The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
ATHENS

ATHENS
Grange met in special session Sat
urday afternoon, Dec. Is to complete
the election of officers and attend to
other business matters, one of which
was to talk up the matter of electric
lights for the hall, which may be de-
cided at a future meeting. The com
plete list of officers for 1915 Is: Wal
lace E. Jones, master; Horace S. Ell
lott, overseer; E. r. Berry, steward
A. A. Hall, assistant steward; Myrtle
Drake. lady assistant steward Eta p
Berry, lecturer; Ellen p. Jones, sec
rotary; James E. Chapman, treasur-
er; w. r. Tibbetts, gate keeper
Eleanor H. Holman, chaplain; Wini-
fred Trueworthy. Pomona; Flora Ell
lott Ceres; Stella Chapman. Flora
Winifred Trueworthy, pianist; H. s,
Elliott, janitor. The next meeting
will be Jan. 8, an all day session with
baked bean dinner. A good attend
ance Is desired with a liberal contri-
button of food that there may be
something to send out to deserving
poor as the Sunday School are doing
for Xmas 1t Is expected that A. E.
Bosworth will be the installing officer
as he installed as master both the
father and mother of the master
elect.
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of Magazines. Sampson & Avore.
The Union Sunday School will hold
Xmas exercises Friday evening, Dec.
"a in /. o. o. F. Hall. A good work
has been undertaken this year in
Athens as in many other places, that
of soliciting articles to make an Xmas
dinner for some of the needy families.
A committee from the Sunday School
assisted by the ladies of the two
church aid societies are soliciting ar
ticles of food and clothing for this
work
Rev. and Mrs. B. Fl. Johnson left
here Dec. to return to Their home in
Wayne, after passing a vacation of a
month in Athens. On their way home
they were to visit their daughter
Florence, who has entered the Fair
field Sanitarium for treatment. All
are glad to hear that she has been
improving.
Rev. william Fletcher returned
Tuesday after few days with Athens
friends speaking to several audiences
during his brief stay
Athens friends are congratulating
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow Rowell of North
Cornville on the arrival of a son in
their home. Dec. 10.
Congratulations are also in order
for Alton Bush. who has recently
been nominated by the retiring edi-
torial board and by the faculty as
one of four candidates for the posi-
ton of editor-in-chief of the Bates
Student. the college weekly publica-
ton. The Editor-in-chief and the
other editors are selected from these
four candidates. In addition to this
Mr.. Bush Is a member of the Politics
Club. the Jordan Scientific Society
and the German Club, honor societies
open to fifteen members from the
Junior and Senior classes. He Is
also class treasurer and a member OF
the college press club.
The NJ. z. u. Society are holding
rehearsals for the play THE Country
Doctor" To be presented soon.
ACADEMY NOTES
Somerset Academy closed the iTth
for two weeks vacation. Miss
whippie will visit her parents In
Scion and Miss Bsilcy viii visit her
parents In Lisbon Falls.
On the evening OF the 18th the firsI
division OF the Freshman dscia ma
tions occurred In I. q. q. D. Hall This
speakers were Misses Spauiding
bowman. Foster. Hall aud Rowcll.
and Messrs Walker. Tufts. woodman
and Poland The second division will
speak In same hall on evening oi
January ~
Miss Dora Bro~n has returned "a
her studies In the Academy.
The Athaeneum Literary Society Of