The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-05
ATHENS.

The valentine party given by Miss
May johnson in honor of her sister
Edna's 18th (thirteenth) birthday,
was participated in by 81 who report
an enjoyable evening with decora-
tions and amusements in keeping
with the day. Refreshments OF ice
cream and cake were served aud
Miss Edna received from the school a
music roll and two companion pic
lures, besides other individual pres
! ents.
Sunday Feb. %, Rev. b. H. John
son was called to Cornville to officiate
at the funeral of Mrs. John Whittier,
the preaching service here being put
off till IL and the Sunday school held
at the usual hour of the preaching
service.
Miss Ella Fox of Pittsfield and her
brother, Ray, station agent at Main
stream, were in town Feb. %, calling
on friends.
Charlie Bradbury and sister, Miss
Eta Bradbury, of Pittstield came to
their cousin, S. B. Barker of Condor,
visit at his old home here, starting on
his return Feb. %.
MS. Burnham Fox recently re-
ceived the intelligence that her
brother Ed Hathorn of Dover, had
lost leg above the knee by contact
with a wood machine. The friends
of Mr.. Hathorn, who was a native of
Athens, regret to learn of his mis-
fortune.
The +. B. Auxiliary met with the
Fox sisters, Feb. 20, with good at
tendance. An interesting "Washing
ton" program was carried out with
int resting articles read by Mrs.
Maria Hayden, Mrs. Ellen Emery,
Mrs. Grace Oliver aud Mrs. Agnes
Johnson and recitation was given
by Caro- Cooley. After social hour
with a generous treat of apples and
cornballs, the "boy's" kindly brought
around the teams and we departed
to meet for birthday program, with
Mrs. Freeman Moses, guest of honor,
at Mrs. A. c. Emery's, March 10.
The quotations will be on "March."
Town meeting next Monday, March
9TH
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. F. Judkins of
Skowhegan were in town last Sunday.
In the last terms contest in the
School Improvement Leagues, the
Washington school won the picture
for best attic ndance and the Mckinley
school the picture for the lowest rate
of hardness
Miss Lillian Hight S. A. class '05 is
a student at Burdett's Business Col
lege, Lynn, Mass.
Miss Kathleen Fox returned home
recently from the Forks, where she
has been teaching the high school the
past fall and winter
Miss Maude Andrews of Augusta
will give recital at Grange hall,
Thursday evening of this week, un
der the auspices of the Grange Miss
Andrews needs no introduction to
Athens people and many who were
privileaged' to hear her upon her first
visit here. at the dedication of the
Grange hall, will be glad to hear her
again.
The address given, Friday evening,
by Rev. ID. B. Phelan at Wesserrun-
sett hall was much enjoyed by the
people who gathered there to hear
him. The subiect of his address was
the relation of the church in the com
munity to society. He also preached
Sabbath morning and assisted Rev. l..
G. March in administe ring the Sacra-
ment of the Lords supper.
The ladies of the NJ. f. b. Society
will serve baked bean and pastry
dinner in the dining hall, "Town
meeting day"
About eighty OF the Patrons of
Athens Grange and their friends as
sembled at the Grange hall, Wednes-
day evening, Feb. 26, for a box social.
AS the ladies' arrived they were at
once relieved of their boxes which in
it's turn received a number placed in
side the cover When the work of
checking was over the meeting was
turned over to the chairman of the
program committee, Sumner Will
liams. This was carried out by the
| young people and consisted of sing
| ing by a chorus; recitation, Miss
Evelyn Fogg; song, Rev. +. G..
March,; recitation, Miss Josephine
Hight piano duett, Misses Muriel
Greene and Ruth March; reading,
Miss Carolyn Baker; piano solo,
Muriel Greene; chorus. The ladies
next sought their boxes and the
gentlemen to find their number. A
very pleasant evening was enjoyed
and neat little sum realized toward
/ paying for the grange piano.
The news of the death of Mrs. Har-
vey d. Eaton, Waterville, brings sor-
row to her many friends and acquaint-
ances in this community and her hus-
band and sorrowing family have the
sympathy of all who have known her
and loved her.