The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-29
ALL THE NEWS FROM
MADISON
Whit Is Going on In This Hustling
Neighboring Town.


Miss Beatrice Towne is acting as
pianist al the Pastime Moving Picture
theatre during the absence oil MISS
Alice Tozier.
Mark Spear attended the field day
of Starks Grange, held at Starks Fiji
day. :,
Charles Lander went to WaterVllle
Saturday to accompany the remains
of Frank Webb of Arson, who was
killed by a fall from a barn last
Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Gilman went to Water
Vile Saturday on business.
Miss Mary Livingstone went TO
Leeds Junction Saturday for a few
weeks visit with relatives.
Miss Fannie Gee, who is spending
the summer at Lakewood, was In
town a couple of days the last OF
the week
Miss Amey Johnson of the class of
II. Madison High school, commenced
her duties as cashier in F. Z. Clark
Cos store last week.
Mrs. Thomas Spear has returned
from a short visit in Boston.
Miss Grace Hutchinson closed a
most successful term of school In
the Temple District, Moscow Friday
and returned home Saturday. she
was accompanied by her mother and
brother, Jesse, who went to Bingham
Wednesday for a few days visit with
friends and to attend the last day ex-
ercises of Miss Hutchinson school
J. H. Gallagher went to Winthrop
Saturday for a few days visit with
friends.
Those of Madison to lately join the
tenting colony at Lakewood are Geo
/ Small and George Hillman, who
erected tents on Mr.. Parkman's lots
/ last week.
Miss Magnolia st. Lawrence oil
Woonsocket, R. |. arrived in town
Tuesday to spend the summer with
her sister, Mrs. John, Burby.
/ Mrs. A. NJ. Drummond and daugh'
ter, Hildegarde, who have been the
guests of Mrs. H. c. Prince for
week, returned to their home in Wa
terville Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Valnol
have commenced housekeeping in one
of the Abbey houses on Rowell street
Frank Carpenter, who is student
at Colby, passed through town Satur'
day for Kineo, where he has posi-
ton in the new hotel for the sum
mer.
Mrs. Dudley Rollins Of Bingham
was in town Saturday.
Mrs. Mabel Carpenter, who is
representative of the Twitchell-
Champlin Co., of Bangor, spent the
weekend at home.
Mrs. Perley Dunbar, who has been
i'll with typhoid fever has SO far re-
covered as to be able to ride out.
Mr.. and Mrs Horace Spear came
down from Deadwater Saturday.
There was a baked bean supper
and sale at the Baptist church in An.
son Saturday.
Miss Minnie Davis OF North Arson
was in town Saturday.
Miss Alice ToZier, who Is pianist al
the Pastime Moving Picture theatre
went to Wayne last week for two
weeks vacation.
Sterling Rebekah lodge worked the
degree on two candidates last->Wed-
nesday night. Mrs. Frances Homer
of Bucksport, vice president of the
Rebekah assembly, and Mrs. Lydia
/ Longley of Norridgewock, district
/ deputy president, were present. A
supper was served to the Rebekahs
/ their families and invited guests al
six O'Clock.
The Arson Literary club meets to-
4 day by special invitation with Mrs.
! w. E. French at Lakewood. Mrs
French will furnish dinner and q
regular meeting will be held in tbs
afternoon with the following pro
gram: Music, by the club; 1.-THE Work
of the A. l.. c." Mrs. Hilton; read
ing. Mrs. Gray; paper, Mrs. Strang;
paper, Mrs. Getchell; reading, Mrs
Gould; song, Mrs. Bartly.
Miss Eleza Seekhard, who has beer
employed In Mrs. Eames' millinery
parlors during the season, left town
for her home in Biddeford, Wednes-
day.
BY special invitation the Senior
class of Madison High school spent
last week at Lakewood at the Nc
Farlane cottage. Those enjoying the
weeks outing were: Violet McFar-
lane, Myrtle Danico, Jennie Murray
Nina Titus, Floyd Adams, George
Gray and Rufus Dyer with Miss AIDE
laide Holway as chaperone. Some OF
the teachers, among whom were Miss
Winnibel Cover, Miss Blanche Will
Der, Miss Nina Porter and Miss White
spent a part of the week with them.
The Latlip Stock Co. are in town
this week with tent show. They
are established on the vacant lot
nearly opposite the public library
The Boy Scouts of Madison are to
go to Skowhegan for the Fourth.
They will march down on Monday,
July 3, and return by electrics Tues
day night. They will be accompanied
by Scout Master Geo. Viles and E.
c. Crowell.
kennebec Valley Grange observed
Saturday night, June "a, as Children S
Night and the following program was
given: Recitation, Eula Nevins; reci-
tation, Priscilla Strang; recitation,
Marion Nichols; music, Mildreth
Leonard; recitation, Lucy Look; re-
citation. Nellie Robinson; recitation,
Eva Head; recitation, Ethel Merry;
recitation, Chester Merry. Visitor s
were present from North Arson,
Starks and Industry Oranges.
Rev. c. A. Brooks preached the an
niyersary sermon to the Knights of
Pythias, Uniform Rank, last Sunday,
at the Methodist. church. A large
number of the members of the Show
hogan lodge came up on a special car,
accompanied by Skowhegan band to
participate in the decoration of the
graves of deceased brothers after the
services. Mr.. Brooks text was John
ha