The independent-reporter., 1924-01-10
ATHENS

noon.
ATHENS
Clifford Deering Is negotiating for
the nurchase of the Loring farm, so
called.
Il p Bush has moved to the Bray
to, nlace which he bought -receptly
of Harold Dunton.
DR.. Salley of Skowhegan was IN
town last Wednesday on professional
business.
Marion Taylor. s. A class of 'z3'
spent the Christmas holidays with
her parents at East Athens. MISS
TAYLOR and her sister Jennie are sue
cessful teachers In Wiscasset.
Guy Tuttle, stage driver of Athens
and Skowhegan mail route has SNOW
auto which is proving very desiraple
for winter travel.
Mills Chase met with quite pain
full accident on Christmas Day whiie
working In the woods. His axe Slip
ned. causing him to fall upon a sharp
log in1urying his back.
The students at the Academy are
preparing a radio benefit in the form
of a three act drama, The Cabin
Courtship which they plan to present
on Friday evening, Jan. 31st. Nine
of the students comprise the cast. The
new radio has been installed at tne
Academy and the first trial was heiu
Friday evening, Jan. 4.
First Selectman L. w. Foss mas
been quite i'll with pneumonia. Dr.
Ellingwood attended him.
Mrs. Charles Leighton returned
home Tuesday of last week from
visit of several weeks with her daugh-
ter and family at Rochester, N. Y.
Lester Brown and Henry McClintick
went to Highland, Monday, where they
are employed In numbering for Laurie
Howes.
Friends of Miss Margery Williams,
&. A. class of 20, will be interested to
learn of her recent marriage on Dec-
ember "a TO Hugh Campbell, The
newly married people will reside IN
Skowhegan.
Scarlet fever has broken out in the
East part of the town. The family OF
ARA Hall is under quarantine and
another case in the Mum home on the
Hartland road.
Clifton Flanders moved his gasoline
engine to the village Monday and
sawed wood for H. f. Skidmore and
NJ. J. Hight.
Hilda Dore and Florence Dunton
returned Monday to their work at the
Mason Institute, Springyale.
Little Miriam Curtis was operated
on at Kennebec Valley Hospital last
week for bad tonsils. She was brot
home Sunday and is doing we'll.
Mrs. Ella II. Russell returned home
Monday by stage after spending sew
eral weeks visiting with relatives in
Skowhegan, Solon and Bingham.
Next Saturday, Jan. IL will occur
the installation of the newly elected
officers of Athens Grange. An oil
days meeting with dinner to be in
cluded in the program.
Miss Eleanor Williams, daughter OF
Laforest Williams, Is patient at the
Kennebec Valley Hospital, Skowhe-
gan, having undergone an operation
INSTALLATION
The annual installation of the Of
flcers of Winona Rebekah Lodge and
Wesserunsett Lodge, |. o. 0. +. and
Athens Encampment was held Satur-
day evening, Jan. 5. The officers Of
the first two named lodges were
Jointly installed by District Deputy
President Harriet Blaisdell assisted
by Lucy Jones, district deputy mar
shall of Norridgewock and Deputy
Grand Master, L. C. Williams and
Deputy GraLd Marshal, w. T.. Jones
of Athens. The following Rebekah
officers were installed: N. G., Gala
Scribner; V. c., Alice Flanders; Sec,
Winnifred Jones; treasurer. Elizabeth
Foster; conductor, Elsie Whitman /;
warden, Rilla Mason; chaplain, Nellie
Fox; r. S. N. G., Lottie Roberts; l.. s.
N.>G., Anna Nelson; R. S. V. g., Celia
Tibbetts; l.. S. V. G.. Emma Chap
man; l. G., Mona York; o. G., Hattie
Giles; scene supporters, Marguerite
Fox and Genie Aver Odd Fellow
officers were: N. G., Archie Hall ;
v. G., Howard Chapman; Sec, r. N.
Tibbetts; Treas, H. S. Elliott; Con-,
Leon Lancaster; War, Mylon Mason |;
Chap, Leland Bosworth; R. s. N. Co.
w. e. Jones; L. 8. N. G., Par Nelson !;
K. S. V. G., Frank Pugh; L. s. V. G.,
l.. N. Ellingwood; /. s. G., Paul Book
er; o. s. G., Clifton Flanders; scene
supporters, Manley Mason and Clyde
Scribner. The officers who assisted
were deputy grand wardens, Ella Ell
lingwood and A. E. Bosworth; deputy
grand secretaries, Ada Foster and
George Foster; deputy grand treasur-
ers, Minnie V. Hight and William
Roberts; deputy grand chaplain, Lot
tie Roberts and Harold hatcher. En-
campment officers were installed by
Dist. Dept. Grand Patriarch William
Soule and Dept. Grand Junior War
den, Percy Withee of Norridgewock
assisted by Dept. Grand High Priest
w. e. Jones: Dept Senior Warden
Harold Hurd; Dept. Grand Scribe, r
N. Tibbetts. The officers were: Chief
Patriarch, Archie Hall; High Priest
Leon Lancaster; Senior Warden, Paul
Booker; Scribe. Harold hatcher;
treasurer, w. N. Sanders; junior war
dow Mx,Ion Mason Tho onpofnfod Nf-