The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-25

public spirit of some of one citizens
whose contributions are making the
work possible and thanks are due
them from our people. If any one
has a red geranium to contribute to
the border It will be gladly received.
Any one who desires to share the
expense may hand his contribution to
DR.. H. p. Marston.
The Sunshine Society will hold a
food sale Friday afternoon, June 2.
Watch for posters.
Arson Academy students will hold
carnival in benefit of Academy ath-
letics tomorrow afternoon and even
ing. A strawberry supper will be
served at five o'clock at the Method
ist dining room for 35c. Following
sight seeing tours at moderate prices.
Masquerade at Academy hall in the
evening for which the admission will
be 15c and 25c.
Arson Academy baseball team lost
Saturday to the New Portland high
and Alumni team at New Portland,
- to 4. Catcher French sustained
duled at Scion Tuesday was cancelled.
The boys play at Oakland next Sat
urday.
C. V. Bailey and family removed
to Pennington last week. There
Youngest daughter, Miss Kathleen, will
remain as a guest at e. w. Savage
till the close of the school term.
Y. p. S. c. e. at els o'clock
Sunday evening at the Congregation
al vestry led by Mrs. Baker. Topic,
Lessons from Great Foreign Mission
aries The morning service at this
church will be omitted to enable the
congregation to unite in the Commun-
ity Service at the Methodist Church
in observance of Memorial Sunday.
The Church school will meet as usual
as soon as possible after the adjourn
ment Of the union service
The weeks have not days enough
to provide separate dates for the
LmaIxa" Pysamid Teas" through WHICH
the members of the Woman's Asso-
citation and their friends are cultva-
ting the social graces and feeding the
inner woman. An occasional May
Breakfast gives social variety while
offering an opportunity to test the
quality of the doughnuts and coffee
served. in the various homes. What
ever the hour chosen, all make their
CONTRIBUTION to the building of the
pyramid which already Is assuming
generous proportions. Occasionally
as side show is added to give some
brother, husband or son chance to
have share in the enterprise. The
approach of warmer weather leads
to the suggestion that proper sym
Dol for the apex of the pyramid would
be an inserted ice cream cone yield
ing the refreshing GOODNESS to parch-
ed throat. Meanwhile invitations are
apparently coveted and promptly ac-
copied.
The Girl Scouts enjoyed a hare and
hounds hike Monday afternoon.
Bates College Alumni resident in
Philadelphia have recently organized
an Alumni Association. 1t will
interest North Arson people to know
that of its officers Oliver F. Cults,
! o. is president, and Miss Mabel A .
Steward, 90 is representative to the
Alumni Council.
Ella Bros have taken possession of
THE Elms' lately purchased by them
of c. " Bailey.
NJ. f. CHURCH NEWS
Apple Blossoms was the theme
of practical sermon by our pastor
last Sunday. He first brought a
picture to the mind of the beauty of
their beauty and fragrance, other
these Rowers, in spring. Beside
flowers seem less beautiful. His ap-
pllcation of the sermon was that one
beautiful thing must not narrow our
minds to others less beautiful which
seems to be the tendency of the age
We see this illustrated in music and
art as well as in science when Oar
win concentrated his whole thought
and energy on the theory of evolu-
ton. We may broaden our minds
by recognizing some yirture in every
thing; by being interested in the life
of others; by being slow to criticize
and condemn others. Thus we shall
not have the apple blossom mind Of
thinking one thing; being interested
in only one thing and great fact that