The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
ATHENS.

d F. Judkins of Springfield, Mass,
who has been passing several days
here with his parents AID other rela-
tives and friends, was joined Monday
by Mrs. Judkins and Master Donald
who passed last week with friends in
othar towns.
C. E. Ball and wife of Bingham,
are In town, guests at the home OF
Mrs. Balls parents, Mr.. and Mrs Lee
roy Judkins.
Charles Braley and wife returned
last Wednesday to their home here
after an absence of several months.
Their little daughter, Doris, came
earlier to be in attendance at the
spring term of school.
Charles Tarbell is home from Kan
sas for brief visit.
NJ. b. Smiley of Auburn made
trip to Athens last week by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Doe returned
July 6 from their wedding trip to
Worcester, Boston and other towns.
John Hight passed last week at his
home here, returning to Auburn Mon
day Though the weather was
scorching in Athens it was preferable
to an engine room in the city.
There was a dance in [. o. o. F.
hall Saturday evening, July 8. Music
by Braley's orchestra.
About two weeks ago as Lizzie Kim
ball and Maria Hayden were riding
near Dana Farmers they saw large
strange looking animal come past Mr..
Farmers house out onto the road
where he stopped for a moment to
look at them, then entered the woods
across the road Without doubt the
animal was a calf moose as COW
moose came out at F. G. Nights
about that time The COW was seen
by several and some thought she was
blind, as she would run against things,
mot appearing to see them. A large
bull moose was seen on Chapman
Ridge nearly the same time.
1t Is needless to tell the readers of
The Independent Reporter that since
July came in the weather has been
hot, hotter, hottest, such as was nev-
er known in this section. Thursday,
July 6, will long be remembered as
the terrible heat eliminated in a
thunder storm accompanied by some
hail and a terrific wind that in places
swept everything before it. Although
the lightning did not set so many
fires or do as, much damage as in the
terrible shower of May ~, yet many
telephone posts were struck and the
wind laid low the grass AN growing
crops, blew down shade trees, apple
trees, forest trees and many buildings.
The damage to orchards and forests
in the vicinity Is estimated at from
small sums up to a thousand dollars.
Reports come that nine barns in
Cornville were partly or wholly I'M
rooted or blown fiat. The one near
est here was the barn of VIM. Roth
in n. E. Cornville. This barn had a
few boards taken from the roof May
%. This had been repaired but the
remainder of the roof was not as
strong and was suddenly going sky
ward, a few pieces falling inside
while the larger part was dropped a
! few rods from the walls. A small
| portion of the roof was left. Dana
Cooley was haying close by and went
into the barn to look after his horse
self up a few feet from whdce the
When he heard the crash Of the NOV
ing roof he left the barn, picking him
falling roof struck. AS soon as pos
sible the horse was taken out, none
| the worse for the storm except a wet
ting.
Miss Annie Emery of the Butler
Grammar school, Portland, arrived
Thursday to pass the summer here
She can tell how a Maine cyclone
looks seen from a car window.
| The entertainment by the Baptist
Auxiliary passed off quite successfully
| Friday evening, July 7. Put of twice
| to give place tos other things that had
precedence many ftLred it would be
failure coming at such busy time
but fair sized audience listened at
tentively to pleasing recital by Miss
Vivian Laughton of ST. Adams, who
responded to several encores by bright
little sketches Her selections were
! interspersed with music as follows
Piano duet, by May and Edna John
son; piano solo, by May Johnson; vo-
cal duet by Mrs. Ida Barker and
Miss Mildred Barker; vocal trio, Ma
belle Judkins, Mildred and Ida Bar
ker with Mrs. Ellingwood at the
piano. Following the entertainment
refreshments of ice cream and cake
we're served In the dining room below
While in town Miss Laughton was en-.
tertained at DR.. Ellingwood's.
The next ice cream sale by the
Baptist auxiliary will open about p
m. July Is to continue till the
Grange opens in the evening.
MADISON CENTER.