Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-05
The Annual Town Meet
ing Is Held, Monday
Sudden Death Of Mrs Andrew
Emery al lgG Of Is Years.
Persona! and Society ECCLESIASTICAL
Maiters..E Funeral, Sunday.

Walter Dickson, Fred Smith, Frank
Flanders Harry Gee and w. Z. Foren
left Monday, for Boston to represent
the various unions in the Great North
ern Paper mill at a meeting with the
officials of the company for the pur-
pose of renewing the contracts with
the unions for another year. The
present contracts will expire May l.
Mr. and Mrs Stephen Cronin Of
AIillinocket arrived. Saturday. called
BY the death of Mrs. Cronin's mother.
1Irs. Annie Frazier.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Char
iada HoughteH. who died. Thursday
night, were held. Sunday afternoon,
ut the residence of her son, Sherman
Eoughton in Arson. The oficiatins
clergyman was Rev. +. IT. Means, and
the remains were placed in the re-
ceiving tomb in the Forest Hill Gene
terry.
Earl Cox went. Monday, to Hudson
Falls. Mass, where he win visit his
| sister for few days.
| Miss Grace Xese, a student in Col
b., was the guest. over Sunday, d
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Vose.
Mrs. Andrew Emery died suddenly
Saturday afternoon, at the residence
CT E1r. and Mrs irwin Walker, about
| two miles from this place. after an i'll
ness of only a few minutes Mrs.
| Emery was sitting in a chair appar-
emily in her usual health. when she
suddenly collapsed ana all efforts to
revive her failed. The cause of death
| is supposed to have been heart
! IL
The husband, who is a resident of
Massachusetts, two sons, Addition
Emery of Arson, and Ernest ESnery
| OF this place. two daughters. Mrs.
Ellie Hanson, and Mrs. Nina Paine
| beth of Madison, survive. Mrs. En-
cry had been a life long resident of
| this vicinity.
w +. Greene and daughter Marion
| left, Monday to visit relatives in
| Portland and Boston.
| The social, Saturday afternoon. at
| the parsonage Oh Middle street under
| the auspices OF the Junior League o.
the Methodist church had large at
| tendance. Refreshments were served
and there was a short program an1
games.
| The annual Madison townmeeting
opened. Monday forenoon, with a
/ large attendance or representative
voters with the exception of those in
| the extreme eastern section of the
| town, there being unable to attend on
| account of the bad travelling. The
| meeting was called to order in Union
| hall at 10 O'Clock by Town Clerk S. E.
Remiek The only contest in the cleo
| ton of officers was for the Office OF
| Moderator for which there were two
| candidates, Bernard Gibbs, and G. O..
| Small. Mr.. Small received 81 of the
| lis votes cast s. z. Remick was
elected town clerk after which came
| the adoption of the reports Of the
various officers. The other officers
| elected We're Selectmen, assessors
and overseers of the poor. Evander L.
Perkins, Willis f. Clough, Delbert b.
Hobart: treasurer, X. G. Gray; MEM
Der Of the experimenting school com
mittee for three years. Rev. II. w.
| Weber auditor, x. G. Gray; road
commissioner, r. Frank Burns; tai.
collector, J. f. Withee, rate two cents.
| After considerable discussion it was
| voted TO appoint q committee of three
to Investigate the matter of buying a
| steam roller and portable stone crush
er and report at the next annual town
meeting The sum of $500 was voted
fer making and repairing highways,
after which the meeting was adjourn
ed for dinner. a town meeting dinner
was served in the banquet hall III
Union block by the women of the w.
c. r. u. and a small sum OF money
was cleared for the benefit of this or
ganiZa ton