The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-04

letter of long ago. much interesting
information Was given. The program
was continued with a song "SWeet and
Low by Florence Everett and An
nette Moody, and an encore How
Can | Leave Thee" reading. D. Il.
Hobart; remarks, Paul S. Tooker;
humorous reading, Mrs. Bert Folsom;
stories and a reading by c. II. Black
we'll. President Hobart mentioned
that there were five OF the pupils
present who attended the school
taught by Principal Colcord. 40 years
ago, Mrs. Nellie Hobart gave "a
reading followed by a reading by May
Parsons Tooker. A letter was read
from Judge A. MEG. Beede of Fort
Yates, North Dakota, by the secre-
tary which she received the NoYem-
Der following the reunion OF 1923.
Judge Beede has not forgotten the
days of the Cornville High School and
sent his photograph for the collection.
He is a writer OF note. In the letter
read he described a cyclone as fol-
lows: I'VE had a beautiful cyclone
here last June 22nd, the most specta-
cuIar one, perhaps. ever seen. down
thrusts like a Neutrality-suspicious. from
a lofty black cloud-mass picking up
trees and hurting them in every di-
rcctiOn. Others rushed for cellars.
screaming, but | wanted to see it, SO
] Staid outside writing an exact record
OF its pranks which | Wrote-up later,
IN full. 1t did not make a down
thrust while passing g the town, so
nobody was harmed. | knew | would
not go until my time comes, cyclone
or no cyclone, 50 / was not afraid
Mr.. Beede taught the Cornyille
High School in the fall OF 1854 and
The spring of 1887, In those days
he was aaron Beede, Jr., but later
changed his name to A. Nee. Beede.
Mr., Beede's first school was out on
Tie frontier in the Red River Valley,
when he was sixteen years old, before
he went TO college. Cotton Mather,
noted in the Salem Witcheraft' was
the man who examined him and gave
him his first certificate. Among Mr..
Beede's writing is Sitting Bull Gus
ter an Epic Drama. The Nation of
New York said taat the work would
live for all time. He has been the
beloved helper Of the Sioux Indians
FOR many years.
Thanks were extended to all who
t'lBCh VIII the plOSl am anu III 1lbN
ing, the song God BE With You Till
I We Meet Again was sung by those as
sembled.
Twenty-seyen former pupils were
present: c. II. Blackwell, G. n.
Smith, Carrie Smith French, c. S.
, Moody. E. S. Tufts, G. r. French. Del
LIT McDaniels Herrin, G. r. Judkins, b.
r. Judkins, Minnie Bowman Judkins,
, g.. p. Fogg OF Cornville; Delbert B.
4 Hobart, ". b. Whittier, ]. W. ANA
zeen, Jennie Palmer Hobart, George
W. Hobart, Emma Smith futile, Eu-
gene Swain of Skowhegan; Sadie Par
sons Haryell of East Madison; Minnie
N. Davis, North Arson; Melvin Pal
mer, Iyanella Smith Palmer Of Hinck-
ley; II. @. Wentworth. Fairfield; En-
ma Smith Rowe. Oakland; Florence
Fogg Everett, Newark, n. j.; DIR.
Charles Judkins of Colorado; May
Parsons Tookcr of Westtield, n. J.; q
who were members of the families of
these former students registered and
three visitors making the whole num-
Der present 81. Last year in max
ing ont the report the name of Eu-
gene b. Davis was omitted. II was
the first reunion he had attended and
the hand Of welcome was extended TO
hum and il is hoped that he will come
again.
1t would seem that these gatherings
each year might become tiresome. 1t
is not so. They have done much
towards strengthening our love for the
old days and for each other and the
reunion this year was pronounced one
of the best yet held.