The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-25
ATHENS

Prof. Green went to Scion Saturday
to make arrangements for the prize
sDeaking in which the students OF som
erset Academy. Arson Academy ana
Scion High School are TO participate.
/ Sunday the Board of Health met and
decided to close the High School, toI
a week on account of new case OF
scarlet fever in the home of one OF
the pupils at North Cornyille. Pro1.
| Green and family left at once by auto
| for their home, Gilead, Me.
Among the recent arrivals in town
for the Christmas recess are Alton
williams Bush of Bates College, Mar
guerite Fox from Pennington, Annie
Emery from Portland and Josephine
Hight from Madison.
Rev. II. F. Millgan of Clinton &C
companied by Mrs. Milligan and
daughters Lila and Emma were callers
in town Dec. II.
Frank York and wife returned 10
Augusta several days ago after several
weeks passed here.
Mrs. Mary Leighton who has Deen
passing several days with relatives
and friends here plans to return the
last of this week to her home in SHOW
hogan.
We are sorry to learn that 5. /.
Goodrich has lost a nice heiter by us
running wild in the woods.
The rural schools in town closed
Dec. IL, several with social in the
evening, but we cannot report in full
as the programs have not been furn-
ished us. 1t is a pleasure to know
that one. at least, of the teachers was
remembered for her kindness to two
motherless boys in her school. Miss
| Viola Taylor of the Garfield School
was surprised after her return home
! by a caller who presented her with
nice brush and comb set, the gift of
the two boys and their grandmother,
Mrs. Horace johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Fish visited
relatives in Skowhegan Monday.
! l.. A. Stinchfield returned Saturday
night from business trip to Pressure
/ Isle, taking in the State Grange at
! Bangor to which he was a delegate.
Mrs. Poland, widow of the late Geo.
Poland is i'll at her home in the north
part of the town and her daughters
have been called home. .
/ At the Baptist Church conference,
| Dec. 90 the resignation of Rev D. II.
/ johnson as pastor was presented. Mr.,
johnson having accepted call TO the
/ Baptist Church in Wayne. Five new
members were accepted by letter and
at the Sunday morning service they
were welcomed into the church by Mr..
/ Johnson. The Methodist pastor was
present and assisted in the morning
service. There was a communion ser
vice at the close of the service fol-
/ lowed by a large attendance at Sunday
School.
The Morrison entertainment Dec. IL,
was well attended and pronounced hrst
class Mr.. Morrison's violin solos, his
reading, the piano solos and the so
prano solos by Mrs. Flanders were re-
ceived with much applause and each
number responded to by an equally
pleasing selection.
Born in Athens, Dec. IT, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Auren c. Buzzell, a son.
Athens has had quite good record
for nice oxen. B. P. Barker and 9TH
ers having in years past brought home
several blue ribbons won at the State
fairs. OF late Athens has not been so
well represented at these fairs but
Gov. Haines' address here at the Wes-
serrunsett Valley fair, Sept "a, may
prove a stimulus to encourage other
exhibitors in this line. Some of the
Athens farmers seem we'll pleased with
recent sales of stock that was on exhi-
bition here Sept "a. Readers doubt
less noticed last week that George Fos-
ter had recently shipped to Wisconsin
eighteen of his thoroughbred Guern-
seys. The fat oxen that were exhibit
ed by B. P. Barker have recently been