The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-02-11
News of Interest from Madison

February bids fair to be a busy
month with the ladies of Marcellus
Perkins Circle. Plans are being made
for an appropriate celebration of Lin
coins birthday and ii is also planned
to give an entertainment on Washing
tons birthday, this to be a public af-
fair
An interesting sermon was preached
at the Congregational church, Sunday
morning by the pastor. Rev. +. II.
Meaus on Following
in the evening the address was on THE
Strait of Gibralter." Owing to the
fact that Tuesday evening Of last week
was the close of the eyangelistic ser
vices the meeting of the Y. p. S. c. E.
was postponed until Thursday even
ing of last week The next regular
meeting of the Boy Scouts will be
held tomorrow evening. Feb. II. in
the yestry of the church
Mrs. Bert Williams of Park street
who has been so very ill with typhoid
fever is slowing gaining
Everett Burbank is again around
his garage and out on the street af
ter an illness of nearly four months
He is not yet able to do any work
His assistant in the garage, Roy
Head has decided to leave Madison
much to the regret of his many friends
and will go about the middle of April
Lincoln Badger of Industry was the
guest, Thursday of last week of Mr.
and Mrs. Tisdell Look.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Perry of Hart
land have been the guests of Mr.. Per
Coil
Madison was visited the middle of
last week by stately red man, who
claimed to be Lone Wolf, one of the
Penobscot tribe of Indians at Old
Town He WAS penniless and solicited
funds at the mill of the Great Northern
Pulp Co. He was taken to a restau-
rant and his dinner furnished him and
later was seen about the streets. That
night one of the constables becoming
suspicious of his actions began to
make inquiries when it was found that
he had left for regions farther north
on the 4.42 p. m. train.
Considerable excitement was occas-
toned for short time Saturday after
noon, about three O'Clock by one of
the Arson residents. who had been
imbibing too freely in ardent spirits
He attempted to make trouble in the
pool room of Mahlon Bovington and
was escorted to the side walk where
he made further disturbance and after
rolling around in the wet snow and
slush finally started down over the
railroad track Here he encountered
one of the town constables, Charles
Lander to whom he made some re-
marks. Mr. Lander seized him but in
some way he broke loose and got as
far towards home as the canal bridge
opposite the Madison Wooden mill,
when overtaken by deputy sheriff, Ru-
fus Mckinney and unceremoniously
loaded onto passing pung and taken
to the lookup.
Miss Marion Greene arrived home
form Wesley College Thursday of last
week and made a short visit with her
father, w. F. Greene.
Miss Edith Hilton was quite i'll last
week and unable to attend to her du-
ties at the store of Bryce Edwards.
The Kennebec Valley Farmers Ex-
change are doing thriving business
at their store at the railroad crossing
and have recently installed feed
grinder which is proving a great con-
venience to their patrons
Zebina Gilman, who has been in
Portland for several weeks returned
home Thursday of last week.
NJ. C. Adams visited Milinocket last
week on business.
C. J. Cameron spent Sunday in
Burnham.