The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-01-03
ATHENS.


IN he storm of Dec 18th TO be at the
funeral of his friend. Hiram LAYTON of
l'alkman.
Crescent Tent, l.nights of the dacca-
bees Of sko~hegan visited Athens Teut
No. SO. of the same order, last FRIDAY
evening aud the degree team OF the
>kowhegan Lodge conferred the de
grees on several candidates An oyster
supper was served by the members Of
the local tent and the evening proved
very profitable and enjoyable.
Mrs. b. II. johnson was the recipient
of toilet set hristmas from her senior
ission circle. The surprise gave her
much pleasure
Mr.. Geo Poland who has been very
sick with pneumonia is recovering HIS
two daughters who came from Water
vile have returned 60 their work.
c f Barker is being congraf ulated on
recent additions to his fine family of 10
grandchildren of which he may we'll be
proud. The 18Th was a little daughter
(vira HI born in september in the fami-
~ of his son Lewis in Casper. Wyo-
ming The 10 h is a little son born III
December In the family of his son, s. b
Mr. simon was more pleased than when
he became president of The Gillian Co,
National Bank of Condor, Oregon.
Mrs. Mary z. Hagan andd t4aasg ssfse7,
Latava of Augusta, who are making
farewell calls In this vicinity before
leaving for Oregon where her son now
resides. and when they will make their
future home, In company with Mr.. and
Mrs. Vrd Cousins If canaan, passed
few days at the home of f. Gardner
of Athens Thirty years ago tie Gard
ner farm was Mrs. Hagan's home, she
finds the place much improved under
the supeTvA ion of Mr.. Gardner
The T. B. Auxiliary met Dec. 18Th
with Mrs. NJ. A. Locke. There was 40
program except roll-call with quotations
and reports Mrs. b. H. Johnson, su
pelintendent of Mission work, reported
crib quilt completed by the Mission
band to be presented To the family OF
Bert Wing This society have another
to be- completed later AZ a present 10 ii
little ono IN another family.
The work of the afternoon was on
quilt to be- presented Christmas to Mis-.
a bert Peverl. IA tho society have
some pieces Left from this quilt they
will begin work on another at the next
meeting Any mem bers having spare
pieces of dark and light PRINT size of a
postal card will help by bringing them
IN. Mrs ElliDgwood, who has been
president of the society since organiza-
tan, serving faithfully and scceptably
felt obliged to resign on account of i'll
health With an expression of appre-
o;a r. foil fttI
regrets that she was unable 10 serve
longer the society chose Mrs. b. Ii
johnson to succeed her The other
officers chosen we're: vice presidents,
mis- Bertha Cook, Mrs. Annie Fox;
secretary Mrs. Maria Hayden; treasurer,
Mrs. Bertha Ball, Mrs Ella Chapman;
Mrs. Abbie Farmer; advisory board
Miss Annie = Emery, teacher in the
Butler Grammar School. Portland has
been spending the Christmas holidays at
home.
Hiram A. Laughton, an aged resident
of Parkman, and whose death occurred
at that place. was brought here to the
home of his cousin, Mrs. ). > Parsons,
Monday OF last week, at which place
funeral services conducted 10y Rev. b.
Il. johnson were held the following
Wednesday The deceased was 80 years
of age Mr. Howard Jones of Dexter,
Me life long friend of the family ac-
companied the remains hither and re-
NAMED until after the funeral.
The picture prizes for the highest
rate of attendance and lowest rate of
hardness during the winter term were
both won by the Washington school in
49, Hal har
Out of SO pupils the average was 81, 60
Or SO per cent and the rate of hardness
was only 1920 of per cent. The next
best school in attendance was the Nc
Kinley, 90 4 5 per cent and LonRfellow
89 10 per cent and for low rate of tardi-
ness; Franklin, 4 5 of l per cent aud
Garfield 10 20 of per cent. The school
having the lowest rank was the Lincoln,
attendance 82f per cent and tardiness 3
per cent The pupil having the worst
record for hardness was Milton Gothic,
IL times.
The cases of hardness in the Stetson
school, West Athens, were reduced from
28S in 1905 to 90 in 1905, which is very
encouraging with room left for improv
ment The rate of attendance through
out the town for the year WAS 90 per
cent and of hardness l 90 pei cent.
which is an improve ment over last year.
The pupils with a perfect attendance
and not tardy during the winter term
were: Edna and Ethel Giggey, Jasper
Leavitt, MARTHA and Gala Il. orsOn,
Elsie H. and Vera VI. Moody, keleber
Moody, George and Rena Buzzell, Carl
Taylor, Eva and George Cleveland,
Howard Chapman, Perley Corson,
Mure Greene. Wallace Jones, Lindsay
and Leland March and Clifford viii.
liams
The next meeting of the N. B. Society
will meet with Mrs. l.. G. March, Fri
day, Jan II. At this meeting will oc.
cur the annual election of officers and a
full attendance is desired.
MIR. Lester Poland of Eureka, Cali
fornia also a student at the Armour
College, hicago has been spending his
Christmas vacation with relatives in
town.
Miss Mabelle q. Judhins has accepted
the winter term of school at Dudley
corner IN Skowhegan and will begin her
work there next Monday, Jan. 9.
Miss E. B. Dunton of Augusta spent
Christmas with the family of her bro
Their, Mr.. e. Y. Dunton.
Mr.. Ernest Judkins of U. of NJ. GLASS
'O7 spent last week at the home of bis
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Judkins.
Representative elect, l.. 4. Jacobs
went to Augusta Wednesday.
Mrs. l.. E. Elliott, who went to DR..
Cousins private hospital at Portland