The independent-reporter., 1922-03-23

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II Mrs. Hattie Giles of Athens was q
guest at the home of her cousin Mrs
Fred Russell of the Lakewood Road a
few days last week.
On Saturday morning Miss Ethel
Bailey returned to Sherman Mills
where she has a position as teacher
in the village schools.
Bernard Kennedy is home from Bos.
ton, where he is attending school, for
a week. the guest of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. G. Kennedy.
Miss Elizabeth Brewster of Dexter
arrived Saturday to be the guest of
her grandmother, Mrs. Grace Brew
ster and her aunt, Mrs. l.. II. Whitney
Mrs Marion Barry returned to her
home in Augusta Friday morning af-
ter being in town owing to the death
of her aunt, Mrs. Darius Barnes, of
Summer street
Mis- Mary McBurner of Wateryille
returned to that city the last of last
week after being guest at the home
of Miss Mary Barney of 265 North
| avenue Tor several days.
George Weeks, formerly of Canaan,
but now located in Bowdoinham,
where he is in charge of extensive
! lheep husbandry interests, was in
town Saturday, being on his return
to Bowdoinham.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Briggs have sold
! their home on Baptist Hill to Mr.. and
| Mrs. Stillman Holiness of Mechanic
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes will move
to their new home and Mr.. and Mrs.
! Briggs expect to locate in Wateryile
| or Lewiston.
Mrs. Helen Fayle returned to her
home in Pittsfeld Saturday morning
after having been employed in the
household of B. A. Spaulding and fam
lily since October. After short stay
in Pittsfeld she will go to Yelling
ton to reside on a farm.
Elmer b. Rowell arrived home Sat
urday from Boston where he attended
the Automobile Show during the week
He, accompanied his daughter, Miss
Gladys Rowell, to that city on the
Monday previous where ahe resumed
her studies at the Posse Gymnasium.
The death of Fred Lawrence Mitch
ell, 20 months old son of Mr.. and Mrs
George Mitchell of Madison avenue,
occurred Friday morning. The child
had been i'll about three weeks. Be
side the parents there is an older son,
Carlton. Funeral services were held
at the house Sunday at two o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Moore and two
children arrived in Skowhegan Sat
urday night and are visiting in the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
G. Kennedy, of the Molunlus Road.
tor time. Mr. Moore has secured a
position at the American Woolen Mill
in this village and later the family
VIII establish their home in this town
Misses Ruth Homestead, Julia Cox,
and Jeanie Thomson, of the State
Edna Thomson, students at the State
Normal School at Pennington, arrived
Friday forenoon for the Easter vaCa-
ton. Miss Elizabeth Foster, also
student at the same institution, ar
rived to go to her home in Cornyille.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Foster.
The union services at the Federated
Church last Thursday evening were
largely attended and a splendid ad
dress was given by DR.. f. l.. Anderson,
chairman of the Board of Managers of
the Baptist Foreign Missionary So
ciety. He spoke at length on the work
of the Baptist people in the foreign
fields and in the course of his address
Dir. Anderson brought the CHEEKY mes
sage that there had been great
change for the better during the last
century in the world, and that con
ditions were vastly different since
1922. Rev. George Loring Thurlow,
The Federated Church pastor, presid-
I'd and cordially greeted the people
from the other churches.
There was good attendance at the
regular meeting of the Russell Post
Woman's Relief Corps, which was held
Friday in the G. A. X. Hall. The
president. Mrs. Frank Morrill,, pre-
sided. There were several interesting
readings, all appropriate to st. Pat
riCk's Day which included reading
on the life of St Patrick by Mrs. Hina
Miller. Other readings were given by
Mrs. Emma Thompson, and Mrs. Mary
S. T. Burns. A song and encore was
rendered by Miss Evelyn St Ledger
Three comrades were present. They
were Sullivan Russell, Mark Harylle
and Y. A. Wthee. The program was
directed by Mrs. Louise Furbush. The
next meeting will be held on Friday,
| April 7, when the Corps will entertain
the Grand Army and fine program
will be in order and refreshments will
be served. The refreshment commit
toe is composed of Mrs. Anna p. Stew
ard, Mrs Nellie w. Flint Mrs. Eliza
beth Barnard. Mrs. Celeste Roullard.
Mrs. Grace w. Curtis, Mrs. Viola
Smith and Mrs. Sylvia Arnold
A regular meeting of Sunset Chap
| ter, o. e. s., was held Friday evening.
During the business session several
applicants were balloted upon and
several names were presented for
membership. At the conclusion of the
business session a lunch of sandwich