The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-30
ATHENS


recently while up in Kingsbury on a
hunting trip.
Mrs. Arthur Trim, who has been
ually improving. Mrs Guy Williams
is the nurse in charge.
The Union Sunday School held
their Christmas eltertainment in |. O.
o. f. hall Friday evening, Dec. "a.
The hall was wei filled with atten-
tive listeners To program said by
many to be the best they had ever
heard here on similar occasions. Fol-
lowing is the program: Music
Glory to God IN he Highest by the
chorus; Invocation, Rev. J. E. Glib
berd; welcome, oliver Hanson; The
Night Before Christmas, Leona Bush;
Overheard at Christmas, Ariel Lord;
recitation Louise and Elizabeth Bray
ton; Hark What Mean Those Holy
Voices, Chorus;I The Boys, James
Brayton; WATCHING for Santa, Forrest
Mason; song, Christmas Bells, Choir
us; To Every By and Girl, Alphonso
Wentworth; Popr Santa Claus, How
ard Brayton; eNsrcise by five boys,
The Way to be Happy; A Note to
Santa, Lucy ABBOTT; Santa Claus,
Leslie Mason; exercise by seventeen
girls, Gifts for ne King; The Wait
Child, Erma fickney; Hark the
Herald Angels Sng, by Chorus After
the program cane the distribution of
the gifts from he tree and also the
sending out of ne White Gifts" to
the needy families In the rear of
the hall was Slarge table laden with
the white gift; while under it were
the bags of pGatoes, squash and
other vegetable; Several families
enjoyed an XInas dinner of chicken,
pie, cake and nny other good things
and were made more comfortable by
the clothing set The Wednesday
afternoon previous was spent in sew
ing at Mrs. Ilingwood's for the
families, the Methodist and Baptist
church aid sooieies uniting for the
work, about twenty-five being present.
In addition too he work for the de-
serving poor seyEal shut-ins were re-
membered with ONE little gift. Mrs.
Guy Williams VS. very active in this
work and fount many ready to aid
her. Being ca ed away Wednesday
in the capacity If trained nurse. the
program was let in charge of Mrs.
Minnie Hight
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Donald Hight md Alton Bush came
home from Bovoin and Bates for the
Xmas recess.
Saturday evsrng, Dec. %, was the
date fixed for th Xmas tree exercises
at East Athels. Notwithstanding
the stormy eve1ng a good number
were out and D, interesting program
carried out foIlwed by the part al
ways most blessing to the children
the distributiori Of gifts.
Annie l.. Decter will be at Mrs.
Robert Hayden next Tuesday from
10 to to meet patients
Mr.. and Mrs, !. T. Hight were sur
prised Dec. g. when an automobile
party drove in from Auburn. Mr..
and Mrs. Hewi1 Hold and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Stckbridge. They left
Sunday about bon in the heavy rain
storm which laer turned to a north
east snow storr. They reached Au-
burn about g. Without meeting with
any serious nihap though telephone
poles were fading and much damage
being done all lbout them.
This paper Z months, % cents.
Clyde williams left last week for
Bangor, where he expects to find en-
ployment.
Thompson 4 Fox begun operations
last week on the Beckwith lumber
lot They hse moved their portable
mill there and furnish employment to
about a dozen men.
DR. Ellingwod has recently had a
part OF his feel staked off into build
ing lots. one which we hear Is al
ready sold
Mrs. Arthur Trim was taken very
i'll last "wednesday and DR.. Wads-
worth was called in consultation with
DR. Menges. Later reports are that
she is improving Mrs. Guy Williams
is the nurse II attendance.
The Washington school opened Dec.
81 with Mis- Shepard in charge of the
Primary Experiment. and Mrs. Miller
of Wellinaon In charge of the Gram
mar. MS Marguerite Fox who
taught the Grammar school last term
has gone ! Sanford to teach. Mrs,
Miller bo.tds at Charles Dore's and
Miss Shelard at NJ j flights.