Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-14
ATHENS

ATHENS
Athens grange met in regular ses'
sion Saturday afternoon Inc .opie
for the brothers, What SHAH 10
With MY Idle Acres?" was opened oy
A. A. Hall followed by Jas. Z. Cnap-
man and others. The topic for the
sisters, What Shall 1 Plant IN MY
! War Garden?'' was opened oy MrS.
! Nellie Fox followed by other speakers.
/ II was voted to hold the next meeting
! in two weeks in the evening.
! Somerset Academy.
| Somerset academy will close June
| for the summer vacation. The grad
uation exercises will occ,' At that
time. Miss Marion Whipple and Miss
! Gladys l.. Harmon, two of the teach
ers at this institution visited in SHOW
hegan Saturday and Sunday, Mrs
Marion Drake Flanders, teacher OF
music being there also TO conduct the
singing at the Bethany Baptist church
in that town.
This Tuesday evening in the Grange
| hall the Epworth league of the Athens
| Methodist Episcopal church, the or
ganization defeated in a contest with
the Epw nth league of the Scion
Methodist hurch will serve a Hoov-
criZed banquet to the Solon league
members. Beside the Solon members.
there will also be representatives
from SkoWhegan and Madison in at
tendance. Following the banquet
there will be after dinner speeches
and in the evening a three-act mill
tary drama by the Athens league.
j. L. Chapman, one of the promi-
nent stock farmers Of Athens has II
very fine oxen. this spring. These
animals were purchased last fall in
Dexter, Bingham, Solon and Madison
and now after having been Wintered
out under Mr.. Chapman's care will
average 1850 pounds each in weight.
There are Herefords and Durhams
in the lot, and while Mr. Chapman is
working some of Them on his farm
he will probably turn the most of
them out with view to sending them
to market the first Of the summer.
The Mission circle of the Baptist
church will be entertained by Mrs. L.
n. ENingwood Wednesday afternoon
of this week.
Private Alton Ellis. who has been at
Camp Devens on military duty for
several months together with Mrs Ell
lis have been visiting during the latter
part of the week at the home of Mrs.
Ellis mother, Mrs. John Avery in the
west part of the town. Priv. Ellis has
a seven days furlough. Mrs. Ellis has
taken a position in Aver Mass.
Mrs George f. Aver has been visit
ing in Skowhegan during the past
week.
Mrs W. l.. Bradeen has gotten suf-
ticiently packed for removing to Mr..
Rradcens new charge in Sheepscot
and has already departed. The chill
dren are remaining in Athens to finish
their school year as planned.
Rev. Henry e. Dunnack of Augusta
has been engaged by the William Nor
gan Post, q. A. r. to deliver the
Memorial day address May 80 at
Grange hall. The Sunday school and
other organizations as well as every
patriotic citizen is invited to join in
the services. The veterans and their
wives only will be served free at the
dinner.
Mrs. Wallace Jones has been pass
ing a vacation with her parents, Mr.
: and Mrs. Harold Trueworthy in Dow
CT. y. II.
Henry Ineersol and Arthur Wood
man purpose 10 raise quite crop Of
sweet corn. They are planting on the
Woodman farm on Dorc hill.
11ifcord 1'a,.lor wont IN \NoteryiIle
Saturday morning for a short visit.
About S54 was cleared from the en-
tertainment in Grange hall Friday
evening by the members of the Sopho-
more class of Somerset academy.
There was a good attendance and the
, various parts in the presentation were
interestingly portrayed. The academy
, orchestra furnished music and a SOC
ial followed the entertainment.
A very entertaining program, mis-
ccllancous in nature was presented at
the last meeting of the Baptist auXi-
liary held at the home OF Mrs. Winnie
, Locke Following quotations by the
. members recitation" were given by
Mrs. Eta X. Cooley and Mrs. Ella p.
Ellinswcod. d piano solo by Mrs. VIM
mic Locke, piano duet BY Miss Ida
Spaudins and Mrs. Ellingwood, songs
by Miss Elsie Roberts and Miss Ida
SpauldinS and a piano sclo by Mrs.
t,llingWUod. The next meeting will
occur in two weeks al which time Off
GERS will I've elected. The place Of
meeting has not yet been decided
upon.