The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-01-13

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washingtoa Primary scheol. naru
lDusworth. teacher: tearhing sxefcoos
In geography. Lincoln school. MtsG
Sargent. teacher: dialogue. Lssa
ilnkiettsr and Ethel oisgsy. Prank
I'm school: recitation. Alton Poland.
Garfield school: recitation. Hilds
isoston. GARFIELD school: recitation.
Dora Brown. Btetson school; vsca-
ton song. scholars from all the
schools; illustrated poem. BY two
scholars of Franklin school: recita-
ton. Willie Avery. Stetson school !:
recitation. Evelyn Corsoa. stetson
school; recitation. Ella corson. Stet-
son school: teaching exercise In
reading. by Mrs. May Emery. Frank
lin school: recitation. Axle Corson,
Eaton school: recitation. John loss,
Foss school: recitation, Howard
Chapman. Eaton school: recitation,
Emily Larson. Eaton school: slate
seng. Il Can't Do the Sum-" WASH
ington. Foss and Mckinley schools;
drama. Our Awful Aunt" Washing
ton grammar school: cast of charac-
tors: Aunt Matilda. Ruth Hight; Mrs.
Heselton, Hazel Davis; Alice Hesel-
ton. Mable Johnson; Carrie Benton.
Gala Corson; Frank Heselton, Fred
Weeks; Mr.. Wallace. Norman Hight;
Pete, Merrill Greene; policemen, VIII
ton Bush and William Tarbell; David,
Clyde Bush. A generous assortment
of corn balls and oranges furnished
by the Grange and others.
d. tut mt nd nm
day afternoon, December 20, with the
president. Mrs. Winnifred Locke. This
last meeting of the year brought sad
ness to some as they realized the great
loss that had come to the society in
the death of Sister Georgia Curtis.
Though poor health prevented her
from attending the meetings very Of
ten yet her helpful advice when pres
ent, her encouraging words whenever
she met a member, and her written
words OF cheer, as well as her gen.
erous contributions, will long be re-
membered and being dead she will
still speak The afternoon was de-
voted to reports and election of Off
GERS which resulted as follows: Pres
ident, Mrs. Winifred Locke; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Blanche Chapman; secre-
tary, Mrs. Eta Cooley; financial sec
rotary, Mrs. Agnes Johnson; treasur-
er, Mrs. May Hilton. The president
appointed as her advisory board Mrs.
Eta Chapman. Mrs. Eta Berry and
Mrs. Mary Hilton.
The Athens Grange, No. 257, met
January l, for an all-day meeting to
install the officers elected December
and December 10. After the social
dinner hour Worthy Master, F. p. Col
Inns called to order. The first part of
the afternoon was devoted to the
years reports, after which Bro. A. E.
Bosworth of East Madison Grange as
sisted by Sister Eugenia Aver of
Athens Grange installed the officers
elect: Worthy master, J. F. Corson;
worthy overseer, Lee Foss; worthy
steward, B. P. Barker; worthy as
sfstant steward, H. S. Elliott; wor-
thy lady assistant steward, Mrs. H. S.
Elliott; worthy secretary. L. c. Ell
liott; worthy treasurer, ]. E. Chap
man; worthy chaplain, Sister Aman-
da Bailey; worthy lecturer. Sister
Abbie Farmer; worthy gatekeeper, E.
r. Berry. The afternoon being far
spent no literary program was call
ed for but the lecturer will expect
the. little pieces" ready for her call
January Is.
Some who passed Christmas here
and have returned are: Lephe Hen
derson to Pressure. Isle; Annie En-
cry, Harold Doe and Harold hatcher
to- Portland, and May Johnson to Au-
gusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holman returned De-
cember % from their two weeks visit.
the first part of which was past In
Cambridge, Mass, with the family of
Rev. L. w. Staples, and the remainder
with their tive daughters In the home
of Mrs. Holman's sister, Mrs. Flora
Judd at White Plains, N. Y.
Athens friends extend congratula-