The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-30
The Interesting News Of
Somerset's Busy Towns
ATHENS

lutbud9 vi lilio 0tth Will hltI I's lbl
Hurd.
Mrs. Thankful Corson will enter
tain the NJ. E. Society at her home
next Thursday afternoon.
A baby boy arrived at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard RoWell y. +.
Cornville. March %.
Miss Florence Lander and Miss
Eleanor Williams, students at Wheat
on College were arrivals via ftage
Saturday. These young ladies' are
spending the Easter recess with their
parents.
Lords Hill school would seem to be
one of those two not included in
the opening schedule of April II. This
}chool reopened last week with Mrs.
Lura York teacher This school
was closed during the winter term
owing to the illness of Mrs. Scribner.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference
Of the NJ f.. Church was held March
20 at the home of Mrs. Ella Filing
wood Dist Supt. Rev. Jones Grey.
Of the Western Dist. was pre,ent The
annual Conference conyenes at Mach
las. to be held early in May. 1t will
be of interest To many to learn that
ilev. II. f. Milligan, a former Athens
pastor IL to be host of the coming
Conference.
II. L. Skidmore has had the slaugh-
ter house, so called. we of his build
ings, moved nearer the premises and
viii convert 1t into a garage.
MIR. and Mrs. c. G. kinsman who
have been spending sometime in Flo
rida have kindly remembered their
friends with post cards and souye-
Mrs.
Mr.. Adelaide Currier. housekeep-
or FOR Mrs Jane Greene was recent
" Informed of the serious accident
Which befell her brother, Oscar At
wood OF Sangervlle While at work
in the cardlng mill in that place, his
clothing caught in the machinery and
one arm was broken ins two places
and the flesh badly lacera ell. He
was able through presence Of mind,
to extract his arm but become UNI
conscious and after !ummoning two
physicians was taken to the Sanger
Vile hospital. Mr.. Atwood was for
several years resident of this town,
his wife being Miss Flora Downs al
80 Of this town.
News of the death of Mrs. RoZetta
Mcclure which occurred from pneu-
mpnia Mt the home of her son. Fred
Mcclure, at Cornvi,lc Center was re-
celveI here late last week. Some
81 her OIL neighbors and friends at
tended the funeral services which
We're held at the Eat Ridge Church
Snnilay afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
News was also received Sunday af-
ternoon by Mrs Fred V Barker Of
Ind passing of her sister. Mrs. Jos
hut Williams of Skowhegan. Mrs.
AttCt,ffe and Mrs. Williams were both
Born and educated In this vicinity and
tbe carly life of this community was
N bart h0f their lives Vt has been n
tledsurel To many to greet them at
several gatherings Of the Academy
alumni, o.
The death of Fred Dyer which oc-
Cured last Thursday forenoon at his
homie in North Cornville came as a
steut t,rprisc to his many friends in
this and the surrounding vicinity. Al
though he had been I'll for sometime
Win bad cold, which he contract
Gil on March 7. none of his friends
realized his immediate danger as he
kept about his work as usual and
made two trips to Skowheg IN with
loaded teams. The 10Th he became
70 i'll he was obi ged to take his bel
and pneumonia developed. He only
lived four days. The deceased was
born in North Haven, Penobscot Bay,
thirty-seven wears ago and was the
son of Mrs. Jennie (Brown) Dyer an |
James II. Over. He WAS educated
in the schools AT North Haven. Eigh-
teen year. ago his parents bought the
farm in North CUrnyille and hefe
Pred mas hclpcl them to maintain
and support the home Bes Ie5 ms
parents he survived by two bro II
ors. Clautlc b. Dyer of Augusta and
James G. Dyer of Skowhegm, also
three ST iters fLucy H.. wife of Oscar
Rickes OF Cornyille and Vera {. wife
De Carl Dyer of Augusta and Anna
H.. who resides with her parents. The
deceased was past noble Grand or
Wesserrunsett Lodge No, 1l3 also a
Pa /. Chief Patriarch Of Athens En-
campment No ga and member Of
Winona Rebekah Lodge No. IL A
brother gives this tribute: Il don t
know any one who can say aught
against him" He VIII be sadly mis-
sed from the home circle and from
the lodge, but If he could give voice
TO his wishes it would be. Carry On.
The funeral occurred Sunday after
noon at $50. Rev. c. H. Mckinney of
Madison conducted the services. Those
we're largely attended and the |. D.
o. r. orders being represented in a
body The burial was at Mt. Rest
cemetery.
A large number of the Odd Fellows
attended the funeral of Brother Past
Grand and Past Chief Patriarch Fred
V,'Dyer who died at his home in Corn
wife on March 30 His death Will
make him greatly mis- tel in lodge
room as well as in his home. He was
eyer faithful and loyal worker for
tho interest Of his lodge and during
his term as Noble Grand had the dis
tinction as not missing a single ses-
sion of his lodge.
A fast and interesting game of bas-
ket ball was played on the home floor
Mot Ert1av ovpn ing hot Wppn Harmony