The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24

Madison, Wednesday of last week and
gave very good show.
Thursday night the brown tai
moths came to town and thousands
of them were clustered around the
arc lights. Friday morning the front
of the blocks on Main street oppo-
site the lights looked as if there had
been a sever snow squall and eaeh
fake that came remained where II
struck
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Churchill
were in Skowhegan on business
Thursday.
Mrs. Florence Hughes and little
son went to Scion Friday for a Visit
with relatives.
Rev. Joshua NJ. Frost of Auburn
District Supt. of the Augusta district
was in town and gave an address at
the Methodist church, Wednesday
evening of last week.
Mrs. Jack Barker, who has been the
guest of her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
]. L. Pepper, for the past three weeks
returned to her home in ST. Johns
bury, Vt, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Murray of
Bingham were in town last week
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Mrs. Annie Felker went to Pleas
ant Ridge, Friday for few days
visit with her brother, Sidney Berry
and family.
A small sized row was started on
the circus grounds late Wednesday
night, when a party of young fellows
from about town attempted to inter
fere with some of the circus en-
ployees who were attending to their
duties. At the sound of a whistle
about thirty men appeared and quick
ly put out the Offenders, who escap-
ed with sore heads and other bruises.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Cook OF
Bath, were in town few hours Fri
day, on their way home from Starks,
where they had been to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Cooks brother, James
F. Cook, which was held at the home
of Charles Locke, Thursday. The
deceased had spent the winter in Bath
with his brother and wife and being
in rather poor health felt that trip
up into the country might be bene-
fetal but after arriving there failed
rapidly and died July Is.
A party of fifteen gentlemen OF Au-
gusta, directors of the Augusta Trust
Co.. were in town last Friday, to in
spect the local branch of that insti-
tuition here. They made the trip by
auto through Fairfield and Skowhe-
gan. Returning they went to Bel
grade Lakes for dinner then to Win
throp to inspect branches there and
thence home. In. the party were
w. H. Gannett, Guy Gannett, Blaine
s. Viles, c. H. White, c. A. Andrews,
E. C. Dudley, Mayor Newbert, Elk
mayor Noyes. DR.. Scott Hill, II. f..
Bowditch, Walter Davis, Henry Bark
er, Frank Smith, George E. Macom-
Der and Nathaniel Weston.
John Keefe of Dover, n. H., is the
guest of his son, Fay keefe. They
TOOK little trip TO Bakers last
Thursday, fishing.
Mrs. Helen Caldwell, who has been
the guest of relatives in town for the
past two weeks, returned to her
home in Portland, Thursday of last
week She was accompanied by her
sister Mrs. Gertrude Gilman, who
will make a short visit in Portland.
The annual Sunday School picnic
of the Methodist church is being held
today. Thursday at Lakewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Burgess OF Au-
burn were the guests last week OF
Mrs. Burgess brother and wife, Mr..
and Mrs NJ. C. Adams. Thursday
| the party took an auto trip to Liver
more Falls for the day.
Eugene Danforth of West Madison
was in town Friday on business.
John Murray. who has been Ill for
the past ten days is again able to
drive his truck team.
Mrs. Gardner Mason and son of
North Madison were in town last Fri
day.
| The roof of the Madison Wooden
| Mill is being treated to new coat
of tar and gravel.
Work on the new extension to the
moving picture theatre is going on
rapidly and in another week 1t Will
be completed. Mr.. Smiley, the pro-
prietor, will then have a seating ca
pacity of about 500. and all the latest
improvements including an orchestra
! pit
Miss Marion Williams of Water
Vile was a guest at the home OF hef
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. ]. Williams,
on Madison street the last of last
week.
| Misses Marguerite and Geraldine
Turner of Whitman, Mass, are spend
ing a part of their summer vacation
with their brother and his wife Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Smiley.
Daniel Murray of Blackwell was in
town Friday
William Hall of Worcester, Mass.
was the guest over Sunday of his wife
and little son. who are spending a
! few weeks at the home of Mrs. Hall 5
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stew
ard.
Quite a severe thunder shower pass
ed over Madison last Friday The
! lightning struck an electric light pole
near the residence of William Foren
on Pine street.
Mrs. James Greenleaf. who has been
the guest of her nephew, John Chand-
Ter, returned to her home in North
Arson, Friday.
Vance Adams, little son of Supt
NJ C. Adams had the misfortune Fri
day to get a fish hook in his leg in
such a way that the services of a
doctor were required to remove it.
E. l. Kelley of Salisbury, VT, was
in town the middle of last week In
the interests of the educational de-
partment of the Progressive move
ment.
Miss Mabel Hutchins of Kingfeld
was the guest last week of Miss
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