning to her home. Her
presence in Skowhegan during Home
Mission week was greatly appreciated
as she is a most interesting platform
speaker.
An old folks dancing party was Civ
en- last Friday evening in Heselton
hall under the auspices of Priscilla.
Rebekah lodge The proceeds went for
the benefit of the Odd Fellows fund
and the affair was directed by Mrs.
F. o. Eaton. Roderick's orchestra
furnished music and the dances were
of the old-fashioned kind.
At the conclusion of the morning
service in the Centenary M. E. church
Sunday, the pastor, Rev. Horace G.
MacGlauflin. extended verbal eX-
preston of gratitude to Mrs. Frank
Gould, who has been prominently con-
nected with the church and its So
cieties, being of especial assistance as
soloist and q member of the choir.
She is soon to leave for Lawrence,
Mass, where she and MIR. Gould will
reside and after Pastor MacGlaufiin's
excellent remarks, the congregation
all arose in a standing testimonial Of
their thankfulness to Mrs. Gould for
her past labors The entire service
was along Thanksgiving lines.
The 18th anniversary of Eunice
Farnsworth chapter, d. A. r.. will be
| observed January goth. which will be
| followed by five other meetings during
the season. At the February meeting
there will be special program. At
the March meeting the subject will be
Patriotic Education; Stories Of Our
Revolutionary Ancestors" and n re-
port of the State Council, will be the
| features of the April meeting, while
the annual meeting will occur May
10. Flag day will be observed June 16.
According to the programs which have
been issued from the printery of the
Independent-Repo the chapter has
one real daughter, Mrs. Mary P. Eli
OFT and a membership of 80 other Ia
dies
The first of series of entertain
ments planned for the benefit of the
organ fund of the Centenary VI. E.
church was given last Friday evening
in the church yestry 1t was a mock
trial arranged under the auspices of
the Epworth League in which Supt. Of
Schools l.. w. Gerrish was tried for
larceny from the contribution box, and
while circumstances pointed TO his
guilt, he was not proven guilty Of the
theft. The evening was filled with
much merriment and there was a
goodly number in attendance. The
lawyers for defence were Carroll
Flanders and Ralph e. Brown, while
Harold Larry and Leslie Grundy APP
peared at attorneys for the other side.
The presiding justice was Judge F.
F. Lawrence, and w, T. Seekins. acted
as clerk of courts. e. N. Merrill,
Esq, was foreman of the jury which
was made up of some of Skowhegan's
business men.
New books have lately been added to
the Public library as follows; Die