The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
Madison News of Interest
to Somerset Residents

Old Orchard, Monday for three
weeks.
Cecil Tilton. advertising manager
of the Independent-Repo skoWhe-
gan. was in town Tuesday on his way
Mrs Martha Chandler who has been
in al the home of her son John' dled
Miss GLADYS Perkins went to Bel
Grade Lakes. Monday, to work IN the
Telephone exchange there for few
weeks
Austin Games went to his home in
North Arson, Tuesday.
A big Elmore car, owned by John
Netcalf of New Portland, and con-
tanning Mrs. Metcalf and chauffeur
bv the name of Cottle, met with an
accident near the corner on Main
street and Weston avenue sunday.
Some part of the steering gear tight
ened and as the driver stopped to try
TO adjust it he lost control OF the
machine which collided with tree.
4 Fortunately it was going at low
rate of speed otherwise it might nave
been much more serious. The driv-
er escaped uninjured but Mrs. Met
calf sustained fracture OF the nose
and also of the bone over the right
eve. The car had the wind shield
broken also a mud guard and one
lamp.
Mr.. and Mrs Asher Hilton OF the
Arson side who have recently pur-
chased the estate of the late Eli
Oliver in that town were given a
{
about ninety of their friends. The
crowd gathered at the Baptist church
and each armed with a chair and es-
corted by a drum and slide from
bone for music, marched to the house
and took possession. 1t was COM
plete surprise to Mr.. Hilton and near
/ ly SO to his wife who had no idea
such a large number was going to
decend upon her After song Asa
Gilman presented Mr.. and Mrs. Hilton
with a stand and rocker. Refresh
ments of ice cream and waters were
served and very pleasant evening
enjoyed
Mrs. Alice Mason is the guest Of
relatives in town.
Ed Head and family have returned
! from a two weeks vacation spent In
Boston and Portland.
Fred Messer has gone on a vaca-
ton trip which he will spend in Bos-
ton, Lowell and Amesbury, Mass.
/ Ernest Hilton came home from
Boston Sunday.
Mrs. Mabel Carpenter spent Sunday
with her family here.
Quarterly Conference of the Meth
/ hA1d dVln 10
evening of last week.
| Mrs. Fred Cookson and sister, Miss
Olive Moore went to Wateryille, Tues
day
Mrs. George Miller, daughter Cla-
rice, and son, Carleton, went TO Old
/ Orchard. Tuesday, for couple oil
weeks.
Thomas Perry started for New
York Tuesday.
Mrs. Idris Ladd and mother Mrs
L. A. Williams who have been visit
ing relatives in town for several
weeks left Tuesday for their home in
Dracut Mass.
Mrs Charles Martin of Somerville
Mass, is in town the guest of her son
Harry Martin.
The joint school committees OF
! Skowhegan and Madison held their
/ annual meeting at Lakewood, Tues
day afternoon. Rev. E. W. Weber
was elected president and T. G. Lord
secretary. Those present were E. w
/ Weber. Stanley Renter and E. E
Hurd of the Madison board DR.
! Stinchfeld, w. II. Halves and 7. G
| Lord of the Skowhegan board. Supt
I CHI
Mrs. J. F. Tricky went to her old
home in Corinna. Tuesday for visit
A party of gentlemen numbering
about forty spent Sunday at the cot
j tage of the Lakeview Club at Lake
Embden and partook of a fifteen
course dinner served by an Italian
chef, John Frabotto. The combined
weight of six in the party, William
! Clark, New York, William Howard,
Waterville, Mahlon Boyington and
Bowden Smith, Madison, Jack Har-
! rington, Chicago and C. J. Ladd OF
Boston tipped the scales at 1900
pounds.
Peter Steward received an injury to
his eye. Sunday, while cranking an
auto belonging to Bert Reed.
Two Italian Jews by the name OF
i Caristy are much wanted by the mer-
chants of this town having gone away
it is alleged, owing at different places
/ here about $3.50. One of them who
/ ran a barber shop on the Arson side,
was recently burned out, the shop
| in which he was located belonging
to his brother. these debts were
contracted it is understood with the
understanding that when their insur-
ance was adjusted they would pay.
Mrs. Samuel Adams went to Bakers
Wednesday.
Mrs Charles Wescott was given q
surprise party Saturday evening, it
being her birthday by about twenty
/ friends. Mrs. Wescott was presented
with salad fork and set of silver
fruit knives. Refreshments were
served and very pleasant time re-
ported.
Mrs. Emily Colburn and Miss Hazel
| Delano are guests at George Nc
Namaras on Main street.
Rev. Royal A. Rich went to Smith
field, Tuesday on business. He was
accompanied by Ralph Kennison.
E. l.. Perkins of Madison and Wal.
ter Hilton of Arson, First Selectmen
in their respective towns went tC
Skowhegan, Wednesday, to meet the
State Assessors there.
Rev. r. F. Lowe of st. Johnsbury
VT, was in town the first of the week
at the home of his wife's parents. Mr.