The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-15

The Academy team fer the Athens
Solon Bingham and North Arson IN
tiers cholaste spelling contest fer TINS
week VAS made up OF Miss Berry ana
Miss Warren 10 Miss Stetson and
Miss Bulger 20. Miss Chapman, Miss
Fenlason and Williams p and Miss
Ellis and Miss Tebbetts -
Home Night at the Rebekdhs VIII
be observed on Wednesday, MAY Is
The Academy boys played ball with
Somerset Academy boys on Wednes-
day at Athens and the Athens boys
will return the game here on Friday
Dr Harry NORM with his v fe and
little son Edward arrived here Satnr
day night from Bath to visit his broth
cr and wife They are spending a
/ few DAYS this week at Lake Embden
/ Capt NORM received his discharge
/ from United States service a short
/ time arc and has returned 10 his
/ practice 1t Bath
The historical Pageant given by the
| Sophomore class in Carrabassett Hall
/ Friday evening was a very interesting
affair as It WIS a representation Of the
making of America and was given in
costume, speech, song and drill me
( Pageant VAS repeated, Monday night
at Scion
Mrs. D X. W Hams has had her
| house on upper Main street wired for
/ electric lights by Mr.. Lunt of Skowhe-
| gan.
Emerald Rebekah lodge has receiv-
ed an invitation from Northern Light
lodge Of Scion to visit them on May %
There Is more OF the yarn at Red
Cross headquarters for the knitting of
refugee stockings. mufflers and
sweaters and it is earnestly desired
that the knitting be continued until
this allotment is finished
The community social to welcome
home the soldier boys will be held in
Carrabassett Hall. tonight in charge
of the following committees: Pro-
gram. Rev f. w Kenison, Rev f. l..
Baker. Leo Caswell, Mrs. Joseph Nor
ton. Miss Edith Harrison, Miss Kate
Robinson NJ IS Helen Kennison; mu-
sic, Mrs. c. V Bailey, Miss K. G.
ROBINSON finance, G. L. Hovey; dec
Grafton. W r. Wait, L. f. Bailey;
ushers, Leo Caswell, Golf French; re-
freshments Mrs. l.. C. Robinson,
Mrs. Walter Wait Before the pro-
gram in the hall, there will be flag
raising in front of the hall of the ser
vice and two flags
Henry B. Lynds and Howard A.
Lynds of Starks have bought of j.
Frank Walker the farm on the New
Portland road. which was settled 135
years ago by Jonathan Allbee, Rev
olutionary soldier. and has never been
ont of the fam ly until now Mr.
walker has bought of Wallace Emery
the place on upper Main street, where
Leon Newton has lived several years
and will move there as soon as Mr.
newton finds a rent
MRS ELMORE c. AVER
Mrs. e. {. Aver Of Dorchester, Mass
who had been in poor health for the
last few years and about a month
ago sustained a par1lytic shock, pass
ed away Thursday, May s. Mrs. NJ
jeanette Aver was born in North An
son. March 81, 1850, the daughter Of
Capt Asa and Almira (Lcete) Paine
the youngest Of six children She
was educated at the village schools
and Arson Academy and married
Oct. 81. 1870. Elmore c Aver. des-
cendant Of the Aver family which set
tied in Embden. To them were born
four children, Of whom three are liV-
ing, Mrs Bertha NJ. NORTH of Roch-
ester, n II Mrs Eugenia Cults of
Indiana and Elnore, Jr., of Dorches-
tor. Mass Their son Asa died Oct.
IS. 1893 Mr. and Mrs Aver have
lived for years at Dorchester, but her
old home town was always very dear
to her and the old associations were
never forgotten Whenever she was
called upon to assist in any benevo-
lent enterprise connected with her M
tive town she was always ready and
responded liberaly. She became a
member of Ruth Health Cragin Chap .
ter in 1905 being descended from
John Paine and his son, Rev. W lllam
Paine. both Revolutionary soldiers. /
Mrs. Aver is survived by her hui band,
three children and one sister. Mrs.
Della Aver of Nedham, Mass. all of
whom accompanied the remains To No.
Arson, with the exception of Mrs.
Cults. who was with her mother dur
ing the last weeks Of her lines. The
funeral was held at Dorchester. Sun
day. and the remains were brought to
the home of her niece, Mrs. Da sy
Cushing, where a short service was
held. Tuesday forenoon, at 10 O'Clock,
Rev T.. w Kennison officiating. The
flag of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution on Graveyard hill was at
half mast. The interment was in
the family lot in Sunset cemetery,
where she was laid to rest beneath a
great profusion of beautiful flowers.
Additional North Arson news will
be found on Page Eight.
S0L0N
Scion went over the top as usual in
the Victory Loan
Ira Adams, W NJ of Keystone
Lodge F. & A NJ. and c. E. Eames