The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-01

turned Sunday from a few days trI
10 portland where they visited theil
daughter, little Miss Frances who is
"a student at st. Josephs Academy
Ihey were accompanied by Violet
brackett who visited her mother, Mrs
Cecil Briggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Clark Of No
New Portland were the guests of Mr.
Clark's father. Charles Clark one day
last week.
Forget-Me-Not Branch l. S. S. held
their regular meeting Friday at the
home of Mrs. Frank Davis. Old Point
/ avenue.
/ Mrs. Fred Hackett who is spending
the summer at Lakewood was the
guest OF relatives in this place Satur-
day.
Miss Lizzie Witham of Norridge-
wock is stopping for few weeks at
/ the home of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Greene.
Miss Marie Goldammer who is
teaching in Winslow passed the week
end at the home of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Felix Goldammer.
heavy thunder shower passed
over this place Thursday little after
seven o'clock. The lightning struck
chimney at the big block owned by
e. N. ingalls, on Kennebec street
The chimney above the roof was bad
ly demolished
George Curtis of Oldtown was the
guest OF friends in this place for a
few days last week.
George Bowering left Thursday for
Biddeford for a few weeks visit at
the home of his son.
Gilbert Young of Wiscassett arrived
in town the last of the week for
few days visit at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Lakeman on the
Arson side.
A prominent citizen of Vests Mills
who was in this place Friday forenoon
said that the McKinnon store that
was burned in the fire of Wednesday
morning will probably be rebuilt
at once. A citizen who has sawed
lumber for a big barn and WHO has
already engaged crew Of carpenters
has offered not only his lumber but
the services of the carpenters to Mr..
Mckinnon for the erection of a new
store. 1t is also thought that later
the Chapman store owned by l.. G.
Chapman may be replaced by a new
building. The Hilton store also own
ed by Mr.. Mckinnon will not be re-
placed, but the lot is already being
discussed as the site for the new H.
brary building to be built in the near
future. Mr.. Collins is also planning
to rebuild his residence. The viii
10 ie, hiIt nj 10
have been made to run a truck load
ed with groceries to the village each
evening until a store is re-estabish-
ed
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Greene left
Sunday for a few days visit to Mrs
Greene's old home in Cornish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford of Livermore
Falls returned to their home the first
of the week after passing a few days
with relatives in this place.
Rev. John 4, Browne, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church will
deliver the Baccalaureate sermon to
the graduating class of Madison high
school on Sunday, June II.
Misses Laura and Doris Carpenter,
the well known Madison actresses.
tage for the summer.
A large attendance was present at
hte social given at the Arson Town
Hall Wednesday evening of last week
for the benefit of the library fund,
There was a splendid musical and
literary program, after which refresh
ments were on sale The net pro-
ceeds amounted to fifty dollars. At
the annual town meeting there was
not enough money raised to pay for
the use of the Madison Public Lib
rary and the social was held to make
up the deficiency.
Mrs. r. G. Stanwood who has been
confined to her home for the past few
weeks with a severe cold is gaining
Mrs. Mary J. Hilton who was in
town last week the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Sherman Williams return
ed to her home in North Arson Fri
day evening.
Mrs George Collins of Lewiston ar
rived in this place, Friday for few
days visit at the home of her mother
Mrs Charles Caldwell.
Earl Greene of Jacksonville, Fla,
Is the guest this week at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Greene.
Mrs. Mabel Carpenter of Portland
was the guest last week of her bro
Their II ID. Simonds.
A cooked food sale was held by the
Cleaners of the Methodist church Fri
day afternoon in the church basement
which netted the club tidy sum.
Jon McIntire moved his family last
week from the Annette Russell house
on Pleasant street to the farm re-
Gently purchased by him on the Smith
field road in Norridgewock. Guy
Perkins has moved his family from
the Blackwell block on Main street
to the rent made vacant by Mr.. Nc
Intire.
Miss Edith Walker one of the pop
ular clerks in the r. c. Clark Co
store, is confined to her home on the
Arson side by illness.
Miss Blanche and Irma WILDER OIL
Portland arrived in town Friday for
a few days visit at the home of their
aunt Mrs d. f. Nichols.
William Toppan left Saturday toI