The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-11-10
ATHENS

NJ. and Mrs. walter French. Thurs
day morning. Nov. },
The grade schools In tesn closed
last Friday for two weeks vacation.
No Alice Flanders. teacher Of the
wsshibston Primary. presents the fol
iswjng names Erlsnd York. Della
Perkins. Doris Lancaster Marion
lancaster, Alice Rus1sl Alton Bar-
eel. Linaon Buzzel Mildred corson.
Nanpa Williams and Glen Williams.
pnnll9lrum her school eho have not
been. absent or tsrdy during the
eifvep weeks terms just closed
b. l.. Bu.n went 10 Akura last
TAsrsdsy, where he plans 10 rsmain
for. ths kpirtsr sith hts sons. Milton
Ard belmont.
;. Asssy pleasing missionary program
vac .siysn sunday evening At Grange
HAD under the direction OF Mrs Alb
bic Fox supl.. of Missionary lnstrue-
tIon. III The g. & This Included
nnissfonary pageant In which nins
yoonf ladies' participated. assisted by
1 ehoir; . sob by Miss Marion Tay-
dty'Tppb<r by Mrs Minnie Hight On
sysnsU At6tevement of The Womens
P<<elfA -afsss3opMry society A vocal
dr1<s M Mrs.. Elizabeth Barker and
n1os asfse jusnson followed by an
itksfsstinG report from the superin-
tkudent spon her attendance At the
nofsien Missionary Conference held
yeoeAtiy nj nockland Ne A eoliee-
thyk sas Also taken for missions.
sFhs death ~ Mrs. Freeman Moses
= - - -
sfsA Z sverled of several years oe-
aaSrsd sa6day p m. Nov.
FA>vtwo TAtiantia@ furnaces for the
tfsrrf, have arrived and are belsg Ia
aslls4 by III p. bnsh.
mrs Nwhoiss Wilson with her lit
tiayyen, fssomas. returned To Hart
ford, Conn, last Saturday, after
sbspAinf . three months visit with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs W A Dore
ra1sfis wsbh OF Troy, vas visitor
al Charles Leighton's last week
fhs teachers AZ & A. plan to at
tssd the Somerset County Teachers
Cnavsatsore vt skowhegan Thursday OF
thls weak. school will close thisl
Sxek vtth the r NJ session Wednes-
dv@
~ spite OF the rain and bad travel
lns, On the evening Of the Athens In.
eaffpntnt anniversary large nun
NJ atssaded the dance. play and sup.
pes ~ avery one was so much pleased
tAht tbs- program OF the evening and
%, AHsny that planned to go were UNI
tbjs TO attend the Encampment has
8vt1ded To repeat this fine program
The. thFbe act drama. "out OF His
spkete.S .'sAs unusually good and
sscved : dAs cast of characters and
ab6uHHsd in many amusing scenes as
epu .es.a 4ns moral drama and much
tfsdt ID due the ane acting OF the
1aat The, Bali and supper In also one
III the events OF the season. Music
VII ba furnished by Cairns orches-
trS.ot Dover. Ave pieces.
ptretloe for basketball Is going on
MI 20. q. r. Nall, by both somer
III Academy and town boys, under the
c6sehlpS Of smith nunnack, Prln. OF
eosiSfsst Academy.
,.SWrkNEE RIVER ouARTETTE
M s7nd Entertainment of Lyceun
6hQfSo VII be held IN 1 o. O. r Hall.
N616f, tfidhy evening, Nov IL (Arm-
H}oes< dRyI The famous Suwanee
Mv6y &,faftette to furnish the pro-
stahbf itbffashments Will be served
BxkhA la4isl Of the church.
sAftit ~ years together this famous
t3tst&A 'aAnftette is more popular
thaa eveys Following a long chau-
tnuQua season through New England
dad CaAada they are filling one hun
md Ind ATTY consecutive Lyceum
dh(ea this fall and winter.
1sfhyes Of the members of this quar-
tGto are university graduates and the
comDany was formed from bible
einsa conducted by John CAN'T. Its
tfesent manager. In a big coiored
Methodist Episcopal Church OF Cleve-
mud. Ohio. They do not. pretend to he
me beat. Quartette in the world. but
they. are unqncstionsbly the best ne
gro qusrtette In America. Their wees
blend beautifuliy Their mezza voice
work is especially good,
The program is a composite Of the
diEsreht types OF negro songs--some
rv4ftcking., some grsve--the old plan
tatiou. Jubilee. and camp meetin'.' /,
John Maxwell. tenor. is an excellent
reader. and offers stories and poems
OF Paul Lawrence Dunbar. the negro
poet. In addition they form ap In
strumeptaI qusrtette OF banjos. gui.
tata, and mandolins. and as q special
feature Introduce character costume
sosgs by Jehpo CAN'T with the quar-
tetia stAgins on stage.
sgfhs ~hele concert IL arranged with
hut 81 sdea-.to present genuine en-
teftaiAnient =
.nift NEW SHARON
Mlss Mary Furber spent the week
end with Mrs. Leland u. Gray vi