The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-08


at the Island Avenue Congregational
Church.
Robert Furber son of Omar Furber
fell off a bicycle recently and broke
his wrist.
Herbert Partridge of Searsport has
been visiting the family of Rev. c. Il
Mckinney.
Miss Elizabeth v. Marsh was in
Brunswick last weeks to attend Ivy
Week festivities.
Bin Page and Carleton Merrill left
Sunday for Chicago to attend the Re-
publican Convention.
Mrs Sarah Harris was among the
Skowhegan people to attend Good
Will High graduation.
Mrs. Carl Pierce and baby of VA
teryille returned home Sunday having
been visiting Mrs Ned Reed
c. c. Goodwin, DR. NJ. NJ. Fowler
and Ed. King returned Sunday night
from Dead River with a good catch
of trout.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Ward OF
Athens were in town Monday calling
on relatives and attending to matters
of business.
Pupils of Grade VIII of the High
School gave a concert under the di-
rection of Elmer L. Towne Sunday
night in Bethany Church in very
creditable manner. Lyle Moore and
Ray Kilgore assisted and Miss Ella
Flanders was pianist.
Harry Barker, who has been local
manager for Green Bros. left town
Saturday morning for Rockland
where he will take charge of a store
for the same company He was pre-
scented with a Commandery pin by the
Congregational Church also a Com
mandery charm by his friends.
Several automobile cases were be-
fore Judge Brazzell in Municipal
Court the latter part of the week on
arrests made by Henry Brophy of
Fairfield. Warren Fahay from the
State Automobile headquarters was
in abundance during the procedure
and the several parties were fined
with costs to the sum total amounting
to about $4,000.
Following the arrival of the body
here Thursday night, memorial ser
vices for the late Walter DeWere
were held Friday forenoon from the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. +.
Smith. Rev. Charles II. Mckinney
of the Island Avenue Congregational
Church officiated and the remains
were taken to Athens for burial. The
pail bearers were Alfred H. Lang,
Rev. j. W. Packard. Frank p. Pen
nell and r. Francis Parker.
Funeral services for the late Chas.
Grover, a veteran of the Civil War
were held Thursday afternoon in
Grand Army Hall. Rev. Frederick
c. Rogers of the Centenary NJ f.
Church ohfciated and Wesley Grover
a son of the deceased from Pleasant
Pond was in attendance at the OBJ
sequies. The burial was in North
Cemetery and the pail bearers were
the following ex-solders: Llewellyn
Goodwin, z. A. Cleveland, Frank
Bickford and w. H. Weston
Several members of the Good Will
Club were at Good Will Farm Satur-
day to attend the graduating exercises
of the Senior Glass of the High
School. Those attending were Miss
Hannah r. Page, Mrs. A. r. Jewett,
Miss Gertrude Webb Mrs. +. 0. Saw
yer, Mrs. S. W. Philbrick, Mrs C. H.
Mckinney Mrs. Mary Bean. Mrs. J.
f. Currier, Mrs. Hobart and Miss d.
NJ. Elliot. Walter Hinckley placed
his cottage at the disposal of the
ladies and a picnic luncheon was en-
joyed.
Row and Nrc Inc1ia Crundv have
removed to West Paris, where Mr..
Grundy has accepted the pastorate of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. In
connection with the duties of this
charge he will also preach at North
Paris and Greenwood, Mr.. Grundy
has been for sometime one of the
local preachers, but acquaintances
here we're not aware that he was soon
to become actively engaged i'll minis
terial labors. Both he and his wife
have been prominent workers in the
Centenary Church for a long period
and their departure will be sorely
felt. After about two years Mr..
Grundy purposes 10 take a theologi-
cal course. His brother Earle
Grundy succeeds him as president of
the Epworth League.
The Junior Promenade Friday
Evening was a very pretty affair as
well as an enjoyable event. The