The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-14
Madison News of Interest
to Somerset Residents

Mrs. Jonathan Thompson in Dexter
for a couple of weeks returned home
! the first of the week.
Roy Danforth of North Madison vas
in town on business Saturday.
The street from Highland Park on
the Arson side is being extended to
Water street between the skating
rink and Willis store.
George Benson took a carriage
drive up in Arson Valley, Saturday
Thursday, August 28. will be the an
nual Field Day of Somerset County
Pomona Grange at Lakewood. and
there will be several prominent speak
ers to address the meetings.
Mrs. Persis Gilman of Hebron, who
has been visiting her brother. Lysand-
er Berry in Arson for several days
returned home Monday. Mrs. Gil
man expects to start the last of this
week with her sister for an extended
visit in Milwaukee, Wis.
This week Friday is the big Mer-
chants Day at Lakewood. All the
merchants and their families of Som
erset County are invited and a num-
Der of special features have been ar
ranged for their amusement among
WHICH are the lOllOW iHB nm -
Lakewood Inn at u o'clock; matinee,
Arabian Nights" at the theatre at
300; boat races at 4; a prize OF -
is offered for the boat having the
largest catch of fish for the day; Il
broiled chicken dinner will be served
at the Inn at 6 o'clock and the day
will wind up with an evening perfor-
nance at the theatre and a dance.
Mrs. Frank Dinsmore is visiting in
different cities in Massachusetts for
several weeks.
Wallace Taylor of Pennington Falls
was in town Saturday.
1t is expected that the State road in
Arson will be extended above the sta
ton.
Eugene Paine and son of North An
son were in town Saturday.
Otis Fletcher of Starks was in town
on business, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Savage of Fair
field have been in town for several
days caring for Mrs. Rebecca Will,
who suffered a stroke of paralysis at
her home on Madison street, recently.
The friends in town of Mrs. Wing,
wife of DR.. E. M. Wing of North An
/ SOut WtlG oCCply PalhSo w aN@h u
her death which occurred Friday Of
last week, after an illness of sew
eral weeks, with brain trouble.
Mrs. George II. Marden and daugh-
ters, Ruth and Esther, arrived home
Monday from a three weeks outing
at Old Orchard.
Mrs. c. A. Weston and family who
have been visiting relatives in Temple
and Lewiston for the past two weeks,
returned to their home on the Arson
side, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pratt and Mr..
and Mrs. w. D. Moore were calling on
friends in New Vineyard, Thursday
of last week.
DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Sawyer went to
Bakers Siding last Thursday on a
fishing trip.
Reginald Clark vent to Bingham,
Thursday of last week to visit his
grandmother.
Mrs. Thomas Summerield and little
granddaughter, Ruth Conrad of Port
land, are in town the guests of rela-
tives. IL
Lester Clark went to Bingham the
first of last week to visit relatives.
Little Miss Aileen Bennett of New
Gloucester, Maine, is the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. E. w. Weber, on Madison
street.
Mrs. Everett Clark went Saturday
to Bingham to visit her mother.
Max l.. Goldberg who has had a
gentlemen's furnishing store in the
Christopher block on Madison street
has moved his goods to Norridgewock
and closed the store.
Mrs. George Davis of Madison Cen
ter was in town, shopping, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oben Allen of Nor
ridgewock were in town Monday the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard File
brown.
A. l.. Chapman of Blackwell Hill
was in town on business. Saturday.
Misses Nerna Jones and Mira Tay-
lor of Bingham were the guests Thurs
day of last week of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Gray and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Fillebrown.
Robert Stobie came home from Wa
terville where he had been to play
ball, Friday night.
Miss Neva Johnson of Norridge-
wock was in town Friday.
Eugene Danforth and son Harold
of Blackwell were in town on bust
ness Saturday.
Miss Jennie Murray who is employ
ed in DR.. Lancaster's dental Offices.
had a vacation Last week and Miss
Violet Mcfarland took her place.
The Jubilee Singers of the Tuske-
gee Institute gave a very fine enter
tainment here in the Methodist church
last Friday night, consisting of songs
by a quartette and readings. There
was an ice cream sale on the lawn 1T
the church before the entertainment.
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