The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-02
x The News of Somersefs Busy Towns X

gave a piano solo and Mrs Locke ard
Mrs Ellen Jones Song The Pearly
White City The next regular meet
ng for program will be with Miss
Annie Tobey, March % There will
oe brief session for business Mon
lay March 6. after the serving of
the town meeting dinner in Wes-
serrunsett dining hall.
Wednesday evening, Feb. %. the
VI. +. b. society held the postponed
Valentine entertainment in Grange
tons with those appropriate to
Washington's birthday A fine salad
supper was served In the dining hall
lftef which a pleasing program was
given free in the upper hall. Follow
ing the program a march was formed
to the dining hall where ice cream
and cake were served. Returning to
he upper hall social hour was
passed. A large number were in at
tendance
There was a social dance in
Grange hall Saturday evening. Feb
- with music by Jones orchestra.
Harold Doe and Sumner Williams
have recently opened meat shop on
Main street at the foot of Greene hill
They have fresh oysters every Fri
day for all who send in their orders.
Albert Fellows of Rochester re-
Gently passed a few days in his ma
tive town. the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
j. T. Hight.
GRANGE NOTES.
Athens Grange. No 257, met in
regular session Saturday afternoon.
Feb. %, with an attendance of about
sixty, all the officers present except
Ceres whose place was taken
by Sister Hattie bore. The matter
that claimed particular attention at
the business hour was communica-
ton from the National Grange urg-
ing the Changers of Maine to send 4
I petition to their Congressman asking
them to demonstrate against the
tanidi; II reciprocity bill now before
Congress The Grange voted to joiI
the other Oranges of Maine in send
ing such a petition at once. The
matter of having Deputy Kate Eli:
meet with Athens Grange wa.
brought up and it is hoped that SHE
may be present in four weeks to give
instructions in the third degre,
march. The Grange having previous
ly voted to hold a dance the date was
fixed for Friday evening, March 10
when good music will be furnished
and an oyster supper served. The
Grange voted to have an entertain
ment Friday evening, March 3, to dis
+ pose of the beautiful silk quilt thai
the sisters CD have been making
/ The entertainment is to be free with
hulled corn supper at 10 cents each
All who hope to win the quilt will, oil
course. be there and 1t is hoped that
many others will come to see who
gets it.
Sister Lizzie Taylor was reported
as gaining and able to sit up a little
/ Will Chapman and wife who had re-
Gently become members of the Grange
not being present it was learned lat
er that they were kept at home by
the Illness of their son Clyde, who
Is very i'll, not having fully recovered
from the attack of diphtheria early
in January. Worthy Lecturer Fl. S
Elliott then presented the following
program: Opening song, choir
THE Cottage on the HILL" quo
tations from the Manual contain
ing the word duty" by the officers
reading by Eleanor Holmes; selec-
/ tons on graphophone by Eta Berry
remarks by School Supt Hight or
+ Distribution of School Funds =
reading by b. p. Barker; piano sole
and response by Isabella Austin
reading, Blanche Chapman selec-
Horace Elliott; music. THE Songs
tons on graphophone; reading by
That Mother Sings" Mildred end Ida
Barker and choir; remarks by J. T
Corson.