The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-09

Carl II. Gray rs nome from boA uolE
College. where he is Il student, 10 /
spead short vacation with his pa,
rents. Mr. and Mrs. n {. Gray.
The following minor officers have
been appointed by the seleetmen OF
Arson for the ensuing year. Consta-
bles. Willis Emery. II. b. Hilton,
Charles Bracket. member Of the
board of health. 7 II. Spear; survey
ors of wood bark and lumber. Frank
Moulton. r X Walker, \. d. Moore,
r. \ Manter. sealer of weights and
measures. Marc VI. Spear.
The members of Madison High
school Dramatic club presented their
PLAY "Higbee of Harvard at North
Arson Thursday evening to crowded
house and netted a goodly sum for
The class They will present ii here
tonight and tomorrow night, April
and 10 in Union Hall.
4 very interesting meeting of the
Womans Foreign Missionary Society
was held with Mrs. Rich at the Metho-
dist parsonage on Middle St, Wednes-
day afternoon of last week. The
rooms were decorated in purple and
white with Easter bells and bouquets
of Easter lilies. Mrs. Annie Drum
mond of Southport was the guest of
the society and gave a most interest
ing talk on the work of the Penobseot
raw Rethcl Mission. Mrs Drum
mond told of many interesting Incl
dents connected With the work and OF
the needs on the Mission. snort
program was also taken up on Japan
and China After the meeting there
was a very pleasant social hour al
which time the hostess served re
freshments of cake. cocoa sandwiches
and home made candy.
Mrs Alfred Holden and two daugh-
ters were at Moore's Siding lew
DAYS last week the guests OF Mrs.
Holdens brother.
Rey Royal A. Rich was called 10
Fairfield Thursday of last week TO al
tend a funeral
Mrs. Alice Small went to Bangor
Friday. where she will visit her little
daughter. Bernice. for week.
Miss Doris Carpenter went to North
Arson Thursday night to attend the
play given by the Madison High
School Dramatic Club.
Miss Lizzie Clifford of North Arson
was in town Friday the guest of her
aunt. Mrs. John Nose.
The next meeting of the Woman
Club will be held with Mrs. David
Gray at her home on Old Point Ave,
Thursday afternoon, April 16.
Frank Oliver, Frank Patterson and
Henry Oliver all of Vests Mills were
in town Friday on business.
Albert Johnson. principal of Madi-
son High School with Mrs. Johnson
and their two children are in Har-
mony spending the Easter vacation
with John l.. Johnson and family.
Word was received in Madison Fri
day of the death Tuesday of Mrs.
Martha Ann Dunton in Worcester.
Mass, at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Thomas NJ Bennett. with whom
she lived Mrs. Dunton was the wife
of the late Edison Dunton, who serv-
/ ed as postmaster and was for a num-
i Der of years one of Madisons best
known business men. Mrs. Dunton was
a native of Arson and was one of a
| family of eight children, who were Da-
vd Parlin, Asa Parlin, Cyrus Par
| lin. Eden c. Parlin. Mrs. Betsey
| Dawes. Mrs Sarah Robbins and Mrs.
Samantha Messer. all formerly we'll
known residents of this vicinity. OF
this family only one survives. Eden
C. Parlin, who is in the Soldiers
Home in Seattle, Wash, Mrs. Dun
ton was SO years old and besides her
brother is survived by one daughter
Mrs. r. NJ Bennett She left Madi-
son about q years ago and since that
time has lived in different sections of
| AZ Il,
her usual health when she retired on
Monday night and spoke to her daugh
ter at 80 a. M Tuesday. asking her
what time it was Half an hour later
when Mrs. Bennett went into the room
to call her mother she was dead. The !
city medical examiner was called and
pronounced death due to a stroke of
apoplexy.
The town and village corporation |
assessors started on their rounds last
week and owing TO the illness of the |
second selectman. Willis Clough, the |
work will take little longer than !
in previous years. The valuation |
in the east part of the town will be J
taken by d. b. Hobart.
George Marden left Thursday of |
last week for Albany, ~ Y. where he |
will visit his sister.
Miss Edith Pattangall of Waterville |
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Asa Gilman at their home in Arson |
for several days past.
Miss Amber POoler returned Thurs
day of last week from a short visit
with her mother in Wateryille.
Roland Fletcher has returned from
a visit with his brother Cecil, in |
Cambridge. Mass.
Mrs Courtney Marshall of the An
son Side has been seriously i'll with |
a throat trouble.
Miss Lillian Marshall of the Arson |
Side is gaining rapidly from an ap- |
pendicitis operation which she under
went, Monday, of last week at her |
home. Miss Bertha Hooper of North |
Arson is caring for her
Mrs. Robert Stobie of Waterville |
was in town several days last week,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John |
Stobe and other friends.
Word was received here Thursday
by Mrs. Oscar Merry of the death of
her sister Mrs. Ellen Merry of Farm