The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-10-26

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Leroy were visitors at Freeman FIR
maids Sunday.
ST. ALBANS
Mrs. F. o. Lyford of Pennington is
in town visiting Mrs. Daniel Hanson
and Mrs. David Longley.
Miss Erma Berry, graduate nurse
of the Maine General Hospital of
Portland, who has been spending her
vacation with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. F. NJ. Berry, returned to her
work last week
Mss Mabel Fuller of ,Wateryille
was a week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bonney.
Mrs. Robert Martin went to Wa
terville Monday for visit with
friends.
Edmund Frost of Belfast was in
town last week visiting relatives.
Miss Mabel Nutter. who has been
in Jackman employed in the mill
merry store of Mrs. F. r. Moore, re-
turned home Monday.
Charles Batchelder who has been
visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam Batchelder, returned to Boston,
last week, Thursday.
Mrs. John Lucas, who has been
spending several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Nellie Clark, left for
her home in New York Monday of
this week.
ATHENS
The Ladies Mission Circle of the
Baptist Church met Wednesday after
noon, Oct. IS, with Mrs. S. A. Foss
with good attendance. The pro-
gram was a continuance of the sub
iect of the previous meeting 1.-THE
Five Year Program" and consider
able interest was manifested. 1t is
hoped that the Athens Church may
be able to attain the goals aimed at
in this program. The same subject
was taken up at the Sunday evening
service, Oct. %.
Wednesday evening, Oct. IS, at the
Epworth League meeting the two del
egates, Velma Bush and Howard
Chapman gave a very interesting re-
port of the Augusta District League
meeting at Skowhegan, Oct. II and
10.
At the session of the Sunday
School, Oct. %, Mrs. j. F. Holman
was chosen delegate to the State Sun
Oct. "a, 25. 26.
Friday evening, Oct 20. the post
poned Community Social was held at
the Academy. A good attendance
and pleasant evening is the report
There were Halloween decorations.
A degree team from the Skowhe-
gan Encampment came to Athens
Friday evening. Oct. 20, for degree
work in the Athens Encampment
Work was followed by an oyster sup
per.
Our schools are TO have a recess
Thursday and Friday of this week
to allow the teachers who wish to at
tend the Teachers Convention in
Portland.
Miss Lottie Reed is at home this
week from Wellington. She will re-
turn next Monday to teach the vii
Iage school instead of the one where
she has been teaching.
At the session of the Grange Sat
urday afternoon Mrs. Berry, the lee
turer, who has been conducting a
guessing contest, reported that
enough money had been raised to
purchase the needed clock and also a
thermometer. A large number
should come out next Saturday to see
the new purchases and learn what
their part shall be to make a sue
cessful Pomona meeting, Nov. Z.
Mrs. Jane Boston of Wellington
and her sister Mrs Emily F. Turner
of Los Angeles, Cal. recently called
on their niece Mrs. o. L. Bush and
other relatives in this vicinity.
H. p. Bush, who purchased the
Helen Chapman place some time ago
got settled in the new home last
week. He has made quite extensive
improvements on the stable and con-
templates making improvements on
the house later.
Manley Campbell is moving this
week from Bunker Hill to the Pew
GRILL farm in the east part of the
town. which he has rented for two
years.
Rev. B. II. Johnson was up from
Ellsworth last week making a few
brief calls on Athens friends. He
reports his daughter Florence, who
has been at the Hebron Sanitarium
for several months as so much i'm
proved that hopes are entertained
that she will be able to return home
in few months.
A. S Plummer of Lewiston arriv-
ed Oct q to pass a few days with
his brother-in-law, ]. H. Curtis.
Mr. Clark, foreman of Mackey
Brothers Lumber Co, arrived last
week from Miriam, Mass, and has
got nicely settled in a rent at Robert
Hayden's. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
were the strangers at church Sunday
where they were cordially greeted.
Hewett Hood and wife of Auburn
with friends arrived at j. T. Nights
Saturday. They came in their auto
calling at Waterville for Mrs, Hoods
son Merrill Greene, student at
Colby, who came with them to pass
the week end with Athens friends.
A Presque Isle automobile party
was in town. Oct. %, calling at F..
c. Taylor's East Athens. Mr.. Hus-
sey, one of the party. is a son Of the
late Hannah Rines Hussey, whose
early home was at what is now call
ed the Daggett place, next north Of