The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-09

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ATHENS.
Mrs. Albert Giggery and daughter,
Rose, are visiting relatives at Carl
bou, Me.
Nay Varney of Skowhegan is to
open a dancing school in Grange hall;
the first lesson will be given Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Elmer Campbell is in very
poor health.
In the REPORTER of last week there
was a slight error which | wish to
correct. In the account of the funer-
al OF Mrs. William Littletield the Off
ciating clergyman was given as the
Rev Mr.. Johpson of Fairfield it
should have been, "Rev. B. H. john
son, pastor of the Baptist church,
Athens
Mr.. Flood of Massachusetts, was i'll
town, last week, looking after lumber.
Mr.. Bittner of Harmony has moved
into Mrs Vine Smiths house on Dore
Hill.
There was an all day meeting of the
Grange, Saturday, and the following
officers were installed Master, j. F.
Corson; Overseer, A. N. Whittier;
| Lecturer, l.. G. March; Steward, n.
/ w. Dodson; Asst Steward, s. T.
Williams; Chap, Mrs. B. II. Johnson;
Treas, Horace Elliott; Sec, G. F.
Dore; gate keeper, Lee w. Foss;
Pomona, Mrs. A. N. Whittier; Ceres,
Mrs. j. F. Corson; Flora, Mrs. l.. G.
March; L. A. Steward, Gala NJ. Dore.
Mrs. Ida Barker will serve as organ
list, Miss Mabel Foss as Librarian and
Almon Locke as janitor as during the
past year. w. B. Whittier of Show
hogan was the installing officer and
did the work in his usual fine manner
Mr.. Charles E. Turner returned to
Boston last Tuesday.
Miss Marion Drake returned to her
home in Somerville, Saturday, after
having spent the holidays with rela-
tives in town.
The students at the Academy are
preparing play which they hope TO
have ready for presentation, Friday
evening, Jan. II.
WEDDING PARTY
The pleasant home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Almon Whittier, Cornville, was the
scene of happy surprise party last
New Years evening, when about
seventy FIVE of their neighbors,
friends, and relatives met in response
to the invitation of their daughter,
Miss Annie b. Whittier, to celebrate
the twenty fifth anniversary of their
marriage. 1t might seem that others
were in league with the daughter to
make this complete surprise, as Mr..
and Mrs. Whittier were with New
Years aroy spending the day at the
M. E. parsonage, about three miles
from their nome. AS they were re-
turning at about seven O'Clock, they
found themselves the center of a
merry sleigbing party, and not until
they came in sight of their home brill
liantly Illuminated and apparently
the destination of all, did anything
like the surprise occur to them. In
side they were more surprised to find
many out of town guests and TO re-
ceive from them the happy congrat-
ulations which the occasion called
forth. Then came the opportunity to
view the work which their daughter
and her friend, Miss Evelyn Fogg,
had accomplished during their alb
senoe.
The parlors were tastefully and
white, while in the front oarlor upon
a snow white table stood the wedding
cake decorated with twenty five wax
candles. After all the guests had ar
rived an interesting program in the
manner of toasts was carried out,
with Mr. Waldo N. Sanders toast
master. These were AS follows
Courtship, Mrs. Holman; Marriage,
Mr.. Horace Elliott; Husbands, Mr..
Holman; Wives, Mrs. Flanders;
Original poem, The past twenty five
years, Mr.. Horatio Longfellow;
Home, Mrs. Hight; The Future Wife,
Mr.. Boston; Friendship, Rev. l.. g.
March; song, Twenty Years Ago, Rev.
l.. G. March. Happy congratulations
were also extended Mr.. and Mrs.
Whittier by Messers. J. F. Corson and
c. E. Turner and Mrs. Foster.
Dainty refreshments were the ne xt
in order. These consisted of cake
and coffee, fruit and confectionery.
Beautiful gifts of silver from their
neighbors and friends and an elegant
dining table from their grange and
church friends W re given MIR. and
Mrs Whittier a. a token of the es-
TEEN in which they are held while
relatives presented them with a par
lor table and easy chair. These sub
stantial tokens of friendship were
formally presented by Rev. l.. u.
March, to which Mr.. Whittier re
sponded in his usual pleasant manner
promising all an invitation to his
party when Summer comes Again,
under the shade of the trees. The
bride of twenty five years then cut
the wedding cake, which was distri-
separated for their homes wished Mr..
and Mrs. Whittier many returns OF
their wedding anniversary.