The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-16
ATHENS.

Scion, since Christmas, returned
home, Wednesday.
Rev. L. G. March and wife left here
last Monday for Houlton, where the
Rockland NJ. e. Conference convenes
this week. Mr.. March has been upon
this charge three years and during all
this time the work of the church has
prospered and the requirements of his
salary been fully realized.
The NJ. E. B. Society will meet, Fri
day afternoon, April "a, with the
President, Mrs. Minnie Hight. At
this meeting will occur the annual
election of officers. A large attend
ance is desired.
Supt. G.. c. Hight returned, Friday,
from Scion. His examination of
teachers was held, Saturday, April Il,
at the Washington Grammar school
room. This week he is taking the
Enumeration of pupils in town. The
rural schools will begin, Monday,
April 27. The assignment of teachers
will be given later.
Miss Gala M. Dore is spending a
few days with relatives in Skowhegan.
The friends OF little Marguerite
Hoffses of Worcester, Mass, VINO with
her parents are frequent visitors here
in summer, will be panied to learn
that she is i'll with diphtheria and at
the isolation hospital in that city.
Repairs are under way on the
church. The money necessary for
the work is nearly, if not all, raised
Somerset Academy closes this week.
This year occurs the first instance of
a non graduation since the graded
school system became settled thing.
The students will repeat the drama,
1.-THE School Ma'am," Friday even
ing, at Wesserrunsett Hall, to which
a small fee will be charged.
The firm of Sproul, Paul & Co., Boe
ton, Mass, whose card appears in
another part of this issue, wishes to
inform their shippers, that they will
continue business under the same
name, as before the death of the late
Mr.. g. F. H. Paul. They respectfully
solicit your shipments, which will re-
ceive the same prompt attention as in
the past,
W. L. Barker of Condor, Oregon
left Skowhegan April 6, on his return
home after ten days visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Barker.
His visit was not little disappointing,
being unable to visit any of his
relatives or call on old neighbors and
friends on account of an acute attack
Of rheumatism. The morning after
his arrival he found himself obliged
to call for help to dress and get from
his chamber He did not call a
physician at once fearing he might
not deem it advisable for him to
start for home. Not improving any,
the second day DR.. Smith was called
and Eta Cooley, who was assisting
Mrs. Barker with the homework
during his visit, was called into
practice as nurse. She found him a
good boy to take his medicine like
the obedient pupil of thirty five
years ago and in a few hours he
began to improve, being on his feet
again in three days and rapidly i'm
proving till his start April 5, passing
the night with his sister, Mrs. Cassius
Kinsman at North Cornville. We
are glad to hear a good word from
him about the Somerset boys, Levi
Barker, Charles Gardner and Leland
Bosworth, who are prospering in
their work and quite content with
their western life,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Ham of Cam
bridge, recently visited Mrs. Hams
sister, Mrs. b. T. Fox. She reports
tn cir brother, Ed. Hathorne of Dover
as slowly recovering from the fright
ful accident of few weeks ago when
he lost his right leg above the knee
by being caught by his belt and
thrown on to his wood machine,
severing the leg from the body, the
limb thrown several feet to one side
while the man was thrown several
feet to the other side.
Byron McCone of this town lost the
index finger of his right hand while
saving at Ora Judkins, March 27.
The F. B. Auxiliary held its April
birthday meeting with Mrs. Jennie
Wescott and her mother, Mrs. Mary
Kimball-Mrs. Kimball, Mrs. Maria
Hayden, Mrs. Vira Allen and Mrs.
Eta Berry, as guests of honor.
After the opening exercises an in
eresting Longfellow program was
carried out. The roll call was
responded TO by quotations from
Longfellow. Mrs. Ellingwood gave
the address to the guests closing
with an extract from Ben Arden.
Mrs. Ellen Emery read "The Bridge"
Mrs. Martha Judkins read 1.-THE
Reaper and 1.-The Flowers and
Eta Cooley, "The Rainy Day" Mrs.
johnson read a sketch of Longfellow.
During the social hour the hostesses
refreshed the Is members present
with cake and coffee. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. NJ. A.
Locke, April 81, when the program
on the calendar for May 5, will be
carried out and the program arranged
for Family Evening, Apr. %, will be
carried out May 6, thus giving more
time to prepare the program and a
more favorable time for holding it.
There will be a special meeting of
the Grange next Sat. to act upon
candidates. At their last meeting it
was also decided that there should be
Grange Ball on May night.
The ladies' OF the F. B. Auxiliary
are rehearsing for play to be given
Family Night, May 5th.
Schools in town will begin Apr. 27.
All the schools are not yet assigned
as some changes have been found
necessary.
Big bundle of old papers five cents
of tha REpnnTEn Nf1aa