The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-09-16

THE NEWS OF SOMERSETS BUSY
TOWNS
HARMONY

HARMONY
On Sunday. August 29th, Orrin
Dore Of Guilford and Mrs. Sylvia Gray
of Solon were united in matrimony at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev. lnez
Nj. Webster. The contracting parties
were both formerly of this town but
will now make their home at Gnilford.
MIR. and Mrs Dore attended the we'd
ding and stood up with them during
the ceremony in which the double ring
service was used The bride was
gowned in dove blue colored silk and
the groom in navy blue serge The
best wishes of their friends attend
them.
Mrs Mertie Willis McAllster and
family of Nashua, \. II. returned
home after a ten days visit with her
mother, Mrs. Gertrude Willis.
Miss Doris Cooley went to Benton
last Sunday to teach school.
Miss Pearl Magoon has gone to New
Hampshire to teach under the super
visorship of Carl r Rhoades formerly
of this town.
Miss Lena Cooley has severed her
connection as clerk in the post office
after nearly a year and one-halt OF
service there intending to enter col
lege soon. Her many friends will
certainly miss her genial face there.
Miss Iva b. Willis has gone to Mas
sachusetts and Miss Ruby Willis To
Connecticut to teach for the coming
year.
Harmony is to have Chautauqua
next year About twenty-five of our
citizens having agreed to furnish the.
finances for the same. SO plan to save
i your spare pennies the coming year
and attend these really good enter
/ tainments next August
/ Prof. Clair Turpr of Massachusetts
/ Technology School and his mother,
returned home from Ocean Park last
week
! The Saco Valley Canning Co. start
ed their factory Saturday. September
4. and are getting a good run of corn
this year.
Owing to the inability of getting
steel for reinforcement progress on
the new 100000 concrete bridge at
Mainstream is progressing rather
slowly.
Under the supervision of +. G.
Bailey, first selectman, the State
Highway money has been expended in
the Cambridge woods near Eastman S
Corner and Mr. Bailey is now eXpend
ing $1,000 more on the Clay Flat be-
low the village near Jack Gagne's I
residence.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
II. H. S. opened for the fall term
on Tuesday, Sept. Z with a very prom
Using outlook for the year. Nearly
all old students returned and with an
entering class of fourteen raises the
total to the highest it mas been in
years. M. l.. Ames is still holding
the position of principal and after the
first week all are satisfied in the new
assistant Miss Stoehcr who is Bates
girl
Preparations are being made for
continuing with the school orchestra
which is a great success. The or
chestra will be much larger this year
than last All new students are
urged to play some instrument
II. II. S has entered the Bates In
tersdholastic Debating League.
plans are being made for Fresh
man Prize Speaking and other class
speaking contests. School debates
and speaking contests are also consid- T
cred.
At feeting of the Athletic As
ISOLATION on Thursday the following
officers were elected fer the year
President. Kleba Willis 21; vice pres
ident. Malcolm Willis, %; secretary,
Earl Jenkins. %, treasurer, Donald
Annis %; financial committee, chair
man, Kleba Willis 81; Earl jenkins
%; Gordon Deraps, pa; executive
committee Chairman, Howes Johnson,
~; Norman Brown, "a; Alfred Tracy
%
Basketball was talked very strongly
and a committee Of the following was
nominated to secure, if possible. a
hall; Chairman. Prin., NJ. l.. Ames;
Kleba Willis 81; Falcolm Willis u
1t was decided that track work
should begin on Monday, Sept. Il and
if hall cannot be procured Tor bas-
ketball. track meets will be schedul-|
ed if possible The following officers
were elected: Track team, Capt A.
Tracy; Mgr, X. Willis; baseball
Capt. X. Willis; Mrg, A. Tracy.