The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-10-21

Charles E. Dealey has returned
from a visit to Boston.
Mrs Annie Nolin has returned from
visit in West Pennington.
Mrs Horatio Emery and daughter,
Eta, have returned to their home in
Eastport.
Mrs Ray Pierce and child left here
Monday afternoon to visit in Fair
field and Hallowell.
Thomas Dionne and son went Sat
urday to Stockton Springs to visit .or
time with relatives.
Mrs L. B. Hoyt of Athens was in
town during the day Monday, leaving
here for a visit in New York City.
Miss Emily Larson, who has been
at the home of DR.. F. S. Bigelow. re-
turned Saturday to the home OF John
I.oherg in Athens.
Mahlon Gerrish, who was among
those to enter Bates College this
fall. has been elected to place in the
| College Choir, singing tenor.
Arthur B. Merriam of Boston re-
turned to that city the first of this
week following a visit with his pa
rents Rev. and Mrs. George Merriam.
The Working League of the Con-
gregational Church, which held a sale
of aprons and food in the Williams
Block, Friday afternoon cleared about
$3.50.
Mrs. Arthur Cayouette and child,
who have been visiting with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Poulin,
returned Monday to their home in
Waterville.
The 18th and 18th of November are
the dates selected for the Charity
Bazaar to be given under the aus
pieces of the Home Relief Society in
Grange Hall.
Prof. and Mrs. R. w. Leighton, who
have occupied the Coburn house re-
Gently purchased by r. f. Atwood,
have leased the home of Mrs. Carrie
p. Fairbrother on Madison Avenue
and will move there the first of Nov
/ ember
Miss Mabel Sweet was hostess to
the members of the S. II. E. Club, an
organization to which local school
teachers belong Thursday evening at
! the home of Miss Lizzie T. Hussey
Refreshments were served and a hap
Ply evening was spent.
This week completes the 18th year
of Rev George Merriam's pastorate at
! the Bethany Baptist Church. Condi-
tons are excellent there and the year
has been a very successful one. The
attendance at the Mems Class con-
nected with the Sunday School, is in
creasing. Since January LIST, Mn
Merriam has officiated at sixty-five
funerals and performed about thirty
wedding services.
Already plans are underway for
next seasons baseball sport and Man
ager Emery Dyer of the Baseball
League made up of teams from Show
hogan High, Gardiner High, Cony
High Of Augusta, Watervlle High
Lawrence of Fairfield and Good Will
High, announced that the first game
would be played at Skowhegan on
April %, the Gardiner team having
been selected to play against Show
hogan at that time The schedule
as yet is only partially completed
The Searchlight Club gave a
charming entertainment Friday night
in Congregational Parlors. The
rooms were attractively arranged with
decorations of asparagus, ferns and
| hyderangeas, the words "Skowhegan
SearchIight' taking a prominent place
in the decorative features. The fol-
lowing program was given: Song
Searchlight Girls; piano solo, Miss
Beatrice Smiley; Hindu Impersona-
ton in costume, Miss Doris Raynor;
song, Miss Beatrice Hodgkins piano
duet, Misses Cora Hopkins and Pru-
dence Wadsworth; Chinese Imperson-
alton in costume, Miss Eunice Patten;
song, Miss Ruth Greenwood; Japanese
Impersonation in costume, Miss
Gladys Chase; piano solo, Miss Doris
Cover; song "Tidings" Searchlight
Girls. After the program homemade
candies were sold and a short social
was held. About S1l was cleared
the work being entirely confined
among the members with the assis-
tances Of their parents and Miss Han
nah r. Page, who is prominent