The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-19
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Mrs. Howard Weston is visiting in
Boston
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Spear left Sat
urday morning for Southport where
they have been occupying their cot
tage.
Mrs. j. Wallace Blunt left Saturday
morning on the o'clock train to
visit with Mrs. A G. Blunt in Bridge
ton.
w. j. Holway, prominent merchant
OF The Forks. was in town Friday and
Saturday accompanied by Mrs. Hol-
way. They left here Saturday fore
noon for a visit in Portland before
returning to their home.
Allan Stinchfield and Kenneth Copp
went to Brunswick Saturday to at
tened a track meet at Bowdoin Col
lege and to visit friends there.
Mrs. E. B. Chase is leaving today
for visit with her daughters Miss
Eunice Chase at Roselle Park, N. J.
and Miss Gladys Chase in Windsor,
Conn. Mrs. Chase will visit in Hart
ford. New York, Boston and Portland
before her return.
The remains of Lester Wormlight
which arrived here yesterday from
France are to be taken to Cornville
Center burying ground this forenoon
accompanied by Col. r. L. Marston,
Commander of Simon Peters Post and
members. There will be a ritualistic
service at the grave.
Next Sunday morning there will be
the regular services at the Bethany
Baptist church and at that time Will
liam Knowles Cooper. a noted Y. NJ
c. A. worker of Washington, d. C. will
be the speaker. Music by the choir
directed by Mrs. Marion Drake Elan
ders. No evening service because of
mass meeting at the Methodist church.
The annual meeting of the Bethany
Baptist church was held Tuesday
evening in the chapel with Rev. George
Merriam as moderator. The records
were read of the last meeting by Miss
Alice E. Written. the clerk and she
was reelected. She also read the re-
port of the benevolence funds and was
reelected treasurer of that depart
ment. These funds were found to
be larger this year than ever before.
Baptismal standing, flower and music
committees were all appointed and
Mrs. G. r.. Fogg was reelected direct
or Of young peoples work Winfield
Malbon was elected superintendent of
the Sunday School, Charles Cleveland,
assistant superintendent and Clifton
WhittemOre. treasurer. The follow
'ng Geacons We're elected. DIR. George
Otis Smith, Walter V. Mitchell, Fred
Nye and Lamont II. Appleby.
The Knights of De Molay Command
cry rendered an informal reception
Friday evening last to Frank w Buck
nam of this place in honor of his re-
cent election to the Office of Grand
Commander of the Grand Command
cry of Maine. In the absence of
Commander Arthur r. Jones of De
Molay Commandary. Frank r Madden,
generalissimo presided and Right Emf
nent Sir George W. Cover, past grand
commander of the Grand Command
cry with appropriate remarks pre-
scented Right Eminent Sir Bucknam
with a 32nd degree Masonic ring of
platinum double eagle and white gold.
A fitting response was offered by Mr..
Bucknam and he was followed by
Eminent Sir f. f. Merrill past Com
mander of De Molay who offered re-
marks. During the social hour which
followed the exercises smoke talk
was enjoyed.
A collision at the junction of Rus
sell street where it comes into Madi-
SON avenue attracted a large number
of people Monday afternoon when an
automobile owned by DR.. fash of
Fairfield and driven by his chauffeur
collided with Frank Thompson's wag-
on by means of which Mr.. Thompson
and his man were hauling two hogs
to the railroad station. The automo-
bile, 1t was said. was not damaged at
all but one OF the wheels of the
Thompson wagon was cramped and
the horse was hit in such a manner
as to tear a shoe off. The whiffle tree
and thill of the wagon were broken
The swine were considerably jostled
and because of the partial wreck the
last end of their journey was finished
by human power, Mr.. Thompson and
his man hauling the animals to the
train.
Mrs. Blanche Friend has purchased
of Howard b. Friend his equity in the
home place at North st. and will con-
tinue to occupy it as a home