The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
County News
ATHENS.

ATHENS.
The skowhegan- Athens Electric II
r.. escaped any damage by washouts
or otherwise but the committee {. r.
Oliver and James Chapman returned
September Is from Wateryille where
meeting with Interested parties was
held and they are very hopeful that
before the line storm" of next Sep
iember this road will be something
real. not imaginary. II Is expected
that n survey will be made this month.
Mrs. G. +. Aver returned Tuesday
evening In the rain storm from a
three weeks visit with friends In Cor
ham and westbrook. She enjoyed the
visit better than the ride from Skow-
hegan. No doubt she wished the cleo
tries were running.
II. ID. Pratt, after few days visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. NJ.
Pratt. left October for his home in
Harrisburg, Penn, accompanied by
his wife and little son who have
passed the summer here with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Tarbell with the
exception of the time spent by Mrs,
Pratt returning to Harrisburg aud
accompanying her husband to Iowa
for a brief visit with his relatives
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pratt of East
Livermore. were also guests of his
brother here last week. returning to
their home October 2
Charles Knowles and family OF
Washington, spent Sunday, September
&c, here with his sister. Mrs. R. d.
Ar n
also entertained friends from Canaan
who attended the fair and ball. Mr..
and Mrs. George Smith, accompanied
by Mrs. Jennie Bean and Mrs. Win
ME Moody. We expect Mr.. and Mrs,
Cleveland will return this visit and
take in the Canaan fair, Oct 6.
Austin Barker of Casper, Wyo. is
passing a few weeks at his old home
here.
Lawrence Fox is at home for a
needed rest from Augusta, where he
has been employed for the past two
years at the State Insane hospital.
Several homes here have been sad
dened by information of the death
of friends away. First was that OF
Mrs. Diantha Avery who died Sept.
25, at her home in Garland, she will
be remembered by many as the earlier
years of her life were passed here
and she has been welcome visitor
here during the years since her re-
moval from here. She leaves three
brothers and a sister. Mrs Emeline
Tuttle who had the privilege of caring
for her through the eight months Of
suffering preceding her death, besides
the aged husband and an only child
Bert M. Avery at one time principal of
Somerset academy. AS the remains
were being taken from the home for
burial in the family lot in st. Adams.
Tuesday message came to Mrs. Tut
tie that her niece, Mrs. Amanda Towle
of Skowhegan where she had had a
home for one or two winters, had
passed away. Worn with grief and
care she was unable to be present at
Mrs. Towle's funeral, Sept. 30.
The intelligence came to Mrs. r. D.
Cleveland lately that her sister,
Mrs. Clara Small OF Wellington. was
very low and before she could reach
her she had passed away. The fun
eral was September 80, Rev. A A
Walsh officiating. Mrs. Clevelands
Athens last March, leaving three
small children. Mrs. Small leaves
but one child, boy of seven.
Did you see Grandma" Stilson pass
Tuesday, October 4, in an auto? She
isn't quite ninety-five and has gone to
Anson to visit her son, Eli Hoyt 1t
made some of the younger members
wish for a ride.
Charles Littlefield and family. who
have recently come from California by
auto to spend the winter in Maine
after an absence OF forty years were
callers short time ago ON his
nephew, B. P. Littlefield.
Ed Taylor Is again a sufferer from
sciatica and his father John Taylor,
being too i'll to work, the neighbors
who will are going to unite for a
working bee and dig their potatoes
soon.