Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-07
MADISON

The funeral Of David Williamson,
who died Friday night was conduct
ed at the residences OF Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. Maxim Monday. afternoon by Rev.
Ezra M. Fletcher. NJ. s. Ward e. L
Perkins and Fred A. Gilman. The bu-.
rial was in the family lot in the viii
lage cemetery. Mr.. Williamson was
| one of family of IA children, only
two OF whom survive. With the ex-
ception OF two years passed in Wis
consin in the early SOS. Mr.. William
son spent greater part of his life
in Kingfield and Madison. Relatives
from out Of town who were at the
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Sum-
merfield OF South Portland and Mrs
Eva Clifford of Westfeld, Mass.
Miss Beatrice Brophy of the Maine
General hospital in Lewiston arrived
| in Madison Tuesday morning, called
| here by the illness Of her sister, Miss
Kate Brophy.
The subject Of the morning SER
| mon by Rev. F. H. Means at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday morn
ing will be Praise" and the eve
| ming talk will be on The Steersman,
| or Keeping Hold of the Wheel" The
regular October meeting of The Wo-
mans Association has been postponed
| until Oct. 20 and will be held at the
residence of Mrs. Mary Dinsmore D
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith left on
Tuesday 20 visit friends in Boston aud
will take in the BrocktOn Fair before
returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hughes who have
been EiSifino IN, No
turned Tuesday to Auburn.
| Friends OF Fred H. Pease. who un-
derWent surgical operation at the
central Maine General hospital Mon
day, will be interested to learn that
Iuesday morning he was reported to
be as comfortable as possible under
the circumstances. 'r'-
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hilton and son
and Miss Belle Patterson, who have
been visiting relatives and friends in
Madison for the past two weeks, re-.
turned Tuesday to Moxie.
Plans have been completed by the
Ladies' Ala Of the Methodist church
FOR supper to be given Wednesday
evening in Grange hall.
Kew. William Wood left Tuesday to
attend institutes in the Methodist
churches at North Arson and Solon.
warrants have been posted for a spe-
cal meeting of the voters of the Arson
water District to be held Saturday after
noon in the Arson Town hall. The arfi-
cles OF interest arc to see If the distric,
will vote to issue bonds to pay for the
construction of the water system and the
rate or interest on the same; also the
appointment of the various committees
necessary. The other article is to see il
the district will raise money to pay the
necessary current expenses. Contracts
were signed Sept. q with the Hanscom
Construction Co. of Boston for a system
to be completed not later than August
1916. The system will include - hydrants
for fire protection.
Rev. John A., Harding. Mrs w G. Saw
yer and Bryce K. Edwards are attending
the conference Of Maine Baptists in Wa
terville as delegates from the Madison
Free Baptist church.
Clyde Gilman. and Romeo Ouillette left
"Wednesday for Boston. where they ex-
pect to attend tire Boston games in tie
worlds series and will also visit friend 5
in that vicinity.
Rev. F. II. Means left Wednesday for
Waterville to attend a meeting Of the
State Y. NJ. c. A. committee. He will go
from there to Portland TO attend another
committee meeting. From Portland MI
Means will go to Boston to attend the ar,-
nual meeting of the New England COM
mittee Of missionary education of the
Congregational denomination.
Mrs. Vyrteline Tate left Wednesday for
Portland, where she Will pass a few days
with friends.
!. Frank Smith returned home the frs,
of the week from lockwood with one
deer
E. A. Maxim, who was called home the
last of the week by the death Of David
Williamson, returned Wednesday to jack
man. "
The theme of the sermon at the Meth
odist church next Sunday morning will
be the National Debt to Some of Our
Public Heroes, and the subject of the
evening talk will be Heroes of the
Cross"