The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-30
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Pearl Wood of Waterville has been
visiting this week at the home of John
Clifford.
George Moore left Friday afternoon,
to attend the MaineBates foot ball
game at Bangor
Frank Hooper has been passing
several days with relatives in the vi
cinity of Paris
Miss Nellie E. Porter of North An
son has been visiting Mrs. Helen c.
Wing this week at Hotel Oxford.
Mrs. C. R. Oliver has returned
home from a several weeks absence
in Athens much improved in health.
The Senior Glass, S. H. S. will hold
cake and candy sale in the f. N.
Merrill Block, next Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Myrtle Dreamer who was OPP
Grated upon last week for appendicitis
at Somerset Hospital is able to be
about her room.
Mrs. Annie Katen of Augusta, de-
parted Friday. after having been here
to attend the funeral of her neice,
Mrs. Cordelia Annable
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Foote have re-
turned home from a vacation trip.
They brought with them fine buck
deer, which Mr.. Foote captured in the
vicinity of Portage Lake.
Mrs Seth Davis, who underwent a
severe abdominal operation recently
at Somerset Hospital is reported as
being out of danger which will be very
gratifying to her many friends.
Mrs. Joseph Billodeau left Saturday
for Waterville to spend week with
her husband and son and his family.
Mrs. Billodeau will herself go to Wa
| ttINlllt W ItSlu6 Ill Tie near future.
Two new musical organizations
have lately been formed at the First
Baptist Church, one being an orches-
ira and the other mandolin club.
The first meeting of the orchestra will
be held this evening at the church. Its
members are made up from persons in
the Y. p S. c. E. and the Sunday
School and the director is Robert Ly-
ons. Robert Emery has been appoint
ed director of the Mandolin Club.
S. A. Douglas Volk of New York
City was in town the first of this week
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Ezra R.
Bridge at The Oxford. Mr. Vok was
on his way to New York from his sum
mer home in Center Lowell, to exhibit
his painting representing the Fur
Trading Period in Iowa, in the Wander
bilt Gallery. From New York he will
take the picture to Des Moins, Iowa,
where it will be hung in the new Capt.
tai Building The canvas upon which
the painting has been executed is Sx35
feet.
A chicken pie supper followed by a
musical entertainment will be one of
the features of the coming carnival to
be held here Nov and 6. On the
second evening there will be a grand
ball At the carnival the four sea-
sons OF The year will be represented,
each table indicating the season. while
upon every table will be articles ap-
propriate to the season of the year
from which they are being sold. En-
cry G Brown of Waterville have con-
tributed handsome doll which will
be given away in a guessing contest.
The Rebekahs and Odd Fellows have
the entire affair in charge
The members of the Bethany Guild
gave their first social function in
Grand Army Hall Monday evening
The affair was directed by a commit
tee composed of Mrs. Ora Waller,
Mrs. c. D. Miller and Mrs c. NJ. Lam
bert and silver coin was given for
admittance at the door This is the
first paid social that has ever been
given under the auspices of the Beth
any Baptist Society of which the
Guild has lately been formed as an
auxiliary as the church has until now
never employed these methods of
raising money. A social evening was
passed by those in attendance a pro-
gram of music and readings being
given and ice cream and cake sold
The proceeds were good from flnan-
cial standpoint and are to go toward
refurnishing the church. At the
meeting of the Guild in the afternoon
with Mrs. Z. T. Goodrich at The Ok
ford there was good sized atten-
dance'and the constitution was receiy-
ed. at this meeting.