The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-01
ATHENS


flag and there was special MUSIC.
Geo. Taylor is working for Beck
with & Taylor.
Chinnoks Short drama plays given
at Grange, East Madison, Friday eve
ming, June 2. Dance follows play.
Good music. Everybody invited. Price
for show and dance 75c, war tax in
cluded. Commence 8 O'Clock. 1w22s
The Senior Glass went to Wateryille
Wednesday to have their picture TAX
en-. They also went to Augusta to
visit the state house, stopping at Oak
Grove Seminary and eating their pic
mic lunch in the grove, after being
shown around the buildings by a
friend of Prof. Merriam who is
student at the seminary. Mr.. Mer-
riam chaperoned the class for the
day.
Ed Taylor lost horse one day last
week.
Mrs. Minnie Hight underwent a
serious surgical operation last We'd
nesday, at the Kennebec Valley Hos
pital, her many friends will be glad
to know she Is getting along nicely
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Bartlett and Mrs
Bartletts mother, Mrs. Leighton of
Skowhegan were callers at Mrs. Win
ME Locks Saturday.
Work on the state road from Athens
to Harmony was begun last Monday
Wallace Jones made flying to Old
Town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hight expect
their daughter. Mrs. Arthur Hitchins
from Sangus. Mass, the last of the
week to make them a visit.
Donald Hight. who has been visit
ing his parents, returned to New
York Tuesday.
The NJ. f. 3. Society met with
Mrs. Nellie Fox, the 25th, 1t was
their ANIMAL meeting and election OF
officers. They were the same as last
year. Mrs. Holman, president. Mrs.
Ella Ellingwood, vice president; Mrs.
Isabelle Austin. secretary and Mrs.
Annie Fox, treasurer The next
meeting will be June Sth at Mrs.
Josie lights.
The Woman's Farm Bureau will
hold their monthly meeting June 3rd
at the home of Mrs. Nellie Fox. The
forenoon will be invalid Cookery"
and in the afternoon there will be a
talk on Food Value" also a demons
tration on House Care of the Sick.
There will be n basket lunch. All
the ladies are urged to be present.
Cornvilo ladies' are asked to attend
the meeting. Remember the date,
June 3rd.
Miss Hare was in Athens Saturday
afternoon to meet with Miss Florence
Dunton in regard to club work for
the girls. We feel that Miss Dunton
will make very good leader.
The funeral OF MISS Elizabeth Dun
ton was held nj the house of her
brother, last Tuesday afternoon. She
was laid at rest in the family lot.
The bearers were old friends, l.. c.
Williams, Waldo Sanders, John Cur
It's and Horace Elliot.
Clarence Hight and family were
callers at NJ. j. Hight Tuesday night
Several people attended the dance
in Cornville Friday night.
l.. G.. williams has gone on a fish,
ing trip for few days.
Ray Corson has gone to Phillips to
work with his brother Founey.
Mrs. Lillian Deering and daughter
vern of Harmony are visiting Mrs.
behring's mother, Mrs. Frank Gard
ner over Memorial Day.
Rev b. F. Johnson will deliver
the Baccalaureate sermon to the class
of '22 next Sunday evening, June A..
A letter received by friends Of Flea
nor Williams tells of her getting rea-
dy for final examination also that
she has taken part in several plays
given for the interest Of the college
Those who know Miss Eleanor, know
that she helped to make the plays q
success.
The End ball team OF the. Academy
played tfe.Waslin$ton graRmsr Mem I'm
day aftar11OoH. sS5 S.yi.tf Y
The litiJe ten year old child Of Mrs.
Merton Taylor died Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Taylors sister, Mrs.
Chester Bunker. Funeral was held
Tuesday at Mrs. Bunker's home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Judkins and Ho-
race Elliot and wife went to Harmony
to the theatre last Wednesday night
Oscar Bush Is home after spending
the winter in Auburn with his two
sons, Milton and belmont. He says
it seems good to get back again to
his home town and see the familiar
| faces.
Mrs. Frank Goodwin left Monday
| for Portland There she Is to be
| met by her sister and husband and
| they go by auto to Boston to visit
them for a week or more. The sis
ter was formerly Miss Maria Bunker
of Athens. She Is now the wife OF
| DR.. Gunter of Boston.
HORT Bros. gave a dance in |. o.
o. f. hall Wednesday night, May
! oath.
Supt. Gray will be in Athens June
9Th Will hold evening service al
the church and first quarterly confer
ence after service. good congre-
CATION is hoped for,
| WEST ATHENS
Stetson school closed May 25 with
the following report. Those present
| for the week were Cyril Corson. Der
mol Corson, Gordon Huff, Ray Klncaid
Mildred Corson. Ralph Corson, Mar
thu York. Leamon York, Earle Cor
son, Bernice CorsOn, Elsie CorEon
Laura Brown, Sheldon Brown, Wal
1 inao n,nuun CSounv Kutuhta Ear