The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-04

daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Joseph
Hunnewell and Mr.. Flanders is the
son OF MI and Mrs Daniel Flanders.
They are a well known young couple
in this town and have the best wishes
of their many friends. Mr. and Mrs.
Flanders Will make their home In
| HardsCrable for the present.
SOL0N
Misses Gertrude and Nellie Brophy
were ia Skowhegan on a shopping
trip one day last week
Walter Wilson of Hallowell spent
Sunday with his mother MIS- Sidney
Baker.
Clarence Forbus and Miss Mar
garet Mann of Embden were married
last Sunday afternoon at the NJ. L.
parsonage by Rev. H. c. Glidden.
Miss Berle Cram left Saturday
noon for her school at North Crafts
bury, Vt.
Quite a large number from here
attended the annual meeting of the
Farmers Telephone Co at Norrdge-
wock Monday. Willis Hobart was
elected manager of the company in
/ place VI fIdllh H. AlItS
S. b. NORM of North Arson Was
i in town Monday forenoon on bust
ness trip.
Miss Calire McIntre returned 10
the Gylnnastic school which she is
attending in Boston Tuesday noon.
Watch night services were obsery-
ed at the NJ. t. Church Sunday night
About forty were present at the be-
ginning OF the first service which was
at eight o'clock and twenty-seven
stayed to watch the Old Year out and
the New Year in. The EpWorth
League meeting which came first
proved to be a very interesting one
and was led by Mrs. Julia Vittum
one very pleasing feature of the SER
vice was the singing of a New Years
song by Misses Rita Glidden and
Janet Irvine, next came a short So
eal service led by the pastor Rev
| H. G.. Glidden after which he gave
his lecture on the No-God Fool. A
report OF the Billy Sunday meetings
was then given by W. II. Soper and
Mr.. Gldden. the report was we'll Civ
en- and was very interesting. A
conservation service was next in
order and occupied the remainder of
the time until the meeting closed at
/ 1905 a. m. each wishing each other
many Happy New Years.
Misses Mile Young Rena Me
| Color. Gertrude Brophy and Mary
Harmon left town Monday noon for
/ Pennington to resume their studies
at the Normal School there.
Miss Carrie Pierce has gone 10
| kingfield to care for a patient who
has appendicitis.
Mrs J. II. Gray was so unfortunate
! as to- fall down the cellar stairs at
the New Carratunk House one day
recently. She received very Sc
we're shaking up but no bones We're
broken. She is getting along nicely
at the present time.
George c. Patten and Mrs. Lydia
Mullen of Embden We're married
last Sunday. Their many friends
extend congratulations,
The installation of officers OF
Scion Lodge |. o. o. f. No. 1923 and
the officers of Northern Light Re-
bekah Lodge No. rs were installed
Tuesday night The following Of
ficers were installed into their res
pective chairs in the Rebekah Lodge
by d. d. p. Mrs. w. II. Soper assist
ed by her marshall Mrs. p f. Priest:
N. G, Mrs. Flora Boyington; V. G.,
Mrs Mae Longley; r. s., Mrs. Angie
Priest; f. s., Mrs, Mary French;
Treas. Mrs. Winnifred Norton;
Warden, Miss Amy Merrill; Cond.
Miss Chispa Rowell; Chap. Mrs. Mae
Andrews: |. G.. Mrs Susie Thomp-
son; o. G.. Mrs. Julia Moulton;
r. S. ~ G.. Mrs. Susie Knowles: l..
S. n. c.. Mrs. Lephia Ward; r. s.
V c., Mrs. Myrtle Rowell; L. 5. Y
G.. Mrs. Matte Hodgdon The
chairs were then surrendered to the
/ installing officers of the Scion Lodge
Mark p. Pollard was the d. D. G. NJ
and was assisted by his marshall
| Y. G., Harland Boyington; r s,
Treas. i. E. Priest; Warden, C. E.
Walter Drew; |. G., o. C. Ward; o.
G., E. G.. Wiley; R. S. N. G., S. 7.
Baker; l.. S. N. G.. w. H. Soper;
r. S. V. G.. C. d, Abbey; l.. S. V.
G., Fred Ward; X. S. s., Bert Good
rich; l.. S. S, Frank Boynton.
After a few remarks were made by
/ some OIL tle lneluDeIS pltScHJ lHty
! all adjourned to the banquet hall
where all did justice to fine oyster
supper.
The funeral of Mrs. Mercy Rand
lette, whose death occurred at the
home of her daughter Mrs. Eugene
Danforth of West Madison last
Thursday night, was held at the
Congregational Church Sunday after
noon at two O'Clock attended by Rev.
T. B. HIATT of Bingham. Mrs. Rand
lette was born in this town ninty
years ago last September. She was
one of a family of ten children and
one sister Mrs, Elvra French of
Dedham. Mass. survives her. She
was the daughter of David Whipple
and Mercy Jackman. She was
married to Haven Randlette and
eight children were born to them
four of whom are living. David of
Walpple. Mass, Eugene of Provi-
dence, r. l.. Mrs. Adele Moore of
Portland and Mrs. Eugene Danforth
of West Madison. The past few
years she made her home with her
daughter Mrs. Danforth who tenderly
cared for her in her last sickness.