The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-30

Miss Fern Rowe returned TO her
home at East Pond Friday after a
weeks visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Frank Brown.
Friday. Dec. 1st is Relief Corps
dav and the annual election of Of
ecers. 1t is desirable that all mem
bers be present.
Mrs. T. z. Kincaid of Athens is
clerking at the new gift shop which
Miss Amy F. Kincaid opened yester-
day on Water street.
At the First Baptist Church last
sunday morning, four persons were
baptized, and twenty-six admitted to
church membership, either by bap-
tism or by letter
The members OF the Working Lea
que of the Congregational Church
will meet next Monday afternoon in
the Church parlors. A large attend
ance is requested.
Frank w. Buchanan will leave the
last of this week to attend the meet
ing of the New England Pharmaceu-
teal Association of which he is sec
rotary and treasurer.
Mrs. Genie P Wood of Rockland
returned home Monday after visit
with Miss Lettie Rowe. Mrs. Wood
came here from visit with her son
Dr.. p. A. Wood of Bingham.
Arthur Jones, local agent for the
American Wooden Company, return
ed Monday noon from short hunt
ing trip of few days up Dead River
bringing back with him a deer.
Father Curran of Madison, Father
Huot of Fairfield, Fathers Oulette
and Nonorgue of Wateryille and
Father Rondot of Lewiston were
guests of Father Renaud over the
week end.
Intentions of marriage filed during
the past week at the Town Clerks
office are those of William Steward,
son of Charles Steward and Miss FL
Littlefeld.
The children of the Congregational
Sunday School have begun rehears-
ing carols for the Christmas program
A Christmas cantata is to be sung by
the choir Sunday evening, Dec. oath
1t is understood that arrangements
are now under way for a Christmas
tree.
The Allen Hackett will case was
taken up in the session of Probate
Court, Monday forenoon and after
noon, the account of one of the eX
ecutors, Frank Hackett of Waterville.
being brought before the court. All
matters were referred to three refer
ees. Charles o. Small, Charles Bart
lett and Charles F. SWEET
Roy W. Paddock, who is connected
with the United Shoe Machinery Co.
at Beverley. Mass, is at home for the
holidays, visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George F. Paddock of
Bloomfield st. Miss Winona Pad
dack will also spend Thanksgiving at
her home. Miss Paddock attends
Pennington Normal School
William H. Paine of Falmouth, ar
rived here this week and will pass a
fortnight in Somerset County. He
expects also to visit with relatives in
New Sharon. Mr.. Paine has been in
the employ of the Bennett Manufac
turing Co. of Portland for the past
year and half, the last six months
as foreman. He has resigned this
position and on January LIST, will
commence his duties as deputy sheriff
having been appointed by King F.
Graham, the recently elected sheriff
of Cumberland county. Mr.. Paine,
it will be recalled, was formerly one
VI the COilStdDltS VI ChOh llCSdH anu
earned the reputation of being a par
ticularly fearless officer. His ap
pointment as deputy comes in part
thru the efforts of Rev. B. c. Went
worth, d former pastor of the Metho
dist Church of this town, who is
now pastor of the church of the same
denomination at Yarmouthville, near
Portland.
The Thanksgiving social which for
over twenty years has been an an
nual affair at the Church, was held
Monday evening in the church par
Tors of the Bethany Baptist Church.
Many offerings were brought for poor
families Thanksgiving, these dona-
lions consisting Of meats. pastry,
candies and variety of other articles
and foods. A fine entertainment was
given, the following program being
carried out: Piano duet with traps,
Misses Lois Patten and Virginia
Ames and Leo Porter; Thanksgiving
poem Eleanor Halves; song, Bright
en- the Corner, by the children; duet,
Misses Lois Hubbard and Beatrice
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