The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-23
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| Thursday, the members of VIM. Nor
/ gan Post and others to the number o
| twenty met with Mr.. and Mrs. S. A
Foss for an all-day meeting Notwith
standing the extreme heat the dime
hour was cheerfully passed, ant
others came later when an interesting
program was carried out. The Bap
fist pastor, Rev Mr.. Fletcher, who
/ boards in the family, offered prayer
and gave an interesting talk.
Rev. Mr.. Fletcher left here Satur.
day morning for his home in Water
Vile, having been detained over Fri
day to attend the funeral services oil
Mrs. Jedde Brown at West Athens
who died suddenly after brief illness
of acute Indigestion, leaving husband
and six children. The burial was al
Mt Rest
Annie L. Decker will be at Mrs
Robert Haydens, next Tuesday, from
to 3, to meet patients.*
Gates A. Austin of Coles Corners
has been very i'll for the last two
weeks. but is slightly better at the
present time
Mr. and Mrs Harry N. Flanders
were in Skowhegan the first of the
week guests in the home of Mrs. An
ME f. Fish.
Married in Athens. Sept. 4, 1915, by
Rev j. f. Gibberd, Edward j. McQuil-
Cornville.
Tyler A. Austin and son, Lou, took
fishing and hunting trip to The
Forks, last Thursday. returning the
same evening. They shot six par
fridge, caught thirty trout and shot a
black bear cub, weighing about sew
enty-five pounds, the old bear and one
cub escaping. Mr.. Austin had only
shells loaded with No. 6 bird shot and
killed the cub at the first shot
Friday evening there was service
at the church conducted by Mr..
Fletcher The meeting seemed to be
a helpful one though the attendance
was not large, as the notice was first
given out Friday morning. Rev. f. G..
Davis, the evangelist, who has been
holding services at Wellington and at
Mckinley schoolhouse. will occupy the
pulpit here Sunday morning and even
ing and also conduct a service Mon
L
He will preach at West Athens, Sun
day afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Miller of Wellington is ex-
pected to be at Mckinley Sunday af-
ternoon at the usual hour and Rev. Mr.
Gibberd will speak at the Fairbanks
schoolhouse N e. Cornville, Sunday
at 8 o'clock instead of $50 as stated
last week.
Grange met in regular session Sat
urday afternoon. Sept. Is. After the
regular routine of business the matter
of appointing the necessary commit
tees for the Fair was taken up and
the grange voted to serve baked bean
supper and pastry dinner at 35 cents,
also the same at midnight. We learn
that meals will be served at other
go hungry.
The ladies of the Baptist Auxiliary
held their regular ice cream sale last
Saturday and will held the next sale
Saturday, Oct 2. They will also sell
on the Fair Grounds, Oct 7.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Hight entertain
ed a Bangor auto party at dinner
Sunday, DR.. W. E. Fellows and two
daughters with their husbands, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hight and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Spangler.
Athens friends have received the
announcement of the marriage oil
Minta May Johnson to Charles Stanley
Colt at the Johnson home. Wayne
Sept. Is.
Miss Annie Emery left here Sept
II. to return to her school work in
Portland. Her sister. Pauline, accom-.
panied her, returning Sept. IA, hei
sister Madeline and her mother. Mrs
l.. r. Emery. meeting her at Skowhe,
gan. Mrs. Emery gives an interesting
account of her attendance at the
Tuesday session of the W. c. #. U
Convention.
Alton Bush returned last Wednes
day to his studies at Bates Colleg,
after few days at his home here
Miss Sarah Written OF Topsham Il
visiting her cousin. Nelson Rowell.
Mrs. Lizzie Corson returned las
Sunday from Skowhegan where sh,
hrs been caring for her tinv grandson
who has lately arrived In the home o
Lindsey and Laura Corson Nutting
Mrs. Corson has now gone to Harmon,
for time.
SOTTH WEST CANAAN
= NJ paymond and wife NJ piftzael.