The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08
Skowhegan Local News

Roy Paddock visited the first of the
week at his home on Bloomfield st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Smith have
returned from Boston and other points
where Mr. Smiths business has called
him
Sampson q Griffin received twenty
six Extra Homer Pigeons which they
have added to their aviaries on Madi-
son Ave. on Saturday last
Edwin P Whiting of the postofnce
department accompanied by his wife
and son plan to leave today on hunt
ing trip to the West Forks.
Mrs Thomas y. Min left Monday on
her return to Brighton. Mass, after
visiting for some months with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cock
burn on Baptist Hill
Among those who were not mentions
ed last week as planning to attend the
Music Festival at Portland. and who
departed Monday morning were Mrs.
+. W Marble and Miss Marble.
Mrs. Fronia Seayer who has been
visiting with different acquaintance
here was among the outgoing passen-
gers Monday on the 500 train. She
was returning to her home in Brook
line. Mass.
Mrs. Josie Bartlett and father, Chas.
Gay of Lewiston returned to that city
Monday. Mr.. Gay has been spending
two months in this vicinity and Mrs.
Bartlett came to accompany him home
visiting Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. w.
f. French. near Lakewood.
Mrs. F. =. Pencil went Monday to
Portland to attend the Musical Festival
and to visit with her daughter, Miss
Sarah Pencil. She will later go to
Orrs Island to visit her sister Mrs G.
W. Phillips. Miss Gladys Pennell
who has been spending some time at
Orrs Island has arrived home.
A program on the present condition
of foreign countries was presented at
the meeting of the Helen Coburn Mis-
sion Circle Friday afternoon in the
new children's room at. the Bethany
Church. Mrs. E. T. Goodrich was in
charge of the program and devotional
exercises were conducted by Mrs
Eugenia Merriam. Topics were con-
sidered as follows: God not on Trial,
Miss Emma Written; Presidents Pro-
clamaton Mrs, Arzina p. Miller; Mrs.
Montgomery comments, Mrs Good
rich; poem, Let Not Your Heart be
Troubled. Mrs Violet V. Fogg; "Wo-
men Students sent back to this coun-
try from China, Miss Harriet Cleve-
land, Mrs. Abbie c. Lambert presid-
ed at the piano during the singing of
the hymns.
News of the death of Cornelia How
ard, the thirteen months old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G. Bussey, has
been received in Skowhegan from Wa
terloo Iowa, where the family are now
located. The child died Tuesday the
Goth and the funeral was held Thurs
day from the home of its aunt Mrs
Rupert E. Jackson, 100 Beppler Ave,
Waterloo, the remains being inferred
in that city. Many friends in Show
hogan are greatly grieyed over the
passing of little Cornelia and will ex-
tend sincerest sympathy to the family
in their sadness. Beside the parents
there is an older child a boy. Mr.
went from here to Iowa a few weeks
ago with the possibility of locating
permanently there.
There is being held in Auburn this
week the anniversary exercises of sew
eral different organizations of Baptist
Societies, including the Maine Baptist
Convention, the Maine Bap-
fist Educational Society, the Maine
Baptist Charitable Society, the Maine
Baptist Historical Society, the Wo-
mans Baptist Missionary Federation,
the Maine Baptist Minister'S Confer
ence and the Maine Baptist Young
Peoples Convention Among the
people who are expected
to attend are Miss Bessie Scott and
Miss Carrie Thomson. as delegates
from the Y. p. S. c. E. of the First
Church, who will represent that branch
at the anniversary, Rev. George Mer-
RAM of the Bethany Church, who has
a place on today's program and Mr.
and Mrs. o. d. Wells.
The Woman's Mission Circle of the
First Baptist Church was entertained
by Mrs. Frank Emery Friday after
noon. The hostess was in charge of
the program and there was a good
number of ladies in attendance. This
year the members are to study I'm
Redman's Land" and THE Child in the
Midst, home and foreign mission
books, the course having been begun