The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18


at Pittsfeld last Sunday,
Charles ". Greene and family took
a trim in their auto Sunday to Rum
ford and other towns.
Rev. f. II. Means and sons Paul
and Winthrop went TO oakland Mon
dav and from there took hike. 10 the
Belgrade Lakes with party of
friends from Nateryille.
James " Spence who has been for
several weeks in the Maine General
hospital al Portland, where he under
went surgical operation, has so far
recovered rs to be able to return home
and his many friends are hoping for
his speedy recovery.
4 crew of men commenced digging
Monday on Head street to put in the
new hydrant voted at the March town
meeting for that street
The ". c. T [. will hold their reg
ular annual business meeting at the
Free Baptist church Friday afternoon
at which time will come election OF
officers and the reports of the super
intendents and the various commit
tees.
Dalphon S Brooks has made ar
rangements to increase his business Of
selling home cooked food and viii oc-
cupy part of the store on lower
Main street with G. " Savage Dry
Goods Co and carry also line OF
toilet articles.
The Primary election in Madison
passed off very quietly only 90 votes
being cast OF this number 40 were
Democrats. - Republicans and five
Socialists The vote Of the Democra-
tic ballot WAS as follows For Gov
ernor Oakley {. Curtis of Portland,
y. Bertrand g. McIntire of Waterford,
I. r. +. New bert of Augusta, %; fot
State Auditor. John E. Bunker of Eden
6: J. Edward Sullivan of Bangor, IA,
representative to Congress, W. k. Pat
tangall. So. 4. Y Brown of Bingham.
"a; J. II. Haley of Hartland, ~; II. II.
Thurlough of Pittstield. 2; Register of
Deeds. f. A. Benner of Skowhegan, 81,
Sheriff, Frank Thompson of Skowhe-
gan. SO: l.. O. Cobb, Sc; r. f. Parker
of Skowhegan 3. II. w. Rowell of
Cornvile, /; ". H. Soper of Scion re-
ceived practically all the party votes
for representative, he being candi-
date on the Republican ballot.
A large and enthusiastic crowd at
tended the base ball game Saturday
between the Madison team and Wilton
which resulted in score of So in ia
ror Of the home team. The batteries
were for Wilton, Sawyer and Filings
worth and for Madison, Herd and
Lowney. Neither side was able 10
score in the first inning and at the pc
ginning of the fourth inning the score
was 4 to / in favor of Madison but
Wilton rapidly gained three scores. In
the next three innings Madison scored
2 and Wilton |, and in the last inning
neither were able to get score. This
was the first game of the season lor
Wilton and the first real good one for
Madison. Plans are being made for
a game next Saturday here with the
Dexter team.
Childrcn's Day was observed a the
Congregational church last sunday by
a spacial program by the children IN
place of the regular preaching service.
There was also a short talk by the
pastor, Rev +. II. Means. In the
evening there was special music by
Robert Dinsmore and a chorus OF
young people.
Robert Dinsmore returned the last
of the week from Cambridge, Mass,
where he is attending Harvard C)l-
lege, and will spend the summer VITA
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
Dinsmore on Pleasant street.
Mrs. Zebina Gilman who has beer
the guest of her sister in Portland
for the past month, returned to Madi-
son last week Thursday and is a
Lakewood this week chaperoning the
Senior class of Madison High School.
Both the Senior and Junior classes
of Madison High School are enjoying
a weeks outing at Lakewood.
Miss Mildred Humphreys returned
Thursday night of last week from
South Hadey, Mass, where she has
been attending Mt. Holyoke Seminary
and will spend the summer with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Hum
phreys.
An alram for a fire in Arson Was
rung in last Friday morning about
7.45 for a burning barn belonging to
the Great Northern Paper Co., near
the end of kennebec street. The roof
was covered with paper thickly tarred
which burned rapidly and in a short
time in fact by the time of the arrlva,
of the Arson Fire Department, the
building was all ablaze. Fortunate
ly there was no wind and
as the building was isolated no
other damage was done although at
one time it was feared that sparks
might ignite the brush in the adjoin-
ing woods. The fire was thought to
have caught from matches carelessly
thrown down by tramps who occupied
the building the night before There
was nothing in the barn except
small amount of hay.
Miss Carrie Merry was in Skowhe-
gan on business few hours Thurs
day afternoon
Mrs. John Vose went to Strong Sat
urday. returning Sunday with her
niece, Miss Lizzie Clifford of North
Arson, who has just finished her
school in that place
Mrs. Annie Maslen was in Skowhe-
gan on business Thursday afternoon
of last week.
Kennebee Valley Grange is to con-
fer the first and second degrees on
class of several candidates at their
next regular meeting Saturday even
ing of this week
Walter Cross of Scion was in town
Thursday of last week on business.
The dance at Lakewood last FRI
day evening was we'll patronized by
the dance goers of Madison and a line
time reported.
Mrs. William Jardine, Mrs. Alice
Small and Charlie Moore returned