The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-04
MADISON

a few days business trip to Boston.
Miss Cinda Savage passed the week
end the guest in the DR.. Brown family
at Pittsfeld.
Cecil Wescott was a business caller
in Waterville Saturday.
Mrs. VIII Dawes, OF Worcester
Mass, arrived in town Saturday night
for a short visit at the home of her
sister-in-la law, Mrs. Mabel Hunter, on
the Arson Side. Mr.. and Mrs Dawes
were former residents Of this vicinity,
having moved to their present home
% years ago.
Miss Lila Rogers of North Vassal-
boro arrived in town the first of the
week for few days visit
Miss Ethel Frost, teacher at Peaks
Island for several years and former
very successful Madison teacher. ar
rived in town Saturday night to spend
a short vacation at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stilman Frost,
on Ward Hill.
John Cargill and family made bus
ines trip to Lewiston Friday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Weston are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a little son, who arrived at their
home on Weston Avenue Thursday of
last week. The young man has re-
ceived the name of william Nathan.
Mrs. Lydia Gallant, of Dexter, ar
rived in town Saturday for a visit with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Alice Perkins returned to her
home in Lewiston the last of the week
after passing a few days with rela-
tives in this place.
Mrs. Winthrop Stanley returned to
her hime in WaterviIle Saturday after
passing a week at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. /. 3. Dyer, Park
st. -
F. l.. Cookson has moved his family
from the Kent house on Main st. to
the upper rent of the Upper house on
Garfield street
Howard Wright, principal of Pleas
ant Street School and several of his
pupils, enjoyed a fishing trip to Emb
den Saturday, but reported the wind
too strong to make good fishing.
Mrs. Emma Corson and daughter Of
Bingham passed the weekend at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Clark, Old
Point Avenue
DIR. f. L. Norris moved his office the
first OF the week from the Hunnewel1
house on Old Point Avenue to the
house recently purchased by him Of
DR.. w. G. Sawyer on Maple street.
DIR. Sawyer having moved his office to
the Harding house on the same street
until the completion Of the bungalow
being erected by him.
Charles Pray was in Lewiston Sat
urday to accompany the remains of
his little son who died in that city
about four weeks ago to this place.
where he was buried in the family
lot at Forest Hill Cemetery
The family of A. J. Williams left
the first of the week for Portland
where they plan to make their home
in the future. They have lived in this
place many years and have many
friends who wish them much happi-
ness in their new home.
Mrs. Emma Smith returned Satur-
day from a few days visit with rela-
tives in Dexter.
Indian Spring Lodge I. o. o. F.
worked the degree on three candidates
at their last regular meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Haines. who
have been spending the winter in st.
Petersburg, Fla, returned to their
home on this place the last of the
week
Daniel NJ. Nichols and Fred Brack-
ett made trip to Pittsheld one day
last week with a truck load of fur
niture for John F. Tricky
Frank Merrill moved his family the
last of the week from the WILDER
house on Heald street to the house
recently purchased by him on Upper
Main street Ralph Webster has moved
his family from the Haines rent into
the house made vacant by Mr.. Merrill,
Messers. NJ. H. Knox Orion Moody
Harry Gee, Frank Silver and Grin
Williamson returned Thursday of last
week from Boston where they went as
representatives of the labor unions OF
the Great Northern Paper Co. to a
wage conference with the company
officials Contracts were signed for
the coming year by which there will
be a cut in wages of 10 per cent fiat
other conditions to remain the same
This cut went into effect Monday, May
LIST. The Great Northern Paper Com
pany is the last concern in this place
| to make cut.
Madison High School and Lawrence
| High of Fairfield played a closely con-
tested game on the home field Satur
day afternoon which resulted in
score OF 8 to in favor of the visitors
Both Weston Avenue and Old Point
Avenue School Building have received
certificate from the National Teach
! ers' Association showing that they
have a one hundred per cent member
ship in that organization.
Mrs. Colby Huff and little son, o
Skowhegan. passed the weekend th'
guests OF. Mrs. Huff's aunt, Mrs. Caro-
| Ign Carl.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis lef