The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-28
ATHENS

The Athens Grange has postponed
their visit to the East Madison grange
until the next regular meeting.
Friday evening, Sept. %, the M. E..
B. society will hold an ice cream
social.
Saturday afternoon, Sept. 80 at Up.
m. there will be a r. r. meeting In
Grange hall with II. ID. Eaton Esq. OF
Waterville and other speakers to
address the people in the interest OF
the Skowhegan Athens electric K. X.
Let everybody interested be at this
meeting. The ladies are especially
invited.
Saturday evening, Sept. 80 at Z
O'Clock, there will be special meet
ing of Athens Grange to confer de-
grees.
Saturday afternoon, Sept. %,
Athens Grange met in regular session.
Two candidates were accepted for
membership and three were instruct
ed in the first and second degree. In
the absence Of the lecturer there was
no literary program but B. p. Barker
and Charles Turner made interesting
remarks for the good of the order. 1t
is expected that State Master Stetson
will meet with Athens Grange some
time in Oct.
The Baptist Auxiliary met with Mrs.
Laura Rowell Wednesday afternoon,
Sept 20, with an attendance of six
teen. The afternoon was devoted to
sewing, the society having begun the
work of making articles for their Dec.
sale. The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Ellen Jones Oct. 4. A large at
tendance is desired to have voice in
the discussion of subjects to come up
at this meeting.
Mrs. Annie Fox's s. S. class of girls
the Y. B. r. G. have decided upon
Friday evening, Oct. 8, as the date
of their entertainment and Mystic
Tear to be held in Grange hall. The
entertainment will consist of dia-
logues. recitation and music to be
followed by the mystic Tea"
Frank Cleveland and wife of Boston
arrived Sept. %, to visit friends and
continue the work on the new house
being built on their farm on he East
Ridge, about mile south of the vii
lage,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamblett left
Friday morning Sept. %, to return to
Boston after two weeks Visit With
Mrs. Hamblett's sister, Mrs. Asa
Emery.
Mrs. Dana Farmer is taking va
cation and has gone to visit her niece,
Mrs Nellie Hall Noera, at Cliftondale,
Mass.
Mr.. Charles Hight has returned to
his home in Bangor after several days
the guest of his cousin, Mr.. Josiah
Hight in Cornville, and other friends
here.
Merle Hall, Ara Hall, wife and little
daughter returned last week to their
home in Fitchburg, Mass.
The Hartland school in the East
Athens school house opened Sept. 25,
with Miss Ethel Tibbetts of Sanford,
Me. teacher. Though this school
house has been made much pleasanter
by the addition of new seats and i'm
provements, yet the number of pupils
have been lessened by the going out
of class of four. Hazel Hinton has
entered the Skowhegan High school;
Bello Kunz, Gertrude Littefield and
Archie Hall have entered the Athens
High school.
Mrs Fannie Tibbetts is home from
her work at the Norridgewock SAM
tarium. After brief stay with her
family here she will again take up
her work as nurse.
Mrs. Hannah Barker has recently
sold her flock of sheep and other
stock, preparatory to closing her
home for time unless the farm
should be sold. Possibly she may
visit her son in the west after the
apples are picked and marked or sold
IN the orchard.