The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-07-03
Bloomfield Academy Association
1S68-lS72.


was held on Tuesday, June 24th at the
Clifton" Madison, Ne.
Out of class that more than thirty
years ago numbered 202 members, OF
whom 156 still live, goodly number
were present while from all over the
broad land came messages Of love and best
wishes from the classmates of long ago.
The rain which fell In copious showers
at intervals during the day kept some
away but for the most part the old class
were not to be deferred from their pur-
pose more than they were in the days of
yore when they braved the inclemency
of the weather and the darkness of the
night, relieved only at long intervals by
the none too brilliant rays of the old
street lamps to attend the old Academy
Lyceum or some much talked of kitchen
breakdown of common occurrence in
those well remembered days. Reaching
their destination about / p. m. some
time was passed in-prospecting the town
and viewing with interest its rapid
growth along the lines of immense
manufacture.
At o'clock business meeting was
called by the president, Mrs. Georgia
Friend Bigelow. After the roll call and
secretary's and treasurer's reports the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Pres, Mrs. Georgia
Friend Bigelow; vice pres, Mrs. Ella
Tenney Holt; Sec., Mrs. Nellie Higgins
I.eig CLIFTON; treas, w. B. Steward ex-
ecutive board, w. F. Robbins, F. K.
Steward, G. A. Leighton, Mrs. Eva
Varney Gage, Mrs. Abbie Cohant Lam
bert.
By vote of the association it was de-
cided to amend section bylaws chang
ing the word " attend TO "vote at
also that each regular member shall pre-
sent the name of his or her companion
to the secretary for her enrolment on
the list of honorary members of the as
ISOLATION at an early date. 1t was also
voted to extend greetings thus through
this column of the REPORTER to all the
absent members and thanks for letters
received which were heartily enjoyed by
all.
At eight o'clock fine banquet was
served in the dining hall to which all
| the characters represented (and some
were very striking) did ample justice.
Sitting around the board until late
hour they listened to speeches., songs
and declamations which brought forth
continuous shouts of laughter as all en-.
tered heartily in the spirit of the &C.
| casion.
A letter read from their old assistant
teacher, Martha N. Hathaway, Long
| Beach, Cal, stating that she intends
Wis, ting Skowhegan some time during
the month of July, brought unanimous
vote of all members present to tender
her reception as soon as possible after
her arrival and a committee of five was
appointed to have the matter In charge
and make all necessary arrangement for
| the same.
1t was jolly crowd, Notwithstanding
the locks plentifully sprinkled with gray,
which boarded the Somerset Traction
Company's car at II p. IN. enroute for
home. Songs and jokes filled the too
rapidly ieeting hour while Auld-Lang
Syne was sung with right good will.
Surely these reunion days are long to be
remembered and give new lease OF life
to all who participate therein.
| Under their new constitution and by
laws the association is prosperous having
| already enrolled the names of eighty
eight paying members with Others still
to be heard from. They hope at no dis
tant date to report every living member
of their old class member of this or
ganization. For the benefit of those
whom distance prevents meeting with
them and into whose homes a copy OF
this SOMERSET REPORTER will go, they
print the following list of names and
| addresses of the present members of the
B. A. G. A. Any information regarding
the whereabouts of any classmate not a
present member of the association will
be gratefully received.
Resident members: Mrs. Georgia
Friend Bigelow, Mrs. Ella Tenney Holt,
Mrs. Nellie Higgins Leighton, Mrs.
Fannie Gray Wildes, Miss Dora p. Cleve-
land, Mrs. Eta Brown Delano, Mrs.
Annie Lord Ware, Mrs. Matte WILDER
Parker, Mrs. Matte Smith Walton, Mrs.
Lizzie Weston Healy, Mrs. Eva Varney
Gage, Mrs. Ella Hill Nash. Mrs. Rachel
Steward Webb, Mrs. Ida Steward Leav-
| lit, Mrs. MVra Baker Bickford, Mrs.
Clara Lane Norton, Mrs. Elvira Lane
Nudd, Mrs. Mary Barbeau Avore, Miss
Ella M. Hight, Mrs. Emma Holbrook
Dunton, Mrs. Hattie Baker Fogler, Mrs.
Alice Steward Steward, Mrs. Abbie
ConanL Lambert, Mrs. Eta Williams
Nay, Mrs. Mae Lord Fairbrother, Miss
Emma D. Tobey, Miss Lizzie d. Lord,
Miss Georgia A. Hill, Miss Louise H.
Coburn, Mrs. Ella Coburn Pooler, Mrs.
Lizzie Whitney Durrill, Miss Mary A.
Norris, Willard B. Steward, Frank X.
Steward, Harry A. Dinsmore, Walter F.
Robbins, Charles H. WILDER, Walter
Pierce Jahn r Avorp e. Edwin Tur-
ner, Charles A. Marston, Charles A.
Leighton, George L.. Tantish, Frank K.
Hoxie, Philo Steward, Henry w. Varney,
Benz S. Flagg, Norris Cleveland, John
5. Murray, John R. Mcclellan, Flavil j..
Sanford.
Nonresident members: Mrs. Ella
Wyman Holmes, 10 Rutland Road,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Mrs. Lillian Garland
Gilman. ~ Silver ST., Waterville, Maine !;
Mrs. Sarah Tobey Hobart, West Corn
vile, Maine; Mrs. Hattie Mason Kilt
redge, Hallowell, Maine; Mrs. Emma
Pierce Rowell, East Madison, Maine {;
Mrs. Lillian Philbrick Burgess, Alton,
St. Louis Co., Mo Miss Mile Wood,
IA Parsons St., Newburyport, Mass. !;
Mrs. Letitia Waterman Jacobs, Vashon,
King Co., Washington Mrs. Tena Bragg
Gordon, 8 Sheldon ST., Roslindale, Mass. !;
Mrs. Ella Varney Sampson, Penn Yam,
N. Y; Mrs. Belle Gould Payne, 902
West 22nd ST., Minneapolis, MINI. Mrs.
Amy Varney Hatch, ~ Carroll, ST.,
Worcester, Mass. Mrs. Carrie Robbins
Gage. Lake View Hotel, West Lake Park,
Los Angeles. Cal. Mrs. Elgie Parkhurst
Judkins, 157 Silver St., Waterville,
Maina. Mrs Flora Shiriou philhriot