The independent-reporter., 1923-01-11
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Miss Edna Cushing left Monday for
a visit with friends in Portland.
G. Allan Wentworth will go to Au-
gusta this week for conference with
Maine aviators and aviation promot-
ers..
Cover left Tuesday morning for Nor
ton. Mass, to resume their studies at
Wheaton College.
Oscar II. Widder left Tuesday morn
ing for Boston where lhe will spent
the greater part of the week attend
ing to business matters for the Som
erset Shoe Co.
Owing to the severe storm of Mon
day evening the meeting of the Ella
f. Mitchell Class was postponed I'M
til Friday night at the Bethany Cha
pei.
Bachelor Daddy" in which Thomas
Meighan is featured will be given in
the Opera House Monday evening,
January 10. as a benefit for the Boys
and Girls Club room of the Bethany
Baptist church.
The next meeting of Eunice Farms
worth Chapter d. A. r. will be held
Monday afternoon, January Is at the
nome OF Miss Gertrude S. Weston. The
chapter will continue its study of Old
Forts of Maine, taking up Fort Pc
maquid.
The death of Mrs. Fred Fl. Bouchie
OF Chestnut street occurred Tuesday
morning. She was formerly Mary
Anne Macdonald and beside her hus-
band is survived by three small child
rem. She was Il commitment at the
church of Our Lady of Lourdes and
funeral services will be held there
probably this morning.
Last evening in convent hall Rev.
J. l.. A. Renaud rendered a party to
the members of the St Cecilia and
st. Agnes orchestras. the singers in
st. Mary's Choir and the committee
who served on the arrangements for
the Parochial School Christmas tree.
Cards were played and refreshments
served. About seventy-five attended.
Rev. O1in II. Tracy who has been
In connecticut has accepted call to
the North Deering Community church,
the pulpit having been vacant since
Rev Winfield S. Randall resigned and
went to Westminster, Mass, last fall.
DR.. Tracy Was formerly pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Skowhcgan,
and subsequently of the Federated
First Baptist and Congregational
church.
Mrs. Warren Brown and son, Master
Harold returned to their home in
Needham, Mass, yesterday after be-
ing guests at the home of Father A.
O. LaCroiX on Neal Hill. They ac-
companied the remains of Mr.. Brown
to Wateryille where funeral services
were held, interment being at Clinton
Mr.. and Mrs Brown formrly lived in
SkoWhegan leaving here seven years
ago. Mr. Brown was i'll for eight
years.
a pleasant meeting of the Pioneer
Past Noble Grands Association was
held Monday afternoon at the home
OF the new president, Mrs. Mary Nit
chell Hurley. Plans for the COM
ing year were discussed and at the
next meeting on February -, the as
socation will celebrate its eleventh
anniversary. The affair will be held
in Odd Fellows banquet hall and the
gentlemen will be guests. The re-
freshment committee will be compos-
ed of Mrs. Mary Bailey Mrs. Ava V.
Sheridan. Mrs. Elya G. Green and
Miss Alice +. Danforth. Mrs. Vio-
let V. Fogg, Mrs. Lillian Smith and
Mrs. Mabel G. Bragg will direct the
entertainment and the decorations will
be in charge of Mrs. Carrie Bearce,
Mrs. Cora Hurley and Mrs. Alice S.
Baker. Mrs. Sarah f. Dyer, the pre-
sent Noble Grand of Priscilla Rebe-
kah Lodge was a guest of the asso-
citation. Mrs. Hurley served a deli
cious lunch in the dining room In
spite OF the storm there was almost
IA full attendance of resident members