The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-10
%Skowhegan Local News

MISS 0dIuiAu bldiudiu IedAe SdluI-
day for Boston.
Miss Berle Page returned Monday
to her home in Belfast after visiting
with Mrs. Ned Reed in town.
The subject to be considered by the
Christian Scientists next Sunday will
be God the Preseryer of Man.
Col. A. G. Blunt left Monday after
noon for Portland where he is to serve
as one of the United States jurors.
The Philathea Glass of the First
Baptist Church cleared nearly $40
from their sale in the Mcclellan block
Saturday.
Samuel W. Philbriek left Monday af-
ternoon for a visit to Boston. Mrs.
philbrick plans to join him there later
in the week.
Mrs. Matte Mason arrived Satur-
day forenoon from Hartland to visit
her sister Mrs. Benjamin Flanders on
East Leavitt st.
Miss Fern Bagley left Monday on
the mid day train for her home in Wa
%teryille following a visit at the home
of her uncle J. f, c. Bagley.
Mrs. J. G. Osborne will entertain
the members of her Sunday School
class of the First Baptist Church at
the parsonage tomorrow (Friday)
evening.
Mrs. Gordon Bragg. who is spending
the winter in town, left Saturday for
Portland, where she was to be Joined
by Mr.. Bragg and continue her journey
to Boston.
Tomorrow forenoon (Friday) at the
regular hours between 8 and II o'clock
the kindergarten class will have TX
~ercises in their rooms at the Munich
pal Building.
Miss Harriet Marble leaves Satur-
day for Amesbury, Mass, where she
will visit her uncle. She will spend
the greater part of the time in that
city and Boston between now and
Christmas.
That the Independent-Reporter's
Historical department is being appre-
ciated is indicated by the vote of
thanks which the Congregational So
ciety lately rendered for the valuable
historical sketch published in a re-
cent issue.
Rev. J. W. Packard gave Monday to
Miss Gertrude S. Weston, treasurer of
the Belgian Relief Committee the sun
of 1871, the amount raised by the par
ishioners of the East Ridge Church in
Cornyille of which Mr.. Packard is the
pastor, for the aid of the Belgians.
Skowhegan acquaintance of w. II.
Leavitt, who has been for some time
located in st. Paul, Mimi, will be in
terested to learn that he has been
transferred to Davenport, Iowa.
where he is in charge of the office of
the Underwood Typewriter Co. of that
city.
Mrs. Ira A. Norton accompanied by
her two children, Florence and Bertha
and her sister, Mrs. Emma Bigelow,
eft Saturday morning for a visit with
relatives in Lewiston. On Sunday
Mr.. Norton went to Boston, Miss
Florence going from Lewiston with
ler father.
Ralph Tibbetts and family have
moved from the Lewis house on Sum-
ner st. to the Durrell house on Madi-
SON Avenue, Mr.. and Mrs. F. C.
Burrill, who lived in the Dunlap house
partially destroyed by fire on Cross
Street are to occupy the house vacat-
ed by Mr.. Tibbetts.
Rev. ]. G. Osborne of the First Bap-
Church announces the following
subjects for the services in his church
next Sunday: Forenoon "The Way
Man; evening "Shutont- a
Surprise. This evening at the mid
week service at 7.30, the theme will
Heroes of the New Testament"
a hero and bring someone with
you.
Twenty-three persons participated
in the every member canvass conduct
ed under the auspices of the Congre-
gational Society Sunday. The can
vass was not completed as hoped for
but will be finished next Sunday after
which the results will be announced,
Wilson stated Monday that
ninety-one pledges had been made so
far. There are two hundred and
eleven families in the entire parish.
No vesper services will be held next
Sunday afternoon, and the reports of
the visitors will be given at the Z
O'Clock service.
The third and fourth degrees will
be conferred upon a class of candi-