The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-23
Madison News of Interset

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Recruits wanted for Company f at
SHOW hogan.
Road Commissioner b. Frank Burns
has had men busy for the past few
days on the streets with teams and
split log drags
Mrs. Evan Adams and Mrs Carleton
Nescott went from here Tuesday
morning to attend the meeting of the
Marshall z. Hale Circle at Norridge-
wock that afternoon.
Mrs. Ous Hilton and Mrs Fred
Paine were in Watenlllc shopping
Tuesday
\ very pretty home wedding was
solemnized Monday night at o'clock
at the home of the groom on old Point
Avenue, by Rev +. W Weber. the
contracting parties being Elias ".
knowlen and Miss Eta Cameron both
of Madison.
Work has been begun this week on
"a two-story wooden extension to the
Indian Spring Wooden mill. these eN-
ira stories to be placed on the top
of the south end of the mill which is
now one story high and is known as
+ the old dye house. The work is in
! charge of +. w. Ptiman of Lawrence,
Mass, and will probably take about
two and one-half months to complete.
When finished it will give additional
card. spinning and weave room.
An inspector and his helper from
the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspecting
Co. of Hartford, Conn. were in towr
Monday inspecting the boilers in the
different mills.
MrC Mprlp Til1cnn loft foVrp tadaN-
Thursday with her two children
Charles and Dorothy to join Mr.. Jill
son in Chatham. Ontario, Canada
where he is employed as a boss carder
in a wooden mill.
Mrs. Marta Savage of Bingham was
in town Tuesday morning on her way
home from a two weeks trip to Bos
ton.
Dr.. E. NJ. Wing of North Arson was
in town Tuesday after an absence of
two weeks which he spent in the hos
pitfalls in New York City.
Robert Dinsmore and Paul Means
came home from their school in Bos-
ton Saturday for a short vacation. Mr..
Dinsmore was accompanied by class
mate, Mr. Erentzberger, who will
spend his vacation here.
Allen Elerwell, a boss dyer IN a
wooden mill in Bellingham, Mass, was
in town over Sunday.
Rev. Calvin NJ. Clark of Bangor
Seminary will occupy the pulpit at the
CONGREGATIONAL church next Sunday
during the absence of the pastor, Rev.
f. II. Means. who is planning to ac-
company his son Paul to Boston the
last of the week.
Rev. f. H. Means pastor of the Con-
gregational Church was called to
Starks, Wednesday, of last week, to
attend the funeral services of Smith
Norton. which was held at his late
home that forenoon. The remains
were placed in the family lot in the
Fish cemetery.
The music loving public were given
a treat Thursday evening of last week
when the recital by Miss Arlen NC
Kenney assisted by Mrs. Lucille Brow
Hughes of New York City, as violin
soloist and Mrs. Grace Heald of Madl-
son as accompanies was given. Eaeh
of the artists was received with
hearty enthusiasm and the selections
were delightfully."- rendered. each one
was applauded to the echo and kindly
responded with encores. MISS NJ
Kpnney who is great 1aVorlle III
Madison is now in her Junior yeai at
the New England Conservatory OF liu-
sic i'm Boston and is making RAPID pro
press in this, her chosen proleSsioh'
Mrs. Hughes is a Skowhegan eiIi me
sister of William b. Brown, ESD vi
This town and also sister oil Heleh
Brown de Lagos of Buenos AyfeS,
south America. who is vocallst oi
International repute. Mrs. Arthur
ueaId needs no eulogy as she has peeh
listened to with pleasure by Mauison
audiences many times and is always
favorite when she appears before tue
public. william
Mrs Addison Gilman and william
Gilman of Dexter arrived IN 10"
FRIDAY and were guests over SUNDAY
of relatives and FRIENDS. r,,,.t
Mrs Eunice Stevens of Searspoi
who has been in town the past t"o
months at the home of Rev. ana WI D
|C x Evans. returned to her home,
Friday.
An informal meeting of some OF the
leaders of the Progressive party was
held in the office of James Thorne,
ESQ, last Wteh nun oNoy
state committeeman Frank Pennell OF
Skowhegan was present and made a
short speech. Plans were discussed
for the County Convention to be noid
in Skowhegan the first week in May
The annual meeting of the kenne-
bee Union of Woman's Clubs will be
held Friday May |, at Oakland in the
Baptist church. The meeting will
open promptly at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon and a good attendance is
desired.
The Canadian Jubilee Singers gave
concert in the Free Baptist church,
Tuesday evening to full house About
1923 was netted for the Ladies' Aid OF
this church, which had the arrange
ment in charge.
Mrs. Minnie Williams and Miss Belle
Laid are employed in Clark's Dry
Goods store during their white sale.
Claude Witham of Caratunk, who
has been in town and at Skowhegan
on a business trip, returned home,
Wednesday noon.
Mrs. Bert Butler returned the first
of the week from Canaan, where she
was called by the illness of her sis
| ter.
Owing to a washout near Bingham
the down train, Tuesday noon was
about 40 minutes late, A large jam
of ice. said to contain about a million
feet of logs had damned in the river
about a mile and one-half below the
town. causing the water to back up,
flooding the track