The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-06
News of Interest From Madison

The special meeting of the Madison
Water District. held Monday evening
was attended by about forty repre-
sentative voters. The meeting was
called to order at 30 O'Clock and
Stanley Renter elected Moderator.
First came the report. of the trustees
who were made eommittee at the
last meeting To confer with the own
ers of the Madison Water Company
to see for what price the plant could
he purchased By the District. :. +.
Remick. chairman of the committee
stated that conference had been
held with j. :. MaXeey at Nateryllle.
Mr. Rcnfiek said that Mr.. MaNeey
would make no definite price ON the
plant unless the District voted 10 buy
the same If they did vote TO buy,
he would make a price, which II not
agreeable to the District could be set
tied in a manner provided by law. In
the discussion that followed, h. [.
GRAY. member of committee pre-
viously appointed to get price on
the plant stated that after consider
able urging Mr. Maxcey had made a
price of $3.50 600. 1t was voted TO
accept the report of the committee
and all the other articles in the war
rant were passed over.
Mrs. G. W. Adams and Miss Jean
Adams who for the past week have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c
B. Moore returned Monday To their
home in Brockton, Mass.
Wallace a. Weston went 70 Old Or
chard Monday morning for week
visit with friends
Miss Marion Gilman former Madl-
son girl is in Germany at the present
time and considerable anxiety is telt
by her mother Mrs Mabel Hunter. a
postal card written two weeks ago
was received by Mrs. Hunter Monday,
but nothing was said as to the war
scare.
Mr. and Mrs r. A. Bailey who have
been visiting Mrs. Bailey's uncle, l.. q.
Cobb, for the past two weeks, return
ed to Boston, Monday
Merton Greene of Philadelphia ar
rived in Madison Sunday and is the
guest of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W.
F. Greene.
The following interesting vital
STATISTICS are SHOW IL ny lhe pOoho VI
the Madison town clerk for the month
of July: Marriages: July T. Ro-
land p. Corson and Miss Ethel Dulac
both of Skowhegan; July -, Charles
T. Morrill, of Fairfield and Miss Mari
on c. Williams of Madison. Births:
July /, to the wife of James B. Smell
son; July 6, to the wife of Thomas
Elias. a son; July 7. to the wife OF
! Mike Venzano, a son; July u, to the
wife of Meddie Delaware, son; July
IS. to the wife of Melos White, son
july 20. to the wife of Howard Lar
racey. a son; July &c, to the wife OF
| Frank Doneker, a daughter. Deaths
July 8. Loretta r., infant daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Normal McAuley; July
us. c. W. Ames of Sarasoke. Florida
Mrs. George H. Marden and daugh-
ter Esther and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Marden, who have been spending a
two weeks outing at Old Orchard
returned home Monday.
Elpha Tinkham left town Saturday
for a two weeks vacation at Old Or
chard and vicinity. Aubrey Dyer
will act as driver of the American
Express team during Mr.. Tinkham
absence.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa NJ. Gilman re-
turned Monday from a two weeks
visit in Portland and Livermore. Mr.
Gilman is building a new residence
in Portland and will move there the
coming fall
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Gilman passed
the Sabbath with friends in North An
son.
Mrs. Frank Getchell and little son
of Auburn arrived in Madison Monday
and is the guest of her uncle George
Parlin at his residence in Arson.
Miss Ada Miller of Manchester was
the guest Saturday and Sunday of her
| brother Charles Miller.
Madison town baseball team added
another scalp to its belt Thursday at
! ternoon by defeating the Pilgrim team
/ of Lewiston by a score of s to Z. Up
to the fifth inning the visitors kept the
lead, but in this inning the home team
ran in four scores making the score
7 to 5. In the seventh inning the
visitors tied the score Madison gain
ed the winning run and neither team
was able to score in the last two inn
/ ings Herd was in the box for Madi-
son. Breen opened up the game for
Lewiston but in the first part of the
seventh gave way to Skinner. The
game was holly contested throughout.
! The line up was:
MADISON