The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-25
~ The News of Somerset's Busy Towns II


weeks visit with his daughter Fa-
yette.
Charles Cooley's buildings near his
steam mill burned to the ground
Tuesday night.
The subject for discussion at the
next Grange meeting will be Feed
ing Cows at Pasture"
MADISON.
A very jolly crowd boarded the spe-
cial car at 10.15 Thursday morning
for Lakewood to attend the annual
reunion of the Gilman family. On ar
irving they established headquarters
for the day at Camp Sheppard. At
Ills all adjourned to Lakewood
theatre where the meeting was called
to order by the president, Asa NJ. Gil
man and after a few well chosen
words of greeting the following pro-
gram was carried out: Piano solo,
Miss Edith Hilton; prayer, Asa M.
Gilman; violin and cornet duet with
Victor Robbins and Amy Johnson (;
piano accompaniment, Alice Spear,
reading, Miss Maud Powers; vocal
solo, Miss Marion Gilman; piano acr
compartment, Miss Edith Hilton, or
chestra The farce, THE Train To-
morrow" was given by Miss Dora
Gilman, Herbert Gilman and Merle
Tinkham; cornet solo. Victor Rob-
bins, accompanied by Alice Spear.
following came the business meeting
with the election of officers for the
ensuing year: President, Asa NJ. Gil
man, Arson; vice president. s. G..
Woodcock. Pennington; secretary,
Frank L. Powers, Madison; treasur-
er, Fred A. Gilman, Madison; execu-
tive committee, Mrs. Della Randall,
Mrs. Olive Gilman, Mrs. Gertrude Gil
man. After this came the dinner, and
such a dinner; the tables fairly
groaned with good things and it goes
without saying that all did ample JUS
tice to what was set before them.
Miss Frances Mitchell entertained
a picnic party Friday afternoon at her
cottage at Lakewood.
Mrs. Edwin Bray and Mrs. Arthur
Foster of Ell Paso, Tex, arrived in
North Arson Monday morning, hav-
ing been called home by the illness
ing.
A food sale will be held Friday af-
ternoon, Aug. 26, at the Union Co.
operative Store under the auspices of
the Woman's Association of the Con-
gregational church.
Margaret COTE Moore Chapter, D.
A. R., will hold their regular meeting
Thursday afternoon, August 25, at the
home of Mrs. H. A. Johnson, Weston
avenue.
Quite large number from this
place availed themselves of the OPP
portunity to attend the camp meeting
at North Arson Sunday to hear the
eminent DR.. Franklin Hamilton,
chancellor of the American University
at Chicago, who delivered a very able
discourse at o'clock.
An epidemic of petty thievery has
broken out in this vicinity during the
past few days. Gardens have been
raided, chicken roosts robbed, and APP
pie trees stripped of their fruit. The
Madison steam laundry has been
broken into three times in a few
days, the last break having been made
between the hours of $50 and $50
er drawer was torn from its fasten-
ings and the thief got only about
quarter In change.
D. A. Lapraik and H. E. Gerrish
were hailed before Judge Withee Mon
day, on the charge of overspeeding an
automobile. Both men pleaded guilty
and paid their fines. This is the first
case of this kind to come before the
court in Madison.
Rev. A. Merritt Parke of Somers-
worth, N H., will preach at the Con-
gregational church Sunday in ex-
change with Rev. F. H. Means.
The annual Field day of the Som
erset County Sunshine societies will
be held at Lakewood Friday.
Hamlin Eaton Of Cakes, North Da-
kota, is in town, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. L. Powers and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry johnson.
Rev. Wylie Smith of Norridgewock
baptized several candidates Sunday
in the river on the Arson side, also
occupied the pulpit of the Arson Bap-
fist church in the absence of the reg
ular pastor, Rev. Mr. Morris, who is
taking his vacation.
The schools ON the Arson side OPP
ened Monday with the following corps
of teachers: Grammar grade, Mr..
Sidelinger; fifth and sixth grades,
Miss Clarissa Flint; third and fourth
grades, Miss Annie b. Roberts; first
and second grades, Miss Walsh; sub
primary, Miss Bertha Paine.
The reunion of the Moore family
was held Wednesday, August "a, at
Lakewood.
The reunion of the Dinsmore family
will be held Wednesday, August 81,
at the home of Fred Dinsmore, who
lives on the old Dinsmore homestead
in South Arson. A picnic dinner will
be served and all relatives are invited.
STARKS.
A Democratic rally will be held at
Starks village on the evening of Au-
gust 26, at 7.30 p. m. at the hall of
John Ultz. The speakers present
will be as follows: DR.. J. d. Ames,
candidate for representative and Dr.
3. F. Lancaster, l.. F. Butler and
Frank L. Ames OF Norridgewock; DR..
E. F. Pratt Of New Portland and
Charles Allen of Mercer.
CORNVILLE.
Rev. H. A. Burnham, pastor of the
Friends church at Sidney, will preach
at the Union church, Cornville on the