The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-11

The score was IS to 8 in favor OF
Madison. Lewis pitched for Skowhe-
gan and CaYanaugh for Madison The
fielding was loose and the game was
walk-over from start TO finish.
Kennebec Valley Grange held its
annual Children's Night. Saturday
evening with a good attendance and a
large number OF children present At
ter the regular business meeting the
program was taken up with the fol-
lowing numbers. Song. America by
the children: exercise. four little
girls. recitation, Russell Look; piano
solo. Emma Fletcher; motion song,
Hida and Freda Bahr; recitation,
Alice McCollor: vocal duet. Doris
Clark and Mildred Leonard; recita-
ton. Clyde Baxter; recitation. Lucy
Look: duet, Emma Fletcher and Edith
Brown; recitation Nellie Robinson;
recitation, Clifford Leonard; song.
Arthur Guerney; recitation. Vera
Cooper; recitation. Hildegarde Chand-
Ter: recitation. Iva Fletcher; recita-
tion, Bernard Fletcher; recitation,
Ena Head; recitation. Joel Fletcher.
After the entertainment the entire
company repaired 10 the banquet room
where ice cream and cake we're served
Much credit is due for the success OF
the evening To the chairman of the
committee. Mrs. Carrie Adams for her
untiring efforts To make IL success.
It is planned 10 confer the first and
second degree at the next regular
meeting, June %.
Several Odd Fellows from here at
tended the District meeting at Athens
last Saturday evening, among them
being Edgar G. Burns. Willis Bradley,
Daniel Nichols, Frank Harding.
Chauneey Chandler, John Murray and
Lynn Niles.
Mrs. Mahala Renter returned Mon
dav from visit at Bingham with her
daughter Mrs. Eugene Collins.
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Collins were
in town Monday from Bingham.
s. H. Baker who is employed on the
new shank factory at Bingham was
the guest of his family here over Sun
day.
Norman Fowle and Henry Oliver of
Vests Mills were business visitors
in Madison Monday.
Rev. John |. Harding of Tiyerton'
r. l., who has recently accepted the
pastorate of the Free Baptist church
here and the Baptist church in An
son came last Saturday and COM
menced his labors here Sunday. Mrs.
Harding has not yet arrived but is
visiting friends and will join Mr.
Harding later and they will live at
the parsonage on Maple street.
Miss Louise Merry who is teaching
in Canton was the guest with a party
of friends of her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Merry Sunday.
Il Mrs. n May Lawrence of Wateryille
a former resident of Madison was in
town on business a few hours Mon
day.
Mrs. George Booth of the Arson
side who has been in the Central
Maine General hospital at Lewiston
for several weeks for treatment and
where she underwent an operation
returned home last Saturday much
improved and is gaining rapidly.
Mrs. George Playse and daughter
Gladys of Arson who have been Wis
ting relatives in Lisbon returned
Friday and are the guests of Mrs
Playse's brother Ernest Fales on the
Arson side.
Mrs Ada Bessey and Miss Mary
Graham visited Sunday on Thurston
Hill at the home of Miss Graham S
parents Mr. and Mrs. Absalom Ora
ham. 4ss
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Hilton were the
guests of their daughter Mrs. Ralph
Yeaton of Starks, Sunday.
Arthur Dlnsmore of Bingham was
10 uicit in TnnCH1U
Excavations have been begun on the
side walk on Depot street and the
workmen in digging found old logs
which were the foundations of the sui
phur house which was built in con-
nection with the old acid towers
Thomas Bateman went to Dead
River Monday on business trip.
Mrs. H. II. Haines went to Water
Vile Tuesday on shopping trip,
Mrs. Gertrude Keens and little Miss
Lorraine Warman were the guests of
relatives and friends in Dover last
week, returning home Monday.
Encouraging news is being re-
ceived from James Spence who is in a
hospital at Portland and who has re-
Gently undergone surgical opera
ton.
Miss Bertha Hooper of Arson has
recently been appointed to the posi-
ton of night superintendent at the
hospital in Bar Harbor and has gone
to begin her duties.
Floyd Adams who is a student at
the Lowell, Mass, Textile school is
at home for the summer with his pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington Adams
on Park St
The next regular meeting of the De-
gree of Honor will be held Monday
evening, June Is, at which time there
will be a roll call of members to be
responded to with quotations.
Mrs. Adelaide Currier of Skowhe-
gan was in town on business and call
ing on friends Wednesday.
The next regular meeting of the
Woman's Club will be held with Mrs
Charles Head on Thursday, June Is.
An invitation has been extended to
Emerald Rebekah Lodge of North An
son to exemplify the degree on two
candidates, Wednesday evening, June
18th. If the invitation is accepted a
supper for Rebekahs only will be
served in the banquet room at 6 p. M
A picnic for the Sunday School OF
the Congregational Church will be
held at Lakewood on Wednesday
June IL The members of the Wo-
mans Association are planning to
make the occasion a most enjoyable
one to all who attend. Should the
day prove stormy it will be held the
next pleasant day