The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-28
* The News of SOmerset's Busy Towns ~
ATHENS

ATHENS
At the last meeting Of the Baptist
Auxiliary, the subject of Family
Night" was brought up and the so
ciety voted to observe such an eve
ming some time in December. the date
and program being.left with the advis-
DRY board
At the last meeting of the NJ. Z. y.
society with Mrs. Florence Elliott,
the ladies' presented friendship
quilt to Mrs Maria Steward. Grand
ma" was so surprised and pleased
that she could hardly express her
thanks.
Saturday evening. Nov. %, the la
dies of NJ f. B. society, surprised two
others, Edgar Fox and Rena Stickney,
in honor of their approaching mar
rage. They we're invited to take tea
at Robert Hayden's after which they
we're invited into the parlor where
about 30 had very quietly assembled
with variety of gifts to aid them in
setting up housekeeping
The Sunday school has chosen some
of the necessary committees for the
observance of Christmas and others
will be appointed later. Already the
teachers are preparing their classes
FOR their part on the program.
Sunday morning, the Baptist pastor
Rev. B. II. Johnson preached an ap-
propriate Thanksgiving sermon from
Let everything that hath breath
praise the Lord" Next Sunday after
noon. Nov. /, there will be a service
at the church devoted to the interest
of Sunday school and Christian En-
deavor work. Rev. l. B. Mower, d. D.,
of Waterville, and others will be pres
emit and will remain to the evening SER
vice. A large attendance is hoped for.
Friday evening, Dec. 6, Dwight
Emery and his pupils will give an en-
tertainment at the school house on
Lords Hill. The entertainment will
be free but ice cream and cake will be
for sale to raise money to pay the bal
ance due en- their organ.
Tht ball given under the auspices of
Athens Grange. Friday evening, Nov.
%, was we'll patronized Nuttings
orchestra furnished music. Quite
satisfactory sum was realized to pur-
chase the supplies needed for the Har-
vest March.
NOIlCe " dApd9 ct vi HhluCIo -hiA
Real Estate on which the taxes are not
paid by Dec. 20, 1912, will be adver-
tised for sale. Please call and settle
before thai dates. T. Williams, Tax
Collector
Quite few changes have been
made In town within few weeks.
3. p. Liiilefield has moved his stock
OF goods from the Bert Taylor rent
occupied fer the year past. He is now
located in the NJ G. Greene store
where some improvements have been
made. A new counter has been added
which gives Mrs. Littlefield the need
ed room for the display of dry and
fancy goods recently added to her
stock. Mr.. Taylor has converted the
store that Mr.. and Mrs. Littlefield have
been occupying into kitchen and a
large dining room to be used as a res
taurant.
The rent over Mr.. Taylor's store
which has been occupied by c. W.
Deering is being vacated. Mr.. Deer
ing moving to the place recently
bought of Charles Gardner.
Mr. Trueworthy and family are now
nicely settled in their new bungalow
which. he has been building on the
band stand lot. one of the most de-
sirable lots in town. The building
faces the north looking UP Water and
Main treets 1t is % 81 feet with
a piazza feet wide on the north and
6 feet wide on the east. 1t contains
3 rooms finished in quarter-sawed
brown ash and oak. The outside
oolors are olive green and Indian red.
Water ID distributed to the rooLs by
a pneumatic water pressure system.
the first of the kind in town put IN by
III. p. Bush. In addition to furnace
heat, there is a fireplace in the sit
ting room. Mr.. Trueworthy has re-
Gently started his feed mill which has
not been running while he has Deen
huilding.
Mr. Bush since completing his work
for Mr. True worthy. has rebuilt or
repaired furnace for #. c. FOX;
placed a new one for L. A. Stinch
field on the East Ridge, and Is now
working on a contract to put in fur
mace al the new Grange hall in Har-
mony. We hear that his contract
calls for the finishing of the job By
ton of the hall.
Two former Methodist pastors were
callers in town last week. Rev j. e.
Lombard of Scranton. Iowa, and Rev.
Fl. F. Milligan of Clinton.
Ed. Locke of Boston visited briefly
in town last week.
Alton Bush returned, Nov. 16, from
Moscow, where he has been teaching
his first term of school.
GATITVJ SAVAN