The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-22
News of Interest From Madison

Mrs. Otis Hilton and Mrs David
Gray, past noble grands of Sterling
Rebekah Lodge left Monday for Port
land to attend the Rebekah Assembly.
Mrs. Gray will stay over for the meet
ing of the Maine Council of the D. a.
Il. and on her return visit friends in
Readfield.
Arthur Oliver went to Oakland Mon
day after spending the week end with
his family on the Arson side
The Union Cooperative Store pur-
chased a fine delivery horse OF irving
Nichols. Saturday.
Miss Nora Pugsley, who is employed
as a teacher in Norridgewock, spent
the week end with her friend Mrs. W.
F. Greene.
Miss Bessie Berry is having short
vacation from her duties in the bank
of the Augusta Trust Co. and left
Monday morning for visit with
friends and relatives in Boston and
vicinity.
Mrs. H. r. league went to Welles-
ley Hills, Mass. Monday. to visit for
several weeks with her daughter.
The Directors of the Madison Co
operative store are having a new floor
and floor timbers placed in their sta
BILE on Maple street and after the re-
pairs are made will stable their de-
livery horses there.
Mrs. William Hamilton and daugh-
ter of Bath arrived in town last week
to make their home here as Mr.. Ham
Il . ton oil
in the Madison bakery.
The members of the Junior and So
phomore classes of NJ II. . took a
straw ride TO North Arson Friday
evening and attended a social given
by the North Arson Academy students.
A very pleasant time is reported
Albion Edwards of New Portland
was in town Friday night, the guest
of his brother Bryce Edwards
William Stone, who has been en-
ployed for the past few months at
Jackman. came home last week and
has moved his family to that place
for the winter.
Sumner Holway. who has been Wis
iting in Bingham and Scion, return
ed Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Emma Clark is having short
vacation from her work in the Elec-
trio light store and Mrs. Evan Adams
is taking her place.
George Games is in town for a few
days before going to Lake Moxie
where he will be employed for the
winter by the Taylor Brothers.
Milton Phillips and Chester Burrill
spent several days hunting, recently,
at the Taylor Bros. camps at Lake
MoXie.
Mrs Elmira c. Pratt of Farming
ton, who has been the guest of her
son. Fred Pratt. went to New Vine
yard. Friday for short visit with her
sister Mrs A. F. Coughlin.
Mrs. George Haynes is slowly re-
covering from very serious attack
of erysipelas. at her home on Garfield
street. Mrs. Hattie Witham. who has
been the nurse, is still with her.
Frank Harding is repairing the
damage done by the recent fire to his
shed in the rear of his buildings on
Maple street.
Mrs Minnie McWilliams spent Sun
day with her family in Starks.
Milton Phillips and Chester Burrill
returned from Taylor Bros. camps at
Lake Moxie, Tuesday noon with a deer
apiece,
The next meeting of Margaret Golf
Moore Chapter will be held Thursday,
Oct. %. with Mrs. Winona Gibbs and
will take the form of Birthday Party.
Money is to be raised toward starting
historical collection for the Public
Library and each member has the
privilege of inviting two guests. Each
one who attends is to contribute as
many pennies as they are years old.
Refreshments will be served by the
hostess and several interesting papers
will be presented also a report of the
State Council meeting
Mrs Nancy Parlin Emery. former
Arson resident will spend the winter
in Florida and leaves soon for Eustis
in that state.
An auto party consisting of Mrs.
Nelson Weston and son Howard. Mr.
and Mrs. w. H. Weston, all of Show
hogan and Miss Lula Watson of Mer-
GER spent Thursday of last week with
Mr. and Mrs. James Weston on the
Arson side.
Several from Margaret Golf Moore
Chapter D. A. r. are in attendance
upon the meeting of the State Council
held in Portland this week, among
whom are Mrs. Nellie Sawyer, regent,
Mrs. Grace Humphreys and Mrs. Lima
Mckinney. past regents, Mrs. Odelle
Gray, Mrs. Nellie Moore Towne, Mrs
Nellie Parlin Towne, Mrs. Lena Davis
and Mrs. Sadie Merry.
Six new looms are being installed
in the weave room of the Indian
Spring wooden mill. which necessitat-
ed considerable moving of other mach
inory and changing about. The weave
room has been running several even
ings each week for the past two or
three weeks and the spinning and card
rooms are running all night now and
have been for some time.
at its head that the parlor of the