The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-25
~ The News of Somersets Busy Towns Il

| a DdkeQ Dedu supper at 0Idh6e I1aii
Friday evening, Jan. rs.
Athens Methodist Episcopal church
will receive, through its pastor, mes
sage from the Fourth Ecumenical
| Methodist conference. held at Toronto,
Canada, during the month Of October.
The message is to be read in all
Methodist pupits throughout all the
world on Sunday, Feb 4. but as the
pastor at Athens will preach on that
Sunday in Cornville, the message Will
be read at Athens on Sunday morning
at 1870 o'clock. The message for the
evening service will consider THE un-
changeableness of Christianity.
Everybody come.
At the recent Fourth Quarterly Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, the following officers and COM
mittees were elected for the ensuing
year:
Stewards Sisters Holman. Will
liams, Whittier. Fox, Hinckley, Barker.
Fowler. Minnie Hight, Emma w.
Hight, Taylor, Lillian Hurd.
Recording steward Mrs. J. F. Hol-
man; district steward, Mrs. F. V.
Barker.
Trustees J. F. Holman, w. N.
Sanders, Horace Elliott, Wilbur Taylor,
Joseph DdIheIt NtOl sc AiiCll, W "
Tibbets, G. P Fogg, Almon n. Whit
tier.
Trier of appeals: Elmer T. Staples.
COMMITTEES: Foreign missions, Sis
ters Williams, Emma w Hight, Mrs.
George Allen and Wilbur Taylor
Joseph Barker.
Home missions and church extern
sion: Almon N. Whittier, Annette
Hinckley and Mrs. C. F. Barker.
Sunday schools: Mrs NJ. ]. Hight,
Mrs. w. F. Taylor, Mrs. Jennie Wes-
cott Mrs. George Foster.
Tracts: Miss Rena Stickney, Mrs.
Nettie Scribner, Paul Barker.
Temperance: w. R. Tibbetts, Ly
man Scribner, Wilbur Taylor.
Education: Mrs NJ. j. Hight Miss
Annie Whittier, Miss Carolyn Barker.
Freedman's aid: Mrs. Nora Dennis,
Miss Evelyn Fogg, Claude Scribner.
Hospitals: Mrs. Nellie Fox, Miss
Minnie Betkwith Alice Barker
Church records: Mrs F. V. Barker,
Mrs NJ J. Hight, Miss Lillian Hurd.
Auditor j. F. Holman, ESQ.
Parsonage and furniture: Joseph
Barker, Mrs f. V. Barker, Mrs. l.. c.
Williams.
Church music: Mrs. J. f. Holman,
1 MIS-. Il. l. w IIlldLlS AlIS. " L. AAdOilll'
HERBERT CORSON.
The death of Herbert Corson of
Athens occurred Jan. 10th, after three
years of failing health, his final sick
ness lasting about six months. His
age was so years. He was the son OF
the late David and Amy Corson and
his home had always been in Athens.
Mr.. Corson was a millman by trade
and for 10 years was employed by
the Brighton Mfg. Co. During his last
illness his sufferings were borne with
much fortitude and realizing that
death was inevitable, he made arrange
ments for the end He was interested
in church work and was baptized &C
cording to the doctrines of the Metho-
dist belief.
The people of Athens and vicinity
regret the going out of this citizen,
while the sympathy of the people is
with the widow formerly, Miss Rattle
Walker, and other surviving relatives.
The funeral services were held the
18th and the remains were placed in
the receiving tomb to await burial in
the spring
VETERANS ATTEND COMRADES
FUNERAL.
The funeral of Alanson A. Hall was
held Monday afternoon at the home
of his son, j. Fred Hall on Plimpton
ST., Walpole There was a large at
tendance, George X. Bird Post, G. A. K.
of Norwood, of which the deceased was
a member and past commander, and E.
Brigham Piper Post of Walpole, both
being present in body and turning
out in goodly numbers to pay a last
tribute to their deceased comrade.
There were many floral tributes. The
officiating clergyman was Rev. AleXan-
der Mackenzie of the Walpole Con-
gregational church and Miss Frances
Churchill sang two solos. Interment
was in Highland cemetery.
Mr.. Hall was we'll known in Nor
wood where he had resided for about
twenty-five years. He was a carpenter
by trade, but for the past few years
up to some months ago, he had been
caretaker of the Norwood lookup. He
was born in Athens, Me, and was 68
years of age.
He enlisted in Company K, Goth New
York infantry in the Civil War and
took much interest in the Grand Army
being a past commander of the local
J Post. He is survived by two sons,
j. Fred Hall who formerly resided in
this town, and now lives in Walpole
and Frank w. Hall, also former Nor
wood resident, now of Chicago The
latter was detained by late train
and did not arrive there till Monday
evening.