The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-07-01
The News of SOmerset's Busy Towns

F. Wright; lady principal, Amy c.
Merrill; first intermediate, Helen
Brown; second intermediate, Myra E.
Cooper; first and second Primary,
Winnifred Norton; assistant in the
Primary. Doris Paine.
Regina little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Dugway, passed away
Wednesday night at the age of six
months.
About twenty-five members of An
son Grange were the guests of Ken
nebec Valley Grange at Madison, Sat
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Marston, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Wait and Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl c. Wing motored to Dead
River Sunday and climbed to the top
of Bigelow Mountain.
Mrs. Blanche Poland who has been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. o.
Fairfield Fenlason, returned to her
home in Massachusetts. Friday.
Miss Regis FAIR is working in Mrs.
Emily Savage Monohon's store.
Miss Clara F. Prescott of Lawrence.
Mass. is the guest of Rev and Mrs.
l.. L. Baker.
The graduation exercises of Arson
Academy were held Thursday even
ing. June II. at Carrabassett Hail. be
fore crowded house. The stage
WAS beautifully adorned with lattice
work interlaced with evergreen and
roses giving an effect of trellis work
and climbing roses. Each member
wore an American Beauty rose, the
class flower Music was furnished
by Drews Orchestra Those who
were seated on the stage besides the
eleven graduates and the Academy
teachers were trustees Fred W. BUN
ker and Fred s. Parsons, Supt, l.. A.
Bradbury and Rev. Percy ). hlulon
of the Methodist church, who oHered
prayer The program was as lolloWs:
Music, orchestra; prayer; music, Or
chestra. Address of Welcome, omar
w. Friend; poem, An Indian Legend
A. Ruby Bulger; Glass History Edna
l.. Marshall. essay Maine waiter
T. Booker; Glass Will G. Mildred
Morris; music, orchestra; Class FRO
phecy, Rex E. Dexter; Grafton, Inc
Spirit of Canada, Martelle A. Ilbbetts'
Presentation of Gifts, Edna F. TilleY,
Doris Paine; Grafton. Shall We In
tervene in Mexico, Oliver ?. Baker,
Address to Undergraduates, Ethel l..
StetsOn; music. Orchestra; conferrlhg
of diplomas. Mrs. Mildred Manson.
The annual alumni dinner was held
Friday, June IS, in the Science build
ing. Dinner was served to about
two hundred alumni and friends OF the
school Following the dinner the
annual meeting of the alumni was
called to order by Mark l.. PulIen'
president of the association. Prin-
cipal Guy f. Williams reported the
progress of the school since last
meeting. The teacherage had been
acquired furnishing a home for the
teachers and a few pupils, also the
former Tniversalist church had been
acquired and a fine basement put in
and the auditorium had been trans
formed into an assembly room and
gymnasium A Normal course for
those preparing to teach In rural
schools. an home art course, ana an
agricultural course have been added to
the courses of instruction in addition
10 the Classical and English courses.
Brief addresses were made by Dr.
Chauncey Adams of Concord N. H.
Charles Coleman of Fairlee, Vt,
lanes II. Thorne, Fred w, Bunker,
f. S. Parsons, Mrs. Geneva Hilton
Lowell Bailey and Henry Merry. II
was learned that $3.50 was needed IN
addition to the subscription raised
wear ago, to complete the stage, lay
a hardwood floor, patch the paint, the
walls and ceiling of the assembly
room in the Science building. Dr'
Marston and Eugene Paine were ap-
ponted as a committee to solicit tundS
In a few minutes volunteer subscrip-
tions amounting to near $40o were
handed in assuring the enterprise, A
general committee was appointed 10
initiate plans for the observance OF
the centenary of the Academy in 1923.
The committee Is, Principal Guy +.
Williams, Mrs. F. S. Parsons MISS
Paulenah Simmons, Mrs. l.. A Brad
bury and Mrs. Gould A. Porter. Mrs
Geneva Hilton was appointed ms
torian. A prize of s25 was voted TO
he decided at the discretion OF the
nrincipal for excellence In puDhc
debating. The old board of officers
waa re-elected: President, Mark h.
Pullen: vice president, Mrs. l.. A.
bradbury; secretary and treasurer
Mrs Mildred Manson; executive com
mittee. Hon. Fred w. Bunker, Mrs. r.
s. Parsons, Leo Caswell, Mrs. Aiice
r. Goodrich and Mrs. John Rowland
A wedding of interest to North An
sonson people took place Thursday al
ternoon, June "a, at the Methodist
ma rsonage at New Sharon, when rev
Gardner Wills united in marriage Miss
Edna Arminda Robinson OF Norm An,
son and Raymond Hilbert Haskell OF
brighton. Included in the wedding
Marty was the brides mother, MIS-
ysander C. Robinson, her two SIS
tors Mrs. Clara Murphy OF Scion ana
Misc Ella Robinson of North Arson;
also Mr.. Murphy and the little niece
Edella Murphy. The bride is grad
nate of Arson Academy, class OF
GOA and since her graduation mas
Taught school and then later learned
the millinery business. Mr.. and MIS-.
Haskell will live in Brighton for the
present as he has a mill there.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Holley are spend
tho centennial week in Portland. Mr..
Hollev is secretary OF the Centenniai
committee. ,...o,,
II r. Merry is in Portland this week
Dalnh Crane. who is spending the
summer with his aunt, Mrs. Alice r.
simmons. spent Thursday in Bruins
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