Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-02
MADISON
Annual Town Meeting Warrant
Out-Some of the Articles
Wireless Telephone in Town
Sunday Services
Services.


Sunday Services.
The warrant for the annual town
meeting which is called in Union
hall next Monday forenoon has been
posted and contains many articles OF
unusual interest but Is also one of
the longest in recent years having
IS articles. The first IA articles re-
late to the usual officers and appro-
priations- Others of more than US
uaI interest are: Is. To see If the
Town will vote to discontinue the
school union with Skowhegan; IL.
To see If the Town will vote to
take over the Patterson Toll Bridge;
10. To see IL a vote will be taken to
install some public street lights at
Lakewood: %. To see il the Town
will vote to raise any money for the
repair of sidewalks and to NIX the
village walks to comply with the
regulations of the Post Once De-
partment for free delivery: 81 and
50. To see If the Town will hire a
public dump and raise money for
the operation of the stone crusher:
10. To see IL the Town will vote to
purchase one or more gravel pits;
43. To see if the Town will vote in
structing the School Committee to
appoint one or more school physi-
clans; 45 is to see if the Town VIII
vote to have traffic officer ana
raise money for same: 50 and Do re-
late to the extension OF sewers on
John street and Madison street; %.
To see If the Town will purchase an
electric motor for the stone crush
err; 81 is to see if the Town Will
purchase a caterpillar tractor for
use on the village streets; 62. To see
il the town will repair Main street
from the railroad crossing to the
High school building; "a and 65 are
to see il the Town will purchase
safe for its records and index the
same; 81 is to see il the Town will
instruct it's experimenting school
committee to hire extra accommo-
dations for the schools: 6S and W
are to hear the report of the build
ing committee and to see If the
town win vote to build an addition
to the present High school building
costing $4,000: 73 is to see if the
Town will vote to establish perma-
nent fuel yard for the sale of wood
and coal at cost; y and "A relate
to sidewalks on Madison and John
streets. Owing to the increased
number of voters and the limited
accommodations in Union hall it is
expected that the meeting will be
adjourned to some larger room.
Madison is on the map as far as
wireless telephone Is concerned.
Leon E. Felker, a well known local
young man has q wireless telephone
receiving sufficiently strong to re-
ceive records played on phono-
graph at an experiment station near
Washington, d. c., and on one eve
ming recently the records could be
heard distinctly in all parts of the
room. Mr.. Felker is also an expert
wireless operator, having been
member of the radio corps in the
recent war and serving with the Az
r. Forces in France. He has a
wireless outfit with which he fire.
stations in Europe.
A union Gospel Service waD held
Sunday evening in the Methodist
Episcopal church which was crowd
ed to it's utmost seating capacity.
The sermon was delivered by Rev.
G. II. Mckinney, pastor of the Con-
gregational church. Following the
sermon came four reels of motion
pictures on the church machine de-
picting conditions in Armenia. A
collection amounting to $40 was TAX
en- for the benefit of the Near East
Relief Fund. There were about
thirty Armenians present at the
service in seats reserved for them
in the center of the church.
Mrs. J. f. Morgan and children.
who have been visiting relatives in
Augusta, returned Monday night to
their home in Arson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bracket,
who were called to Abingdon. Mass.
early in December by the illness and
death of Mrs. Brackets brother,
returned Monday night to their
home in this village.
Miss Mildred Henderson, who is
employed as a nurse in Providence,