The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

Wednesday afternoon of last week.
Mr.. Christopher and his hired man
we're attempting to hold a pig. The
animal slipped from the grasp of the
helper and Mr.. Christopher turned
quickly in an endeayor to hold the pig
In doing so he wrenched his back sc
badly that he had to be picked up and
carried into the house.
An epidemic of measles has been
prevalent among the Primary school
children in the lower end of the viii
| lage.
William B. Gilman of Dexter arrived
last week in Madison for a short visit
with relatives and friends in this vi
entity.
The Women's Foreign Missionary So
cety of the Methodist church met
Wednesday afternoon in the church
Primary room. First came devotional
exercises followed by short business
session. Next came a report of the re-
cent district meeting in Waterville
by Mrs. Samuel Vose. The remainder
Of the afternoon was spent in the read
ing and study of the first chapter OF
the book "China's New Day." which Is
he study book for the year.
Miss Blanch Regan of Gardiner pass
ed last week with friends in Madi-
son and vicinity.
Dan1 Adams has returned from keZar
Falls, where he has been at work as
loom fixer, for the past two months
The Great Northern Paper Co. has
crew at work building huge rack
of boards on the surface of the wa
ter in the canal, preventing the form
alton of anchor ice.
Maurice Flynt, who has been en-
ployed as telegraph operator and clerk
at the Maine Central freight station
/ for the past two months, has recently
received an appointment to take
charge of the station at Kineo He
will leave for his new position in a few
days.
Mrs. Julia Tinkham and Mrs. Jennie
Spear entertained a party of 80 la
dies, Thursday afternoon, at Ten
Ten" party at the residence of Mrs.
Spear in Arson. Each guest was eX-
pected to bring a dime and the money
raised will go for the work of the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society of
the Methodist church Refreshments
we're served by the hostesses, and the
afternoon WAS passed in an informal
social manner.
A meeting of the w. c. T. T., was
held Friday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Samuel Vose on Nichols
street. 1t was voted to hold the meet
ings, during the winter in the Pri-
mary room in the Methodist church.
After the business session came re-
port of a recent w. c. T. [. Institute
held in Dover, by Mrs. Vose.
Frank H. Holley of North Arson
has sold his drug business to John
Wright of Madison. Mr.. Holley has
run the store, for the past 10 wears,
and is well-known throughout this
section. He is a member of the North
Arson Board of Trade, and has been
prominent in politics, being secretary
of the Somerset County Republican
committee at the present time. Mr..
Wright was formerly a well-known
clerk in Bucknam's drug store in
Skowhegan, but for the past few
months, has had charge of his broth
er's drug store in this place.
Harold Caldwell went Friday to
Lewiston to attend the football game
and make a short visit with his sis
ter, Mrs. DR.. Buker.
Mrs. Emma Dunton, who has been
the guest of her brother, Edward WeS-
colt, for the past week, returned Fri
day to Portland.
An Oyster supper was served Fri
day evening by the pupils of the Madi-
son High school at the Congregational
church vestry.
Miss Lizzie Witham went Friday to
Norridgewock to visit her aunt for a
few days.
Mrs Lizzie Lord of Benton arrived
Friday in Madison and is the guest OF
her daughter. Mrs. Arthur Hilton, at
her home in Arson.
Deer are reported to be unusually
plentiful in the rural sections of this
town Levi Martin, well-known
farmer stood on his door step and
shot large buck, recently. Saturday
morning, large buck crossed the
track of the Somerset Traction Co,
Just ahead of the O'Clock car near
Lakewood
Horace Spear and w. E. Clough left,
Saturday, for a few days hunting at
Dimmick
Mrs. Fred Mcnamara of Hudson
Falls. n. Y, arrived Friday in Madi-
son, to visit relatives and friends.
William Hilton returned Friday
from Bakers Siding, where he went
the first of the week to pack his house
hold goods.
Miss May Manning of Portland is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cook
son, at their home on Madison street.
! Howard Young and Eddie Wilson
left Friday on n carriage drive to May
field where they will pass a few days
/ hunting
! Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Weston left, Fri
day, for Port Orange, Fla, where they
will pass the winter.
Miss Ruth. daughter of Rev and
Mrs. G. b. Southwick. is i'll with diph-
! iberia Grade II in the Weston avenue
school building, which Miss Southwick
attended, was closed, Thursday after
noon and the building was fumigated
by the Board of Health.
j. r. Emery and Charles Davis have
been passing few days hunting, last
week. at Bakers Siding.
Rev. J. A. Betcher has been con-
fined 70 his home by illness, during the
past Week
Mrs. Clara Blackwell. who has been
the guest OF her brother, c. A. Haynes
for the past week. has returned to her
home in Dead River
JoseDh West 40 wears old q fisher