The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-07-15
ATHENS


Wednesday, July 7, there was an all
day meeting of the Baptist Auxiliary
on the lawn at Robert Hayden's. There
was the usual picnic dinner of good
things of which over thirty members
and visitors partook. Mrs. Hayden
and Abbie Farmer entertained in their
usual hospitable manner and the din
ner hour was jolly one. About 2
o'clock the president called TO order
and Nearer My God TO Thee" was
sung After quotations and current
events there were readings by Abbie
Farmer, Lillian Emery, Annie Fox,
Laura Rowell, Eta Chapman and Eta
/ Cooley; recitation by Abbie Fox; clos
ing song, America. There is to be
no meeting in two weeks, but in four
weeks the meeting will be with Mrs.
Lillian Emery and each member will
be EXPECTED to read or recite some
thing from Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Read ad-another column of the
great Ball Game in Skowhegan, this
! week-Friday.
Thursday was a very rainy day and
night in Athens as in many other
towns. George Aver and three
younger boys were expected home
from an up river fishing trip, but they
didn't come till Saturday and George
didn't have fish enough to feed the
automobile party of eleven who came
up from Skowhegan the next day for
a picnic dinner. We wonder if he
told them about crossing the swollen
stream on his way to reach his auto!
Annie L. Decker will be at Mrs. Ro-
bert Hayden's, next Tuesday, from 8
to 3, TO meet patients.
Friday morning occurred the death
of Ralph Cleveland, the fifth death in
our little town in about a month. His
age was II years, while the others
were 10, 81, 81 and IS. He was al
ways a frail looking boy but his last
illness dates back several weeks when
nearly all the family were i'll for a
time. He appeared to be somewhat
better until June % when he began to
grow worse July 4, DR.. WadSworth
of Skowhegan was called in consulta-
ton and gave no hope. Miss Green
leaf a trained nurse, was called and
everything was done that could be
done, till the end came July 8, leaving
an older brother and sister, the pa
rents and grandparents to mourn the
loss of the baby of the home. His
funeral was held Sunday afternoon, H.
w. Wood conducting a brief prayer
service and undertaken Scott Lord
Lord of Canaan in charge of arrange
ments. There were many flowers
that voiced the sympathy of the Sun
day School and friends. The bearers
were Clyde Williams, Albert Springer
Clyde Bush and Clifton Hight. The
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Frank Cleveland and wife of Ever
EFT. Mass, arrived the first of the
week to pass a few days in the Cleve-
land home.
Mary Tarbel Pratt and daughter
Maxa are guests of Mrs. Tarbell.
Mrs. Laura Holman Judd with her
little daughter arrived last week from
New York to visit her parents Judge
and Mrs. J. F. Holman.
B. p. Barker and wife went to Ban
gor to spend July with a sister
Eliza Barker Palmer, accompanying
their son-in-law c. c. Mclaughlin
and family of Harmony in Mr.. Nc
Laughlin's auto. They went through
Dexter, returning by another route so
as to see more of the farming section
Mr.. Barker reports the hay crop look
ing rather more promising than in
this section. He also noticed many
acres of beans which he judged were
planted for the canning factory.
Athens Grange met in regular ses-
sion July 10, Overseer w. E. Jones
filling the Masters chair. The
treasurer made his quarterly report
and the committee on resolutions on
the death of Mrs. Jane York charter
member, read appropriate resolutions.
! The janitor was made a committee to
look after selling grass on Grange lot.
A shower passed over here Monday
scarcely laying the dust near here
while only a short distance away the
rain and hail fell in such quantities as
to wet fishing parties and others.