The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-07
Madison News of Interest
to Somerset Residents

! MIS-. Samuel AOse went " 0i'
chard the last of the week to speno
| a few weeks.
Judge and Mrs f a. Powers oil
Houlton and Mrs Powers mother
l Mrs. Hughes of Danforth we're IN
town in their auto Thursday OF lasl
, week and were the guests for few
| hours of Judge Powers cousin and
wife Mr.. and Mrs +. L. Powers
Mr.. and Mrs. Philander Moore OF
Springfield. Mass. were in town
/ Thursday of last week calling on
friends. Mr. Moore was formerly a
resident of Madison and is well re-
membered by the older residents. Mr.
Moore and his wife have been the
guests for several weeks of relatives
in North Arson
The Madison Town Baseball team
went to Pennington, Tuesday and
PLAYED one of a series of games, beat
ing the Pennington team by a score
of 8 to j. The Madison team pound
ed Mcclellan from the box and Cav
anaugh keeping the hits well scatter
ed, famed Il. Madison scored two
in the fourth inning, one in the sixth
one in the eighth and two in the
ninth. Pennington scored one in the
second, one in the sixth, two in the
seventh and one in the ninth. Hits
Madison 10, Pennington, 9. Errors
Madison 3, Pennington 3. Batteries
Cayanaugh and Thorne; Mcclellan
Morrill,, Gale and Parker.
Professor Leslie Sawyer left Thurs
day Of last week for Washington
where he has been appointed to the
position of assistant in the Agricul-
tural Bureau of Chemistry for two
months. En- route he visited an I'M
Gle in Old Orchard
Rev. E. W. Weber and sister Mrs
Howard Jordan and Rev. Royal A
Rich went to the Twelve Corners
Sunday, where Mr.. Rich spoke in the
schoolhouse there
Sherman H. Fletcher and wife OF
Erie, Pa, who have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Savage here
and of friends and relatives in An
son, North Arson, and Scion, have
returned home Mr. Fletcher went
away some 81 years ago, being origi.
nally an Arson boy.
Thatcher Townsend went to Dexter
Monday on vacation.
NJ NJ. Spear. Frank Harding, FL
mer Towne, DR.. Kennison and E. L
Perkins went to Skowhegan, Friday to
attend a meeting of the County Com
mittees of the Progressive party.
Miss Gladys Perkins, who Is sub
shutting in the telephone exchange al
Belgrade Lakes, narrowly escaped be-
ing burned to death in a fire that oc-
Cured there early Saturday morning
The family of Mr.. Hodgdon, where
Miss Perkins boarded escaped in theiI
night clothes, the entire lower par
of the house being in flames wher
the fire was discovered. The fire
men managed to save most of the
stuff on the lower floor but every
thing in the upper part Of the house
was destroyed.
Mrs George Gardner who has beer
in the hospital at Skowhegan fol-
some time, was in town Thursday Of
last week on her way to Bookeryillt
in Arson.
F, Miss Edith Vose, who has been q
stenographer in the insurance Office
of Eugene Remick for more than five
years finished work there Saturday
night and will take much needed
vacation of several months. Miss
Minnie Lister will take her place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Phillips who
have been in Portland for the pas
month returned home, Saturday.
Mrs. c.. E. Woodcock will leave
Friday for visit of several week:
with friends and relatives in Mino
and Lewiston.
Mrs. Charles Merry returned Mon
day from a visit to her daughter
H.. 81
at Hebron.
North Arson campmeeting begins
this year August %.
The Riverside, K. l., baseball team
is to play the Madison Town team to-
day, Thursday, at the home grounds
on Old Point Avenue.
J. W. Pratt of Pennington was il
town a few hours Tuesday.
George Kent went to Skowhegan
Tuesday to work in the Fuller DruG
Store for a couple of weeks.
MIR. and Mrs Fred Manter of the
Arson side and family returned from
a vacation spent al Old Orchard
Tuesday.
Charles Miller and Mrs ]. NJ. Snow
went to Manchester, Maine, Sunday L
!, visit Mr.. Miller's parents
. Little Miss Blanche Haynes. daugh
ter of Harlan Haynes gave birthda,
party at her home on Head street
Monday afternoon Seven of her lit
tie playmates were present an
most enjoyable afternoon was spen
; in playing games. Refreshments o
ice cream, cake and fruit were served
Harry Blanchard of Vests Mill
was in town Tue 5day
A business meeting was held Mon
day night at the Methodist churc
f and plans discussed but not yet per
/ fected for recital to be given on tn
new pipe organ " Which will be install
ed about the goth of this month
, man from Boston will come to put
in place and the work is expected I
take three or four days. The recita
, will take place early in September.
! Ed. Burns. Calvin Berry and daugh
ter, Miss Annie, went TO Maytiel
; blueberrying. Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles WILDER an
daughters. Blanche and Irma took
carriage drive to New Portland, Sun
day
Phillip II. Gallery of Missouri will
A lecture on Socialism on the HiltoI
House lawn, tonight. Thursday.
Miss Georgia Farnsworth, who ha
O been the guest of her aunts, Mrs. An
a ME and Connie Felker returned to he
home in China, Maine, Tuesday