The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-09-06
HARMONY
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Lee Collins of Fairfield and John
Williams of Quincy, Mass, called, at
the home of Walter Bemis last Sat-
urday and Mrs Bemis returned to
Fairfield for visit.
A Ku Klux Khan organizer named
Farnsworth, lectured in Grange Hall
on Wednesday evening and plans
were made for organizing a local
lodge.
Cambridge Grange filled the off,
GERS chairs, presented program In
Harmony Grange last Wednesday
evening. Forty-eight Cambridge
Changers with numerous children
were present.
Schools open on September 4th.
Mrs. Harold Jones who has been
boarding for a month at Whittier's on
the hill, returned home to Boston,
Monday.
C. C. Mclaughlin and family are
away on vacation in the White
Mountains They have a tent with
them and camp out when conditions
are favorable.
Mrs. F. o. Turner and son Clair are
visiting in town. Mrs. Turner is
staying with Mrs. Elmer Traitor and
Clair, an instructor in Harvard Uni
versity is camping at Moose Pond
with Carl Rhoades.
The foundation of Robert More
crofts new house has been built.
The Methodist Sunday School held
a picnic at Lakewood Tuesday.
Bartlett's mill is shut down while
the boiler is being repaired.
Wilbra Avery, who has been a
resident of Southern Florida for
nearly three years, has returned to
Harmony for a visit with old friends
and acquaintance. He finds even
three short years has made many
changes among the people he knows.
He thinks the warm climate of the
Sunny South" agrees with him much
better than our cold Maine winters
and after a week in Harmony and
another in Ipswich, Mass. with his
sister He will again sail for Florida
to remain Indefinitely. After all the
cold weather we have had the past
winter and summer we can only say
bon voyage and wish we were going
to.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred C. Nye and
daughter Effie of Skowhegan were
callers at f. V. Nights Sunday.
CLASS REUNION
The class Of 'S7 Harmony High
School met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs r. H. Reed. Saturday evening,
August 25, for a class reunion. The
early part of the evening was spent
in reviewing the pleasant recollec-
tions of the former school days of the
class thirty-six years ago. The
class originally numbered nineteen.
Their names and present addresses
are: Ivan c. Hight, Boston, Mass;
Attorney Ira S. Hatch, Long Beach,
CAL; Ed. c. Bailey, Harmony; Cecil
E. Hurd, Atlantic, Mass; Stora Wing,
British Columbia; Leslie Jacobs, Au-
burn; Ella Dorr) Brown, Harmony;
Nettie (Trafton) Whitehouse Brigh-
ton; Minnie (Fossl Knight, Portland;
Emma Bailey Bent, Boston, Mass;
Celia CHurd) Tenney, Hallowell; A
Ella Hatch, Gorham, \. H.; Sadie NJ
(Hatch) Reed, Harmony; and May
(Hurd) Reed Harmony. 1t is a
comforting thought to the remaining
members of the class that only five
of their number beside their teacher
Florence (Bartlett) Marble, have been
called to the higher life, viz, Nathan
r. Turner, Katie (MerrilD Kidder,
Blanche Goodrich, Caddie (HurdO
Tenney and Alice leighton Mer
rick. The program consisted of
class poem read by Mrs. Everett Reed.
selections on the victrola, several
dramatic readings given by Mrs. Ira
S. Hatch in her usual charming man
ner which gave great pleasure to-
those present and two piano solos by
Miss Ethel Reed which were beauti-
fully rendered, and enjoyed by all.
Ice cream and cake were served by
the hostess assisted by Clarence Day
and Ethel Reed.
KLONDIKE
Orwood Whitehouse of Norridge-
wock made a flying trip to his old
home here Friday night. Miss Ira
Lewis returned with him for brief
stay.
Miss Mertie Lewis has been spend
ing few days with Mrs. Downes.
Rosamond Lawrence of Concord, n.
II. and his two children called on his
cousin, Mrs. Whitehouse Sunday. Mr..
Lawrence made the trip Saturday
from New Hampshire, rather a long
drive.
Justin Humphrey of Pitts6eld is in
the neighborhood buying ash and ex-
poets to begin making handles at
L, WhitehOuse's this week
Mrs. E. NJ Richardson Of Florence,