Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-13
Local Board Of Trade and
Farmers Get Together.
Plans for a Creamery More
! Than 400 Cows Pledged.
Delightful Surprise Party and Other
Social Events Of the Day.

Frank l.. Powers was given a most de-
lightful surprise, Wednesday evening, at
his residence on Maple street Mr.. Pow
ers had been out for the evening and on
his arrival home, about o'clock, ne
found company of 10 of the overseers
of the Madison wooden mill awaiting him.
Rev. T.. w. Weber in behalf of the COM
pany, presented Mr.. Powers with q fine
easy chair after which came refresh
ments of ice cream and fancy waters fol-
lowed by cigars and an informal social
hour. Mr.. Powers was the accountant
mt the Madison wooden mill for more than
20 years but recently WAS obliged to give
I'D his position on account of i'll health
public meeting of the Madison Board
of Trade was held. Wednesday evening.
in Firemans hall to discuss the estah-
lishment of a creamery. Beside the
members Of the board there We're % well
Known farmers present. At the meeting
held two weeks ago it was decided 70
circulate papers TO see how much stock
would be taken and how many COWS
pledged should IA creamery be started.
out of nine papers put III circulation five
Were returned. These showed total of
io1 cows pledged and l56 shares of stock
spoke were J. NJ. Norton j. II. Ford Il
p Adams, John a. Goodwin L. r. Folk
and Z. A. Dinsmore. With but one ex-
ception all reported much interest in the
move and expressed confidence that
should more thorough canvass be made
a much larger number of cows could be
obtained. After considerable discussion
il was voted To elect committee OF five
TO draw mp and submit plan or agree-
ment for a creamery to be started on
the cooperative pan. Inc committee
elected were John a. Goodwin, J. II.
Ford. Mark Gray. II. r. Folk and +. A.
Dnsmore. This committee will report at
another public meeting to be held on the
evening of June %
The funeral services for the late
Alonzo York. who died, Monday,
after a short illness. We're con-
Quoted in the Arson Baptist church,
Wednesday afternoon, by Rev. +.
H. Means. Mr. York was 66 years
aud months old and is survived by a
widow, one sister and a brother in Mil
liuocket. He WIS Il veteran of the War
Of the Rebellion. and the q. A. X. burial
service was read at the grave in the For
est Iiill cemetery in Madison.
Another enjoyable social event,
Wednesday evening, WIS Birthday par
" at the home of r b. W eston. me
saffair was in honor of Mr.. Weston's
birthday. and there were 10 members OF
his Sunday school class present. There
was a Picnic supper on the lawn, after
which came an informal social hour fol-
flowed by singing number of hymns.
Mrs. Harry Glover of Dorchester.
Mass. arrived in Madison. wednesday
night. To spend the summer with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs NJ w Frederic.
and other relatives.
Rev L. w. Webber will fill the pulpit
of the congregational church, next Sun
day morning, in the absence of Rev. +.
II. Means, who goes to Exeter, n. IT,,
to attend the graduation of his son raul.
Mrs Ephraim York and daughter, Mrs.
William Davis, who came to Madison. a
week ago, to accompany the remains OF
Mr.. York. returned, Thursday morning.
to their home in Broekton, Mass
Rev. and Mrs. Royal A. Rich went,
Thursday morning, to Fairfield to attend
the Somerset county Sunday school con-
vention. which was held in the baptist
church in that place.
Among those who attended the June
meeting of the Somerset County Neter-
ans Association and Ladies' Auxiliary
in East Madison. Thursday, We're: MIR.
and Mrs. J. Il. Weston. Alden Getchell,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. +. Gould, NJ w. Fred
eric and Mr.. Marden.
The Senior class of Madison High
school will, Friday, go to Lakewood.
where they will stay for weeks outing
Madison High defeated Wilton IIian.
Friday, to 3.