The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-11
ATHENS.

past year has been living at Dorchest
er, Mass, is visiting with relatives III
town.
II. ?. Bush has sold his farm at
Coles Corner to VIM. Mckinley OF
Nashwauk, Mimi, and has moved IN
to one of his tenements IN the So
called cold Bixby Block" which was
bought by him few years ago.
Mr.. Ball returned Friday from a
hard trip to the northern towns IN
his superintendency.
Mrs. Wentworth and Eva have re-
turned from Skowhegan and Eva VIII
teach in the same school as last year.
The Brooks saw mill is in full opera
ton and the sound of the whistle is a
break in the monotonous stillnes OF
the dull season of the year.
Mrs. c. E. Ball is passing few
weeks at Skowhegan with relatives.
The snow storm which has been
raging since Tuesday night is one OF
the worst of the winter. About SIX :
teen inches of heavy snow has fallen
making the travelling next to i'm :
passible before the roads are shoveled.
| The stage started for Showhegan this
morning, but was obliged to give up
the trip after having gone a little
over mile.
JOHN G. HIGHT.
Mr.. John G.. Hight who has been
confined to his home for the past four
months and whose illness has for the
greater part of the time been attend :
ed by great suffe ring died early Mon
day morning at the advanced age OF
81 years and two months. The de-
ceased was the fourth child of fam
ily of eleven children born to Thomas
and Sally Hight. At the time OF his
birth they were living on the place
now owned by Mr.. Frank Gardner
which same was cleared by "Uncle
Thomas" and he has always lived in
Athens. In early life he was united
in marriage to Miss Diana Leighton
and five children were born to them;
Annie, John L., Carrie, Frank h., and
George c. OF his own family Frank
l.. and George G, survive him also
two brothers Josiah II. and Frank L.
and two sisters, Mrs. VIM. Briggs of
South Docath and Mrs. f. G. Greene
of this place. For many years the de-
ceased was actively engaged In the
buying and selling of cattle but for
several years past has been unable to
engage in any work and during this
time he has been faithfully cared for
by his son, George who during the
| long weeks of his fathers increasing
feebleness and suffering has been con-
stant in his care and devotion. In
i this he has been faithfully assisted by
his kind friend and housekeeper, Mrs.
/ m 1. \ fn ~
his anxiety, as well as by Brother Odd
Fellows.
Funeral services were appointed
at ten O'Clock Wednesday but owing
to the intensity of the storm they
had to be postponed until Thursday
D. M, and will be conducted by Rev.
L. G. March. The sympathy of the
entire community is extended to the
bereaved family.
SCHOOL NOTES.
Twelve candidates, comprising
teachers and students from the Acad =
envy, were present at the Teachers
examination last Saturday. The su-
perintendent reports the results OF
this examination more satisfactory
than any held previous. Especiall "
was this true of the Academy students
who showed both by breadth of mind
and clearness of expression the result
of the past two years instruction.
The following assignments have been
made to the teachers in town: Wash =
ington school in the village, grammar
and intermediate, Miss Mabel Z.
Judkins; primary, Miss Gala M. Dore'
The above three grades will occupy
the upper room at the Academy dur
ing the coming spring term, while the
Washington school house is being en-
larged by the addition of another
story to accommodate the large mum :
ber of pupils in that building. The
present arrangement provides that
the whole school sit in Miss Judkins
room, while Miss Dore will have
charge of the recitations of the
primary pupils in one of the large
ante rooms. Stetson school, West
Athens, Miss Lottie B. Reed; Lincoln
school, Miss Jennie Fox; Longfellow
school, Bunker Hill, Mrs. Cara NJ.
Bosworth Garfield school, Stickney
Hill, Miss Rosa Nj. Scribner, class '06;
Franklin school, Lords Hill, Mrs.
MAY II. Emery Mckinley school,
Ladd's Hill, Miss Lillian Hight, class
05. Further assignments to town
teachers have been made to other
schools in the district viz; Wash
ington school, Concord Corner, Miss
Nina f. Buzzell Washington school,
The Forks, Miss Kathleen Fox. class
'o5; Franklin school, The Forks, Miss
Eva c. Wentworth; Primary school,
West Forks, Mrs. Lizzie G. Brown.
Mrs Brown is well and favorably
known in this community as prim :
ary teacher of much ability and the
West Forks pupils may be sure of an
earnest teacher in the person of Mrs.
Brown. Miss Marguerite Fox, class
'O7, will teach the Pierce Hill school
in Moscow. All of the above named
schools will begin, April %, and con
tinue ten weeks. The other members
of the class of '07 to teach this sum
mer are: Miss Nettie B. Pollard,
/ Cornville and Verne H. Emery, up
country; Miss Laura E. Corson will
teach in Solon and Miss Anna Barker
/ in Cornville. Both of these ladies are
members of the class of '05 and have
had two years of favorable experience