The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-29
Madison News of Interest
to Somerset Residents

John Milton Adams. who died May
2ist. at the home of his granddaught
er. Mrs. Grace Clement. Clinton, Me.
at the advanced age of nearly 81
was a we'll known figure to the resi-
/ dents Of Madison and Skowhegan. lie
was born in Madison, educated II
the village schools and at Bloomfield
i Academy and taught As terms OF
/ schools in different towns IN Somerse'
county For the past three years
/ his time has been spent either with
his grandson Ned E. Spanlding in
this town or with Mrs Clement. His
wife was Lucinda K. Mantor OF this
town and five children were born tc
them none of whom are now living
Mrs Henry Sheridan of Skowhegan
was in town a few hours, Sunday
calling on friends.
Upon the invitation of the Seth 7
Hutchins Circle of North Arson
twenty-nine members Of Marcellus
Perkins Circle of this place, visited
them Saturday and worked the de-
gree. A fine supper was furnished
and a general good time enjoyed
Thursday afternoon Of last week,
Patriotic inspectors from G. A r.
Post, Rev. X. A. Rich, &C. Hartwell,
f. r. Gould and Amasa Gregory, Wis
tied the different grades in the Old
Point building, Friday afternoon.
These gentlemen with the addition Of
Samuel Yose visited the grades in the
Pleasant Street building, and the fol-
lowing program given: Singing,
children; speeches by different veter-
ans short talk, Rev. R. A. Rich;
singing, e. f. Gould. The veterans
visited the High School building later
the same afternoon.
Madison has good roads and is duly
proud of them and also has her
streets cleaned up and kept SO, and
always on the lookout for new ideas
in road making or in appliances that
go for the making of good roads. The
latest addition to the various imple-
ments that help to make them good
Is 10 ton gasolene road roller, made
by The National Harvester Co., which
is sent on trial and which is to be
given a thorough test and If salts
factory will be purchased. Fred
Bracket is to run the machine.
Mrs. Lincoln Rand of Barton Hill
Arson was in town shopping Monday
The Juniors are busy preparing for
their exhibition which will be held
in Union Hall this week, Thursday
night They have music by the High
School orchestra, speaking by differ
ent members and short farce, en-
titled "The Chinese Dummy.
A reception was given to the Little
Light Bearers of the Methodist
church, Saturday afternoon. Miss
Mabel Hartford a returned mission
airy from Foo Chou, China, who was
dressed in Chinese costume, save a
very entertaining address. Special
music was FURNISHED and at the close
refreshments were served.
The baseball game which was to
have been played Saturday, between
the Wiltons and the Madison team
did not come off on account of the
rain and mud. The Fairfield team
came up however and played four
innings with our boys the score being
CO in favor of the Fairfields. The
game with the Wilton team has been
postponed until June g. which is the
first Thursday afternoon the stores
are closed.
Albion Hilton, Irving Foss and Ar
thur Head went to Bakers fishing,
Tuesday.
This paper is on sale at F. A. Gill
mans.
A very pretty wedding came of at
the home of the brides mother, Mrs
Stella Fogg on lower Pine street, Sat
urday night, May "a, when her daugh-
ter, Geneva and Alfred ingalls, were
united in marriage by Rev. r. A.
Rich, pastor of the Methodist church,
who used the single ring service
Only the immediate relatives Of the
bride and groom were present with
one exception, Frank Berry, a close
friend of the groom from Buckfield,
Me. Mrs. ingalls, was graduate of
the class of 10, NJ. II. s., and Is also
a graduate of business college and
has held several positions as steno-
grapher, the last one being at Show
hogan. The groom is a graduate of
Shaw's Business College and Is one
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