The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-16
Sunshine Society meets today


Drew T. Hathorn of Watervile will
preach at the First Baptist Church
next Sunday.
from Bates College Wednesday for
the holiday recess.
Mr.. and Mrs W. E. Briggs of Brew
err have been visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs A H. Lang and other friends in
town this week.
Miss S. Jane Adams, a teacher in
the Sherman Mills schools, departed
Saturday after a visit with her pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs Asa NJ. Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ernest Whitman
became Sunday the parents of a seven
and one-half pound boy. 1t is the
first grandchild of Mr.. and Mrs. d. w.
Lewis.
There was a very satisfactory re-
hearsal Monday evening of those who
are to take part in the Christmas can
tata. The last rehearsal is to be
Monday evening next and it is very
much desired that every singer shall
be present.
The Methodist Sunday School is
arranging for a cantata entitled Lit
tie Joy Giyers" which is to be pre-
scented on Christmas eve. Mrs. H.
G. McGlaufin, Mrs. Bernice Titcomb,
Mrs. Leslie Grundy and Miss Geneva
Smith are the committee in charge.
Mr. and Mrs j. n. Smith are plan
ming to go to Hebron today to visit
Mrs Smiths son, Guy Hubbard, who
was transferred from the Fairfield
Sanitarium to the Hebron Sanitarium
He was reported as not being quite
so well and this occasioned their
visit
Mr.. and Mrs. l. j. Smith entertain
ed their brother-in-law Rev. Wilbur
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Sunday at the Methodist Church dur
ing his stay in town. Edward H
Emery who spoke at the Congrega-
tional Church and Dr. c. f. Owen
the speaker at the First Church made
their headquarters at the Oxford, the
former remaining over Monday to
visit among friends here.
Ben Houser, we'll known in Show
| hogan because of his prominence in
baseball circles here last summer and
a former big league player, cut deep
cash in his foot while cutting wood
in his wood lot at Litchfield Thurs
day. He is now confined to the
house but it is hoped that the
wound will heal quickly and will not
interfere with his duties next sum
mer. He has been engaged to coach
Bowdoin this season.
Ben Priest, aged 1913 and without
doubt the oldest citizen in Somerset
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/ Canaan. Dr. Harold T. Bibber was
called to see him Saturday and an
other unusual feature of the doctors
! trip to Canaan that day was that he
was called to the home of Peter
! Tower, who will be 100 years old in
April. Mr.. Priest is reported to be
on the gain while Mr. Tower is said
! to be in good health.
/ Elmer e. Towne, supervisor of mu-
! sic in the public schools, reports that
much interest is being shown in the
! rehearsals for the Cantata to be given
/ in the Opera House at the close of the
Holiday season. There will be about
one hundred and twenty-five voices
in the chorus which is composed be-
! side the school children, of the choirs
from the five local churches, with a
| large orhcestra accompanying. This
big musical event will be presented
at o'clock on the afternoon of Janu-
airy 2.
Mrs. A. H. Lang has received word
of the death of her aunt, Mrs. Esther
Helen (Fish) Burbank at her home in
North Lexington Mass. The end
came Friday and burial occurred Sun
day. Mrs. Burbank was a native of
Somerset County, her old home hav-
ing been near Fairfield Center. She
had frequently visited with her
niece here, the last time in the sum
mer of 1911 when she remained for
some time. The deceased who was
about S4 years of age, was the widow
of the late Stephen Burbank and lived
with her daughter, Mrs. Ida Chatfield.
! She is survived by an elder sister,