The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-02
Local News


Sunday. as usual.
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
holds its monthly meeting at the home
Of Mrs. H. A Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W Fuller of Main
stream were recent guests with the
family of Henry Watson here.
Mrs. Mollie NJ. Stewart and Miss Lo-
/ la Goodwin have been visiting in
Pittsfield during the present week.
Representatives of the Maine Auto
mobile Association were in town the
first of this week inspecting the roads.
Mrs. C. r. Oliver has so
cred from her recent illness az to be
able with her nurse to be removed to
Athens.
Mrs Forrest Cross and little son
have been visiting in Waterville this
week with her mother, Mrs. Amanda
Seekins.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Danforth are
to make their future home in the
apartments of the George Nay house
on Middle Street.
G. X. Robinson went, Tuesday, to
Pennington on business connected
with his duties as manager of the To-
cal telephone exchange.
Members of the Philathea Class of
the First Baptist church were enter
tanned Monday evening by Mrs. f. W
Marble at her home on Spring st.
DR.. and Mrs Pierce Pitt, who have
been visiting Rev and Mrs. j. G. 0s-
borne, accompanied them to Portland
Tuesday. DR.. Pitt is prominently
identified with the Pine Tree Santa
rum at Wells, Maine.
c. R. Oliver has opened plumbing
business with headquarters in the
newly renovated Bison block, 157
Water ST Mr.. Oliver will also deal
in. the Kewanee Water systems, HAND
and power pumps, ranges, heaters, etc.
Mrs. Melinda Tibbitts of Fairfield
Center is visiting in town this week,
guest of her brother, Henry Cannon,
and wife at their home on Mcclellan
7 Of 70 a
also a guest at the Cannon home this
week
Last Saturday the Boy Scouts voted
to hold their meetings hereafter at
II o'clock on Saturday so as to leave
the afternoon free for attendance at
High school games and so as to have
more practice in cooking and in other
Scout activities. The troop meets
next Saturday at II A. M, in the Con-
gregational yestry. II unpleasant the
meeting will be adjourned by Il
o'clock. A foot ball team is being or
gained for games on some day other
than Saturday. Scout Friend is cap
tain and Scout Pulsifer is manager.
The Somerset Automobile Associa~
ton has entered into new campaign
for better roads. The idea that pre-
sents itself most favorably is to have
men look after certain sections of the
road as is done on a railroad, that the
road shall be gone over often enough
to keep culverts repaired. holes filled
and rocks kept out of the road. IL
has been reckoned that the expenses
would be no greater to the town but
better roads could be had There ap-
pears to be no trouble with road
building in any of the towns but the
general defect is deplorable in prac-
tically every town in the county. A
meeting of the Somerset Automobile
Association will be held here shortly
to consider the trunk line being run
from Waterville to Skowhegan.
In accordance with the vote OF the
Island Ave. Congregational church at
the last annual roll call, the date set
for this years dinner and roll call
is o'clock, Thursday evening, Nov.
13. Those that are unable to go are
asked to send word of greeting by
letter. This church appears to be in
more fourishing condition than 1t
was a year ago. Since that time the
new rich toned organ has been in.
stalled and is greatly appreciated.
Nine persons have been taken into the
church, while two have been removed
| by death and four by letters to other
churches, this making in all a me-
gain of three. There are at present
241 church members, of whom "a are
nonresident The regular Sunday
preaching services have been fairly
well attended During the period from
October 1912 to Augusta 1913, the av-
erage number present on Sunday
mornings has been 154 and on Sun
day evenings 81. These figures how
ever are not given as including spe-
cial services at which the numbers
ran we'll over 300. In the Sunday
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