The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-25
Athens,

At the last meeting of the Grange,
Feb. 20, one candidate was elected to
membership Sister Lizzie Hall WAS
elected and installed Flora to fill va
cancy. They also voted to raise $25 90
to buy new books for the library. The
chair appointing c. f Ball and sisters
Ellen Jones and Mae Elliott commit
tee to buy the books The committee
asked each member to bring In list OF
the books he or she preferred, that the
committee might select more intelli-
gently. Sister Holman gave an inte-
esting reading which was heartily
applauded. The question of Leaks In
farm management was then discussed to
finish. The program for next meeting
is as follows: Song by l. c. Elliott
reading by Sister Jones, the question
will be, " hat can we do TO help the
common schools of our respective towns
during the coming year2
sheriff Aver took the little Corson
girl to HalIowell, Monday and placed
her in the care of the superintendent OF
the Girls Industrial school.
The NJ. +. Benevolent society held
their entertainment and sale, Monday the
22nd; the amount netted to the society
was about fifty dollars. The program
was as follows: Music; old maids tea
party; music; duet, Mary and Marie;
solo, c. +. Turner; music scarf drill,
Jennie Fox, Gala Dore, Anna Barker,
Nina Buzzell, Laura Corson, Lillian
Hight, Hilda Dore, Maola Walker,
Kathleen Fox guitar solo, Hilda Dore;
interinission; ice cream and cake follow
ed by a sale of useful and fancy articles
Miss Winnifred Goodrich left here
Thursday morning for Skowhegan and
on Monday took the train for Boston
Our streets are filed with lumber
teams, indeed the Thompsons are get
ting In 80 much lumber that they are
finding it hard to get suitable yarding
places for it near enough to their mill to
be convenient.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Atkinson of
Boston, who have been visiting Mrs.
Atkinson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. d..
Thompson, returned home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Cassius Kinsman of
Cornville attended church here last Sab
bath
The F. B. Auxiliary will meet Tues
day afternoon, March 1st, az the home
of the president, Mrs E P. Elllngwood.
AS this will be the first meeting since
Oct. 27, good attendance is desired
There will be conference at the church
Saturday afternoon, Feb. 81.
SCHOOL NOTES.
At the opening of the Academy, Mon
day morning, after recess of one week,
the roll call reached the number of 81.
Raymond Tlb etts, who has been go.
ing to school at Hartland, returned
last week, to attend the spring term in
the academy,
The new windows are great improve
ment to the school rooms.
We are glad to see another new scholar
from CornvIlle, this week, Miss Nettie
Pollard; she and Winnie Corson are
rooming together at F. V. Barkers.
Lee Foss and Lawrence Fox are back
again, after an absence of one term.
The preparatory class had four new
scholars added to it this week, Cora
Hayden, Clifford Reed, Leon Spofford
and Ray Tibbetts
Two former pupils of the Academy
were united in marriage last Thursday
evening, Harold d. Corson and Fay K
Dore. The wedding took place at the
home of the BRIDES father, Chas. f
Dore Rev. j. E. Lombard, the princi-
pal of the Academy, performed the cere-
mony. The bride and bridegroom are
popular young people of Athens and
their many friends extend to them their
best wishes.