Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-23
MADISON i /,
Village Corporation Meeting -
New Officers-The Hydrant
Question $1,000 for Oil
Sprinkling of Streets
LATE MATTERS OF SOCIAL
INTEREST-PERSONALS

1HS ANNUAL Injecting OIL the MdulSoH
Village Corporation held Saturday af-
ternoon in Union hall brought out an
unusually large attendance of voters
as it was we'll known that the water
question would come up for lively
discussion. The meeting was called to
order 1t two O'Clock by Corporation
Clerk Spear and Stanley Renter was
elected moderator. \ bylaw providing
for the election of the superintendent
tiers and also the fixing of his salary
was adopted. The old board of as
SCISSORS was retired and two new cali
didates for each of the three important
offices appeared. Arthur Il. Head was
elected corporation clerk. For first
assessor the candidates were +. l..
Perkins ana Q. 7. Briggs. Mr.. Perkins
received 1874 of the $50 votes cast. For
second assessor the candidates were
VIM. J. Hall, and Harry Caldwell Mr..
Hall receiving $50 out of 1871 votes.
Harry +. Pierpont and Daniel NJ.
Nichols, Mr.. Pierpont receiving il9
votes and Mr.. Nichols % votes. The
other officers elected were Fire
Wardens, d. NJ. Nichols. William Jar
dine, and Harry Caldwell: police otii-
GERS, Mahlon Cavanaugh and ]. j. Nc
Cray: auditor, j. F. Withce: tax col
lector J. F. Withec, rate, .01T5.
Voted 10 lay the next three articles
on the table and take up article !,
relating to the raising of $3.50 to pay
nvta oil b1
Co. The matter was thoroughly dis
cussed by ". Z. R!own. {. y. WILDER.
c. S. Humphreys, Waldo Haughton,
Geo. Merrill. Or. w. H. KeEnison and
F.. ". Adams. When the question
10 lay the article on t!!c table vas pul
to Vote it was carried almost Unan-
imousiy. Another question causing a
livcl. discussion was the raising Of
money for sprinklirc tie village
streets with oil. This proposition.
which was frs; brought up by the
women Of The Madison Sorosis. was
turned down at The annual town meet
ing. the object On heirg that it was
illegal Tho same objection was pre-
scented Saturday, but after discus
sion participated in by W. &. Brown,
W. +. Scott, L. \. Maxim ard others
it was Nut,G 70 r,,iS" H.Gr ~ sprinkle
;hc village -:rsC.s VIZ, oil. Other
moneys Werc- raised as fellows:
Expenses and liabilities. $780,; ex-
penses of fire department. $i3Ge; street
lighting, S2lo0; new hose fo.' fire de-
rartment. $3.50: expenses OF Public It'll
tiles hearing. $66.l2; rev light on
in the lookup, $500: il was also voted
to carry the sum of $4,000 from the net
earnings of the electric light plant
to the sinking fund, and devote 5000
to The purchase OF outstanding bonds.
William Robbins of Augusta was the
guest Saturday and Sunday Of his
family in Madison.
Rev. E. W. Weber filed the pulpit
OF the Free Baptist church sunday
in the absence Of Rev John
a. Harding.
Miss Mary Is. Weston, who for the
past week has been the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. b. Weston,
returned Saturday TO Sutton, Mass,
where she is teacher in the public
schools.
Lawrence J. Briggs, assistant sec
rotary of the Railroad Y. NJ. c. a.
in Portland, passed the Sabbath with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 0. 7. Briggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. West and son Joseph
left Saturday for Worcester, Mass.
where Mr.. West has secured work and
where they will make their home in
the future.
Arrangements are being made for a
school rally ard mass meet
ing TO be held in the Madison Metho-
the speakers being W. J. Weir, State
secretary, and Rev. Mr.. Hull, super
intendent Of adult Bible classes.
A union Gospel temperance meeting
was held Sunday evening in the Con-
gregational church under the auspices
Of the Madison W. c. T. U. in obser-
vance of the Neal Dow Red letter day.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. +. a. Rich president of the W.
c. 7. L. and the order of exercises
was: Praise service led by Mrs. Frank
Dinsmore; Scripture reading and
prayer, Rev. F. H. Means; vocal solo,
The Holy City" Miss Florence Wal
ller; address Neal Dow the states
man." Mr.. Means; music by the
chorus address, Neal Dow and some
results of his work. Rev. r. A. Rich;
vocal solo, Miss Walker; singing by
the congregation and benediction by
Mr.. Means.