The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-06-06

matches, and little later managed to
set some bedding afire in his cell but
was discovered in time so that no
damage was done. Moody tried By
fore Judge e. F. Newell at his home
in Arson, Friday forenoon, said that
he found his whiskey in the log piles
of the Great Northern Paper Co. He
was fined s. and costs, amounting in
all to $1041 after promising the
Judge to behave himself in the fu-
ture.
Memorial day passed very quietly
In Madison. All places of business
and mills were closed, with the eX-
ception of the plant of the Great
Northern Paper Co. Owing to the
rain the usual parade was omitted
Following a half hour open-air con
cert by the Lakewood Band in front
of the |. o. O. f. building. a good
sized audience gathered in the Metho-
dist church for the program. under
the direction of Commander h. r.
Gould OF \. A. Weston Post G. A. K
On the platform with Commander
Gould were the clergymen OF the
place and the order of exercises was
Singing the "Doxology" by the audi
ence. led by the band; Scripture, Rev.
G. b. Southwick, pastor of the Free
Baptist church; music by the chorus;
prayer, Rev. F. II. Means, pastor OF
the Congregational church; vocal so
10, "Tenting Tonight on the Old
Campground," Rev. J. A. Betcher, pas
tor of the Methodist church; recita-
tion.. "Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech,
Carroll Brown reading poem, Our
Ranks are Getting Thin" Rev. E. w.
Weber; recitation, Miss Thelma Ad-
ans; singing. BE Loyal to Your
Colors," chorus; next came brief
speech of welcome by Mr.. Gould who
introduced Rev. Elmer f. Pember OF
Bangor as the speaker of the day. The
program closed with the benediction
by Mr.. Betcher and selection by the
band.
Mrs. A. p. Foster, who has been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Maud
Sampson, at her home in Arson FOR
the past three weeks, has returned to
her home in North Andover, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p. Laid OF
Lowell, Mass, arrived in Madison
Thursday, to pass few weeks with
relatives and friends.
Willard c. Williams of Fairfield was
the guest, Thursday. of his father, Or
rington Williams.
Freeman Wheaton, who has had
charge of the Arson railroad station
for the past few months, has been
transferred to Mosquito, and Clinord
Tinkham of this place now has
charge of the station
Daniel Lister, who has been at the
Hebron Sanitarium for the past seven
months. arrived home, Wednesday, for
a brief visit with his family, and Will
return the last of the week. Mr.
Lister is much improved in health ana
expects to be discharged as cured IN
few months more
Wilbert Brown of Portland is pass
ing few days with his mother, Mrs.
CYRUS Brown, at her home on Park
street
l. L. Russell, Miss Stella Perkins,
Mrs. ID. NJ Nichols, and Mrs. Arah
Davis, attended the meeting OF the
Grand Chapter of the Eastern star
last week in Portland as delegates
from Minerva Chapter of this place.
Samuel Vose left, Monday, for Bos-
ton, where he was called by the critl-
cal illness of his sister.
Mrs. David Hall, who has been the
guest of friends in Fairfield and Hart
land for two weeks, has returned to
Madison.
Mrs. Ellen Houghton of Hudson
Falls. n. y, has arrived in Madison
to spend the summer with her son,
Waldo Houghton.
Superintendent w, F. Scott of the
Madison Wooden Mill has gone on a
business trip to New York.
Mrs. j. A. Betcher and Mrs. Stella
yose. were in Hallowell, last week, to
attend the district meeting of the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society OF
the Methodist church.
Mrs. Addison Gilman of Dexter was
a recent guest of MIR. and Mrs SeWell
Curtis.
Mrs. Jessie Weston, who recently
underwent a surgical operation in St
Mary's hospital in Lewiston, has re-
turned to her home in Arson much
improved in health.
Daniel Mcdonald of South Portland
visited, last week, with his daughter,
Mrs. Kate Johnson, at her home in
Arson.