The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-04

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Camden on Tuesday. They were ac
companied by Mrs. Henry Crowell.
ATHENS
Somerset Academy was closed
Thursday and Friday last week. Mr.
French, principal. attending the State
teachers convention at Bangor Others
in town who attended were Mrs. Win
ME Jones and Mrs Alice Flanders.
teachers in the Washington school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy futile are receiv-
ing congratulations On the birth OF a
nine and half pound boy, born Sun
day Oct 81, Roland Ernest.
Herbert F. Cook, formerly of MARI
! bOro, Mass. but more recently of
/ Shrewsbury. Mass is With his brother
/ Nahum Cook and family. Several
/ weeks ago Mr.. Cook was bereaved by
tie sudden death of his wife His
| home being broken and health i'm
paired he nay remain here with his
! brother Indefinitely.
| The friends of Mrs. l.. c. Williams
are glad to know she is improving in
strength and able to get about the
house without help. This last as
| surance is encouraging after the long
seige she has had with rheumatic
fever.
At the next regular session of the
Athens Grange. Saturday afternoon,
October 6, all members are requested
to bring items of current events to be
read as part Of the program.
The next regular meeting of the
Grange occurs Saturday p. IN. this
week. The lecturer requests that
each member be prepared with cur
rent event.
Donald c. Hight. who has been Wis
ting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J.
Hight, left home last Friday for New
York City where he is to be located
in the general Office of the +. a. Strout
Farm Agency.
The friends of Miss Iildreth bore
will be pleased to learn she is rccov-
ering from her recent opeatiOn at a
hospital in Hartford. Conn. About
two weeks ago she was able to be
moved 10 the home of her sister. Mrs.
Gala NJ. Wilson, 196 Sargent SO. in
the above mentioned city.
Mrs Ella II. Russell has closed her
mousse anu Bble " hDhRA AZ r-ttIl hiiNi !
she viii remain for some time with
the family of her nephew, {. b. Hight.
Ncssrs Harold DuDton and Harold
Curson have contracted to cut for 5.
u Warren Company an estimated
1000,o00 feet of pine and hemlock
lumber this winter. The place of
the operation is in the Plantation of
Brighton
Following are the names of those
who have been drawn as possible
iurvmen at the Burke trial this No
vcmber-Amos Chapman, Osgood
York. Merton L. Dennis, Harold f. |
Chapman. Harold Hurd, Bradbury p.
Barker and Hollis Brown.
NJ. z. b. NOTES
State Librarian H. f. Dunnack will |
deliver his lecture Building Castles
Nov "a. Wednesday evening, under
tho auspices of the NJ. e. b. Society. !
All who have heard this talented |
sneaker will wish to avail themselves |
of This privilege The place will be
/. o. O. f. hall Tickets will be for
sale.
The pleasant home of the Fox sis
fors was the scene of a happy gather
ing OF members OF the socie'S i"S'
Thursday afternoon Ai'ho 'ne SNleS
were lowering and some rain fell, yet I
seventeen we're able TO De present
The two mile trip from the village
was made through the assistance OF [
Dr Ellmgwood. Donald Hight, Doane I
Candape and Ray Tibbetts who kindly I
gave the service OF thelr autolio.'tIeS
for the conveyance oil 'he laoies. -N'lei
a short business session the t'ii' vas
spent socially ana III iiiah'"s p''n' 'ol
future activities IN behall. o. 'nt
church. Delicious refreshments vi
sandwiches ne" c'1e'Se, cdN' anu ~