The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-07
ATHENS.

Athens Grange met in regular SEES
sion Saturday afternoon. Dec. =
Communications were received in re-
gard to the meeting OF the State
Grange at Lewiston, Dec. Is and 10
One applicant for membership was
elected and the first and second de-
grees conferred. \ committee was
appointed to draft resolutions on the
death of Brother James Taylor who
passed away at his home in the east
part OF the town Nov. 10Th, after an
Illness of a few weeks, the result Cl
paralytic shocks.
A special meeting OF the grange Is
called for Saturday evening, Dec.
when the third and fourth degrees
will be conferred and the business
meeting will be followed by a boz
social and games for the young people
Dec 10 will be devoted TO the election
of officers.
Thanksgiving brought sadness &c
some homes while others We're glad
dened by the Homecoming of absent
ones.
Harold Doe and wife and Mrs
Does sister. Marguerite Fox wert
down from Bingham. returning Fri
day
Miss Josephine Hight passed the
week at her home here returning sun
day to her school work on Ward Hill
Madison.
e. f. Weseott and family passed the
day with his brother Charles in Madi-
son.
Miss Alice Barker was home from
SkoWhegan, returning Sunday.
Mr. Leroy Harris of Chelsea, Mass.
came from his school at Bolton, Mass.
to pass Thanksgiving at the Barker
home.
Miss Della Fox went to Augusta
Thursday to pass few days with her
j brother Lawrence and wife after visit
/ ing a few days here with her aunt
Miss Mary Fox. She came down from
Monson to meet her brother and Wift
at Skowhegan, Nov. %, to transfer
their farm home here to Mr.. JohI
Curtis who is now busy getting thu
home in readiness to move into. HI
has recently bought a span of horses
and we expect soon to see him get
ting out the lumber for his new barr
that he plans to erect in the sprinl
on his old place.
Miss Eva Drake was home from
Skowhegan for Thanksgiving remain
ing until Monday
Harold hatcher who has been teach
i ing in Shaw's Business college, Port
land, for the past year was also
guest in her home.
Mr.. Drake passed the week a
home getting up his wood returning
to Skowhegan, Dec. a.
home
| Thanksgiving, returning to his worE
! in Skowhegan Monday.
Miss Fannie Tibbetts left here Dec.
/ for Norridgewock where she has {
position in DR.. Ames hospital recent
ly opened
Alden Buchanan was operated OF
for appendicitis Dec. 2, at DR.. Greene'
hospital, Scion.
The NJ. Z. B. society withdrew theil
notice for a pie social Dec. 2, on &C
! count of the death of Mr.. James Tay
| Tor.
The entertainment to have beer
held Dec |, at Mckinley school house
has been postponed to Friday evening
Dec. 8, for the same reason.
Frank York was another of thu
boys who came home to pass Thanks
giving.
Norman Hight is on the sick lis
this week.
Sumner Williams has opened
meat shop in the NJ. G.. Greene store
Prof. Lovejoy and Miss Richards re
turned Saturday to resume their worl
in the High school which opened Dec
1 for the winter term.
Mrs. G. A. Emery came home from
| Washington, ID. c., to pass Thanks
giving.
Albert Taylor was up from Fair
field to attend the funeral of hi
brother James, Dec. 3.
NJ. E. CHURCH NOTES.
The interest is still on the increa3
at the special services which hav
been well attended since the start
Rev. r. A. Rich of Fairfield has beef
preaching every evening during thu
week and on Tuesday afternoon. Miss
Frances b. Adams of Scion will be
present all of next week and will
probably preach on Sunday morning
and evening, Dec. II. The services
begin at O'Clock.
Judson W. Packard of Skowhegan
preached at Athens on Friday even
ing, Dec. l, and was greatly appre-
ciated.
At the official board meeting on
Tuesday afternoon it was decided to
discontinue the Brighton and West
Athens work until spring and the
Pastor will preach at Kinsman school
North Cornvile, ON Sunday afternoon
December 10 at 2.30 o'clock, instead OF
the following Sunday.
The dollars for the parsonage NOR
gage fund are still coming in ant
many friends in Skowhegan have re-
Gently assisted.
Mrs. Emma j. Hight was elected
delegate to the Lay Electoral con
ference to be held in Rockland, April
3, 1912. w r. Tibbetts was elected
alternate. The election was he'd al
the close of the preaching service on
Tuesday evening.
+. V. Barker Is paying 4Oc per dOz.
for clean, fresh eggs not over week
old.
EAST ATHENS.
The school here closed Nov. 20, and
the teacher Miss Ethel Tibbetts re-