The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-05-14

The Ladies' Circle of the NJ. E.
Church will hold an all day meeting
at the vestry next Wednesday.
Prof. Nixon of Bowdoin College ad-
dressed the students of the High
School Tuesday His remarks tended
toward the subject of Preparation for
Life.
Mrs c.. d. Whiting of Dover, n. H.
arrived last night to visit with her
cousin E. T. Goodrich and family. Mrs.
Whiting was formerly a resident of
this town.
Mrs. Blaine Owen of Augusta was
reported yesterday as recovering from
the effects of an operation for appen-
dicits Little Miss Mary Owen is a
guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.
E. McNeelie
N. Champagne of Madison was in
town yesterday. He has been con-
Quoting a restaurant at Madison and
has now leased Lakewood Inn for the
summer While this hosiery will be
opened about June 10, the official
opening will be June 81.
Mrs Linnie Parker of Stoneham,
Mass, departed Saturday after visit
ing here and at Canaan. She accom-
panied Mrs. G. l.. Smith and two
children here from Medford, Mass.
They have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
X A Withee here and returned home
yesterday.
Lieut. Ebcn Butcher of the United
States Army was here Tuesday to
conduct a federal inspection of Com
pany +. He reported that the pro
perry of no company in the state was
in better condition that that of the
local militia and especially compli-
mcnted quarter sergeant Walter Les
sOr upon the excellent manner III
which he attended to matters pertain
ing to this Office. He also compli-
mented the non-cOmmissioned officers.
Eureka Lodge ~ +. 0. p. met Mon
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Akcley. There was large attendance
and after the business meeting the
following program was in order:
Piano solo, Ruth Lawrence; song,
Fern Akeley; reading, Mrs. David
Lewis; duet. Myra Akeley and Annie
Welch reading. Mrs. Alfredo Cool;
song, Doris Reyes. After this ice
cream and cake were served. The
members departed for home early in
the morning saying it was another one
of the best times they had enjoyed for
many day.
Skowhegan was apparently visited
by "bunko man" the other day who
appeared to have authority to act for
some association of railway station
employees and who went about getting
subscriptions for the benefit of station
men. He interviewed, among others.
one of the leading business men of the
town, who becoming trifie suspicious
told the man to call later, as he
wished to investigate the matter some
what Following his conference with
the local station agent, the business
man decided that the solicitor was a
fake, and doubted him more when he
did not show up the second time. 1t
is understood some of the local people
gave quite generously. Apparently
the representative 90 got trihe an
xious over the situation and left town.
Those who heard Rev. Hubert C.
Herring D. D. in the Island Avenue
Congregational Church last Thursday
evening fully believe that members
of other denominations have not eX-
agerated in characterizing him as one
of the greatest Christian statesmen
in the United States today An easy
and fluent speaker, he proved to be in
teresting as we'll In reviewing the
forward movement of Christianity dur
ing the last fifty years, while point
ing out the particular part played by
the Congregationalists, yet he never
was unmindful of the work of other
denominations. He viewed Chris
tianity as a unit showing in more de-
tail how one member of the body had
been doing its work with credit DR..
Herring singled out four points where
in Christianity has moved forward
since the Civil War-evangelism
adoption of the scientific point of view,
growth of the spirit OF social service,
and missionary expansion. His ad
dress revealed his breath of view, his
kindly tolerance. his wonderful ability
to grasp a big idea and make it simple
and his ardent devotion to the Chris
tan ministry