The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-26
ATHENS

Somerset Academy ball team won the
game off Bingham High last Wednes-
day, score to s. Friday afternoon it
played Harmony high school with
score of 5 to 0 in favor of S. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holman were called to
Dixfield last Friday by the death of
| Miss Jennie Holman, a sister of Mr..
Holman.
II. S. Elliott made a business trip
to Oakland and Belgrade last Friday.
Leland Bosworth and wife of Ports
mouth. n. H. arrived in town last Sat
urday evening and are guests of Mrs.
| Winnie Locke. They will visit with
| other relatives and plan to remain
until after Memorial Day.
A baby girl came to the home of
! Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Bunker last Sun
! day.
The recent purchasers of automo-
biles for the past week are Harold
Dunton. Harold Corson Lester Walker
and C.. c. Kinsman.
The May social at l. o. o. +. Hall
last Thursday evening. given under
the auspices of the M. e. B. Society
was pleasant affair. The May Pole
| dance was one of the numbers on the
| program and afforded nearly as much
! pleasure to the grown ups" who
J looked on, as to the children who par
| ticipated in the exercise. The crown
ing of little Esther Hilton as the
children's May Queen was not the
least pleasing feature. A short two
act farce, the Step Mother recitations
and community singing comprised the
Dof,. l, to Of tn
and cake were on sale after which a
social hour was enjoyed.
George Potter of Greenville visited
his sister Mrs. Nelson Rowell the first
of the week
Kenneth Chapman, Clarence FIRTH,
Roy Knowles and Jamie Dysart at
tended the Boys Conference at Show
hogan They were accompanied by
Werner Wormlight who acted as one
of the leaders. We shall hope to hear
their report next Sunday evening.
Mrs. b. p. Littlefeld learned Tues
day morning of the death of her moth
or, Mrs. Lydia Libby of Wellington
Mrs. Libby had been confined to her
bed for long time, Her age was
about Sc years.
John FitChbeck returned home last
week from the West where he had
gone about a year ago. He, together
with his sister Anna Fitchbeck are
disposing of their property prepara
tory to moving away Miss Fitchbeck
will go to New York and Mr., Fitchbeck
will return West
Mrs Annette Hinckley has been
quite i'll Her granddaughter. Mrs. |
Charlie Whittemore of Skowhegan has
been taking care of her. She is bet |
ter at this writing and Mrs. White
more returned home Tuesday.
Hewett Hood and wife also Arthur
Stockbridge and family of Auburn
visited at J. r lights Sunday.
Friday evening June has been set
as the date for the Grange Minstrel
Show
Miss Verna Beckwith who was oper
ated on one week ago at Somerset
Hospital is reported as doing finely.
The bush Boys" were in town call
ing ON their father o. l.. Bush last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs G. l.. Austin and Mrs
\. A. Bower and Mr.. Bower of De
troit, Mich. were in Skowhegan Tues
day to visit Miss Verna Beckwth
Free dinner will be served by the
Grange Memorial Day. to all veterans
of the G. A. r. and to soldiers of the
late World War 35c will be the price
per plate to those outside the Grange
and those already mentioned. Col Roy
Marston will meet with the members
of the Post and their friends in the
A. NJ. at IL O'Clock and the time be-
fore dinner will be spent in review
ing war days and other exercises. Din
ner at noon. In the p. NJ. an address
will be given by Rev. b. H. Johnson
and the decorating of the graves will
follow.
The Independent-Re is for
sale at l.. G.. Williams.
Col. X. l.. Marston of Skowhegan
will speak to the veterans of the Civil
War at II o'clock next Monday morn
ing. In the afternoon there will be
exercises in the same place at which
time Rev. B. II. Johnson will deliver
an address. Memorial Day exercises