The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12
ATHENS

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period of seven years.
ATHENS
The next regular meeting OF Athens
Grange Will be held Saturday evening
June IA instead of Saturday afternoon
as stated last week. The ladies OF
the Baptist Auxiliary will hold their
ice cream sale Saturday afternoon
or until sold out.
June I. Alden Buchanan and wife
took in the meeting of Scion Grange
with East Madison Grange as visi-
tors. They report a fine program.
They also visited Mrs. Bucknam's
sister, Mrs. Sanford Nottage in Bling
ham and returned home with fine
lot of trout
Harold Corson and Harold Dunton
brought In a string of AZ trout one
day last week. and others who have
been successful with the rod are DR..
Menges Ernest Cook, Paul Dunnigan,
L. c. Williams and Claude Barker.
George Aver went to Skowhegan
June 9th and brought to town five
thousand salmon which were put in
Wentworth Pond
Mr.. Aver took an afternoon ride to
Bingham in his new auto. June s.
Ernest Decker of Skowhegan was
in town last week teaching the new
auto purchasers how to run their ma
chimes. Among the recent purchas-
ers are Peter Mulhern, Arthur Smith
and DR.. Ellingwood. Mrs. Ellln6-
wood has for many years been con-
sldered somewhat Of an invalid, put
since she has gone into the hen bust
l ess and is now learning to run an
we think she will pass
for quite we'll woman.
George Dolbier Is moving his fami-
ly from the George Hight place to
Madison. We are glad to learn that
j. F. Corson Is not to leave Athens,
but Is to move into the rent vacated
by Mr. Dolbier.
Frank Hight has sold his farm
home a mile north of the village on
the Brighton road to Jedediah Cleayes
of Harmony.
While Sunday, June /. promised an
abundant apple crop. Tuesday morn
ing, June TO- frost covered the ground
in many places. Fred Barker has
potatoes hoed and corn several inches
high.
Mrs Joshua Williams of Skowhe-
gan was the guest of her sister Mrs.
F. V. Barker June 8, and in attend
ance at the morning church service.
Rev. B. II. Johnson went to Bling
ham. June 8, accompanied by Mrs.
Johnson. His place here was sup
piled by Rev. Christian Won Toble
who spoke on, Mission work from the
word THY Kingdom Come. Appro
pirate selections were sung, Edna
Johnson, organist. There was a
large attendance at the Sunday school
Mrs. L. G. Williams class now num-
bering 10. The Children's Day con-
cert has been postponed to Sunday
evening, June %.
Mr.. Won Toble after a two weeks
stay here left Monday morning on his
return home.
Miss May Johnson left June 9th, for
Augusta, where she has employment
until her return to the Gordon Train
ing school, Newton. Mass.
Miss Ruth Hight left the first OF
last week for Hartland where she has
ID. H. Bartlett and wife and Mrs.
Mary Leighton were up from Show
hogan last Saturday making brief
calls on friends.
In the shower of last Wednesday
night the Cecil Jewett mill at West
Athens was struck by lightning. The
night watch quickly gave the alarm
and the fire was soon under control
before great damage was done. The !
St Clair mill at Wellington was
several thousand dollars.
Miss Viola Taylor who graduated
rom Somerset Academy May 30, be- .
gan teaching June 2, to finish the
spring term of the Garfield school, /.
he teacher Miss Weymouth having
,een i'll of pneumonia at her board
ng place with Mrs George Mckinney. /
She is reported as -conyalescing and
hoping to resume her work at the
opening of the fall term.
The funeral of Ethel Wyman, wife
Of Frank hatcher, occurred at her
nome in Scion, Thursday forenoon,
June 5, Rev, J. w. Packard of
Skowhegan officiating clergyman.
The burial was here in Mt Rest Her
age was AZ years.
Not a few readers here were inter-
ested last week in the sketches of
two Somerset boys, Mr.. Lucas being
the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Cook of this town.
The fourth and ninth grade grad
uating exercises will occur in the |.
o. o. f. Hall on the evening of the
2Sth, followed by a social and every
one is cordially invited to attend
There will be an exhibit of the school
work in the hall for the parents to
see. All schools will close the 9th
except the Garfield and that will con
tinue one week later. Fall term will
open August 25th.
HARTLAND
The baccalaureate sermon was de-
liyered to the graduating class of
IL rtlapd AradamV Sunday