The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-09
News of Interest from Madison

Samson Arthur Sawyer, Earl Tran
ton. Joseph Greenleaf and the follow
ing have not been absent for the en-
tire year, Leana Coro. Ina Samson.
Clyde Baxter, Edna Clark, Hubert
Hilton. Eva Weston.
Miss GLADYS Young of Mayfield who
has been teaching in the Foss school
in the east part of the town was in
town over the Fourth aud left Mon
day morning for her home TO spend the
summer vacation.
Alonzo Brown, who has employment
in Pittsfeld spent the Fourth with his
family in Madison.
\ change in the time of holding the
Sunday morning service at the Meth
odist church has been arranged ana II
now begins at 1915 instead of 1890
as has been the former custom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Greene, TWO
sons. Earl and Carl and daughter Eu+
leta. left Saturday morning for trip
TO the White Mountains, returning
Sunday night The first day they made
the trip to the Mountains and return
ed to Hiram, a distance of 226 miles.
At Hiram they visited relatives and
returned to Madison the next day,
Mrs. Alice Mason of Boston came
Friday and will spend month at
the home of her uncle Mark Getchell
in Arson.
The entire eighth grade of the Gar
field school in Arson took the Madison
High school entrance examination at
the close of the year and among those
who passed and will enter that school
this fall were Otto Weston. Gladys
Moore and Ralph Newell.
The Misses Faith and Freda Harris
of Skowhegan were in town Friday
and visited their cousin Naomi Fales
in Arson.
". H. Morong went to Lubec Tues
day where he will join Mrs. Morong
and the children and enjoy a three
weeks outing. Mrs. Morong has been
there for several weeks the guests of
relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Mckinney of Dex-
ter are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
George Parlin.
Miss Della Hayden who has been
the guest of friends and relatives in
Madison returned to Portland Satur-
day where she is employed as stem
ographer.
Miss Grace Vose is visiting friends
in kingfield.
Miss Frances Mitchell of Buffalo. N.
Y. is the guest of DR.. and Mrs. j. l..
Pepper.
Harlan Haynes went to Portland
Friday for a few days visit with rel
atiyes.
Several from here attended the cele-
m tho Fourth
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Holway of Bling
ham spent the Fourth with Mr. Hol-
ways brother Samuel Holway on Wes-
ton avenue, returning home Sunday.
Mrs. George LaDuke and daughter
Miss Maude Keely of Princefield, y. y,
are in town the guests of Mrs Harry
Pierpont for few weeks. Mrs. La
Duke was former resident of Madi-
son and has many friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Cross and son
Kendall of Scion were in town Sunday
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Pierpont.
George Hilman won the loving cup
al the boat races at Lakewood the 4th,
with his new motor boat.
Mr.. and Mrs A F. Wardwell of
Hinckley, Mrs. Elba Flagg and Miss
Alice Osborne all of Waterville were
the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. c.
c. Burrill.
An auto party composed of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Stanhope, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry Roak and daughter Marguerite
of Waterville were in town Sunday
and called on Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Bur-
rill.
A. F. Collins spent the Fourth at his
home in Oakland.
Arthur Harding went to Portland
for a short vacation.
Miss Hattie Vose is enjoying a va
cation of three weeks, a part of which
she will spend at Old Orchard.
Mrs. w. G.. Sawyer and Mrs. c. 0.
Small were in Wateryile, Tuesday,
There are several cases of whoop-
ing cough reported in Madison.
The next regular meeting of n. A.
Weston Post will be held in A. 0. L.
w. Hall, next Tuesday July IA at
o'clock.
The first band concert of the sea-
son was given Friday evening on Main
street, by Towne's Lakewood Band. 1t
being the night before the Fourth there
the greater part would have thorough
ly enjoyed the music if it could have
been heard but some of the more zeal
Gus celebraters felt that they must
make all the noise possible so the din
or horns and the bang of pistols and
crackers drowned the music unless
one was very near 1t is hoped that
another may be arranged upon a quiet
night when the good music this band
always gives may be enjoyed by music
lovers without the accompaniment OF
noise furnished Friday night.
Joseph Delaware and Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Delaware, father and brother of
]. L. Delaware, were his guests over
the Fourth, returning to their home
in Gardiner, Monday.
The residents of Arson were shock
ed Thursday of last week to hear OF
the sudden death of Alfred Bean,
which occurred about 8 o'clock We'd
nesday night. Mr.. Bean had COM
planned of not feeling we'll during the
day and had several vomiting spells
but in the evening seemed no worse
and after his wife had made him COM
Portable for the night. retired. Awak
ening after a short time and not hear
ing her husband breathe she immedi-
ately procured a light and found him
dead An autopsy was performed
Thursday and it was found that Mr.
Beams heart was diseased as well as
a hardening of the arteries and it was
thought that the strain of vomiting
caused his death. Mr. Bean was
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