The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-02


day for a two weeks vacation and a
number of the teachers have left for
their respective homes to spend Eas-
ter.
The food and apron sale held at the
Acme Print Shop Friday of last week
was a success in every way and netted
Rainbow Branch |. S. S, under whose
auspices it was held, about SIS.
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union met at the home of Mrs. Stella
Vose on Nichols street, Friday after
noon with a good attendance. An
interesting program on Womans Suf-
frage was given under the direction
OF Mrs William Spear.
Indian Spring Lodge |. o. o. f. con-
ferred the Intatory degree on one
candidate at the regular meeting last
Friday night
Mrs. Erwin Nichols of Arson re-
turned Friday from visit TO friends
in Fairfield.
Miss Belle Dennison, who is the
teacher in the fifth grade in the Plea
SAINT street building left town Friday
afternoon for her home in Machias,
where she will spend two weeks va
cation.
Mrs. Thomas Mitchell has returned
from Boston where she has been for
some time taking a special course IN
music
The funeral services for the late
Charles r. Dunlap. who died Nednes-
day night. were conducted by Rev
Charles f.. McColley of Lawrence
Mass. in the Free Baptist church at
10 O'Clock Saturday forenoon. Indian
Spring Lodge, l. o. o. f. attended the
services in a body and the Odd Eel
lows burial service Vas read The
bearers were Herbert Laid, John {.
SWEET. The interment MAS in the
Forest Hill cemetery Among those
from out of town to attend the funeral
were Arthur Dunlap of Brunswick,
Mrs. Ruth Merrill aud Mrs Kate Kid
der of Fairfield.
Word was received here last week
OF the death at Dexter OF Fred Harris,
young son of Charles Harris, former
resident of Madison. The young man
is well remembered having made
many friends among those IN school
while he was here.
II. j. Cleveland went to Boston on
business trip Thursday morning.
The annual business meeting of the
Loan & Building Association was held
Monday evening of last week and the
following officers elected: president
{. A. Wilbur; secretary and treasurer,
X. c. Gray: directors, q. ID. Perkins,
W. S. Milligen, Frank Dinsmore. f. M.
Fletcher. Chas. f. Towne. The dir
ectors elected Granville Perkins, vice
president and G. A. Wilbur. attorney.
Eugene Taylor went to Liyermore
Falls last week where he has accepted
position in the Livermore Steam
Laundry.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w Maxfield who
have been the guests of friends in
Bangor for several weeks have return
ed to Madison.
Mrs. Ivy Garland OF Garland who
has been the guest of friends in town
for two weeks, returned to her nome
the first of the week
Mrs. Everett Burbank went to Dow
er. \. H.. last week to visit friends.
Mrs. Harry Langell returned from
Oldtown Wednesday of last week
week. where she has been visiting
friends for two weeks.
John Higgins of Starks who is prln-
cipal of the High School at kezar
Falls. was visiting friends in Madison
a few days last week.
Following is a summary OF the
March fire drills in the various school
bindings furnished by the janitor, u.
W. HAYNES: High School. 100 pupils,
out after fire call in 53 seconds; Plea
SAINT street, l45 pupils, out after hre
call in 10 seconds; Weston Avenue,
1870 pupils, out after fire call in %
seconds and Old Point Avenue. Ia pu-
pills out in 43 seconds after fire call.
Clifford Tinkham who is station
agent at Monmouth was in town over
Sunday and the guest of his father on
the Arson side.
Miss Edna Merrill of North Arson
was in town shopping Monday
Merle and Frank Cookson went to
Nashua, n. H., Sunday, where they
both have employment in the office OF
the Nashua Gum and WaXed Paper Co.
Rev. f. W. Weber performed the
marriage ceremony at his home Satur-
dav night of Carroll Parlin of Arson
and Miss Estelle Edgerley of Madison.
The couple were attended by the bro
Their and sister of the bride. MI.
Parlin is the son of George Parlin OF
Arson and the bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Edgerley on
Weston Avenue.
The funeral services of the infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamilton
who died Monday morning, were held
at the residence, Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. f. W. Weber conducting them.
Ernest Weston is laid up with a
badly cut foot, the result of an acct
dent Saturday, while chopping in the
woods about a quarter of mile above
his residence on Madison street. Mr..
Weston struck an extra heavy blow
and the axe glanced, striking on the
top of the foot, going in the whole big
ness of the blade. The big toe was
split in halves and part of the blade
went clear through the foot. Mr.
Weston. realizing that he was badly
injured and must have help at once
started for home on the run and on
arriving fell in a faint. A physician
was hastily summoned and Mr.. Yves
ton is now quite comfortable.
A most interesting meeting of the
Madison Sorosis Club was held Mon
day afternoon at the residence of
Mrs. F.. C. Clark, Head street The
program was on Great American In
ventors," and Furniture and Its