The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-20
X The News of Somersets Busy Towns X

Madison. and who is Ill with con-
sumption, Is not so we'll at his home
in Mayfield.
James WATSON OF South Madison is
suffering from a severe case of mer-
curry poisoning.
John Walker held a neighborhood
lawn party at his home in the south
part of the town July 3.
James Dowd and Edward Maxim,
Jr.. are at work on carpenter work
at Skowhegan.
Miss Evelyn Cushing of North An
son. is at work at Forrest j. Wards s.
Mrs Ann Adams of South Gardi-
ner. was the guest of relatives in
town few days last week,
The annual picnic of the Methodist
s. S., was held at Lakewood Wed
nesday. July -. There was
good attendance and fine time re-
ported.
There will be a baptism at the
= Methodist church next Sunday MORN
ing at the regular service hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maylon Boyington
| and Mr. and Mrs. George Waugh
took an auto trip to Embden pond
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jared Bates went to
New Portland Tuesday for a few days
visit.
Mrs. Julia Nichols, who has been
in very poor health since last fall. is
much better and called on Mrs. Susan
Smell and Mrs. Edmond Clark one
day this week
Miss Frances Weeks OF Bath, who
has been the guest of her sister, Mrs
. |. c. Trufant for a couple of weeks.
returned home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlie Pooler of Pleas
ant Pond and Mrs. Joseph Pooler
2 and daughter, Mrs. Johnson of Bing
: ham, were in town Wednesday to at
tend the funeral of their relative
= Laurence Pooler.
r Mrs Rose Lancaster, who has
been i'll at the home of her son, Chas.
Lancaster, on Old Point avenue for
the past week, is better
Harold Moore, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Moore, on Old Point avenue.
= who has been so Ill with pneumonia,
- is past the danger point and gain
ing
Charles Lancaster, who has been
h employed for a number of months at
Wilson's Mills, Me. will finish his
s work there this week and is expected
= home Saturday.
Mrs. E. A. Fogg and daughter,
@ Geneva, returned fy0m a ten days
, visit with relatives in Augusta and
| vicinity Thursday.
r The residence of Fred Viles in An
n son was burned to the ground late
e Wednesday afternoon. 1t is not
t known how the fire started but is
| thought to have caught in the shed
: Mr.. and Mrs. Viles had just lately
! bought and moved in and saved prac-
l tically nothing of their goods.
, Donald Towne left for the Pacific
+ coast Wednesday. He will continue
the study of forestry which he has
been taking up at the U. of NJ.
William Pierpont, while unloading
, load of hay in the barn of Daniel
Nichols, Wednesday afternoon, was
quite badly injured. The barn door
blew against one of the horses fright
ening both of them. They ran.
, throwing Mr.. Pierpont out, hurting
!, his ankle. The doctor could not de-
= eide whether it was broken or not.
Rev. c. A. Brooks, pastor of the
Methodist church here, who was
unanimously chosen as superinten-
dent of the annual camp meeting to
g be held at East Poland, Me-, August
J. some especially able speakers for the
OCCASION among whom are Bishop ]
p W Hamilton, d. D., of New York,
Rev. E. A. Corbett, Providence, r.
: l., Rev. b. NJ. King, Waverly, Mass.
and Miss Edna Rowen of Kansas.
Supt. Evan w. Adams of the Madi-
son Electric Light plant has adopted
novel method to help solve the
brown tail moth nuisance in this vii
lage 1t is well-known fact that all
moths are attracted by the arc lights
Working on this knowledge, Mr.. Ad-
ans dropped the large glass globes on
the outside of lights, so that they
come up about half way on the lights.
In the bottom is about a pint of kero-
sene oil. Several quarts of moths
: were destroyed by each light the first
night and Mr.. Adams will equip more
; lights In various parts of the village.
Mrs. Florence o. Weeks, who has
been the guest for the past two weeks
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Trufant, re-
turned Wednesday afternoon to Bath
Mrs. H. R. league, who was called
three weeks ago to South Paris by the
illness of her mother, returned We'd
nesday afternoon to Madison
The funeral services of Willie Nc
Carly, who was drowned Monday fore
noon, were conducted at $50 a. M.
Thursday by Rev. NJ. E. Curran in
st. Sebastian Catholic church The
burial was in Forest Hill cemetery.
c. o. Small. Esq, went Wednesday
: afternoon to Portland on a business
trip.
! Mrs. Chas. Eames of Embden was
= !, In town Wednesday afternoon to at
u tend the funeral of Taurapoo D..
=. Don Towne left town Wednesday
= afternoon for Marshfield, Ore. where
. he Will attend forestry school this
u summer and will return to Maine late
t. in the fall
Mrs. Webster Moore is confined
, this week to her home with an at
: tack of bronchitis.