The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-26
ATHE S.

ATHENS.
Mrs William Tarbell left here Mon
day morning for a few weeks stay
with her daughter, Mrs. r. D. Pratt
in Harrisburg, Penn.
DR.. Charles A. Smith returned last
Monday afternoon from stay of two
weeks with friends in New York.
There will be a baked bean and
pastry supper at the home of Mr.. T. +.
Hurd next Friday evening, Sept. %,
given under the auspices of the M. E.
B. Society.
Mr.. G. B. Hight and family of Show
hogan visited in town Sunday.
Mrs. John Hamblett of Somerville,
Mass, has been the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Asa Emery for the past week.
Mrs. H. N. Flanders returned home
Wednesday from a three weeks visit
with relatives in Worcester and at her
parents home in Denmark, Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo N. Sanders and
little Florence are on weeks trip to
Boston.
A very pleasant occasion was that
of the meeting of the members of
William Morgan Post, together with
their wives and other invited guests,
Thursday, Sept. 10, at the home of
Comrade P. F. Hurd. The day was
all that could be desired while the
kind hospitality and welcome &C
corded the comrades and their guests
by Mr.. Hurd and his family was such
as to make each and all feel to the
fullest extent the pleasure of such an
occasion. The veterans to the number
of twenty -four assembled early in the
day, several coming from the adjoin-
ing towns of Harmony, Brighton and
Cornville. The intervening time be-
fore dinner was passed in the review
ing of old times and associations dear
to the mind and memory of each vet
eran. All this time the ladies had been
busy arranging the substantial part of
the entertainment in the way OF
baked bean dinner to which were
added all kinds of pastry and coffee.
Some sixty persons were seated at the
tables from which not thing was
lacking, thanks to the generosity of
the kind entertainers. After all had
finished with this part of the enter
tainment and while the tables were
being cleared off, the Post adjourned
to the parlor where business meet
ing was held. The doors were then
thrown open and exercises suitable
for the occasion were carried out.
These opened with song by Rev. L.
G. March, followed by a reading by
Comrade Sterling, song by Comrade
Moses P. Brown, reading by Mrs. Hol-
man, reading by Mrs. Georgia Curtis,
defamation by Comrade Street, a
reading by Mrs. Minnie Hight. A
chorus furnished several patriotic
selections and the graphophone be-
longing to Comrade Buchanan with its
large number of war song records,
was fully appreciated. The closing
remarks by Rev. L. G.. March on the
present demand for patriotism were
timely and worthy of the serious con-
sideration of all. The exercises
closed with singing "God Be with You
till We Meet Again." AS the COM
pany broke up, all agreed that this
had been one of the most enjoyable
gatherings the Post had ever held and
the vote was unanimous in favor of
the present genial entertainers.
Mrs. Sophia Goodwin, widow of the
late Alonzo Goodwin of this place,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Phillips in Brockton, Mass. early
Monday morning of this week. Her
remains were brought to this place
Tuesday night accompanied by her
son Charles and little granddaughter
Hazel who were both with her during
the closing days of her last illness;
also her sons, Edwin and Fred to-
gether with their wives, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips. The funeral services
were held at the home of her son
Charles Wednesday afternoon con-
Quoted by Kew. L. G.. March. Services
of song were also rendered by the
pastor. The floral tributes from the
family and friends were beautiful
silent tokens of love for the one who
is gone. Those of the immediate
family who were unable to be present
were her son Frank who is at present
in the west and an only brother, Jo
seph Tuttle OF Guilford. The inter-
ment was in the family lot in Mt.
Rest cemetery. The four sons pres
ent we're the pail bearers. Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips return to Brockton
Thursday morning. Miss Hazel will
return with them.
A Cattle Show and Fair will be
given under the auspices OF Athens
Grange, Wednesday, Oct. 2. If
stormy postponed till the next fair
day. Baked bean dinner in the hall
from II to l o'clock. Supper from 5
to I O'Clock. Kendall's orchestra will
furnish music for the ball.