The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-06-17

THE NEWS OF sOhRRsETvS Bust.
EST TOWNS
kINGFIELD

the Pennington United BAPTIST AssO-
citation held at Kingdeld with the Bap-
] fist church June 3. 8 and 10 came to
close Thursday noon after very
helpful session and large attendance,
there being sixty-tWO delegates from
something like twenty-one churches
in the Association nearly all of whom
came to Kingheld by automobile re
naming over the two nights and be-
ing entertained by the members Of the
local parish and friends for the night
and to breakfast. Dinners and sup
pers were served in the yestry OF the
church by the committee The chief
speaker of the conference was Rev.
Benjamin Beatty Of the Getchell Street
Baptist church, WaterviIle, who de-
/ livered four able sermons Tuesday
evening, Wednesday morning and af-
ternoon and Thursday noon Two
! Kingfeld men were ordained deacons
of the Baptist church Wallace Stafford
and Frank +. Boynton and Rev.
Beatty delivered the farewell sermon
the subject being What Portion of
i Our Material Welfare Shall We Rend
or to COD" The officers of the As
ISOLATION are. Ralph Taylor Andem
Of Pennington, President; O. r.
Rowe Of Rangeley. vice president;
+ Rev. Mabel c. Johnson of West Farm
i ington. clerk; and I. NJ. Adams OF
i Beans Corner. treasurer.
Fountain pens, the kind that work.
$3.50 plus tax ard up. postpaid.
Simpsons Drug Sore Skowhegan.
~ of I[inCHplH
and Miss Erma J.. Jones Of Stratton
were united in marriage at Lewiston,
Tuesday, June s. The groom Is the
son Of the late Fred and Mrs. Kate
Butts Porter of Kingfied aud has al
ways resided here Mr.. Porter is a
popular young man Of the town, a
graduate Of the Kingfeld high school
class OF 1915. He was employed
here until the World War at which
time he enlisted being in France for
about a year For the past year he
has had employment In Stratton
where he will make his home. The
bride Is the daughter of Edward S.
and Alice Berns Jones Of Stratton and
is a bookkeeper in the office Of the
Stratton Novelty mill and at various
tlluCo sic HoD 0NNOa 20 NNANP AACHN OP
orator for the Eustis telephone COM
pany Mrs Porter has many friends
and acquaintanCes in Stratton and
Kingfleld Sincere wishes are ex-
tended from their many friends for
long life and much happiness.
The North Franklin Pomona Grange
will meet at Kingfeld, June II, with
Carrabassett Grange There will be
picnic dinner, an afternoon session
in which Pomona degree will be
conferred and in the evening a men,
Der OF the State Agricultural Society
will speak.
The D. A. r. meeting will meet
with Mrs. c. A. Sweetser Friday, June
IS.
Mrs Cecil French has been hired TO
teach the grammar school next fall
and Miss Gatchell and Miss Olive
Ross of Phillips, a graduate of Farm
ington Normal School 30 to teach the
intermediate.
The twentieth annual district meet
ing of District No. 80 of Rebekah
lodges was held In Kingfeld, We'd
nesday, June 9. with a large attend
ance from each of the six lodges OF
the district, both afternoon and even
ing. During the afternoon session
which opened at 800 the program OF
demonstrations and work was carried
out Supper was served promptly at
o'clock, about two hundred and fifty
being present, the committee in charge
being Mrs o. c. Dolbler, chairman
Mrs Bertha Taylor. Mrs. A. A. Dyer,
Mrs H. r. McKenney, Mrs. o. L.
Lander and Mrs. f. f. Dunton. The
evening meeting opened at 8 o'clock.
The evening program was as follows:
Address of welcome by Mrs Della
Savage p. n. G. of Carrabassett Re
bekah lodge. response by Mrs. Ada
Stevens. noble grand of Merrill Re-
bekah lodge No. S4 OF Pennington,
both of which were very interesting
and given in an efficient manner. A
most beautiful and impressive memoir
ial service was given in memory Of
the ten members who have died the
past year in this district Following
the comforting of the degree remarks
both interesting and instructive were
listened to from Vice President Fas-
sett. When called upon for remarks,
u. ~. L. IeFTy Responded Win hu
original poem. prepared especially for
the purpose which every one much
enjoyed. Each lodge In the district
was well represented as will be seen
by the following report; Wilton 49,
Pennington, 30; Phillips 40; Mt. Yer
non, 13; Rangeley, 81 Kingfeld, go
Ten visitors from outside the district
were present making a total OF 232
present at the evening meeting.
MILLAY HILL NEW PORTLAND
NJ. G. Atwood found one OF his hogs
choked to death Monday morning
A representative of the Gerald c.
Marble, monumental works. was in
town, Tuesday on business with Mrs.
Thomas Hogan in regard to monumen-
tai work for the cemetery.
Miss EVE Collins OF Salem has
| been the guest OF her classmate Miss
| Mildred Atwood.
Sarah Boyce is working for Mrs. Ed
! Ellis a few days.
Walter Beedy of King6eld was at
NJ G. Atwoods Monday after hay for
his son Kenneth, who IS road patrol
in Kingheld.
Kathleen Lander is visiting her