The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-22
MADISON NEWS or INTERES I

All the village schools closed Fri
day for the summer vacation and
most of the teachers left town Sat
urday to spend the summer at their
homes.
The graduation exercises of the NJ.
H. S. took place at the Methodist
Church last Thursday. There were
twenty-eight in the class, an equal
number of boys and girls, and the
largest class ever graduated from the
school.
L. ]. Berry, Arson Side, is spend
ing a vacation with his mother al
East Hebron.
Mrs. Ella ingalls,, who was recent
ly operated on for appendicitis In
Lewiston is gaining slowly.
Miss Xiyiana Hamilton, teacher
at Bliss College in Lewiston is in
town the guest of friends.
Mrs. c. II. Davis who has been
confined to her home by illness is
able to be out.
James Riley, q student at tae .
of NJ. Law School. arrived in town
Friday TO resume his old position as
boss in the wet finish room of The
Madison Wooden Mill.
MISS MAY hdulluS VI +NdNltb'f -
II. arrived in town Sunday for yisIt
at the home of her sister Mrs. How
ard Smiley. Maple St
Prof H. Leslie Sawyer, Mrs. Saw
yer and little son Robert of Lebanon
y. II arrived in town Friday TO spend
the summer at the home of his pa
rents DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Sawyer.
Gardiner Means of Harvard is In
town the guest of his father Rev. +.
II. Means.
A quiet wedding was solemnized
Saturday evening by Rev. John A.
Harding at the F. B. Parsonage on
Maple St. The contracting parties
were Leo A. WILDER and Miss Ina
Dunlap. Emory c. Duckworth acted
as best man and Mrs. Marion Duck-
worth as bridesmaid The ceremony
was witnessed by only two or three
friends and the single ring service
was used. Mr.. WILDER is vel
known young farmer in the town Of
New Portland. Miss Dunlap is lie
oldest daughter of Mrs. Annie Dun
lap For the past year and half
she has been a popular clerk in lie
F. c. Clark store. She has also been
actively engaged in Sunday School
work in the +. b. Church of which
she was member Immediately
following the ceremony Nh and NJ.
WILDER left town in an automobile
for Smithfield Pond who're -
pass their honeymoon.
Another pretty wedding was sol
emDi2ed Monday morning at ST. Sc
b2stian Catholic Church by Rev ~
T. Curran, the contracting parties
being two well known North Arson
young people. Paul Plaisted Conroy
and Miss Leora Mae Stetson. Mr.
Conroy is a popular clerk in the Gee.
L. Hovey store at North Arson. TIE
couple left town Monday forenoon
for Portland, where they will pass
their honeymoon with friends, after
which they will reside at North An
son.
After considerable discussion al
mass meeting of the strikers of the
Madison Wooden Co., Friday evening,
an agreement was adopted which re-
suited in a settlement of the strike
which has been in force for the past
two weeks, and the plant will be
started Monday morning. The agree
ment was reached largely through the
efforts of r. T. McMann, repre-
sentative of the American Fedefa-
ton of Labor Conferences Wee
held with Supt. w. F. Scott Thur
day and the basis of an agreement
drawn up. A contract for one year
has been signed by the company and
representatives of the Union. h.
Redmond, whose discharge started
the strike. will not be taken back. on
the other hand no discrimination vii
be made against Union employees ard
provisions have been made for tie
collection of dues by representative
in each department. Much satisfae-
ton is expressed by Madison business
men that matters have been adJustea'