The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-09

! Portland the last OF the week for a
visit
Fedora and Margaret Lessor and
Bertha Cayouette went TO Wateryile
Friday 10 visit with relatives.
Mrs. John l. Clark returned Friday
10 Fairfield after a visit with Mrs j.
G Osborne at the First Baptist par
sonage.
Mr. and Mrs Harold Rowell return
ed to Bridgton. Saturday, after a va
cation spent at MIR Rowell's old home
IN Cornyille.
Mrs H. $ Hopkins and two daugh-
ters, Cora and Virginia left Friday
morning to visit for a time with
| friends in Portland
Evangelist j W Packard went Sat
urday to West Fairfield to assist in
conducting religious services in the
Bates schoolhouse there
The next meeting of the Pioneer
Past Noble Grands' Association will
be held with Mrs. Minna b. Savage
Monday afternoon at 80.
] Miss Rose Matthew of Pennington
departed Saturday forenoon after a
visit with Miss \. j. Allen at the
Catholic Rectory on Water St
Charles II. Gardner was in Bangor
Saturday to attend meeting of the
directors OF the State Farmers Union.
He is a member of this board
Mr. and Mrs Chester Hussey left
Saturday for visit with Mrs. Hus-
sey's sisters in Waterville and Pitts
field and with friends in Fairfield.
Mrs Fanny J. Cabot. librarian at
the Public Library. has been passing
several days in Auburn During her
absence, Miss Lizzie T. Hussey has
been supplying the position made va
cant by her going
Mrs. B. S McCoombs was hostess
to the members of the Afternoon
Bridge Club Thursday afternoon. Sou
venirs were given to Mrs. c. B. Hight,
Mrs. F. W Bucknam and Mrs. Fanny
Wildes as the result of the scores Re-
freshments were served
Mrs. A. r. Jewett entertained a few
intimate friends Thursday afternoon
from until $50. A quilting occu-
pied the attention of the ladies' during
the earlier hours while delicious
lunch was served before their depar-
ture
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
was entertained by Miss Harriet
Cleveland at her home Friday after
noon. The subject was China" and
the program was directed by Mrs.
Mabel Judkins. There was a good
attendance and special musical fea-
lures were whistling solos and har-
monica music by Royce Tuscan ac-
companied on the piano by his mother,
Mrs. Fred Tuscan. During the af-
ternoon the resignation of Mrs. Eu-
genia Merriam as president was re-
ceived owing to i'll health, and Mrs.
Mabel Judkins was appointed to fill
the vacancy.
Alaska was the subject of the in
tercstng program prepared under the
direction of Mrs. NJ. l.. Murray at the
First Baptist Mission Circle meeting
Friday afternoon. The program in
cluded questions and answers upon
the subject, the country itself being
taken up by Mrs Murray. Mrs. Eu-
genia Osborne told of the Women of
Alaska" and the missionary work,
country and climate were also consid-
cred Pictures were shown among
which was included view of the Bap-
fist orphanage at Wood Island, AL
aska Mrs. N. G. Ordway was hos
tess to the ladies' at her home and be
fore their departure RECALLED them with
a very delicious lunch.
Memorial services for the late Mrs.
Mary w. (Weston)) Varney, whose
death occurred April list. were held
Friday afternoon from the family
residence on Madison Ave. The Of
fciating minister was Rev H. A
Markley, pastor of the Universalist
church at Hallowell formerly of
and a friend of the de-
ceased There was very large con-
course of friends in attendance and an
abundance of flowers were silent tri-
butes of respect for the dead and sym
p2thy for the living The remains were
inferred in the family burying plot,
North Cemetery and the pail bearers
were Herbert Wentworth. Robert
Wentworth, G. f. Durrel and Fred L.
Pooler.
Tuesday morning. April IA, there
will be debate between members of
the Senior English Class upon the
following topic: Resolved that in