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

ton.
Mrs. Ernest Rayner arrived home
Saturday night from a visit to Proyi-
uence, r. l.
Mrs Charles H. Chute was in Wa
terville, Tuesday evening to attend
Sousas Band Concert.
Lees Hall has accepted position in
Watervillc at the Windart Wooden
Mill and began his duties there Mon
day.
Mrs Maria Folsom has gone to Som
erville Mass, where she will pass the
winter with her sister, Mrs. E. c.
Leonard.
Harry Sedgeley. one of the popular
clerks in Days market arrived home
Tuesday forenoon from a vacation
visit to Boston and Lynn, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. E E. Landry of Water
vile returned home Friday after
spending several days visiting Mr.
Landry's sister, Mrs George Caron.
Mr.. and Mrs r. G. Bigelow arrived
home Tuesday from Bowdoinham
where they had been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Clifford at the Long Branch
Farm
The serious illness Of Miss Lizzie
Haines at her summer home in Wayne
has been reported. Her brother Ro-
bert W. Haines has been with her for
several days.
Among the people to leave Skowhe-
gan Tuesday during the day were
Mrs. NJ. L. Messer who was on her
way to Portland and Miss Mabel Ger
IRISH who was going to Louisville Ken
lucky.
Mrs. Louisa J. Stevens and Miss Luz
ella Stevens purpose to return to
their home 140 Upland Road, Cam
"
present week. They have been
spending the summer at Bloomfield"
Delegates have been chosen from
the Bethany Baptist Sunday School to
attend the State Convention of Sunday
Schools at Augusta, Oct. %, 20 and
"a. They are Mr.. and Mrs. Homestead,
Mrs. A. B. Armstrong, Miss Marie
Fletcher and Miss Alice Written.
The local news editor received on
Tuesday the 21st beautiful rose in
full bloom which was picked from
bush upon the grounds surrounding
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Whittier on Madison Ave. The flower
is exceedingly fragrant. Picking
roses out-ofdoors at this season of
the year is very unusual.
A number of Fairfield people were
in Skowhegan Monday evening to at
tend the wedding reception of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Albert Ware. Mrs. Ware
was formerly Miss Bertha May Valley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
VALLEY of Skowhegan, while Mr.. Ware
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
Ware of Fairfield. Thera many
friends wish for them a bright and
happy future.
A very important change in the
motor vehicle business has been re-
Gently announced. 1t is the virtual
discontinuance by Hackett & Witham
of their agencies and garage. 1t is
quite possible that they may continue
to represent the famous Stearns car,
but other than that, they announce
they will sell no automobiles next
year. They purpose to continue their
business in accessories, tires, gasolene
and oils, but otherwise to retire from
the garage business The foundry and
machine shop was their original en-
terprise, and they find it impracticable
to conduct these other operations at
the same time. 100
Rally Day exercises were held by
the members of the Bethany Baptist
Sunday School last Sunday In Grange
Hall and took the place of the regu-
lar morning preaching service. The
following program was presented:
Piano; Doxology and Invocation;
song, Welcome Rally Day Primary
Department; exercise, 1.-THE Little
Squirrels, Helen Hight Helen Halves.
Faylene Decker and Reba Vail; Psalm
90; song, I'm the Garden, No. 10; ex-
ercise THE Gifts. several children;
recitation, Nellie Everett; responsive
reading; prayer and response; notices
and offerings; hymn No. 597; exercise,
Mrs Mitchell's Class; song, Just
Ahead, The School; reading, Rally
Day at Crackers Corners; song, Vir-
ginia and Smith Ames; exercise 1--WE
have Rallied Today, Primary Depart
ment song, Somebody Needs You,
No. IL; chorus, I'm the Ranks" No. l.
benediction. During the services
Pastor Merriam gave a short talk.
Two of the pleasing musical features
of the exercises was the chorus work