The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-07
Elva Brown went to Oakland, We'd
nesday, where she will meet her aunt,
Mrs Frizzell, who will accompany her to
Boston for visit to relatives
Athens,

A party of nine descendants of the
third, fourth and fifth generations re-
Gently visited the grave of Jabez Brad
bury in the north west part of the town
in beautiful spot a few rods south of
the home of Ruel Wentworth and his
son, Chester. On the way they called at
the David VI Corson farm, where Mr..
Bradbury settled about the year 1796 or
1907 The older ones of the party,
Philip Kinsmore So and his sister, Mrs.
Lucy Shorey about 80 recalled some
familiar spots of IS or more years ago.
Their mother was born here in the year
1900, which was two years after the
birth of Mary Bradbury, the second
female child born in Athens.
Tuesday afternoon, June 28.h, several
of the ladies of our village enjoyed a
pleasant drive down the East Ridge road
to the home of Mrs. s. A. Foss, where
the F. b. Auxiliary met for its regular
meeting They were pleased to meet
here Mrs Chauncy Foss of Auburn, who
with her husband and children, Clarence
and Mabel, are passing few days here
and with friends in Athens. The society
will hold its next meeting, July 10Th,
with Miss Lottie Lord.
L E Jacobs with his family is pass
ing few days at Kineo, going, Monday
last
The Sabbath school mass meeting
hell, Tuesday, did not call out the
masses as was hoped. Mr.. Lufkin not
being present, Mr.. March gave some val
liable information on methods of S. S
work, organized effort, in his opinion,
being necessary to success. Why are
Christians who believe in educating for
the world so backward in using their
influence to educate their children on
religious subjects, or in putting them
under the care of those who will do so?
All the rural schools in town closed,
last week.
The Fourth was unusually quiet here,
some bell ringing and cracker firing,
and that was all Very few people
went out of town, Centennial day so re
Gently giving them good taste Of cele-
brating
GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATION
While the showers frightened many
away from the graduating exercises at
the church, last Saturday evening, yet
there was fair audience. The class
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ance, the recitations were we'll rendered
and were credit to the speakers and to
their instructors; the band played good
music; the clergymen gave appropriate,
encouraging, and impressive addresses
the audience was enthusiastic, and the
superintendent looked happy as, with
appropriate words of appreciation and
praise, she conferred the diplomas
Altogether 1t was most encouraging
occasion to those who are working for
the improvement of our common schools
and academy. The following is the
program:
Music, Athens Cornet Band; prayer,
Rev. Mr.. March; music, band; recita-
ton, Mabel Wilmer Foss; defamation,
Joseph Peter Wiley; solo, Rev. Mr..
March; recitation, Hattie May Whittier
defamation, James Herbert Corson
music, band; addresses, Revs Vaughan
and March; talk, G. E Ball; music,
band; comforting diplomas, Supt Ellie
L. Tucker; benedction, Rev. Mr..
Vaughan; music, band; cheers by audi
ence for class and for school board.
The primary and intermediate classes
will be much larger in numbers, repre-
senting all the schools of the town, and
will graduate at the close of the fall
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