The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-20
MADISON.
Deferred from Last Week.

MADISON.
Deferred from Last Week.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones of Well
esley. Mass, are in town visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Bruce of ST. Paul, Mimi, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Elder on the Arson side.
A. J. Leavitt of Pasadena, Calf, IS
the guest of his sister, Mrs. Asa Gill
man on the Arson side.
News has been received here Of the
death of Joshua Gray Pelton in Page,
North Dakota, on June %. He will
be well remembered by the older
residents of both Arson and Madison
as he was born and lived for more
than so years in Arson, going West
about thirty years ago and until
about thirteen years ago, spending
half his time back here. At that time
he went for good and has not been
hack since. He was So years of age
and leaves five children: Everett, of
Spokane. Wash; Bert of Tacoma,
Wash; Fred of ST. Paul; Mrs. Flor
ence Anderson of Newport, r. l., and
Mrs. Helen Iverson, with whom he
, lived.
Mrs. Alice Owens went to Norridge-
wock on business Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Morrison OF
Hartland, who have been spending
week with Mrs Morrison parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Perkins, re-
turned home Wednesday.
Cinda Savage went to New Portland
Sunday, returning Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Pooler of Moscow, was
in town Wednesday to attend the
funeral of Laurence Pooler.
Mrs. Lila SWEET, daughter Gladys
3 and son Carl, are the guests for a
t week of Mrs. Swett's brother, Hen
ry Johnson.
Mrs. Amos Johnson and daughter,
8 Alice, have been the guests of Mr..
l. and Mrs Henry Johnson for few
u days.
II Miss Luella Pooler of Pleasant
: Pond, was in town Wednesday to at
l. tend the funeral of her uncle, Lau-
+ renee Pooler.
t, Mrs. Lila SWEET and family of
: Waltham, Mass, and Mrs. Amos
: Johnson and daughter spent a few
days last week at the Johnson cot
: tage at Lakewood
= Wallace Johnson, who has been a
great sufferer in the past from rheu-
matism, is at present laid up with 1t
in his eyes. He is great sufferer
unable to do anything and has to have
his eyes bandaged all the time.
Mrs. Charles Towne, Mrs. Blanche
Adams and Mrs. Chas. Head are
spending a week at Lakewood in Mrs.
Growers cottage.
Mrs. H. r. league came home
Wednesday from South Paris where
she has been with her mother for
several weeks.
Sumner Ward and daughter, Sarah,
OF Skowhegan, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Johnson and family of this
place, spent Sunday at the johnson
cottage at Lakewood.
Thursday, Henry Johnson of this
place, while at work on a contract
job at Skowhegan, was overcome with
the extreme heat and obliged to
come home. He has been unable yet
, to return to his work.
Ned E. Spaulding in the south part
of the town, has file of almanacs
; from 1915 to the present time with
three exceptiops-1S37, 1845 and 1884
, The wind storm of Thursday de-
F. moished the wind mill of D. |.
Walker in South Madison, broke
large limbs off the trees in front of
j. w. Wasson's and blew down three
large balm of gilead trees at the
same place, one of them in it's fall
tearing the underpinning from undor
a shed.
Mrs. B. F. Lancaster and Miss
Mary Walker are visiting at D. |.
Walkers.
/ Miss Iva Spaulding, who has been
a guest at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. |. Walker for a week. returned
to her home in Fairfield, Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Clark. who has been
quite i'll, Is recovering.
| Mrs. Webster Moore has been quite
sick with bad cold at her home on
CARRIED street, for the past two
weeks.
Fred Lancaster on the Norridge-
wock road, was badly overcome with
the heat one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bryant
came from Rumford Falls in their
auto and have been the guests of MIR. 1
ana Mrs. Oscar Merry In town and
MI. and Mrs. Irving Allen in Arson,
for week past
MIS- Henry Beal of Arson, went
TO North Monmouth Wednesday for |
WISH with relatives. She was ac-
companied by her daughter. Mrs. Iry-
ing Allen.
Mrs. George Howe and daughter,
Lena, of Hartford, Conn, who have
been the guests for a few days of |
Mrs. Frank Harding and her moth
er, Mrs. Emily Look, returned home
Wednesday.
George Tobin, former resident OF