The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-04

members of the fnny tribe his way, is
secret. but John certainly gets the
results when he goes alter them.
ATHENS
Somerset Academy closed Thursday
May q and Prof and Mrs Greene left
at once by auto for their home.
saturday. May So proved quite fav-
orable for Memorial exercises though
a lew drops of rain in the morning
doabtless kept some away. The vet
Grams and ladies came Early with ever
green and flowers II prepare the
Wreaths. Wild flowers made the
taples more attractive At a little
past l. a baked bean aud pastry din
n'f was served and later ice cream
was on sale in the dining room. About
noon the crowd began 10 gather and
tile auditorium was full al the open
ing OF the afternoon exercises. The
program consisted OF an exercise by
me school children prayer by the
chaplain; reading OF orders and Lin
coin Address at Gettysburg by the
adJutant. several selections of patrio-
TIC music by a choir of nine voices
with Mrs, a. f. Locke pianist and an
able and interesting address by Pres
ident Roberts of Colby College. The
procession was then formed and
marched to the cemetery. A fife and
drum corps furnished out of door
music for the day The beautiful
wreath presented by II D Eaton Esq.
attracted the attention of many as
lhsy entered the hail
The Washington school is prepar-
ing for an entertainment 10 be given
Friday evening June 3 The money
raised to be for the improvements in
the schoolroom
saturday evening June there is to
be a district meeting OF Odd Fellows
In Nesserrunsett Hall The ladies of
the Rebekah Lodge are 10 serve the
supper in Grange Hall We wonder if
they serve ii in Grange hall so the
goat won't smell the food
Tuesday June 9. Somerset Pomona
VIII meet with Athens Grange.
Don fail to see the great feature
me Smuggler's Daughter" at the
Athens Grange Hall. Monday the Sth.
Miss Martha Whittier. principal of
High School and teacher of Latin. Col
eridge, Nebraska, arrived in town May
% 10 De the guest for few days of
her cousin Mrs. Robert Hayden. Mrs.
Laura whittier arrived the next day
after her daughter came She came
mere from Montreal where she has
been visiting her son Charles Whit
uer. She reports a second little son
In this family born May % Mrs
Whittier was accompanied a part of
the way by her prospective son in
law, j. E. Olivenbaum. X-ray expert.
Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.
The marriage is to take place Wednes-
day, June 3, the officiating clergyman
to be Rev. Frank Hall of Livermore
rails, who is native of Athens.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Hight were sur
prised last Saturday forenoon when
an auto party arrived from Auburn
Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt Hood, Arthur
Bush and two friends made up the
party which returned TO Auburn Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs Harriet Ware and son Phil Of
WaterVille were brief visitors in town
last week making the trip in their
automobile.
The many friends of Mrs. Minerva
Foss Fish are pleased to learn that
she is gaining and was able to take a
short carriage ride Sunday.
Archie Hull cut his foot while work
ing in the woods June ..
Mrs. Julia Johnson who had nearly
recovered from an injured ankle made
misstep Tuesday and injured it a
second time.
Ed Tobey is very i'll here at the
home of his sister Mrs Sadie Stodder
He returned last week from Boston
where he went a few weeks ago for
medical treatment
Friends here have lately received
the intelligence of the death May Is of
Mrs. Roscoe Browning. Her death
occurred in a hospital at Traverse
City Mich. Mr.. Browning was a ma
tive of Athens.
Mrs. Ellingwood who was very i'll
with measles has been slowly recov-
ering till she is now seen taking a
short carriage drive nearly every day
Mrs. Lizzie Curtis who spent the win
ter in Bingham has been at Mrs. Ell
lingwood's for some time assisting
with the work
Erma Stickney who was employed
for several weeks at Skowhegan is at
hCI home here This week