The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-22
MADISON NEWS OF INTEREST TO THE'
RESIDENTS OF SOMERSET COUNTY
Paragraphs Depicting the Happenings of This
Up-River Town as Cleaned by Our Reporter

Elmer sawyer OF No IN Arson was
in town Wednesday.
The degree staff OF Priscilla Re-
bekah lodge are rehearsing prepare
tory to doing the work 1t Skowhegan
at the district meeting, lune 3. They
are also invited to work the degree
at Scion, June >.
A meeting was hed in bernard
Gibbs Office last week y the Madison
Athletic Association % see about
making arrangements in regard TO
ball games. 1t was decided to make
some improvements 10 the diamond
here by repairing the grand stand and
building a bleacher. Plans were also
made to arrange for games Fourth of
July.
A Board of Trade meeting was held
in Firemen's Hall, Wednesday even
ing of last week. PRESIDENT c. ..
Small not being present DR.. Milliken,
second vice president, filled the chair.
A report was given b. one OF the de-
legates who attended the Semi-annual
State meeting in Auburn. Next
came the report of the committee IN
regard to the establishment of a
creamery in Madison j. NJ. Norton
was the only member of the com
mittee present and his report was as
follows: That the committee had
canvassed the situation some and
found the most of the farmers in IA
vor of a creamery established on the
cooperative plan. The committee
had held one meeting with twenty
farmers present and at this meeting
they had been left to pursue their In
vestigation Of the matter and were to
hold a special meeting of the farmers
and the Board of Trade members
some afternoon soon. j. M. Spence
reported for the Fourth of July COM
mittee and they were instructed to
confer with the management of the
Madison Athletic association and see
II ball games could be arranged for
that day and if the two committees
could work together in arranging
some sort of a celebration. Mr.. Nor
ton in his creamery report stated that
the creamery could be established for
about $4,000 including building, ma
chnery, etc.
Charles Sampson, who has been in
failing health for some time was ia
ken, Wednesday, to the Insane Hospi-
tai at Augusta
Charles Holway, who cut cash
about an inch long in his foot. while
playing ball, at the diamond here
week ago, is getting along finely.
John Burwoed, Sr. who received
serious injuries by falling from a
load of hay is gaining finely.
Leon Steward, who was threatened
with pneumonia is able to be out
again
DR.. w. H. Kennison returned from
short trip to Portland, Thursday.
Mahlon Morse, Harold Caldwell
and Charles Holway went to Orono,
Thursday to attend the track meet
which was held Friday.
Richard Brooks. who has been in
poor health for some time. went to
Boston Thursday of last week to have
an examination at the Massachusetts,
General Hospital. He expects to be
gone several weeks.
Dean Rollins, principal of Madison
High School, has lately been notified
by the New England College En-
trance Board that this school has been
placed on their list for a period of
three years. This notice affords
much satisfaction to the faculty
scholars and an friends of the school
and is a consumaticn that has been
struggled hard for. Last year the
Board placed it probationary year
on their list and when that year was
out finding the school had made good
1t was put in the same class with
other schools, and for as long a peri
Cd
About forty members of Indian
Spring Lodge l. o. o. F. went to No
Arson Thursday evening of last
week where the first degree team of
this lodge conferred the degree on one
candidate. A fine supper was served
and most enjoyable time reported
The trip was made in autos.
Fred Ernich was the guest of Supt
and Mrs. M. c. Adams few days last
week on his way to Boston. He had
been on a fishing trip to Mr.. ADAMS
camp at Bakers.
Eben A. Ireland went to Rochester,
N. H., last Thursday, called there by
the death of his sister.
Mrs. B. X. Edwards, who has been
i'll with pneumonia, is now gaining.
her fever having turned last Friday.
Harry Caldwell is in Portland for a
week.
Miss Eunice Hoyt of Skowhegan
was the guest of Miss Maud Dyer
over the Sabbath.
Byron Padham is taking Harry
Caldwell's place on the ice wagon this
week