Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-11
MADISON.
Interesting Statistics for
This Town During 1872
Thermometer Goes to Y and
Y Degrees Below Zero Mark.
The Dorcas Society Of the Cong'i.
Church Elects Its Officers.

Interesting statistics as shown by
the Madison Town clerks books for
the year 1912 are as follows: There
were "a births or two less than in 1911.
OF this number 46 were girls and As
boys. There were IS marriages in 1872
against 81 in 1911 The oldest groom
was IS, and the oldest bride SO. There
were brides of Is years, and two
grooms 10. Those married were:
January, Alvah H. Ward. Inez NJ.
Perkins; VIM. j. Trenton, Eta L. Cas-
Well; Fred 2. Burwood Ivy L. Colby.
February-Silas Il. Golding, Beatrice
L. Brooks; Maurice B. Steward, Nellie
Nj. Eaton; Alexander Dejarnes, Lena
Duby. March-Leroy F.. Gilbert Mary
b. Williams; Edison d. Sylvester,
Esther Rand. April-James Anais,
Josephine Valliere: Thomas H. Bige-
low, Lille NJ. Corson; Henry Cote.
Una Thompson: Alma Russell, Minnie
NJ. Nelson; Carl S. Hunnewell Ethel
NJ French. May-Peter j. Grove,
Cora Benner. June-Robert II. Stobie,
Anne Pitts; Reul /. Gilman, Cora E.
Farrar; John j, Walker, Alice Clark;
| George. L. Bird. Edith Muchaud:
Eugene L. Smith. Nellie B. Foss.
July-Edward E. Reynolds, Catherine
L. LAWYER; Edward Gilbert, Mary
Child. August-Frank B. Durham.
Grace Savoy: Samuel H. Hadley,
Catherine e. Mcdonnell; J. E.
Duplisea, Annie Brennan; Eugene r.
Merry. Blanch w. Longley; Charles
b. Davis, Helen l.. Dyer; Cecil F.
hapman, Winnie L. Corson; Donald l.
Towne, Eda NJ. Danforth; Herbert A.
Adams, Marjorie T. Carter. Septem-
her-Fred P. Williams, Lillian Moody;
john j. Mcfarland, Lena Brown:
William Y. Mcdonald, Mary E.
| Brooks. October-Ralph w. Meserve,
Pearl E. Harville; Jack S. Barker,
Mary Budd Pepper; Ivan H. Steward,
| Lydia r. Nedeau; Fred L. Beaulier,
Mabel Goodchild; Frank l.. Currier,
Annie l.. Maslen: George c. Patten,
! Catherine G. Lawrence November
Adolph Richards. Sophia White: Alvin
M. Russell; Lizzie p. Decker: Charles
Duplisea. Gladys Burwood; Douglas C.
] Warman, Ethel NJ. Jones Joseph
| Dick, Nellie Pullen; Oscar II Still
| Wagon, Nathalie Bray; James Waugh,
| Alwilda Batchelder. December-Reu-
ben w. Heald, Olive L. Graham:
Edwin ]. Lessore, Jennie A. Hamilton;
! Paul We'll, Evelyn Williams. There
We're 81 deaths in 1912, or less than in
| 1911. Among the older and well known
| citizens who have died the past year
are: Daniel Brofee, Michael LeClair,
/ Flora Bracket, George A. Collins,
| PAMELA f. Burns Lenora Squire, Lois
Emery, Mabel Mullen. Ethel j. wes-
colt. Mary e. Harville, Mary Adams
| age 81. Emeline Games, Lizzie Camp
| bell, Marianne Weston age 81, Isabelle
| F. Parsons, David Corson, Maria F.
Blackwell. Charles Oulett, Bethel Smell.
| Sarah d. Jackson age II, Newell H
| Sawyer, Laura Clark age 50, Charles
f. Gilbert, Nelson Mclaughlin, Daniel
". Harding age so, Daniel Lister,
Manderyille Boswerth, Agnes Longley,
Christina Cameron, Eva Dixon, Mrs
Helen C..Means.
Arthur b. Calden left, Friday, for
skinner, ~where he has position as
cook in a lumber camp.
Mr.; and Mrs. ii. w. Maxfield of the
Rowe Pond Camps have returned to
Madison for the winter, and have
taken rooris in the upper tenement of
Willis FrecNrick's residence. on Madi
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Mergiii. Of Lynn.
Mass, and Professor George Merrill
of Machias arrived, THURSDAY, in
Madison being called here by the
death of their. aunt Mrs. Lucinda
Dumphy. .i-ss
Friday morning. was the coolest OF
the season in Madison. The mercury
registered from 124to % degrees sbeiow
in various parts Of the village
The Dorcas Society of the Congre-
gationaT church held. Wednesday eve-
ming, its annual Deeting at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. K. C. Gray on
Main street Ohfcers elected for the
coming year We're. President, X. C.
Gray; vice, president, Miss Nellie Hol-
way; secretary and treasurer. Miss
Mary b. Weston; executive commit
tee, Miss Holway, Miss Alice Brown,