The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-17

VIII \ OlSuu anu VIE Nlt fl9lll4- 3
his Hareuts. Sir. and Mrs. Frank
COrsOn.
MADISON
The many friends OF Mr. and ai3a.
William Blackwell in this vicihi
were greatly shocked Friday morpin
when telegram WGs received by thetr
son, Charles =. Blackwell, that Nj
Blackwell was run over and instantly
killed. Thursday evening by an eiee-
trio car in Pasadena, Cal. Mrs. BlEcf
well was almost life-lene resident G.
Madison, up to the time she acco@-
panied her husband to p. sadena, ahoa :.
six years ago.
Mrs. Clarence Longey died at he.
home on Middle street. Thursday even
ing, after an illness of few day.
Mrs Longley had been in poor health
for several months, having been OBJ
liged to undergo surgical operation
for appendicitis, early in the summer.
About a week ago she was taken crit
cally i'll with new complication and
failed rapidly until her death The
husband, three small children, iour
sisters Mrs Augusta Woodeock o.
ttOlllSIpI, MASS, Vi =. u. r w III, wi
Emma Smith and Mrs. Lou Copp o.
Madison. two brothers, Messrs. Leslie
Bracket of Hollister, Mass, and Fred
Bracket of Madison suryice.
George Wilson OF Lewiston was tie
guest, Friday. OF friends in Madison.
Mr.. Wilson Is we'll known here, hav-
ing formerly been overseer OF the
weaving department in the .aadison
wooden mill for several years
George F. Kent, who has haG charge
OF a drug store in Phillips, for the past
six months, is at home for few
weeks vacation.
S. f. RemiCk returned Thursday
FROM a hunting trip to MoNie with i
good brace OF partridges.
The Idylers Club met THURSDAY a."
ternoon at the residence of Mrs. Eta
Weston on Main street in Arson. Re-
freshments were served \ large
number were present.
Charles Holway went Friday TO
Orono to attend the football game
and to pass the Sabbath with friends.
The teachers of the Madison and
Arson public schools, Friday, were
out in force and passed very enjoy
able time as the guests of the Y p s.
c. E. in the Congregational church
yestry The room was arranged in a
comfortable manner with bouquets of
flowers and small tables with seats
scattered around in promiscuous
fashion. Melville Churchill and Elon
Lancaster acted as ushers and intro
duction committee. and in the receiv-
i,aFr I'll Ix,Ikt
Miss Mary b. Weston. Rev. F. Fl.
Means, Miss Peterson and Mr.. and
Mrs George H. Niles. Next came a
short program which was; Piano
solo, Evelyn Scott; reading How the
Camel Got His Hump, Gardner Means !;
piano solo, Miss Edith Hilton; humor-
Gus recitation; piano selection, Miss
Scott Next came a series of unique
contests known as an indoor track
meet. Dainty souvenir cards were
distributed among the guests, each
card bearing the flag or some char
acterstiC emblem of a Well-knoWn
New England college, those represent
ed being Bates, Colby Maine, Harvard
Bowdoin and Dartmouth. Each col
lege was represented by a team of six
persons First came the 30-ineh
DASH which consisted in attempting
to get a lump of sugar, suspended at
the end of a "0-inch string, to the
mouth. without the aid of the hands
Next came putting the shot, which
consisted of attempting to drop a GER
tain number of beans into a glass can
rom a given height. The third con-
test was the hammer throw each con-
test trying to throw an inflated paper
bag, The relay race consisted OF
three persons from each team start
ing at given signal and eating a
cracker in Xrn. The grinning con-
al also caused much merriment. The
proceedings were enlivened by giving
tie college yells by the members OF
the different teams to encourage their
representatives. Cocoa and cake were
se.Ved.
Mrs. Forrest Ward and Mrs. Lena
Savage are passing a week with
friends in Wilton.
A meeting of the w. c. T. L. was
held Friday in the Methodist church
yestry. Reports OF the recent State
l convention were giYen by Mrs. +. A