The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-23
Canaan

Mrs. Richard Harris IS spending a few
days with friends in Oldtown.
Miss Mabel Pooler of Skowhegan is
visiting friends 10 town.
The Salvation Army Corps from Skow-
hogan held services in the Town hall,
Sunday afternoon. They will come again
next Sunday at p. m. There will also
be evening service at 7 O'Clock. A parade
will precede the meeting. All are cordial
ly invited.
The graduating exercises OF Canaan
high school took place last week More
interest in our schools is manifested each
year, and the graduating of eight bright
and interesting young people from our
high school was considered OF great i'm
port, not only to the class themselves,
but to the community as well. The people
OF this town are taking great interest In
the youth who are some day to fill their
places, and realize they must be educated.
The graduation occurred on Thursday
evening, June 10, in grange hall, the
stage OF which was tastefully decorated
with vines and 2otied plants. The class
colors in orange and black bunting were
preitiy draped around the proscenium
arch while the class motto Ever Onward"
10 the same colors was seen in the back
ground Lees orchestra of Skowhegan
furnished good music for the occasion.
The hall was filed to OVERT owing and
after the exercises refreshments were
served in the banquet hall. The follow
ing is the program and the names of the
graduates.
Music, Prayer, Music.
Personal In fuence. ....... .Leola Mae Wheeler.
Our National Flag, -. -. Carl Henry Fernsld'
The Place a Young Lady Holds in the
Business World Of Today. Susie Belle Holt.
Abraham Lincoln, Frank Manley sanderson.
Music.
Lost Opportuni les, Ina Mae Smith.
A PURPOSE in Life, .....Mabel Florence Smith.
Music.
The Beauties In Nature, .....';Ads Mae Mason
Public Duty. Percy Harold Williams.
Music.
Comforting Diplomas.
Singing Glass Ode.
The prize speaking OF thu junior and
sophomore classes occurred, Friday even
ing 10 Grange hail. and twelve boys and
girls competed for the prizes, which were
awarded to, first, Eva Mae Jewell; second,
Fife Jewell, and the name OF Beulah
futile was given honorary mention The
first prize was the sum of five dollars and
the second, three dollars. Ice cream and
cake were served in the banquet hall
There will be prize speaking among the
pupils oil the grammar school next week.
A lively game of base ball was played,
Saturday afternoon, in this village by a
club OF picked athletes from Skowhegan
and the Canaan nine. Not being versed
in base ball etiquette your correspondent
can only say the game was lively one.
played 10 good humor, and the result OF
8 10 scored in favor OF the Skowhegans
was gracefully submitted to by the Ca
naan nine, and the invitation to play on
Skowhegan ground, mex, Saturday after
noon, was accepted.
Veterans Day" has become fixed
date in the calendar OF Canaan Grange,
and on NJ onday, June 20, the day was
appropriately observed About forty
veterans with their wives were present,
and en- Dyed the fine program presented
by the grange in the forenoon, which
consisted OF readings, Rotations and
music. The singing OF old war songs by
the grange chorus brought the mist to
many an eye. A bourtful harvest dinner
was served to all and the afternoon was
given up to the veterans, who told their
stories over again and forgot for the time
but that they were boys again. Comrade
Furber aud wife of Burnham have attend
ed each year and al though feeble in body,
enjoyed as much as any Comrades from
different Posts were in attendance. This
act of courtesy is being appreciated
more each year. but can we show our APP
probation or honor those men any to
much who defended our country and
made it possible for US TO enjoy the rights
and privileges of the best country the sun
ever shown upon. Do we dc enough for
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