The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-31
The News of Somerset's Busy Towns

The graduating exercises OF B. ii. 5.
will take place in Kennebec Hall on
Thursday evening June 7th. Follow
ing IL the program: Invocation; mu-
sic. Bakers orchestral; salutatory,
Geraldine Baker; class history, Mil
ford Baker essay, Helen Cahill; mu-
sic. orchestra, grafton, Norman Col
Inns. essay, Emma Robinson; present
alton of Gifts Mary CARL class will,
Harold Carl; essay. Hazel Carl; mu-
sic. orchestral essay, Lester Huff;
prophecy. Pearle Dunton; valedictory,
beatrice Baker; presentation of diplo-
mas. Supt G. II. Swasey. A brief
reception and social dance will con-
clude the exercises of the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Orrin Hill met with
mite an experience last Sunday while
ont on the river in canoe. Mrs.
Hill was padding and suddenly hit
the the end of log which overturned
/ the canoe throwing them both into
the water They were about twenty
feet from shore but Mr.. Hill after
strenuous efforts succeeded in getting
his wife ashore.
Next Sunday morning the anniver-
sary sermon will be delivered before
the Masonic Ledge and the @. e. s.
by Rev. r. B. HIATT. In the after
noon Mr.. HIATT will preach the bacca-
| laureate sermon before the members
of the graduating class Of Scion High
school and In the evening he will
| preach the baccalaureate sermon be-
fore the Bingham High school.
The funeral services OF Herbert Hill
ton who died at the home OF his sister
in Moscow last Tuesday morning were
held In the Masonic rooms at the Fra
ternity building this afternoon. He
was member of the Shrine and also
of the |. o. o. F. During his long
illness with consumption his many
friends have thought tenderly OF him
and now that he Is at rest they have
pleasant memories of him. Inter
ment was In the village cemetery be-
side his wife who died two years ago.
Rev. Bishop Edwin H. Hughes, D. D.,
l.. l.. d., of Boston, resident Bishop
of New England Methodism will be
present to officially dedicate the Bling
ham Methodist church June 18th or
10Th. program and exact date to
be announced later He will be as
sisted by District Superintendent
Rev. D. B. Holt of Auburn, Maine
and other pastors of Methodist
| churches in Maine.
Preaching services are being held
at out of town points on each Sunday
afternoon, as well as some week day
evenings by Rev. Chas. Fl. Berry. Next
| Sunday he will hold a service at the
Chamberlain Hill schoOlhouse and the
following Sunday at 2.30 p. M at
Concord Corner schoolhouse.
Rex. d. b. Holt, d. d. of Auburn
will be present at the Methodist
church for the purpose of holding the
first Quarterly Conference Tuesday
evening, June 9Th. Will preach at
| 730 D. M You are welcome and
your presence will be appreciated
The subject of the discourse at the
| Methodist Church next Sunday morn
ing at 1890 will be Incentives to
Work in Gods Vineyard" and in the
evening at 1.-THE Ideal Of the New
Order of Life Jesus Came to Estab-
lish". Remember the praise and
prayer service at the Church on each
Tuesday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
! The annual Masonic banquet will be
given Saturday night June End
Mr. and Mrs. Alton B. Carl spent
Sunday In New Hampshire.