The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-09
Madison News of Interest
to Somerset Residents

ed, wednesday or last week, at Tue
home of Henry Steward on Madison
street when Ora NJ. Kyle and Miss
Lena Upham were united in marri-
age by Rev. Geo. B. Southwick the
double ring service being used. On
~ the mother of the groom and a few
friends were present and the happy
couple left by auto directly after The
ceremony for a short trip after which
they will reside in Madison. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
B. F. Upham of North Nassalboro and
| is a graduate of Oak Grove Seminary
and of Morgan's Business College and
has been employed in Madison for the
past year The groom has made Mad
ison his home for a number OF years
and is paper maker in the pulp nl,ll
of the Great Northern Paper 90. ne
is also a prominent h +. Ihey nave
the best wishes of host OF iflehas
for their future happiness.
Webster Keyes has moved MS lani-
ily from the house owned by MIS-,
,lisha Weybrant on Main street to the
upstairs rent In the Clark house, cor
ner of Main street and Old Point Ave
nue.. 1t is reported that Mrs' Hey-
brant has sold her house.
Mrs. E. w. Weber, VINO mas Deth
seriously i'll with a cold and the grip
is slightly improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Clark OF Lynn
Mass. who have been visiting frlehdS
and relatives in Madison and SCION,
left Sunday morning in their Net
runabout for the trip home. Iney
were the guests while here OF MI.
Clark's cousin, Mrs. Herbert Sawyer.
The Margaret Golf Moor Chapter OF
the D. A R. are having the foundation
placed for a boulder on which Will
be placed a bronze tablet with an IN
scription, marking the place where
the road that Arnold made on his Ill
fated trip through the Maine wilder
ness Joins the Arson road. III Is IN
a corner on the property Of the INK
hams in Arson. The chapter is very
anxious to have it done so that
it may be dedicated on October ~
that being the anniversary of the DAY
Arnold and his men went up through
Arson.
Leslie Clark and wife of Scion were
in town Saturday the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Sawyer.
Arthur Dinsmore of Bingham was
in town on business Saturday.
Among those who attended Mercer
fair Monday, were Mrs. J. NJ. Snow
and son, Robert, and Mrs. Arthur
Head.
Leo Savage came home from Port
land Saturday called here by the Sc
rious illness of his grandmother, Mrs.
Eunice Gilman.
Among those from here who went
to Portland to attend the Music Fes-
tival were Mrs. Mary Dinsmore, Miss
Beatrice Towne, Mrs. Wallace John
son and Miss Florence Walker
Rev. E. W. Weber and Rev. r. A.
Rich held evangelistic services at the
new schoolhouse at Blackwell. Sun
day afternoon.
Next Sunday will be observed as
Rally Day at the Methodist church
with a special sermon in the morning
and a special program in the evening.
The following are the vital sta
tistics of the town of Madison for the
month of September: Births-Sept 8.
to the wife of William Kennedy,
daughter; Sept. -, to the wife of AL
fred Roberts. a son; Sept. %, to the
wife of Fred Pierpont. daughter.
Marriages Sept. /, Joel Whitney aud
Miss Eta Pearl Reed. both of Madi-
son; Sept g. Joseph F. Hart, Jr, and
Miss Annie Perry; Sept. 8, William H.
kenney and Miss Helen Leblanc;
Sept. %, Napoleon Thebarge and Miss
Eugene Anna Doiron. Deaths-Sept.
6. Elizabeth n Davis. aged 10 months;
Sept. 70. Flora f. Chandler, aged 30
years. months and II days; Risdon
Chandler, aged | month. II days;
Sept. IS, Laban Lincoln, aged 90
years. 6 months. 90 days; Sept 10,
William Maslen, Jr., aged Is years,
months and days; Sept, %, Clifford
n Emery, aged IS years. l month and
7 days; Sept %, Martha A. Hurd, aged
7s years, 10 months, 10 days; Sept
%, Gracellar Trial. aged 9 months.
Mrs. Daniel Mcdonald of Portland
was in town last week the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Harry Johnson.
The mill of the American Wooden
Co. In Madison has recently been
equipped with fire escapes. an I'M
provement that was greatly needed
to add to the safety of the operatives.
Mrs. Hugh Porter went to Scion,
Monday, where she will visit friends
Howard Norton of Great Barring
ton, Mass, who has accepted the po-
sftion of accountant at the Madison
Wooden Mill in the place of Mr.. Sew
ell. who resigned, has commenced his
duties.
Miss Irene Wentworth of West Som
erville is in town the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. w. H. kennison.
An auto party consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. F. Burrell, son Norman, and
C. NJ. Bradford came from Corinna
Saturday and were the guests for
few days OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Trick
ey.
Mr.. and Mrs Leo Savage came from
Portland, Tuesday. called here by the
death of Mr.. Savage's grandmother,
Mrs. Eunice Gilman.
Grv Savage api wife were in Farm
irgtcn last week the guests OF friends
aud in attendance on the Fair.
Mrs. C. A. Hoffecker of Middletown,
Delaware, Is the guest of DIR. and Mrs.
J. L. Pepper.
Mrs. A. M. Mcknight. who has been
the guest of her son. ]. T. Mcknight
this summer, has gone to New London,
Conn, where she will spend the win
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Towne, who have
been among those of the tenting col
ony at Lakewood this summer, took
down their tent and packed their
goods the first of the week.
Charles David of Mosquito passed