The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-04
News of Interest From Madison

Miss Beatrice Towne; readings, Miss
/ Laura Carpenter; selections from Kip
! Ing Dainty refreshments were sery-
I'd by the hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Merry are re-
leeAing CONGRATULATIONS upon the birth
Of daughter born the first of last
week.
G. II. Marden returned last week
from a business trip TO Portland.
William B. Gilman of Dexter who
has been in town for short time the
guest of relatives returned last week
to his home.
Mrs f. NJ ODonald of Lewiston
is the guest for few weeks of her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steward
on Madison street.
Deputy Sheriff Rufus Mckinney re-
Gently seized at the American Express
Office. eight gallons of whiskey, rum
and gin.
The annual picnic of the Congrega-
tional Sunday School will be held at
! Lakewood. June Il. under the auspices
of the Womans association.
Very encouraging reports are re
ceived from James Spence who re
Gently underwent surgical opera
/ ton at the Maine General Hospital
in Portland
Victor Wren is AT home from Spring
field. Mass. for the summer with his
mother Mrs Bessie Maxim on Bean
st.
Chauncey Chandler made a short
trip to Norridgewoek on business
Thursday of last week.
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New Portland Friday for a short visit
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. George Stafford of Scion was in
town one day last week, the guest of
Mrs Herbert Sawyer on Middle St.
Mrs Charles Davis of Fairfield was
the week end guest of her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dyer and upon
her return home Monday was accom-
panied by her mother for short
visit
\. l.. Delaware has moved his ia
mily from the rent they formerly oc-
cupied in the house of Mrs Abbie Gray
across the street into the Towne house.
Rev f. ". Weber will preach the
baccalaureate sermon to the class of
IA Madison High School, Sunday af-
ternoon, June I, at the Congregational
church.
Among those from Arson who at
tended the Western Somerset Sunday
School Convention at Bingham were
the Misses Paulina Head, Grace
Handley and Lillian Marshall and
from Madison Rev. and Mrs r. A.
Rich. and Mesdames X. c. Gray, Fred
Dinsmore and Alfred BARLEY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Ames were in
town a few days last week having
brought here for interment the body
of Mrs. Ames mother Mrs. Thomas
Ham.
Among those who spent Sunday at
Lake Embden were Mr.. and Mrs. Eu
gene Holt and their guests Mrs. Edith
Childs of Waterville and Miss Rattle
Tozier of Skowhegan, also Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Harding and Mr.. and Mrs.
David Hall of Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Williams were
the week end guests of relatives in
Bingham
Several from the Arson side attend
ed the District meeting of the Rebe-
kahs at Norridgewo Thursday night
of last week, among whom were Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Morse. Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Hilton and Mrs. Clara Oliver.
George Smell of Arson moved. his
family the first of the week to Cor
lima, where they will reside in the
future as Mr.. Smell has employment
there in a wooden mill.
Alfred ingalls, has sold his place
on the Arson side and moved his
family to the home of Mrs. Fogg on
Pine st.
Norris Preble carried party of
Arson gentlemen, Messrs. B. F. Por-
ter and son Oliver, Edward Athearn
and Ned Hannaford to Chase Pond.
Saturday, where they had fine luck
bringing home a good string of trout.