110 years ago

may 20, 1915

The 29th annual commencement exercises for Marion High School will be May 25 at the auditorium.

The first class graduated from Marion High School in 1884. There were four members in the class.

Of course, the school is much older than that, the district having been formed in 1865. This class will bring the number of alumni to nearly 270.

All schoolchildren of the town, up to and including sixth graders, are requested to meet Saturday afternoon at the courthouse to drill for exercises to be given on Decoration Day.

Tom Kellett has had oil tanks erected and other equipment installed and is now on the job again in the oil business. He buys on the open market, and his long experience enables him to handle the business right.

The May Fete was a great success. The parade of children down Main St. in their gay colored costumes made an especially fine impression.

A census taken by the tax assessors shows a decrease of 476 in county population. Figures for this year show a county population of 21,630.

Population of the towns is as follows: Burns, 422; Durham, 285; Florence, 1,258; Hillsboro, 1,254; Lehigh, 366; Lost Springs, 261; Lincolnville, 258; Marion, 1,951; Peabody, 1,402; Ramona, 259; and Tampa, 221.