The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-05-21

in camden and Will fnlSh work here
Saturday night Mr. Fowler expects
u leave the first of the week To be
sln on his new duties.
Asa Gilman Went 10 Portland Tues
day for a few days stay at the Eye
and Ear Iutirmary. where he is be-
ing treated.
George Collins Benson. aged about
Is years. died at his home on Bean
street sunday evening after a short
illness of less than a week Mr..
Benson had not enjoyed the best of
health the past year. especially dur
ing the winter. but the most of the
time had been out and had visited
his son George Benson, Jr. a number
of times in Pittsfeld before his death,
which occurred some two months ago.
Mr. Benson had but recently return
ed from a visit to another son in
Stetson. He was native of Arson
and had been a lifelong resident of
that town and Madison and is well
ard fayorably known by all the old
er residents He has been for
number of years member of Indian
Spring Lodge. l. O. O. F., having
served as Noble Grand and up to the
/
/ give I'D active duties. was a regular
attendant and always took an active
interest in all ,hat pertalned TO the
welfare of the lodge. He was also
member of the Congregational church
Two sons. Orville Benson of Dracut,
Mass, Harry Benson of Stetson, sur
yive him and during the last few days
OF his illness the widow of his son
was also with MN. The funeral SER
vices were held al the Congregational
Church, Wednesday afternoon at :
o'clock under the direction of the Odd
Fellows and conducted by his pastor
Rev. +. II. Means.
Mrs. Clara Chase of Boston who
has been visiting friends in Madison
for few days returned home Mon
day.
Mrs. Fred O. Savage of Fairfield
was in town over Sunday and occu-
pied the pulpts of both Baptist
churches. the one in Madison in the
morning and in Arson in the after
noon. The new pastor Rev. John |.
Harding of Tiverton. K. |. will begin
his work on June I. 1t would seem
as if the members of both parishes
we're to be congratulated on their
choice as he comes recommended IN
the highest terms having been In the
last place a number of years and is
leaving there with everything In
most prosperous and tlOurishing con-
dition.
Harold Caldwell and little niece.
Lucy Dinsmore. returned Monday
from Auburn, where they had been
on a visit to Mr. Caldwell's sister.
Plans were made last Sunday at
the Methodist church at a meeting OF
the Sunday School Board to observe
Sunday June q as Children's Day. A
committee consisting of the following
ladies' were appointed to make ar
engagements: Miss Annie Roberts,
Annie Hartwcll, Annie Preble ana
Mrs. Ethel Nichols.
Maurice Flynt who is employed ID
the office of the Maine Central X. X.
at Portland was in town over SUNDAY
the guest of friends.
keystone Lodge X. of 2. recently
elected Gardner Will and Charles ..
Beale as delegates to the Grand
Lodge meeting in Portland this week.
Cecil Shurtefi the manager OF the
creamery of the Somerset Dalrylng
association has resigned his position
here to accept a position IN the
creamery at Turner Center and with
his family left Wednesday for Lew
ston.
Mahlon Boyngton returned Tues
day from trip to Mechanicsville, n.
Y, where he had been with a crew
of men which ne had hired to work
~ - contamination iDh there
Amadeo Christopher went to Bos-
ton on a business trip Saturday, re
turning to Madison Tuesday morning.
Mrs Nina Paine returned Monday
night from a visit with her son Seth
in Conway, n. n.
A crusade has been begun against
truants from school by Truant officer
George Haynes and deputy sheriff
Rufus McKenney and the first ex-
ample was Edmund Lafond, eleven
years old, who was taken before
Judge Withee, Saturday forenoon on
the charge of being a habitual truant.
After a severe lecture by the court
the case was continued for ten days
on the promise of the boy to attend
school and behave The officers as
sert that this is only beginning and
that they will not countenance any
evasion of the truant law whatever
Mrs. Bethel Smell went to Augusta
Tuesday for a visit with relatives.
Mesdames Fred Hilton, Daniel
Rogers and Erwin Hilton were in Wa
terville shopping Tuesday.
Thatcher Townsend met with quite
an accident while at work in the Great
Northern pu1D mill reppnt1V He fell
striking his head on a truck, cutting a
place which required several stitches
to close. Mr.. Townsend was only
out few days with the wound, how
ever, returning to work the last OF last
week.
Albion Edwards of New Portland
was in town on business Thursday Oh
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Wilson were
in Augusta a few hours Friday on
business.
Mrs. Alice Gallagher who has been
pianist at the Pastime Moving Picture
Theatre for some time has finished
work and Miss Alice Spear has been
secured to take Mrs. Gallagher's place.
Fred Emery formerly of Arson who
has been in Phoenix, Arizona, for the
past two years on account of his
health, arrived in Madison Thursday
night of last week and will spend the
summer with his sister Mrs. Frank
Frederic.
Miss Maude Lake was i'll and unable
to attend school last week on account
of a bad cold
The quarantine for diphtheria on