The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-09
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

and "Roosevelts Letters To His Chill
dren," were given by Mrs. Carrie Col
by; MY Four Years in Germany Ger
ard) and "I.addie" Gene Strattor
Porter by Mrs Jennie Hunnewell
Partners of the Tide and Mr. PRINT
both by Lincoln. were purchased.
A gift of five dollars 10 the Library
from the Ladies Ad of the Methodist
Church is very gratefully acknowl-
edged also the gift Of six books oil
fiction from Mrs. Eva Skinner.
The interest In the library Is very
gratifying. A large number OF DOCKS
are taken out when 1t is open, every
| Tuesday evening and Saturday after
noon. The present membership is
now one hundred and ten.
A regular meeting of Stanley Bean
Post No 90, American Legion. was
held In DR. r. L. Poulin's Room Tues
day evening. During d short business
session preparations were made for
dance to be held in the near future
and a delegate chosen to attend the
State Convention to be held in Water
Vile next month Delicious refresh
ments of ice cream and assorted cakes
were served by Mrs. c. C. Stewart, Mrs
E. w. Moore, Mrs. P. o. Hopkins
and Mrs. Blanche Gordon.
Commencement week of the B. H. 5.
opens with the Baccalaureate services
Sunday afternoon in the Congregation
al Church at P NJ. conduced by Rev
e. w. Robinson of Bates College.
Deviating somewhat from Com.
mencement programs of former years
each class will present program II
Kennebec Hall Beginning on Tues
day evening, June IA, the Freshman
class will present the dramatizatioT
of "Evangeline" in costume. This Is
new feature and will be novel ant
entertaining.
On Wednesday evening will Occur
the Sophomore Readings. Each mem
Der has a part.
On Thursday evening June Is, the
graduating class hold Their Commence
ment Exercises
The following Friday evening thu
Juniors give a reception to the Sen
iors. They will present the farce
Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party" inter
spersed with readings and music. Fol
lowing the reception will be the Junior
Hop with music by Drew's Orchestra
of Waterville.
All the exercises begin at P. NJ
to which the public is cordially inv.t
ed. There will be small charge fol
the Evangeline entertainment. AL
others are free.
Program for Wednesday evening
June Is:
March, Prayer, music: Bakers Or.
chestra; Reading, The Bascoms Go tt
Tobeyville. Clayton Morris Carl; Read
ing, The Rider of the Black Horse
Helen Marie Webster: Reading. Co
hens View on Business, Gilman viii.
mont Carl Cilley; Reading, One Niche
the Highest. EVE Alma Ellis; Music
solo, Miss Mildred Miller; reading
Dustin Test Your Strength, Clay
tton Edward Andrews; Grafton, The
State of Maine, Seeman Coney Grant
Reading. Captain January. Helen Sa-
rah Smith; Music, Orchestra; Read
ing. An Original Selection. Kenneth
Summer Russell; Reading, Telling the
Truth. Marjorie Annie Pratt; Read
ing, Is "a Turtle a Fish, Leroy Henry
Cooley; Music. duet. Miss Miller and
Mr. Walter Eames: Reading, Rays
Ride, Christi Sarah Thompson; Read
ing, Aunt Shaw's Pet jug, Thomas
Henry Reynolds; Reading, The Ffd-
die Told, Esther Carolyn Owens; Mu-
sic. Orchestra.
Program for Thursday evening. June
10: March; Music. Bakers Orchestra;
Prayer, Rev. G. w. Robinson; Music
Orhestra: Salutatory. Glass History
Dana Bernard Newton; Music, Orches-
ira; Glass Gifts. Prophecy Justine
Pooler Russell; Music Orchestra :
Class Will. Clifton Roy Boyington
Music; Address to Undergraduates
Valedictory, Elizabeth Jewell Rollins;
Music; Comforting of Diplomas. Mr.
Clarence w. Dutton; Benedlction.
NORTH ANSON
Arson Academy beat n. New Port
land at baseball Thursday, 4 to l on
the home grounds.
Mrs. Nettie Williams had recently as
guests her nephew, Percival Maxfield
of Yarmouth, her son, Arthur Williams
and his friend, Miss Blanche Allbee
both jof Bath.
Some 80 or more men and 40 horses
are busy on the State aid road under
the direction of c. r. Bailey. Con-
struction starts on Elm st. at the end
sof road already built and will extend
toward the town line as far as avail
able funds will permit. Travel to-
ward New Portland is directed by way
of School St. and Barrons Corner.
Miss Minnie Davis entertained as
guest last week her sister, Mrs. Ben
jamin of Portland.
b. M. Berry is changing the appear
ance of his buildings on Elm st. by
putting on a coat of white paint.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. French and son