The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-08
VI ADDISON

Pelham Tinkham went last week to
Pittsfeld where he will pass week
with friends.
Mrs. o. T. Briggs and daughter,
Marion. have gone to Turner, to at
tend the wedding of a friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. WILDER and
daughters, Blanche and Irma. have re-
turned from Southern California,
where they went last November with
the intention of remaining for several
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. D. Emery who have
been guests of Mrs. Emery's brother,
E. A. Ireland, have gone to Dexter to
visit relatives before returning to
their home in Rochester, n. H.
Mrs. f. B. Philbrook, who has been
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Annis, for the past week, left last
week for Philadelphia.
Mahlon Boyington, James Perkins,
Fred Bracket and A B. Calden went
to Waterville the past week in Mr.
Boyington's auto, to attend the races
large number attended the prf-
vate assembly given by the campers at
Lakewood, in the Lakewood theatrI
Wednesday evening of last week.
Music for the occasion was furnished
by TONNES orchestra, and a very en-
ioyable time is reported.
Miss Lulu Holway, who is employed
as a stenographer in Pennington Of
flee, is at home for few weeks va
cation
Deputy Sheriffs Lessore and Walker
served a search warrant at the Ameri-
can Express office, July 81, in order
to obtain information desired by them
as to the destination of several boxes
of intoxicants. The officers attempted
to examine the boxes at the railroad
station, but were refused permission
by Agent Dow.
Master Fred McCarty, who has been
in Ansonia, Conn, for the past month,
has returned to his home in this place.
At recent meeting of the Madison
school committee the Blackwell Cor
ner schoolhouse question came up for
a vigorous discussion. The building
is much needed in the opinion of the
committee, but the town has refused
at several regular and special meetings
to raise the necessary funds for its
completion, and unless there Is a
change in the situation the State su
perintendent will be probably called
on to take hand in the matter. The
teachers elected for the coming year
are: High school, principal, Dean w.
Rollins; assistants, Miss Winnebel
Cover, Miss Jennie Peterson of Sa
lem, Mass; Miss Mary b. Weston, who
takes Miss Holway's place, and Miss
Beulah Withee of Waterville, who
takes the place of Miss Flora White,
Grade s, Miss Elgiva B. Luce; Grade
I, Miss Ethel Frost; Grade 6, Miss
Mabel Seward; Grade 5, Miss Belle
Dennson; Grade A, Miss Evie Carl.
Old Point avenue building, Miss En-
ma Brown, Miss Nellie Holway, Miss
Nellie Pullen; Western avenue build
ing, Grade 3, Miss Alice Morse; Grade
,. Misses Gladys Philips and Maud
Dyer. East Madison, Maud Blanchard,
Pugh Corner, Miss Edith Blanchard.
Twelve Corners. Miss Marion South
wick. Eames district, Miss Alice Carl.
Ward Hill, Miss Josephine Hight.
White school house, Miss Cora Toll
man. Foss district. Lucy Taylor. Kin
dergarten department, Miss Florence
j. Hammond; assistant, Miss Beatrice
Towne. Manual training, Mrs Ocham-
paugh. Superintendent of music, Prof.
f. E. Towne. The new instructor in
the domestic science department will
be Miss Marion Esterbrook of Orono.
Arrangements are being made to re-
omen the Uniyersalist church, during
the month of August, with different
speakers, for each Sunday. The ar
of speakers as made up at
present is: Aug A, Rev. Mr.. Golth-
waite of Salem; Aug. II, L. L. Lewis
of Fairfield; Aug. IS, the Rev. S. H.
Robin of Boston, Aug. 20, Rev. Ar
thur Blair of Belfast.
There was large attendance at the
special town meeting held Saturday af-I
ternoon, at the Town building on VIII
on street in Arson. The meeting was
ailed to order at l P, NJ, by Town
Clerk F. II. Holley of North Arson,
, George Fletcher was elected mod
.r&toc. The first matter to come upl
vas a nominal taxation OF $1,000, for a
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