The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-11

james Carbino of caraiunk vas In
town on business this week
. II Mason Is making considerable
repairs on his buildings.
Mrs Lizzie Corson returned from
poftlend last week
Ne are glad to see Harry Flanders
again In his place at the store quite
fully recovered from the surgical on
Grafton of September IL He and
Mrs. Flanders recently returned from
a visit at Mrs. Flanders old home In
Denmark. Me.
We are sorry to learn that Mira.
Frank Whittier is not quite as well
after several weeks of improved
health from her severe illness OF last
June. Mrs. Sarah Foss. who had
been aiding her with her work has
been called home TO assist her daugh-
ter. Minnie Foss Fish, who Is suffer
ing from a serious throat trouble.
Alva York of Westboro, who has
been calling on friends In the vicin-
ity, returned to his home last week.
Mildred Burke has returned to
her school work at Harmony after
passing a two weeks vacation at her
home here.
shock that damaged Eureka, Cal,
5000, we wondered IL Mrs. Hinckley
and Ray didn't wish they were back
in Athens.
Charles Turner and family have
returned to Boston, closing their home
here We hope only for the winter
The special town meeting called
for October 81 to see If the town
would vote to hire sum of money to
pay the expense of surveying the
route for the proposed Skowhegan,
Athens Electric r. r., resulted favor
ably with no dissenting voice, the vote
being for a limit OF 500 more than
the small sum asked for by the COM
nittee. The engineer is daily expect
ed.
Glad to learn that Miss Annie Hay
den is liking very much at Augusta
where she went October % to enter
upon a course of study at Shaw's
Business college.
Alden Buchanan Is gaining slowly.
MCKINLEY SCHOOL.
A pleasing entertainment was CIV
en- Saturday evening. October 20 at
Mckinley school houee by the teacher.
Miss Ethel Candage of Brooklyn. Me-,
and her pupils. After the program
ice cream and cake were sold and for
amusement fortunes were told and
games played. The entertain-
ment Melted about five dollars. Fol-
lowing is the program: Tho Dis
contented Farmers Wife" Vera
Leighton; THE Childs Reasoning"
Lena Buzzell; THE Baby's Kiss"
Alice Leighton; My Dolly's Broken
Heed" Flora Leighton; Our Coun-
trys Flag" Mildred Wright, Vera
Leighton, Lalia Wright and Alice
Leighton; song, Beautiful Flag" by
same; "A Farmers Daughter" Mil
dred Wright; do Your Duty Well"
Elva Buzzell; when Had the
Measles" Carl Taylor; When | Was
a Little Girl" Iona Buzzell; Grand
mas Posy Bowl" Ruel Turner; AT
tack at Zarilal." Ethel Candage;
"Mischievous Harry Harry Turner;
THE Last Hymn" Lalia Wright; THE
Awful Baby" Gertrude Leighton;
song. Good Night" school.
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
At the close of the session Novem-
Der 7, the superintendent met the
teachers to plan for Christmas.
Though there has been a very good
attendance we expect an increase
from now till December 25, and shall
hope that it may continue through
the winter.
Mrs. Jennie Wescott has been chos-
en- secretary to take the place OF Miss
Vera Beckwith who left several weeks
ago for Merrimac, Mass, where she
entered the Whittier School for
Girls"
October "a our delegate to the
Stote Sunday School convention at
Calais, Mrs. B. H. Johnson, gave an
interesting report of the subjects dis
cussed there making others feel that
1t would have been a pleasure to be
there. For the novelty OF 1t Mrs.
Johnson left the United States for
few minutes, crossing the st. Croix
into st. Stephens
GRANGE NOTES.
At the regular session of the Athens
Grange October %, one candidate
was instructed in the third and fourth
degree. Remarks for the good of
the order were made by visiting
Brothers Charles Turner OF East Bos-
ton and Lewis Stockman Of Westboro,
Mass. Grange, No. 116 The question,
Resolved, That money exerts a great
er power for good than education"
was discussed by several members
nearly all taking the affirmative.