The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-02
Madison News of Interest

"reminiscences of her acquaintance and
a days trip with Edison. Refresh
ments were served by the hostess. The
annual meeting will be held April 6
with Mrs. Hattie johnson.
The Republican Caucus was held
Saturday afternoon at Firemen's Hall
with good attendance and the follow
ing delegates elected 10 attend the
State Convention TO be held in Au-
gusta, April 8: f. w Weber, Chas.
o. Small, &. d. Perkins, Eugene Dan
forth and Theodore Weston. Alter
mates: Thomas Mitchell. Eugene
Remick, J. F. Withee, Melvin c.
Adams and Fred A. Gilman.
Frank Donley of North Arson was
in town Tuesday en- route TO Skowhe-
gan with several cases of liquor which
he had seized.
Mrs. G, f. Clifford went to West
Gardiner, Tuesday for a visit with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Vim. Gold
smith.
Mrs. Minnie Taylor left the first of
the week for Portland and will visit
friends and relatives in kennebunk
and kezar Falls before her return
home.
Robert Stanwood, Jr., travelling
salesman for a New York firm was in
town over Sunday with his parents,
Dr. and Mrs r. G. Stanwood on the
Arson side and left Monday for New
York and the South.
The next regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Association of the Congregation
al church will be held neNt Wednesday
afternoon, April 8. in the church par
lors and one of the special features of
the meeting will be d paper by Mrs.
Lizzie Gray entitled Chapters in
Rural Progress.
Miss Susan Weston. who is teach
er in Wilton Academy arrived home
Saturday to spend a short vacation
with her mother, Mrs Sarah Weston.
Mrs. Allen Copp was in North An
son, Friday for the day.
Professor Charles p Weston of the
University of Maine is in town to
spend the Easter vacation with his
mother Mrs Sarah Weston.
Mrs. II. H. Haines who has been the
guest of relatives in New Sharon for a
short time has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs John White of Wester-
ly, r. l., came Saturday night and Mr..
White will take the place as designer
in the Indian Spring Wooden Mill, re-
Gently left vacant by the resignation
of Howard Lewis, Who plans to go to
Connecticut.
Miss Alice Withee. who has been in
Hartland for several weeks, called
there by the illness and death of her
sister. returned TO Madison Saturday
night.
Miss Mildred Sawyer returned Sat
urday from a trip to Portland and
Boston and has entered the millinery
establishment of Mrs Blanche Phil
lips. where she will be employed dur
ing the spring season.
The Madison High School Dramatic
Club are holding rehearsals daily for
the play, Higbee of Harvard, which
they are soon to present here and
which they will put on in Carrabassett
Hall, North Arson, this Thursday
evening.
The pulpit at the Free Baptist
church was occupied last Sunday
morning by Mrs. Fred Savage of Fair
field. who also preached at the Bap-
fist church on the Arson side in the
afternoon
Rev. f. II. Means was away over
Sunday and the pulpit at the Congre-
gational church wasl occupied by Rev
f. W. Weber, who preached to a full
house
Miss Marion Johnson. who has been
at home with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Johnson. for the past two
weeks, returned to her school at Far
mington Normal. Monday.
Mrs Francette Robbins went to Nor
ridgewock. Friday to attend the funer-
al services of Mrs Mary Walton.
Austin Eames. who has been clerk
ing for Davis & Miller for the past
year, has resigned his position and
left Wednesday morning for kents
Hill, where he will enter Kents Hill
Seminary. While in Madison MI
Eames has made a large circle of
friends, who regret to lose him from
Madison circles He will play on the
baseball team of the school the COM
ing summer as first baseman.
The Canadian jubilee Singers are
coming to Madison. Tuesday evening,
April 81, and Will give a concert in the
Free Baptist church.
The Woman's Association of the
Congregational church are planning to
give a supper at the church dining
room. Thursday April Is, from $50 to
100 o'clock. and will serve baked
beans. salads, hot rolls, etc.
Mrs. John Murray, who has been
employed in the dental rooms of Dr..
j. p Lancaster, has been having a
short vacation. the place being filled
by Mrs Zebina Gilman during Mrs.
Murray's absence.
John Pooler came down Friday from
Caratunk, where he has been employ
ed the past winter in the lumber camp
of w. II. Clark & Son.
Miss Marion Briggs went to Port
land for several weeks vacation, Mon
day. where she will visit friends
Miss Amber Pooler went to Lewis
ton. Monday morning, where she will
visit friends for a short time.
Mrs. Perley Stevens of Skowhegan
was in town Monday on her way home
from week end visit with relatives
in North Arson.