The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-16

Mrs. Annie 8. Dickinson and her
son ]. A. Dickinson have returned
from Belfast to their home on Bloom
field street
The next meeting of the Eunice
Farnsworth Chapter D. A. r. will be
with Mrs. Edith Philbrisk next Mon
day afternoon.
Miss Amy league of Augusta was
the week end guest of Mrs. w. s.
Parkman and Miss jeanette Hill on
Parkman Hill.
The basketball team of the Show
hogan High school goes to Augusta
tomorrow and will play Cony High
tomorrow evening
Worthy Master Eugene Danforth
and Mrs. Danforth were guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. S. F. Emerson during the
Pomona meeting, this week.
Miss Bernadette Laney left Tuesday
morning for Portland to visit her sis
ter, Mrs G. w. WEIGH of that city
On her way home she will stop in
Lewiston and visit her uncle, Joseph
Willett, who Is under treatment at st.
Marys Sisters Hospital.
The two chiidrren of Dr. and Mrs
W. H. Diller of Philadelphia, William
aged 3, and John about one and one
half years old, have been ill with the
Influenza Their aunt, Miss Lena
Wyman, who has ben visiting in the
Diller household since Christmas, has
herself been i'll, and her return home
has been delayed somewhat thereby.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
! Society met with Mrs. E. N. Merrill at
her home on Water street, last Mon
| day afternoon. There was a good
| attendance. After the business
session, the ladies took up the sub
! ject of THE Broadening Horizon of
the Women of the East. This was
discussed under the direction of Mrs.
w. B. Steward
The New England Order of Protec-
ton held its regular business meet
ing last Tuesday evening in Hesel-
ton Hall The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Emma Lawrence, past warden;
Mrs. Gertrude Keene, warden; Ar
della BARLEY, vice warden: Jennie
Lewis, secretary; NJ b. Heselton,
financial secretary; W. B. Steward,
treasurer; W. II. Malbon, guide; Net
tie Akeley, guardian; Alfredo Cool,
Chaplain; John Cool, sentinel; Frank
Morrill,, third trustee; Gertrude keene
representative to grand lodge; alter
nate, Jennie Lewis; Mrs Helen
knight, l.. l.. Walton and Mrs. Ava
Sheridan, auditing committee. The
next meeting will be Tuesday even
ing, February II.
Mrs. John Cool of Bloomfield street
received letter recently from Mrs.
James l.. Bean of Pittsburg, Kansas,
announcing the death of Mrs. Beans
daughter, Mrs. Elsie Black of Chat
eau, Okla. Mrs. Black was twenty
one years of age. She died Decem-
Der 20 of influenza and pneumonia,
after an illness of six days. She is
survived by her husband, Harry
Black and one little girl, one year
old; her mother and father; two sis
ters, Mary and Bessie Bean and two
brothers, Lewis and George Bean of
Pittsburg, Kansas; also grandmoth-
er Mrs. Roxanna Osborn of the same
location. 1t will be recalled that
| Mr. and Mrs. Bean and Mrs. Black
we're former residents of this place,
living here for ten years. Their
home was at that time on Main street.
The annual Gentlemen's Night of
the First Philathea Bible Class was
held last evening in the vestry
of the First Baptist Church. Supper
was served at seven o'clock consist
ing of cold meat, mashed potato,
salads, hot biscuit, hot coffee and as
sorted cakes. The affair was open
ed with the singing of one verse OF
the Philathea National Hymn. A
blessing was offered by Rev DR. o.
H. Tracy. Following this was
program which included song. Miss
Christina Hall; reading, Mrs. A. X.
Jewett; tenor solo. James Boyd; piano
solo, Mrs. Theda Cross; baritone solo,
Richard Turner; reading, Mrs. A. r.
Jewett; vocal solo, Mrs. Eta SWEET
Bradley. At the closing of the en-
tertainment, all Joined In singing
America. Those on the supper
committee were Mrs. Minnie Russell,
Mrs. Alfred Chubbuck, Mrs. Sadie
Witham, Mrs. Frank Meader, Mrs.
Grace Stevens, Mrs. Bertha Hall, Mrs.
Minnie Knight, Mrs. Eta Bradley and
Miss Myra Akeley. Those who had
charge of the social entertainment