The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-09

+ that all those interested Will attend.
/ James Norton and Joseph Elder both
of Arson went to Lakewood Saturday
and the peculiar feature of the trip
was the fact that this was Mr.. Elder 5
first visit to that place. notwithstand-
ing nearly his entire life has been
spent in this vicinity. either in In
dustfy or Arson.
Miss Edith Nose and Lois Tricky
spent Saturday and Sunday with a
house party at Embden Pond.
Mrs. Elmira c. Pratt of Pennington
is tie guest this week of her son Fred
Pratt.
Mr.. and Mrs David Hall and Miss
Alice Withee returned Friday night
from a weeks visit with relatives in
kingman and Hartland. 80
Miss Edith Nose is spending week
of her vacation at Emblem Pond at
the Hodgron Camps.
Miss Minnie Lister and brothers
Kenneth and Jack left Monday noon
for visit with their grandparents in
Geary, y B.
Mrs. Myrtle Lister OF Togus spent
the Fourth with her family in Madi-
son.
Herbert l.. Manning of Nashua, y. H.
! is in town on visit TO his aunt Mrs.
Howard Smiley.
An onen air meeting is TO be held
next sunday afternoon al the home OF
Theodore Weston at o'clock with the
subject Walks and Talks by the Sea
of Galilee," by the leader X. c. Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Robischaud OF
tbe Arson side left Monday for a visit
of three months with relatives IN var
ious parts of Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Brown and
two daughters Helen and Dorothy are
ENJOYING a two weeks outing at Lake
wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dyer spent
the Fourth in Fairfield with their
daughter Mrs Charles Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs H. II. Haines returned
Thursday of last week from Bangor
where Mr.. Haines attended the conven-
ton of Maine druggists.
\ business meeting of the |. o. o. +.
building association was held in the
law office of Judge C. o. Small Tues
day evening of last week.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist church held
meeting, Wednesday afternoon of
last week in the church Yestry. with
an interesting program. The subject
was THE Philippines and plans were
made to hold picnic early in August
Word was received here last week
of the death of Mrs. Agnes l., widow
of Flavius j. Goodspeed of Wilton.
Mrs. Goodspeed had left home but
few days before to attend the wedding
of her son, George Goodspeed in Bos-
ton, where she was suddenly stricken
with pneumonia. The deceased was
born in Lawrence, Mass, Aug. 2, 1890,
soon after the arrival from Scotland
of her parents, John and Margaret
Fairgrieye She received her educa-
ton in the schools in Bridgton and
Dexter and later engaged in the mil
linery business in Hartland. In 1870
she married Mr.. Goodspeed, whose
death occurred in 1910 With a mind
enriched by careful reading and by
travel in many countries Mrs. Good
speed was a delightful conversations
alist and a delightful entertainer II
her beautiful home, which since her
husbands death she has maintained
more for the pleasure of the commune
ty and the church than for her own
sake. She was a liberal contributor
toward many enterprises of public
character, and her private benefac-
tons were numerous. She was con-
verted in early life and united with
the church where she was then resid-
ing, and after going to Wilton trans
ferred her membership to the Metho-
dist church in that place When the
Madison Wooden mill was built Mr..
Goodspeed was the first superintend-
ent and for number of years manag-
ed the mills in most efficient man
ner and while a resident of Madison
he as we'll as his wife won the love OF
the entire community and it was with
deep regret that their friends saw
them move to Wilton, where Mr. Good
speed purchased the wooden mill. Dur
ing Mrs Goodspeeds last illness all
that skillful physicians, faithful nurses
and loving attention from her sons
and their wives could do, was done.
Two sons, George F. and Frank o.
Goodspeed two grandsons and one
brother George b. Fairgrieve of Show
hogan are left. The funeral was con-
Quoted by her pastor Rev. j. R. Cliff
ford. 1t was largely attended and
the floral tributes were many and
beautiful.
Miss Agnes Vose came from Port
land last week and will spend few
weeks vacation with her mother, Mrs.
Stella Vose on Nichols Street.
Miss Minnie ellis who was the
teacher in the seventh grade in the
Pleasant street building last year and
principal, has decided to accept anoth-
er position and will not come back to
Madison next year
An alarm of fire was rung in just
before one o'clock Wednesday after
noon of last week for fire in the
house on Water street near the rail-
road trestle occupied by Mrs. Lafond.
The fire started in the stable, it is
thought from spark from a passing
locomotive and was discovered by men
on the boom and the alarm rung in by
Clifton Boyington. 1.-The fire company
responded promptly and Were aided
by one of the big lines of hose from the
pulp mill. The stable was total
wreck and the ell badlyFdamaged while
the house was mostly damaged by the
smoke and water. RMrs. Lafond at
the time the fire started was lying
down with one of the younger children
but succeeded in saving most OF the
household furniture and the live stock.
The loss on the house which was own
ed by Marcellus Ward is estimated at
$500 and was insured. The loss on
the furniture was about 1850 and that