Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-24
MADISON
Special Meet Board Of Trade.

A special meeting OF the Madison
Board of Trade was held Wednesday
evening in Fireman's hall for the
purpose Of completing the work of
reorganization begun a week ago.
Following the reading Of the records
Of the last meeting came the appoint
ment OF the standing committees for
the year as follows:
Membership, B. X. Edwards, Reu-
ben Head. f. A. Manter, DR.. w. G..
Sawyer and James Herd; manu-
features, John White. +. c. Clark.
Walter Ray. John w. Stobie, c. II.
Clark and N. A. Weston; real estate
and taxation, II. A. Johnson, E. l..
Perkins, George Walker, G. D. Per-
kins, Stanley Renter, William ingalls,,
Frank L. Harding; finance, c. 0.
Small. X. c. Gray and ]. F. Withee;
improvements DR.. j. P. Lancaster,
DR.. w. S. Milliken, Rev. William
Wood. A. NJ. Holden and John A.
Hamilton; railroads and transporta-
ton, II. c. Prince, Fl. H. Haines, j.
NJ. Spence, z. @. Burns and H. S.
Dyer; water, telephones and electric
works. Evan w. Adams, r. NJ.
Fletcher and T. H. Spear; streets and
highways. Ernest c. Weston, b. F.
Purns and \. Christopher; retail
trade, John Cargill. A. b. Head, Fred
a. Gilman, G. f. Davis, o. Fl. Dill
worth. z. w. Wright and L. L..
Steward.
Propositions for three new manu-
featuring establishments were dis
cussed and referred r. tie committee
on manufac tures with the request
that they investigate the same fully
and report at the regular meeting to
be held in two weeks.
On request Of President Viles, *.
C. Gray, town treasurer, discussed
briefly the condition Of the treasury
and said that approximately $4,000
had been paid into the treasury dur
ing the past year; that all town or
ders had been paid; that the old debt
of $4,000 had been paid and that
there was $4,000 in the treasury
realized by the sale of the school
house bonds and waiting to be paid
, toward the new High school building
now in the process Of construction.
The next speaker was f. G.. Weston,
chairman of the school board. Mr..
| Weston stated that the great need of
the schools was for more room and
that with but two exceptions the
school board had kept within the ap-
preparations made at the last annual
town meeting.
The fact that Madison has no pub
lie park was next brought to the at
tention of the meeting by Stanley
Renicr. After a shot discussion it
was voted to instruct the committee
on improvements to lave an article
inserted in the warrant for the annual
town meeting asking the town to
take action in relation to the same.
1t was finally voted to adjourn for
one week, at which time public
meeting is to be held in Fireman.
hall for the discussion Of the vari-
GUS articles in the town warrant, also
to invite William F. Woodbury.
superintendent Of schools, to address
the meeting on the needs of the
Madison public schools.
| An antiquarian supper was served
! Wednesday evening under the aus
spices of the Ladies' Aid of the
Methodist Episcopal church in the
church dining room. Beside each
plate was placed a dainty souvenir
in the form of a small Ratchet on
which was written the menu, which
CONSISTED of baked beans and brown
bread, white bread, pumpkin pie
cake. coffee. Indian pudding and
salads. The walters were dressed in
the costume OF the o.oen days. Mr.
and Mrs. Emory Q. Duckworth also
appeared in costume representing
George and Martha Washington.
George Walker left town Wednes-
day noon for Portland where he went
to attend a meeting of the Mystic
| Shriners.
A patriotic social was held We'd
nesday evening at the Free Baptis,
church in observance Of Washington's
birthday.
| An interesting program was ear
ried out Wednesday afternoon by the
pupils of the Pleasant Street school
building in observance Of Washing
tons birthday. A number of the par
ents were present AMI report very
enjoyable time.
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