The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-09
Madison News Of Interest

the appointment TO be janitor and |
Caretaker OF the l.. ID. NJ Sweat |
Memorial Art Museum in Portland. an
Office he IS well qualified to fill hav-
ing had number of years experience
as Janltor of the school buildings and
library in Madison. Mr. Williams
will move his family to Portland the
first of May and commence his duties |
the Sth
Garfield School in Arson Lower viii |
lage commenced Monday after a Yaca-
ton of several weeks with the same
teachers as last term, viz: Miss
Julia Libby of Hartland, principal
Miss Ethel Baird of Hartland, Miss
Myrtle Dascombe of Liyermore Falls. |
Miss Gladys Perkins of Madison and
Miss Annie Roberts of Arson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Niles of the
Arson side are receiving congratula-
lions upon the birth of a SON. Friday.
April >.
Frank Howard and wife who have
been boarding on the Arson side since
the burning of their home about a
month ago. have moved into the rent
in Reuben Heads house on Head st
Miss Thelma Adams who has been
student at Tilton Seminary, Tilton,
\. H. has returned to her home in
Arson and Will enter Madison High
school of which she was formerly a
student. at the beginning of the spring
term, next Monday.
Mrs. X. G. Stanwood entertained a
party of ladies at a matinee at the
iastime Moving Picture. Tuesday at
ternoon and later refreshments were
served at Hollis ice cream parlor.
Miss Edith Walker spent Sunday in
Arson as the guest of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs Orlando Walker.
Mrs. Roy Heald is i'll at her home
on Main street, Arson and threatened
With typhoid fever.
Archie Perry and wife of Hartland
came Monday and are the guests of
friends in town and on the Arson side.
Carroll Collins of Vests Mills was
in town a few hours. Monday.
Frank Flanders has moved his
family from the Russell house on
Pleasant street into the rent recently
vacated by Mahlon Boyington in the
house owned by Mrs. Lizzie Moore on
Garfield street.
Ralph Cleveland has closed his re-
pair shop on Main street and has ac-
eepted a position in Boston. for which
place he left Monday to commence on
his new duties
Miss Fay Gaylord of Oakland was
the week end guest of her sister Miss
Edith Gaylord at the home of Mrs.
Rena Learned.
Merle Jillson left Madison Monday
noon for Chatham. Ontario. Canada,
where he has accepted a position as
boss carder in a wooden mill. His
family will remain here for the pre-
sent but later if Mr.. JillsOn concludes
to locate in Chatham they will join
him.
The spinning room and card room
at the Indian Spring mill started up on
full time Monday of this week.
Mrs Elsie Collins of Arson and Mrs.
Lester Witham of Portland have been
the guests for the past week OF their
brother, Frank Oliver in Vests Mills /
Mrs Harrison Bosworth of East
Madison is the guest this week of her
mother. Mrs. Ursula Gordon on the
Arson side.
Miss Myrtle Dascombe arrived in
town Saturday from Livermore Falls
and hogan her duties as a teacher in
the Garfield school on the Arson SIDE
to finish the last term of school on ac-
count of a bad accident to her father i
as a result of which she was summon
ed home.
Miss Vesta Carl. who has been
enending several weeks vacation at
the home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmore Carl left for klnglnah' oal-
nrday where she will teach the spring
,v, 10
her school commencing last Monday.
Miss Gladys Perkins resumed hei
duties as teacher in the fifth grade In
the Arson village school Monday
Mrs. l.. K Perkins went to Scion |
Saturday for short visit with her
brother Leonard Gates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Clough. who /
have both been so i'll with pneumonia
are gaining rapidly and MI. Clough /
has been out of doors several times. |
Perley Spaulding of Norridgewock |
was in town over Sunday.
Oscar Merry, Charles Merry and J
Peter Merry of Skowhegan went to
Pennington Saturday to attend the
funeral of relative Mrs. Ellen
Merry.
Carroll Eames was called to Houl- |
ton FRIDAY OF last week by the Sefl- |
Gus illness of his mother, Mrs. Willard !
Weston. who is suffering with bad |
stomach trouble
NJ c. Adams went to Bakers Sid
ing Saturday where he had some work |
to attend to in regard to repairing
his camp for the coming season and /
the painting of his boats.
Raymond LoYejoy was in town Mon |
day on his way to Orono, where he |
is a student at the University of Maine |
after a short visit with his parents, |
Mr.. and Mrs. George Loyejoy in Vests |
Mills
Mr. and Mrs. +. w. Clark of Vas /
salboro were the week end guests OF
their son F. c. Clark and family.
n. A. Weston Post will hold their !
next regular meeting Tuesday after
noon, April Ia, at o'clock in the A. o. /
L. w. Hall.
Mrs. Della Fogg of Arson is keep |
ing house for George Benson.
Road commissioner B. F. Burns has !
commenced house cleaning ON the
streets. which are beginning 10 look /
fine after being raked off. the cutters
cleaned out and the whole mass of .
refuse carried off. He has also placed .
coal ashes at a number of the cross
ings on the muddy streets. an act that |
has caused more than one pedestrian ,