The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-08
The Interesting News Of
Somerset's Busy Towns
ATHENS

thered at the Grange Hall quite ear
ly. The boys in blue telling stories
and living over old times, and when
the fife and drum corps played the old
! familiar pieces 1t did one good TO
see the Frightening OF their faces.
One old soldier was heard to say,
That's the best march ever heard.
II just puts the life Of so right In
US and began to take few quick
steps. Afterward IN talking with
this soldier 1t was found that he was
over IS years old About II O'CLOCK
the people began to go into the din
ing room where the Grange served
one OF their good dinners to the sol
diers and their wives. There were
very few soldiers present. Besides
them many of the Changers and town
people partook of the good things,
making about 100 In all who were SER
we'd. The dining room was appro-
priately decorated with nags and fo-
wers. About 2.3Q the soldiers OF '6l, ;.
So and 19lff9I7 were seated on the
stage and the main hall was filled
There hardly being standing room. q
This hall as we'll as the dining room
was decorated with nags and flowers
and the old q. A. r. flag waving
from the window L.. C. Williams
was chairman of the day and gave
the welcoming address! W. n. San
ders gave the response There was
music by the hfe and drum corps and
special singing by the townspeople.
Mfs. Holman made q yery earnest
prayer. The regular programme OF
the old soldiers was carried out AZ
ter which Clyde H ~ Smith OF Skow-
hogan, the speaker eof, the day, vas in
trodueed and gave very eloquent
speech and with much feeling, 1t
was one of the best " not the besD
evr delivered i'm Athens. and the
people Of the town appreciated very
much his coming, to Athens When
the exercises were over, the soldiers
formed In line In front of the hall,
some walked and those who were I'm.
able to walk we're carried in autos.
The Odd Fellows turned out in a
body and escorted the "'boys' to the
cemetery where they helped DECOR
ate the graves OF their departed COM
rades with wreaths OF evergreen fur
nished by the Odd Fellows /, :,
Mr.. Buchanan and wife, their son
and grandson ariel Lord and friends
were up from RocklAnd TO observed
Memorial day. Both Mr.. and Mrs .
buchanan are looking and feeling very
we'll ,c+ :. :.
Mrs. Minnie Lock is having cleo
trio lights put In her, home, - -
Mrs. Lillian Emery Who has been
spending the winter WITH her sen In
Massachusetts, arrived home May 20 !.
Her many friends are pleased to see
her back to Athens. 49,
Mrs. Charles Beckwth5 and child
rem were visitors over Sunday at
Amos Chapman's. -. 49,.
Frank York Is going daily to Skow
hogan. He Is very busy painting
for Bin Page.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard : Judkins
from Framinsham, Mass. their mo
Their Mrs. Judkins Of Pitts9eld and
aunt. Miss Elvs Judkins. and cousin
Mrs. Greenwood OF Orono gave Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Barker a surprise ont
day last week by coming by auto tt
make Them a visit. -
Mr.. Gilman OF Bingham was one Of
thu boys who celebrated with us Me
mortal day. -,
The Academy bal, team played Nor.
ridgewock In Athens Wednesday at.
ternoon The score vas IA to s In
Athens favor.
Friends of Annie Tibbetts will bt
glad to know that she is improving
every day and is now able to be oui
for a short time.
Herbert Judkins and wife of Skow.
hogan were visitors at Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Barker Memorial day.
Mrs. b. II - Johnson has been quite
sick for several days.
Word was received by. John Beck.
with from his daughter. Mrs. Guile
non of Easton, Aroostook county. that
they are intending to put in So acres
Of potatoes this year.
The Farm Bureau meeting which
was to have been last Saturday was
postponed to June 18th to be at Mrs
Nellie Fox. 1t is Home care of the
sick. All members plan to be pres
sent. Cornville invited.
Howard Rowell bought an auto last
week, but in less than a day sold II
to George Taylor.
Helen Bower, who has been out o.
school for the past two weeks on &C
count OF sickness Is able to be bacl
to school again..
Mr.. and Mrs. Deane Candage o.
Seal Harbor spent the week end witt
Mrs. Candages parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Holman. -
The stork visited at, the home o
Werner Wormlight. Sunday the 2Sth
leaving little girl. named Barbara
Evelyn. Mother and baby doins
nicely, Mrs. Celia Tibbetts Is help
ing IN the home. e.
Mr. and Mrs Hutchings, and Mrs
Josephine Hight Woodsnm and LITTLE
son James were week end visitors al
Fred flights. -
Word has been received from Mar
shall Weston that he and Robert Nc
Color are on their way home from
California. Byron expects to stay q
while longer.
Mrs. John Curtis visited in Skow-
hogan Tuesday while there she cal
led upon Mrs. Minnie Hight at the