The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-21

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was all afire and was totally destroy
/ ed. The ice cream plant was start
| ed last summer by Messrs Currie and
+, Reed and the fire comes as serious
loss just at this time as the seasons
business had just started in. The
| loss on the stock and machinery is
estimated at $4,000 with ain insurance
| of $2400. The building was owned
by Byron Padham and the loss is es-
/ timated at $500 with no insurance.
! Just what was the cause OF the hre
| Is a mystery. 1t may have been
caused by some one breaking in as
the company have been considerably
| bothered recently by breaks which
were thought to be the work of boys
and complaints have been made to
| the local officers OF the law.
A special meeting of the Madison
Board of Trade was held last even
| ing at the Augusta Trust Company's
office to hear the final reports of the
committee on a camping site for auto
tourists also plans were discussed in
regard to aiding the Boys Band.
Children's night was observed Sat
urday night by Kennebec Valley
Grange with the '"Three Graces" in
charge The Grange have voted to
change the date of the regular meet
ings to the second and fourth Satur-
day evening in every month.
Among the college students home
to spend their summer vacation are:
Miss Madelyn Merrill and Mead Bald
win, Colby; Maurice Mute, Reginald
Glidden and Miles Owens, Bates; Jean
Lancaster and Conrad Kennison from
the University of Maine.
Prof. and Mrs. II. Leslie Sawyer and
little son Robert of New London, N.
Fl. arrived in town Friday for visit
at the home of Mr.. Sawyer's parents,
Dr. and Mrs w. G. Sawyer. Maple st.
Mrs. G. F.. McCoiley and daughter
Miss Ruth of Providence, X. l. arriv-
ed in town the first of the week for
| visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
| C.. s. Wescott.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. s. Wescott, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs. George
! Weber and two children and Miss
! Cinda Savage passed the week end at
Miss Savage's cottage at Pleasant
Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Gilman and
| two sons Eugene and Harold of Dex-
ter were dinner guests Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer S. Adams
Park street. The trip was made In
| their new car.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Simpson left
Saturday for Boston, where they Will
make their home in the future.
The graduating exercises of M. II
s. will take place this Thursday even
ing in the auditorium of the new high
school building. The class numbers
40 and is the largest class to graduate
in the history OF the school.
Charles Dyer, Alfred Squires, John
and Albert Burwood returned the frs
of the week from few days trip tc
Christmas Cove where they went deer
sea fishing They returned will
about 300 lbs. of fish. Pretty goot
for Kennebecers?
i THE regular meeting Of Forget-Me-
Not Branch, /. s. s. will be held Fri
day afternoon in the Free Baptist yes
try.
Mr.. and Mrs f. G. Burns moved
their family Saturday to Lakewood
where they will occupy their cottage
during the summer months.
Miss Gertrude Gray, who Is EN-
ployed in Rowland. passed few days
the, first of the week at the home o
| her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gray.
/ Mrs. Henry Todd and two children
Eula and Eunice of Portland arrived
in town Friday for visit at the home
of Mrs. Todd's father, T. b. Weston
| Mrs. Allan Crowell and two children
| Allan Jr and Ruth are also guests
at the Weston home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gray of Bangor
were guests Sunday of Mr.. Gray''
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Gray
| Park street.
/ r. F WAUGH
The funeral services of r. Franz
Waugh were held Friday forenoon
conducted by Rev. c. II. McElhine.
at the home of HIS son George. Thu
interment was In the Williamson
cemetery in Starks. Mr. Waugl
was a native and passed the create
part of his life in Starks. He wat
SO years one month and eight day
old. He was a well known farme
OF this vicinity, coming here to live at
ter the death of his wife. He ha
been in failing health for SOM
months He IL survived by one sol
George with whom he made his home
PA daughter Mrs. Peter Merry o
Skowhegan and son Arthur of Massa
chusetts, also by one sister Mrs. Mar
tin Frederic of this place.
4 u. GRANT JONES
l The funeral services of U. Gran
Jones were conducted by Rev. ID. b
Tetley at Mr.. Jones late residence II
Starks, Friday afternoon The in
terment was in the Jones private
tomb at Forest Hill cemetery. Mr.
Jones was native of Arson ant
was 81 years Of age. He was a wei
known Starks farmer but had been II
failing health for several months. III
Is survived by widow, one daugh
ter Miss Flossie, four brothers ant
three sisters all of this vicinity.
/ ! EAST MADISON
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morrison and
three sons Frank. George and Rich
ard of Bangor, were Sunday guests
OF his mother, Mrs. Ann Morrison.