The independent-reporter., 1910-10-13
ATHENS.


An adjourned meeting of the Union
Meeting House corporation was held
Monday afternoon October 3, when
the following officers were elected for
one year: President, w. n. Sanders;
Vice President. l.. NJ. Ellingwood; Sec
retary, H. n. Flanders; Treasurer F.
Y. Barker; Director, L. B. Taylor Sew
eral matters that came up for discus
sion claimed the attendance of larg-
er number of the pew-holders than
were present, consequently the direc-
tors, w n Sanders, H. N Flanders
and l.. B. Taylor have called a special
meeting for Friday afternoon, Octo-
Der IA. when they hope to meet a
large number of the voters. In order
to have voice In the business trans
actions 1t Is necessary that each pew
owner shall have their deed recorded
In the secretary's book. 1t is i'm
portant that those who have not al
ready done this should attend to it
and come to the meeting Friday after
noon.
At the regular session of the Grange
Saturday afternoon, October g. brief
literary program was presented con-
sisting of selections by the chorus,
selections on graphophone by Eta
Berry; reading by Mabel Foss; reci-
tation by Josephine Hight; story by B.
P. Barker. Under the head of busi-
ness it was voted to have an enter
tainment Tuesday evening, October Is,
to be followed by a ball. The COM
mittee, b. P. Barker and wife, j. e.
Chapman and wife, and H. s. Elliott
and wife, promise good music and a
good supper. Admission to enter
tainment, ball and supper at the usual
prices.
Mrs. Charles Whittemore and her
mother, Mrs. Boston OF Skowhegan
visited last week at DR.. Ellingwood 8,
Bert Hight, who bought out the
barber and repair business of Charles
Braley several weeks ago, has recent
| ly rented the Lottie Lord place and
moved there.
Doctor Ellingwood has new span
of four-year-old bay colts, Cunard, Jr
The Baptist Auxiliary met October
) with Miss Lottie Lord. The at
tendance was smaller than usual ow-
ing to sickness and entertaining
friends, but the few had the more
candy and busted themselves sewing
patchwork. The next meeting Will be
with Mrs. Freeman Moses, October 19
Miss Edna Johnson, who has been
! i'll for several days, returned to school
Tuesday. Little Florence Johnson,
who has also been quite Ill, is report
ed improving. May Johnson, who is
teaching near Bingham village, was
home over Sunday
Thursday evening. October 6, the
Mckinley school house was filled to
listen to an interesting entertainment
by the children and have part In
the clothes-pin social thst followed
The room was very prettily decorated
with autumn leaves and lighted by
Jack-o'- lanterns. committee at the
door admitted the men for five cents,
presenting each a clothes-pin on
which was the name of Mother
Goose character Later the girls drew
fro ma box similar clothes-pins, the
gentleman buying ice cream and cake
for the lady who drew his number. A
satisfactory sum was realized for
making needed improvements in the
school room. Each one was present
ed with a neat little Jack-o'-lantern
program on which was the following:
Tableau, Weary Travellers Around
the Campfire" recitations, Opal
Webb, Eugenia Staples and GLAND
Lancaster; flag drill, third grade; re-
citations, Lena Buzzell and Carl Tay-
lor; tableau, "A Spoony Couple;" re-
citation, Vera Leighton; exercise by
five girls; recitations, Mildred Wright,
Flora Leighton and Wilbur Staples;
tableau, The Last of the Red Skins"
recitation. Gertrude Leighton; song,
Laila and Mildred Wright; recitation,
Alice Leighton; dialogue, Vera
Leighton and Laila Wright; tableau,
THE Bridal Veil;" Jack-o'-lantern
drill.