The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-20
News of Interest From Madison
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last week Friday, about the usual time
for the past few years
B. F. Porter, William Rogers, Fred
Manter of Arson and Merle Corson
of Madison left Monday for the En-
chanted, where they will spend a
week, fishing and picking blueberries.
Merton T. Goodrich OF Bingham was
in town over Saturday night the
guest of f. NJ Fletcher
F. L. Harding and E. L. Perkins
were among those who went to Lewis
ton to attend the Roosevelt meeting.
Mrs. Elizabeth Packard and Miss
Marion Call of RoXbury are the guests
this week of Mrs Paekard's sister,
Mrs. William B. Brown.
Miss Elgiva Luce arrived in town
from Pennington. Monday night, and
is calling on friends in town for a few
days. Miss Luce. who was former
Madison teacher. graduated last June
from the department of Domestic
Science at Pennington Normal School.
and has accepted a position to teach
that branch at the Machias Normal
School. whittier she will go from here
to take UP her new duties.
Walter Witham of Bangor is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Hattie Witham,
this week.
Quite a number from here went to
the North Arson campgrouGd Wednes-
day, as that was clean UP day there.
The meetings open next week and
continue over one Sunday.
j. F. Tricky was in Pittsfield Tues
day on business.
Miss Leila Judkins of Boston is in
town for two weeks and is the guest
of her mother and sisters.
George Collins of Lewiston spent
Sunday in town with his wife and
family who are the guest of Mrs. Col
Inns parents, Mr. and Mrs Charles
| Caldwell
Harry L. Goodrich of Palmyra was
/ in town on business, Thursday Of last
week.
John T. Mcknight returned the
/ first of the week from Freeport, where
/ he spent Sunday with his family.
Arthur Chandler went to Farming
ton. Monday, where he has secured
work for several weeks.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Weston and two
children went to Temple Sunday, Mr.
/ Weston returned the first of the week,
/ but Mrs. Weston and family will re-
main for two weeks visit.
a sign is up at the stone watering
/ tub on Old Point avenue warning the
public that the road to Norridgewock
J is closed on account of portion of 1t
being rebuilt as State road.
/ Two games of ball were played
/ here last week on the home grounds,
the one Thursday being between Mad
! ison and Liyermore and resulted IN
a score of O. in favor OF Livermore.
The game Saturday was between Mad
ison and North Arson and in THIS
game also the visitors were victorious
the score being 81 in their favor.
A mast ninety feet high has recent
! " been erected in the yard OF the
Great Northern Paper Co. for the pur-
pose of pulling short logs from the
canal.
Rev. and Mrs. b. F. Faulkner and
daughter Alice of Wyoming Center,
Pa. are spending several weeks at
Lakewood
Written Nose and daughter Hattie
of Peterboro, y. II. are the guests this
week of Mr. and Mrs. John Nose at
their home on Garfield ST.
Mrs. Nell Bailey who has been the
guest of friends in Bingham, visited
Mrs Fred Dinsmore and Mrs. Lin
wood Worster in Arson Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dinsmore of
Fort Fairfield who are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs X. C. Gray. were en-
tentained Tuesday at a family gather
ing at the new home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Dinsmore on Spear Hill in An
NT,. and MTC u q GRAY
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dnsmore and
family.
Charles West. Mayor of South Port
land. and a former classmate of DR..
w. H. kennison, was the guest of DR..
and Mrs Kennison the last of the
week Saturday the two gentlemen
went to Kent's Hill and renewed old
ocquaintances there.
Mrs. George Merrill was the guest
of relatives at Lakewood over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Flanders enter
tanned as their guests. Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Poland of Water
Vile.
Mr. and Mrs. o. T. Briggs return
ed the first of the week from Turner,
where they were called to attend the
funeral of a relative.
Merle Jillson left town Sunday night
for Cincinnati. Ohio. where he has a
fine position as overseer of the card
ing department of a wooden mill
William p. Hilton of Bakers Siding
was in town on business the last of
the week.
The immediate family of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Steward gathered at their
home on Madison street, Sunday and
helped them celebrate the 10th ami
versary of their marriage Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Steward, Mr. and Mrs Maurice Stew
ard. Mr. and Mrs. Edward ODonnell
of Lewiston, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hall
of Worcester Mass, and Mr. and Mrs
Ivan Steward.