The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-01

/ ing at MI. anu MIS-. w eluDtI lOi
several weeks.
Linwood Games of Connecticut is
spending his vacation of two weeks
with his mother Mrs. Restella Eames
Eleven men have been added TO the
crew in the Newcastle mill yard.
Mrs. Carrie Hutchins has returned
from Maiden. Mass, having been gone
several weeks.
Rev A. E. Boisen spent the past
week in Arlington, Mass. with his
mother.
Mrs Lottie Young has gone to
Portland to take care of Mrs. Han
nah Young, who is quite i'll
Mr. and Mrs. r. w Harvey of Hal
lowell and Miss Dole of Maiden.
Mass were in town Saturday. having
come by auto. The ladies' were call
ing on friends while Mr.. Harvey
made a trip to the mills of the New
castle Company.
Mrs. Frances Gilbert Curran and
three chillren arrived here Saturday
night from Gorham, y H.. for visit
with her parents aud sister.
Twenty-Five dollars was realized
from the dinner for the benefit OF
SCOTS Star Band.
The District meeting of Rebekahs
will be held here Friday June 9th.
Mrs. Alice (GetchelD Towns of
Bingham died. Monday night, of CON
sumption Mrs Towns was born IN
Embden Aug. IA. 1855, the daughter
of Warren and Lorinda (Walker)
Getchell. The funeral was held at
the Methodist Church in this village,
Wednesday afternoon at two O'Clock,
Rev Gardner Wills officiating. and
the burial was in Sunset cemetery.
Mrs. Towns leaves an aged father,
and two brothers. Fred and VIII and
one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Wentworth all
of Embden.
Miss Edna Mitchell, saleslady in the
Atherton store in Waterville, was the
recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. v d.
! Hilton.
The night passenger train was one
hour and ten minutes late into North
Arson, Monday The delay was
caused by the derailment of eight
cars in the down freight between
Bangs and Hoxie and the cause was
a broken wheel.
The Grammar School boys of the
Academy played the Grammar School
of Madison Saturday and the score
resulted in favor of the North Arson
IL to s.
Earl Fenlason has purchased an
automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs E. c. Aver of Dor
chester. Mass. and their daughter
Mrs. Bertha Morrill, arrived here
Monday night for a visit with rela-
tiyes.
Miss Carrie Robinson and Earl
Wing went to Newport Sunday where
they were the guests of Miss Ruth
Judkins.
Mrs. George Clark has come home
from Somerset Hospital and her
health is gradually improving.
Mrs. Winifred Ware Bodhsh arriv-
ed here Monday night from Palmer.
Mass. for visit of a few days, the
guest of Mrs. Wallace Emery. Mrs.
Bodish is former pupil and teacher
in Arson Academy and will attend
the alumni reunion, Friday.
Mrs. Henry Field, one of the active
Sunshiners, had a birthday recently
and her Sunshine friends gave her
surprise at the Club House and pre-
sented her pretty old ivory cake
plate, and sherbet and cookies were
served.
Mrs. Ella Hapgood of Madison was
the guest of Mrs Rubie Collins, the
!, first of the week. William Tarbell
of Athens, Mrs Hapgood's grandson.
visited here one day.
Mrs. Clara Murphy and little
daughter Edella were the guests of
l.. C. Robinson and family the first of
the week.
The Baccalaureate sermon before
the graduating class was delivered by
Rev. A. E. Boisen at the Congrega-
tional Church Sunday afternoon. 1t
was an earnest. effective discourse
and was based on LIST Kings 3:9, "An
Understanding Heart"
Friday of this week is the day of
all the year to which the alumni of
= Arson Academy look forward when
they meet in reunion at the old
Academy. Picnic dinner will be
served and in the evening will oc-
cur the alumni ball
The meeting of the Woman's Club
will not be held this week but some
day next week when members will
be notified
tain the d. A. r. Chapter at her
hpiiiN l. ihhg dltCi llOOlI, June D
Miss Gladys Berry is visiting her
cousin Mrs, V. D. Hilton for a few
days
+ Sunday morning an audience of one
hundred and seventy-five gathered at
the Methodist Church to listen to the
G. A. K. Memorial sermon by Rev.
Gardner Wills. The church was
prettily decorated with flags, apple
blossoms, pine, pinks and ported
plants. Mr.. Wills preached an able
discourse from End Cor. 1913, 4, 5.
Special music was furnished by the
vested choir of eight members. Misses
Grover and Robinson sang the. duet,
!, Sun of My Soul, and Miss Clifford had
the soprano solo in the anthem Your
Soul Shall Live Eight veterans
were present with Sons of Veterans
and large delegation of the Ladies'
; Circle.
ITNEY-FRENCH
: A pretty home wedding was SOL
emnized. Thursday afternoon, May 25
at o'clock at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. l.. French, when their
daughter, Miss Ellen French became
the bride of Curren Whitney Rev. T.
b. HIATT of Bingham performed the
ceremony in the presence of the i'm