The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-05-07
MADISON NEWS OF INTEREST
Continued from Page Four)

Rev F. H. Means returned Wednes-
day of last week from a trip to Bos-
ton and vicinity.
Mrs. Mabel Hunter returned the last
of last week from a trip to Gardiner
where she went as a delegate to at
tend a meeting of the Methodist La
dies Aid Societies of the Augusta Dis
trct from the Madison Branch
Mrs. Ralph Cleveland went ITO Ok
ford Center, last week, Thuraday tC
visit a sister for short time. y
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Spear went tC
Bingham, Thursday night to attend a
minstrel show there.
A very pretty wedding took place
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Johnson on Garfield street, Thursday
avening, the contracting parties being
Ernest f. Beaumont of Skowhegan
and Miss Edna Merrill, formerly OF
Madison. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. r. A. Rich. pastor OF
| the Methodist church, who used the
single ring service. After the cere-
mony delicious refreshments were
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Beaumont left
Cor Poland Springs. Friday morning
where they will reside this summer.
Rev. Royal A. Rich was in Water
Vile on business Wednesday of last
week.
Several from here went to Bingham
Thursday night to attend the minstrel
show there.
The Madison Free Baptist church
Association held business meeting
Tuesday evening of last week and
voted to extend call to Rev. John A
Harding of Tiyerton. X. |. to become
he pastor. and at business meeting
Of the members of the Arson Baptist
church held Wednesday evening of last
week similar action was taken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amasa Gregory who
nave been spending the winter in st
| Johnsbury. Vt. with their daughter
| returned to their home in Madison
Thursday night of last week.
Margaret Golf Moore Chapter, ID. A
K. held regular meeting at the Iii
Jrary rooms, Thursday afternoon OF
| last week. Owing to the illness OF
! Mrs. Adella Neasey Moore she was
| unable to be present and give report
| of the State Council meeting, 80 thai
| was laid over until a later meeting
A paper prepared by Maytie Moore
| Pratt on Historic Places in Maine
was read by Odell Fillebrown Gray
1t was voted to accept the invitation
extended by n. A. Weston Post G. A
r. to march under their escort Mem
0rial Day. The Chapter is also to be
escorted by the Knights of Pythias
and both bodies to be under escort Of
the Post,
Rev. f. w. Weber was in Portland
On business the last of the week, re-
turning home Friday night.
Irwin Nichols of Arson who has
been driving a milk team has sold his
route on this side of the river to Fred
Gray. but will continue to drive over
| the route on the Arson side as form
erly.
| Excavations have been made for the
new sidewalk to be laid on the cas-
side of Maple street and Friday a crew
started work on the excavations OF
the south side of Head street for the
new sidewalk there.
The Carpenter block has been LEASED
to Mrs Annie Brophy who will run Il
as a roomng house.
Several ladies from here attended
the meeting of the kennebec Unior
of Woman's Clubs held in Oakland
Friday, among whom were Mrs. Clara
Powers, president of the Union, Mrs
H. Augusta Hilton, Mrs w. H. Ken
nison. Mrs. Joseph Lancaster, Mrs
Thos. Mitchell, Mrs. W. b. Brown, Mrs
Henry Johnson and Miss Thelms
! Pease.
The annual roll call meeting of the
Congregational Church was helC
Thursday evening, and owing to fav-
orable weather conditions the atten-
dance was larger than usual. The
business consisted of reports from the
various church officials for the fisca
year, The roll call by the clerk, Ern-
est Weston. showed a membership or
Jan. |, 1914 of 203 of whom SIS are
nonresident. There were 16 new
members received during 1918, 10 OF
confession of faith and by letter
/ Six members have died and two have
/ been dismissed to other churches. Re
ports from the Sunday School show
an enrolment of so in primary de.
partment and 155 in the other depart
ments of the school. The average at
tendance since Jan. l, has been 109
/ There is a home department of 25
members. There Is a Junior Endea-