The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-15
ATHENS

AlHENS
Aug 18th. the Baptist Auxiliary met
with Mrs. Eta Chapman at her pretty
home on Chapman Ridge, the pretuest
road in town. A good number were IN
attendance, including several gentie-
men who went along with the ladles
and enjoyed with them the fine treat
of ice cream and cake when MIS-
| Chapman always serves. After the
usual opening exercises there were
quotations by all present so that no
| fines had to be paid for not Delng
ready to respond. Several selections
were sung with Mrs. Winnifred Locke
at the organ. Mrs. Abbie Fox gave a
very interesting reading, Aunt Par
sons Story" or How She Raised the
Pastors Salary Miss Mabelle Jud-
kins favored with a solo, Little Boy
Blue" and responded to an encore with
"Heartaches," Mrs. Ellingwood accom-
PIANIST. The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Ellen Jones, Aug. 81
The NJ K. B. Society held an ice
cream social in Grange hall last
Thursday evening. 1t was planned TO
held the social on the lawn at Barker
Brothers, n. E. Cornville, July 20, but
it had to be postponed to Aug Sth on
account of the rain. Again 1t was
rainy and the hall was chosen as the
more suitable place for social on
a rainy evening, and a large number
were in attendance Notwithstanding
the storm.
The usual social Saturday night
dances are again being held after one
omission the first of the hay season.
Aug. 10 large number, not Winding
the rain, were in attendance from
Skowhegan, Harmony, Hartland, and
other towns. Braley's orchestra fur
nished music.
Athens Grange met in regular SEES
sion Saturday afternoon, Aug. 10. Al
ter the usual routine of business, the
lecturer presented pleasing program
consisting of several selections by the
chorus; piano duet by Ida Barker and
Winnifred Locke, vocal duet by Ida
Barker and Agnes Johnson, readings
by Eta Berry Ellen Jones, j. F. Cor
son and B. p Barker, REGULATIONS by
Eta Chapman and Abbie Fox; re-
marks for the good of the order, by
B. P. Barker, A. A. Hall, G. c. Hight
and Agnes Johnson.
Mrs. Dell Allen is reported as so
much improved that she and Mr.. Allen
are housekeeping alone. Fred Allen
and family having moved back to their
home which they vacated temporarily
to assist his parents for time.
Leon Lancaster has moved his wife
and baby back to their rent in the viii
lage from Horace Johnson's, where
they have been nursed and cared for
- To- fA fat xunoEa no OF
Austin Barker is expected home
soon from Casper, Wyoming, to re-
main for a time to sell the farm and
settle up the business of his father,
the late c. F. Barker, he being execu-
tor of the will.
B. p. Littlefeld thinks he has had
another close call. A few years ago
his house was struck by lightning and
considerably damaged. Monday, Aug.
II, while riding near Burdin school
house, bolt struck the flag pole, des-
troying 1t and entering the room pros
trating the teacher and several of the
scholars, one of whom was reported
killed, but later it was learned that
she soon recovered consciousness and
was taken to her home in a passing
automobile.
Mrs. w. II. Stearns and daughter, of
Johnson VT, are passing few weeks
here with Mrs. Stearns' sister, Mrs.
NJ. J. Hight. They are passing part
of this week with Mr.. and Mrs. Hight
and Arthur, at Bingham Centennial.
Several from here will take in one or
more days there. Mr.. Holman took
Mrs. Holman and Marion up Monday,
returning Tuesday with the intelli-
gence that Harold and Kathleen Doe
are the parents of a bouncing boy.
Miss Mabelle Judkins left here, Aug.