The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-23
SkOWHEGAN- LOCAL NEWS

This week Rev. George Merriam en-
tiers upon his tenth year as pastor OF
the Bethany Baptist church.
Services at the First Baptist Church
will be conducted as usual next Sun
day with Rev j. G. Osborne in the
pulpit
The Socialist meeting which was to
have been held Monday evening was
deferred owing to the inclemency of
the weather.
Mrs F. o. Eaton and Mrs George H
Burns attended the Rebekah Assembly
meeting in Portland last week. Both
ladies are past grands of Priscilla Re-
bekah Lodge, Skowhegan, which or
ganization they represented.
The members of Skowhegan Sorosis
will hold their first meeting Tuesday
evening, Oct 2S, in Library Parlors
A Directors Tea will be served and
Mrs. j. P. Merrill will give an address
AS last season all the teachers of the
public schools are to be guests OF
Sorosis for the year.
District Deputy Grand Master E. C.
Butler of the 18th Masonic District
was in Canaan, Tuesday evening to
install the officers of Carrabassett
Lodge F. and A. M. in that town The
ceremonies were public and Mr.. But
Ter was accompanied by Past Master
John H. Lancaster, H. Tobey Mooers
and Lyle Moore, the last two gentle
men acting as reader and soloist re-
spectively at the entertainment.
The Sandy River Patrons of Hus-
bandry is a corporation of which the
certificate of organization has lately
been filed at the office of the Register
of Deeds. The officers are: Presi-
dent, George E. Barnes; vice presi-
dent, D. M. Bunker; secretary and
clerk, Anna Frazzell; treasurer, n E
True; trustees, j. N. Frazzell, w. G
Wade, N. E. True. 1t is understood
that the organization has for its pur-
pose Grange work.
On the evening of Friday, Oct. 81
will occur the roll call of the Y. Z
S. C. E. of the First Baptist Church
An invitation has also been extended
to the same society of the Bethany
Church to be guests for this evening
and also conduct their roll call at the
same time. 1t is expected that Miss
Lucy Dinsmore of Hinckley who at
tended the Christian Endeavor Con
gress at San Francisco will be pre-
sent and address the gathering.
A certificate of organization has
lately been filed with the Register OF
Deeds, which is to be known as the
Wesserrunsett Club. This is to be
social and benevolent corporation
The directors are: Maurice P. Pro
| yencher, DIN Waller and S. Russo
koff president, Arthur A. Goodness
treasurer, Nathan Bullet. Regular
meetings will be held the first Wed
nesday Of each month, while the place
of gathering will probably be in Moose
Hall.
The second musical evening at thu
Island Avenue Congregational Church
which will occur on the evening o.
Monday, Nov. 10, promises to be o.
rare interest. DR.. Minor c. Baldwin
organ soloist will render program
DR.. Baldwin has in the past played a
| the Worlds Fair, Chicago, Philadel
phia, Charlestown, Omaha and st
Louis Exposition and has acted as sole
organist at Royal Albert Hall, London
England Bruxellees, Belgium; Ant
werp, Belgium; Eucerne, Switzerland
and British West Indies
Maurice Philbrick has accepted al
invitation from a representative O
the Maine Teachers Association tC
play in the consolidated High Schoo
orchestra at Bangor next week. Thi;
consolidated orchestra is made up o.
ne Bangor HIGH School orchestra as
sisted by the musicians in the Higt
| 60 q. Is of MtIrp and will probably
consist of frGnl 90 TO 80 pieces. Thit
is quite an honor for Mr., Philbricl
hut his former listeners feel assured
that he is quite competent to enter
into and participate in such musica
work.
Walter R. Gage of Los Angeles, Cal.
has mailed us copy of his latest sons
Never. Mr.. Gage who formerly
lived in Skowhegan writes us that The
sentiment of the words of his sons
truly express his feelings for the days
spent in his home town, adding furth
er "A town that is indeed unique il
both name and location, situated as i
is on the beautiful Kennebec and sur
rounded by magnificent scenery, ant
although l have crossed the continent
several times and visited many places
still | can gay there is but one Maine
and one Skowhegan."