Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-04
MADISON
Boys Band Field Day Very
Much Enjoyed Saturday AZ
ternoon-Mrs. Hilton Passes
Away

The Field day Of the Madison Boys
Band was much enjoyed Saturday
afternoon by the pupils of the Madi-
son schools. The principa! event was
n baseball game on the Old Point av-
enue grounds between the band team
and the SkOWhegan grammar school
team which resulted in a victory for
the visitors the score being y TO II.
Tho game was holly contested
throughout. 4 little after O'Clock
Saturday evening the band marched
to the foot of Maple street and gave
an open-air concert which was much
appreciated by q large crowd, rounds
Of applause being given. This band
is composed wholly of Madison Pubs
lie school pupils and was organized a
year and q half ago and under the
efficient leadership of Prof. E. Z.
Townc is now able to furnish music
of which many adult organizations
would be proud.
Emory Duckworth left town Sunday
morning for Portland, where he *
poets to enlist in the aviation corps
of the I. S. army
Charlie Moore left town Saturday
morning for Portland and from that
city will go direct to Fort Slocum.
\. Y, having enlisted in the quar-
tcrmaster'S corps of the T. IS. army.
Mr. Moore has been employed as Z
Gcalcv for the Great Northern Paper
Co the past winter and previous 10
that was employed as baggagema5-
ter in the Maine Central Railroad sta
i,, Nnfra L.,
given an informal reception Friday
by local railroad employees and pre-
scented with token of their esteem.
A special meeting of Euclid Lodge,
F. and A. NJ. was held Friday eve
ming for the purpose of comforting the
second and third degrees upon a can
didate who left town Saturday for
military service
Mrs. II. Augustus Hilton died at
her home on Madison street Saturday
evening after a critical illness of two
days as the result of a paralytic
shock Thursday night Mrs. Hilton
was a native of the town of Arson
and WAS the daughter of Vernon and
Ann Brewster Gilman. She was one
Of a family of four children who were
Albion Gilman, Mrs. Clara +. Pow
ers and Frank Gilman. the only sur
Vivor being Mrs. Powers. Mrs. Hilton
attended the schools of her nati%e
town for Il time and then went to the
North Arson academy. Later she at
tended the famous Eaton school III
NOrridge week. After leaving school
she was employed for a number IF
n teacher in nIIhljn Sch0niS :,
and also taught music In 1880 she
was married to Charles Hilton IN
SkOWhcgan and soon after moved 10
West Mills, where she lived until 1901
whom she moved to Madison. Besides
her sister. Mrs. Hilton, he is survived
by one daughter. Miss Edith Hilton III
This village and Albion q Hilton II
lockwood Deceased children are
MISS Fannie Hilton. Miss Bertha Hill
ton and Miss Clara Hilton. Mrs. Hi
ton was an attendant at the Congrc-
gational church aud was also an ac-
tive member If Marearet COTE Moore
Chapter Of ID =. r. of this village.
The funeral services will be held III
the residence Of Mrs.. Powers on Ma
pie street At O'Clock Tuesday after
noon.
Plans are being perfected hy tht'
local committee for The sale Of War
Savings Stamps To push he campaign
in this town for the next three weeks.
y meeting Of the committee was hell
Saturday afternoon to arrange the
Details.
Alfred Knowlcn and family left
town Monday forenoon for Indian
pond. where they will pass the sum
mcr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Gibbs return
cd to their home in Madison Sundav.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs left town in Jan
Uary on an auto trip to Florida
where they passed tho winter For th >
past six weeks Mr.. Gibbs has been
in a hospital in Wellesley, Mass
where he has undergone two critical
surgical operations. but is improving
rapidly in health.