The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-25
MADISON.

A party of u young people OF the
sub-Freshman class took snow
shoe tramp one evening recently COW
ering a distance of three miles.
A meeting of the Women's Home
Missionary Society of the Methodist
church was held Jan. II, at the home
of Mrs. w. II. Spear. The study OF the
afternoon was devoted to the immigra-
ton question. AT the business session
plans were made for Silver tea TO be
held on Valentines day
The officers recently elected by the
Madison Board of Trade at the annual
business meeting we're: President, C..
O. Small; first vice president, S. +.
Remick; second vice president. DR.. w.
S. Milliken; secretary and treasurer,
NJ. Nj. Spear; auditor, X. c. Gray. A
committee consisting of Messrs Milli
ken, w. F. Scott, Remick, Geo. A Her
rick and Jas. NJ. Spence were appoint
ed a committee to make arrangements
for banquet to be held in the near
future, with Hon. w. T. Haines as
speaker After short discussion 1t
was voted to appoint Messrs. f. G.
Clark and j. NJ. Spence to confer with
the retail merchants and see If some
plans could not be devised to make
Madison the trade center for this sec
ton of Somerset county.
Mrs. E. F. Doughty has arrived,
called by the critical illness of Mrs.
c. X. Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Clark of Moores
Siding have been for a short visit with
relatives.
Mrs. George Holt, who has been the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Alonzo
Brown. for the past few days, re-
turned, Thursday to Moxie.
The teachers of the Primary de-
partment of the NJ. f. Sunday school
were entertained, Jan. II, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. K. w Adams on Weston
avenue.
The south store in the Wentworth
block formerly occupied by Blacks
restaurant has been leased by parties
from Camden, who will open new
restaurant.
The Masons and their families were
the special guests of Minerva Chapter
of Eastern Star at its public installa-
ton ceremonies, Thursday evening, in
Masonic hall. A cold meat and salad
supper was served from to o'clock
In the banquet hall. At s o'clock
came the installation with Past
Worthy Matron Mrs. X. G. Gray as in
stalling officer assisted by Mrs. Eva
Rogers of Arson as marshal. The
officers installed We're: Worthy
matron, Miss Stella Perkins; worthy
patron, Daniel NJ Nichols; assistant
matron, Mrs. ID. M. Nichols; secretary,
Miss Gladys Perkins; treasurer, Mrs.
Charles Haynes; conductress, Mrs. |.
L. Russell; associate conductress, Mrs.
George Walker; chaplain, Mrs. G. d.
Perkins; marshal, Miss WANNA Ham,
ilton; organist, Mrs. Lynn Sampson;
Ada, Miss Gertrude Nichols; Ruth,
Mrs. j F.. Withee; Esther, Mrs. E. w.
Adams; Martha, Mrs. William Rogers;
Electa, Mrs. e. r. Walker; warden,
Mrs. Frank Davis; sentinel Irwin l..
Russell. Following the installation
came a short musical and literary
program much enjoyed by all, encores
being given to several of the numbers,
and the order of exercises was: Piano
solo. Miss Florence Walker; recita-
ton, parody on Maud Muller, Marian
Nichols; song, just Behind the
Times" Edgar w. Hamilton; recita
ton, Edna Adams song, Ralph Rus
sell: piano solo, Mrs. Maud Sampson
Harold Sterling has leased the resi-
dence of Perham Tinkham on the An
son side of the river, and will soon
move his family to that place.
The basketball game, Thursday
evening. in the Arson skating rink, be-
tween the North Arson academy and
the Madison town team, was witness
ed by large crowd and proved to be
the best of the season. The teams
were very evenly matched, and the
game was holly contested throughout,
the final score being 8 to 6 in favor
OF the Madison team The scoring
was practically all done in the second
half, and the score at the end of the
first half was l to in favor of the
visitors. The line up was Madison
Hurd, RI; Kendall If; Waldron. C;
Grove, rg; Cavanaugh, liz. North
Arson academy-Rogers, re-; Will
liams. lg; Noddin, C; Tarr, RI; Dan
forth II. There were Commute halves
and Fred Lane acted as umpire. Goals
were thrown by Hurd and Cavanaugh
Messrs. Caldwell & Walker have
been having a crew of men at work
scraping new ice fields preparatory to