The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-01-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Clark of Far
mington. former residents of Madison
spent Sunday in town the guests of
friends.
\. Champagne has rented the north
store and tenement overhead in the
new block being built in the corner
of Main and Depot streets by Elmer
Rowel of East Madison and it will be
ready for him about the first of April.
The south store has been rented by
the manager of the Somerset Press
and it is understood that -
finished for occupancy Immediately. Il
is also reported that all three of the
tenements over the stores are already
spoken for and that the basement
store on Main street is also rented
] Mrs. Barnes of Canaan was in town
several days last week the guest of
friends at the Weston House
Zachariah Hensbee has purchased
the fish market of II. Malcolm and will
take possession at once. Mr.. Hens
bee Is familiar with the business,
having had a wide experience in that
line and Will run a first class mar
ket
Miss Sarah Mccain of Mechanic
Falls has been secured by the School
Board to fill the vacancy made by the
resignation of Miss Winnibel Cover in
the High School. Miss Mccain Is a
teacher with experience having taught
in High Schools in various places and
comes here from Goffstown, n. Il,
where she has been for the past year
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Mitchell of Bling
ham were in town Saturday the guest
of Mr. Mitchell's brother, Earl Mitch
ell and other friends.
II. C. Prince came from Augusta,
Saturday and has resumed charge OF
the printing plant of The Madison Bui-
letin, of which he is the owner, Mr..
BurriH. the former manager, having
resigned and secured position in the
office of the Kennebec Journal at Au-
gusta.
Mrs. Wallace Weston returned Sat
urday from a visit with relatives In
Portland.
Sewall Curtis was in Boston several
days last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Wright went to
Boston Tuesday for few days stay.
Mrs. Howard Smiley left Tuesday
morning on short business trip to
Boston
/ B. f. Twitchell went to Auburn,
Wednesday to attend a meeting OF
/ Dairy and Creamery men, in the in
! terests of the Somerset Dairying AS
/ ISOLATION.
! Alton Mckinney has been in charge
of the store of the Kennebec Farmers
Union for the past two weeks during
the absence Of the regular manager,
o. B. Fletcher.
The next regular meeting OF kenne-
bee Valley Grange will be held Sat
urday evening and the question for
discussion will be: Bills that are to
come before the next Legislature that
Changers should favor, and every one
Is requested to come prepared to take
part in the discussions.
! Frank Totman of Fairfield has
been secured as business manager of
the Madison Bulletin and began his
duties the first of the week.
E. w. Weber is making plans to
retire from the firm of f. w. Weber
Mercantile Co., some time in February
but will still reside in town, or at
least for the present
John Ultz and daughter Miss Bessie
were in town Tuesday on their way to
| Skowhegan where they were to attend
the case in court of Ultz vs. Ness.
/ The last regular meeting of Rain
bow Branch |. S. S. was held at the
home of Mrs. Susie Haynes on Heald
street last Friday afternoon with
good attendance. The annual reports
of the secretary and treasurer were
/ given and show a large amount of
work done during the past year.
Mrs. M. C.. Adams returned Satur-
day from Auburn where she has been
i on a visit to friends and relatives
Mrs. William Robbins was called to
/ Old Town Saturday by the illness of
sister.
The community was deeply shocked
and grieved Sunday to learn of the
death of Edward T. Haywood at his
home on Madison street from the eff
fects of a paralytie shock which he
suffered Saturday Mr.. Haywood was
native of Starks but had lived in
Madison for about fifteen years and
was highly respected kind father
and husband, good neighbor and an
excellent citizen, quiet and unobtru-
sive but always ready in case of sick
ness or trouble to aid in any way that
he could. Mr.. Haywood was taken
about week previous to his death
with bad cold and Friday seemed
worse. and Saturday afternoon suffer
ed a paralytic shock from which he
did not recover consciousness before
his death, about 4 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon. He is survived by a widow
two sons, William of Boston and Roy
Haywood of Madison, one sister,
Mrs. George Haynes of this town and
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