Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-17
MADISON
Special Town Meeting Called for
Saturday Afternoon - Local
Folks Have Narrow Escape
from Injury-Harvest Sun
day at NJ. E, Church

Warrants have been posted for a spec
ial town meeting to be held in linton hall
EeAt saturday afternoon. The article Of
interest is to see If the town will vote
to have a municipal fuel yard and to sell
all wood and TO citizens within the linn
its # lie town at cost; TO see If the town
will vote to raise a sufficient sun Of mon
ey for the same or authorize its select
men 20 hire the necessary money and
how the same shall he expended. Many
citizens Of this village are strongly in
favor of a municipal fuel yard as 1t is
expected If favorable action is taken that
within the next few weeks a supply Of
wood will he secured. thereby relieving
the present famine caused by the hold
ing back Of a considerable supply in this
vicinity.
F. A. West and z. A. Spear had a mar
row escape from serious injury sunday
while riding in ar auto driven by West.
As the machine was going down a long
hill about two miles from Norridgewock
on the road to Madison in some way as
Il was rounding the turn Mr.. West lost
control and crashed through a barbed
wire Fence and down a sharp pitch into
a brook. Fortunately the machine did
not overturn and while both men were
considerably shaken UP they escaped
without a scratch. After securing a team
to haul the machine out, Mr.. West was
able to drive 1t back to Madison.
Rev. Frederick H. Means Of Boston
preached at the Congregational church
Sundar morning. Mr.. Means was former
~ pastor Of the church for seven years,
leaving here for Boston last January. He
iarrived in town Saturday forenoon for q
brief visit with friends.
The women of the Congre gational
church will serve their annual chicken
supper in the church dining room Thurs,
day evening. After the supper Prof, w,
G. Mallett of the Pennington Normal
school will deliver an address on educa-
tional problems.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Maxwell Of Wor-
%cester, Mass, are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs,
NJ. s. Ward and other relatives in this vi
entity.
J. 3. Adams left town Monday morning
to attend the eastern dairymen's show in
Springfield, Mass.
Harvest Sunday was observed at the
Methodist EniSCopal CnurCn SUNDAY
morning, The pulpit platform was decor
ated With autumn leaves, vegetables and
canned fruits, which will be sent to the
Maine Conference Deaconess Home in
Portland.
A meeting in the interests of the second
Liberty Loan was held Monday evening
in Union hail. Preceding the meeting was
an open-air concert by the Madison school
hand. There were about 100 persons pres
ent. The meeting was called to order by
". F. Scott. chairman Of the local COM
mittee on the first Liberty Loan. Mr.,
Scott called on Judge c. q. Small to act
as chairman for the evening. There were
brief speeches by Mr.. Small, *. G. Gray,
Rev. Nm Wood, Geo, H. Viles and FIR.
NJ F. Curran. After a brief discussion II
was voted to appoint the overseers Of the
various mills, the business and profess
sional men, as members of the commit
tee for the canvass in Madison. Repre-
sentatives of the Armenian, Italian, Be-
hemian. French and Syrian colonies were
elected 70 canvass their Countrymen. Dur
ing the evening 4 subscription Of $1,000
for the Madison Wooden Co. and a Ike
amount for the local branch of the Au-
gusta Trust Co. were announced.