Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-19
Warrant for Town Meet
ing, Mar. 23,Is Posted.
Arson Man Has His Pocket
Picked, Sunday Afternoon.
Mrs. {. 0. Clark Enteriains Friends
At st. Patrick's Day Party.

Mrs +. q. Clark entertained a com
pany of women, Saturday evening. at
st. Patriek's day party. at her resi-
dence on Garfield street There was an
appropriate program and dainty re-
freshmonts.
Carol Sterry of Arson had his pock-
ct picked. Sunday afternoon, while in
an intoxicated condition Sterry had
SIS pinned in the breast pocket of his
shirt when he began drinking and lat
ef was picked up and carried home by
some friends. one of whom has since
disappeared. Deputies Lessore and
Walker were busy. Monday, but failed
to locate the party against whom sus-
pieion was directed.
The warrant for the annual meeting
Of the Madison Village Corporation to
be held in Union hall on the afternoon
of March %, was posted, Saturday,
and contains "a articles The first 10
articles relate to the usual appropri-
ations and officers. Among those of
special interest are: Article 20, to see
il the corporation will vote to abolish
| the electrical commission and author
iZe the assessors to have charge of the
municipal electric light plant IA and
j. are TO see if votes will be taken TO
buy a new hose wagon and now hose
for the fire department; II. is to see if
the corporation will vote to install a
system of municipal waterworks for
fire and domestic purposes and to APP
point all necessary committees, also to
see if votes will be taken to form a
water district with any adjoining
ic Ia iOb ,F.i1I no
furnished free for the public library;
Articles II and l. are to see if a street
light viii be placed on Maple street
near the E. w. Weber store. and a
hydrant on Old Point avenue near the
residence of Burnham Estes.
A crew of eight men is now busy
under the direction of First Selectman
Z. L. Perkins, gathering brown tail
moth nests.
Mrs. Joseph Henderson and family
left, Monday, for Burlington, Vt.
where they will make their home in
the future.
Democratic caucus was held, Sat
urGay evening. in A. O. u. w. hall. w.
F. Scott was chairman and d. l..
Churchill secretary. The delegates
elected to attend the State convention
in Augusta, were: w F. Scott, c, II.
Clark, d. l.. Churchill and r. s. Me
Kepney. Messrs. L. O. Cobb and DR..
w. G. Sawyer We're elected alternates.
Wallace Bickford left, Monday, for
Dark Harbor, where he has secured
work fer the summer.
Sidney Watson went, Monday, to
Boston, where he will pass a few
weeks with his son Orrin.
Miss Bina Koran, who has been Wis
iting friends in Fairfield for the past
few weeks, returned, Saturday, to
Madison.
Rev. w. f. Berry and Rev c. T..
Owens spoke in the Madison churches,
Sunday morning, in the interests of
the Maine Civic League. Sunday aft
ernoon, Messrs. Berry and owens
spoke in the Arson Baptist church.
In the evening there was a union gos-
pei temperance meeting in the Free
Baptist church under the auspices of
the w. G. T. T.. with an address by
DR.. Berry. Special music was fur
nished by a quartet consisting of
| Mesers. c. f. Blackwell, II. l.. Booker.
c. n. ingalls, and Charles Towne.
Edward Caswell of Bingham was in
| Madison Monday, on business.
! Rev. c. A. Brooks went. Sunday, 10
Skowhegan, where he preached in the
| Methodist church in the morning. and
| at Hincklev in the afternoon, return
ing TO Madison, Sunday night.