The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-05-27
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ATHENS.
Lots of the ladies and some of the
gentlemen are pleased to note the
item in last weeks REPORTER in re-
gard to the formation of a Town I'M
provement Society. Already the
work of removing the rubbish has be-
gun and we hope to see our streets
looking better when the committee
of ladies get around and before many
summer visitors arrive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Drake and
son Floyd, arrived May 18th for a
visit with Mrs. brakes mother, Mrs.
NJ. A. Locke and other relatives. Mrs.
+. A. Clifford, who has been absent
Il few months, returned with them.
Mrs. Mary Tarbell Pratt of Harris
burg, Penn, is passing few weeks
here with her mother, Mrs. Maxy
Tarbell Pratt. She is accompanied
by her little son Alfred, and lady
friend.
Claude Barker, with his wife and
little son Richard, is visiting his old
home here.
Mrs. Chester Frost returned to
Pittsfleld, Monday, after brief visit
WITH her RrduulaOIo'3 ~ L. "OHSoj
and other friends in town.
The Baptist Auxiliary met, May
10, with Mrs. B. H. johnson, the
18th being her birthday anniversary.
The meeting was planned as a little
birthday party. Birthday selections
seemed hard to find, but a beautiful
birthday Greeting" written by Mrs.
Mary B. Wingate of Pittsfield, was
read by the president, Mrs. Winifred
Locke. Several other selections,
kindly sent by Mrs. Wingate, were
read by Mrs. Eta Chapman, Mrs.
Blanche Chapman and Mrs. Locke.
Mrs. johnson served refreshments OF
ice cream and cake and friends pre-
scented her with few individual pres
ents, a years subscription to the
SOMERSET REPORTER, and sum of
money.
At meeting of the VIM. Morgan
Post, May 10, they voted to have the
Grange furnish the dinner, Monday,
May 81. II. N. Longfellow was ap-
pointed to lay the matter before the
Grange, which he did at the regular
meeting of the Grange, May %. The
Grange voted to serve the dinner,
first to veterans and their wives and
guests, then to any who might wish at
twenty five cents each. This relieves
the veterans and their wives of the
work of serving the dinner which has
been very hard for some of them in
past years, coming as many OF them
do from several miles away. They
have the free use of Grange hall,
where they will be Monday forenoon
to receive contributions of flowers
from any who would like to help.
Changers are expected to bring gem
erous contributions of food that there
may be enough and "twelve baskets
of fragments"
The church was well filled May %,
to listen to the fine Baccalaureate
sermon by Rev. Mr.. Loudfoot, from
Psalm 119, los. The altar was deco
rated with beautiful plants.
The graduating exercises will be
held Friday evening, May %, in Wes-
serrunsett hall.
All are hopin & for summer weather
soon, though men were working in
the field May 25th with mittens on.
From April % to May 3, it showed
six times and April 30th and May LIST
sleighs were used.
Mrs. Caroline Misener, who sold
her home in the village ito Mylon
Elliott last week, is moving to farm
in Scion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Neddo of Dex-
ter, have been visiting in town, the
past week.
Prof. R. L. Baird, of the Academy,
went to Embden, Saturday to look
after his farm there.
Mrs. Stickney, whose husband died
recently, has gone to Scion as house :
keeper for Llewellyn Stinchfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Jones are en-
pertaining relatives this week, Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Jones of Franklin,
Mass, and Ray Fox and his sister,
Madge, of Pittsfield
Mrs. George Scribner went to Con
cord, Saturday, to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Robinson.
II. P. Bush is moving to the village.
Mrs. Ephraim Berry of Cornville
and her mother, Mrs. Starbird of
Pittsheld, were calling on relatives
in Athens this week.
The Grange contest is closed; the
result has not been announced offici-
ally. but the general impression is
that the gentlemen won. The pro-
gram, Saturday given by the brothers
was fine.
There was no school last week at
the Garfield school, owing to the ILL
ness of the teacher, Miss Judkins.
Dept. Sheriff Trafton arrested Ar
thur Corson of Cambridge, last week,
for an assault with club on q neigh
Dor named Hatch, whom Corson &C
cused of having run away with his
wife. Both parties live in Cambridge,
but the assault was made at w.
Athens where Corson overlook them
on the way to Mrs. Corson's mothers.
At a justice trial the parties were
bound over to keep the peace.