The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-01-21
News of Interest From Madison


The INTERPRETATIONS wants a
correspondent for Madison. Anyone
interested should address the Indepen-
dent-Reporter Coz, Skowhegan. a
correspondent is also wanted for the
Arson side.
Mrs Evie Robin son of North Arson.
State Regent of the ID. A. r. was in
town Tuesday night on her way home
from Skowhegan, where she had been
to attend a business meeting and re-
ception of Eunice Farnsworth Chapter.
An invitation has been received by
An invitation has been received by
Margaret Golf Moore Chapter d. A. K.
to visit the Chapter at Skowhegan,
Monday afternoon, February Is. The
next regular meeting of the Chapter
will be held this Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Nellie Sawyer.
The installation of the officers of
Kennebec Valley Grange was held
last Friday evening with f. I. Cliff
ford of Winthrop as the installing Of
fcer. The officers were as follows:
Master, Maytie w. Pratt; O., Charles
Merry; L., Fred Dinsmore; s., Robert
Nichols; Chap, Lois Trickey; A. S i,
Otis Hilton; Treas, Mary Gray; Sec,
May Dinsmore; G. K, Alvin Hilton;
Ceres, Annie McCollor; Flora, Ethel
Nichols; Pomona. Sadie Merry The
assistants were Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn
Worster. Carry Merry, Alice Carl,
Bessie Berry and Edith Gray. A fine
supper was served after the install
lation.
Mrs. Otis Hilton went to Oakland
Tuesday to visit her friend Mrs. Clara
Oliver and attend the installation Of
the Rebekah Lodge, which was held
Tuesday evening.
Several Arson ladies, among whom
were Mrs. Fred Paine, Mrs. Sherman
Tinkham, Mrs. Walter Hilton and
Mrs. Arthur Hilton spent Wednesday
in Oakland, the guests of friends.
Zebina Gilman was in town few
days the last of the week from Port
land, where he has secured position
as manager of large stock farm in
the suburbs of the city. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilman will soon move their
household goods and commence house
keeping.
Nose Knox, who has been at work
at Winthrop for several weeks on
telephone lines, spent Sunday with
pect to finish in Winthrop this week
and after few weeks spent on the
lines in Skowhegan will come to Madl-
son where they will have work.
Mrs Regina Simpson of Lewiston
and sister Miss Yvonne Coulombe,
were week end guests of their mother
in this town.
Domestic Science was the subject of
most interesting program at the
regular meeting of the Madison
Sorosis, Monday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Julia Tinkham on
Spear Hill in Arson. The exercises,
which were in charge of Mrs. Annette
Morse, were: Reading Club Collect,
led by the president, Mrs. W. F. Scott;
records: reading letter from State
vice president, urging an extension or
report of mid-winter
State Federation meeting at Augusta,
by Mrs. Alice Mitchell; reading let
ter from Lewiston Journal club con-
test editor by Mrs. Scott; roll call,
kitchen appliances and convenlences;
singing two stanZas or Home, sweet
Home, after which came very IN
teresting paper on Domestic Science
by Mrs Morse; general discussion
on the merits of cakes made with dill
ferent kinds of shortening; paper,
"System in Household Work Mrs.
May Hilton; reading extract from ad-
dress of Mrs. Yates before Lewiston
Clubs, Mrs. Lulu Phillips. A dainty
chafing dish luncheon was served by
Mrs. Hilton, Mrs. Tinkham and Mrs.
Morse. Twenty-four members and