The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-14
The Interesting News Of
Somerset's Busy Towns
VI ADISON

Sept. 9th at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Linn Worster, Middle street, Madison.
1t an early hour the relatives and
friends began to gather The fore
noon was passed in social manner
greeting old and making new friends.
1t noon a long table was spread on
the lawn loaded with good things for
which the Dinsmores are famous. The
menu consisted of salads, sandwiches,
doughnuts, cookies, cakes, coffee and
fruit. After all had done ample JUS
tee the business meeting was called
70 order by the president \. c. Dins-
more of bingham, who called on Rev.
{. II. Mckinney. pastor of the Con-
gregational church. to offer prayer.
Then Mr.. Dinsmore called on Mrs.
Martha Savage. also of Bingham to tell
Of her work on the Dnsmore Gene
alogy. Mrs. Savage stated that after
several years she had at length gotten
the report ready for the printer.
Tracing the genealogy from their
common ancestor who came from
Scotland early in the 18th century
and settled in New England. After
some discussion it was voted, after a
rising vote of thanks to Mrs. Savage
for her untiring effort TO get the gene
alogy in such shape to give it to
Nathan Dinsmore of Franklin, Mass.
to see about having them printed. The
next matter to be taken up was about
the repairs on the old DinsmOre meet
| ing house in South Arson which was
dedicated in 1859. After a discussion
on the question X. c. Gray was ap-
| pointed to solicit funds for the same.
A paper was passed and quite little
raised toward repairing the old
church. The election of officers fol-
lowed with the following officers
chosen for the ensuing year. Presi-
dent, A. G.. Dinsmore, Bingham vice
president, Harry Brown, Wateryille;
secretary, Fred Dinsmore, Arson;
treasurer, Mrs. Lizzie d. Gray, Madi-
son. The place of the next meeting
was left to the officers. The meet
ing closed by all joining in singing
BLESSED BE The Tie That Binds
Following is the list of those present:
Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. Bracket and
daughter Grace, Madison, Wis, Mrs.
Hattie Witham, Leorna, n. j.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan G. Dinsmore, Franklin,
Mass. Mr.. and Mrs Harry Brown,
Wateryle; Ora Sawyer. Elizabeth
Sawyer. Eugene Sawyer, Monroe Saw
yer and Mary Dinsmore all of Dover
l'oxeroft; Mrs. Jennie Houghton and
daughter Mrs. Alona Nichols, Rum
| ford; Mrs. Gladys Gray, StarkS Miss
Gertrude Weston Skowhegan; Mr., and
Mrs. A. II. Shoppe, Marta Savage,
Mrs. Viola Colby and daughter Miss
Belle, A. G. Dinsmore, Mrs. Clara
Bray. Sylvia Reynolds and Christine
Bickford all of Bingham; Mrs. Nellie
Vles and children. Flora, Cecil, Wal
lace and Bertha; Mrs Cora Hilton.
Mrs. Alma Barron, Al Hilton. Frances
Head, Mrs. Eula Goodwin and son
Carl. Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Dinsmore,
Mr. and Mrs. o. NJ. Hilton, Mrs. Flor
ence Hilton and son Clayton all of
Arson; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. f. Worster
and children, Doris, Charles and Ar
thur; Mrs. Kate Bracket and grand
! daughter Verna Moody, Rev. and Mrs.
c. II. McI1lhiney. Mrs. Mary Rogers,
Erwin Hilton, Matte Lander, Mrs.
Clara T.. Powers and laughter, Mrs.
| Lester Bracket and daughter, Edna,
| Dora Dill, Barbara and Elizabeth
| Moody, Mrs. Sarah J. Weston, Emily
! Weston, n a. Weston, Mr. and Mrs.
| r. C. Weston and children Barbara
md Clayton, TIilda Moody, Hazel
| Head, Mr.. and Mrs. K. G. Gray Mr..
] and Mrs. Sherman Williams, Hattie
| Williams, Mrs. Bessie Perkins and
, daughter Charlene all of Madison.
| crIInnI @
The grade schools began Monday,
! Sept II, with the following corps OF
| teachers: Junior high school, old
| high school building-Howard f,
| Wright of Wilton, principal; assist
| lnts, Miss Annie B. Roberts, Arson,
| Miss Helen Brown, Madison and Miss
| Amelia Dubay, conversational French;
sixth Misses Dorothy Brown
and Maud b. Powers, both of this
place; Pleasant Street, Fifth grades
| Miss Amy Merrill of Scion, principal I;
| and Miss Alice b. Carl; Fourth grades
Mrs. Florence Hughes and Miss Ava
| Perkins; Weston Avenue-Firsl
Grades. Miss Nellie e. Holway, prin-
cipal and Miss Ruth Marden; second
grade, Miss Mary B. Prince; Third
Grade, Miss Alice Morse of Skowhe-
gan; Old Point Avenue-First Grades
| Mrs. Barbara Moore and Miss Helen
! Johnson; second grade, Mrs. Hazel
| Danforth, principal, third grade; Miss
| Lola y. Smith of Auburn. Domestic
arts teacher, Miss Helen Kennison;
Manual Training. George Jacobs of
Portland; music, Mrs. Arlen McKen-
ney Riley
Band concert Sunday at O'Clock at
| Fairyiew Park, Skowhegan.
Services were resumed at the va
rious churches Sunday with the reg
ular pastors in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Hilton and
daughters Kathly and Audrey of Rock
wood are passing two weeks vaca-
! ton at the home of Mrs. Hilton's pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs l. B. Dyer, Park
| street.
Miss Ruth Marden returned Satur-
lay from a weeks auto trip through
Aroostook While away she attended
| the Presoue Isle Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcdonald left
the last of the week for New York
| where they will make few weeks