The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-25
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ed.
Owing to the rain the field day of
the Madison Board of Trade which
was to have been held at Old Point
for the purpose of clearing up the
new camping ground for auto tourists
was postponed one week or until this
Thursday afternoon.
The first deer to be brought in by
local hunters were brought Wednes-
day afternoon by Charles Sterry and
Frank Smell. The deer were shot in
the vicinity of Moore's Siding.
Charles Tucker is passing a few
weeks with his, father ]. C. Tucker in
Amesbury, Mass
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Stanley of Bar
Harbor were the guests last week of
Mrs. Stanley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Handley on Arnold Lane, An
son Side.
Mrs. Addie Frederic, Mrs. Mabel
Hunter, Mrs. Emma Briggs and Mrs.
Henrietta Kennison were delegates
last week to the State Sunday School
Convention in Waterville.
Judge C. o. Small and E. M. Crow
Their have returned from Portland,
where they went to attend the Grand
Lodge of the l. O. o. F.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Spear have re-
turned from q short visit with friends
in Norway.
Deputy Sheriff Elmer S. Adams re-
turned Thursday from an auto trip to
Quebec.
Miss Amy Merrill, principal of the
Pleasant Street School, was confined
to her home in Scion, Friday by ILL
ness. Mrs. Harold Danforth sub
stituted for her.
George Marden was confined to his
home on Weston avenue the last of
the week by Illness.
Earl Fenalson of New Portland was
a business caller in this place Satur-
day.
Considerable excitement was caus-
ed one night last week on the Madi-
sonJSkowhegan road when a young
heifer, the property of David Viles of
this town, attacked Dodge Coupe,
owned and driven by William G. Tuer
also of this town. According to wit
nesses of the affair, Mr.. Tuer was
not driving faster than five or ten
miles per houryas he had just slowed
up to pass other cattle, when the
heifer, no doubt, becoming Infatuated
at the headlights with head down
made furious attack from the side
of the road. The poor brute had both
front legs broken and had to be killed.
Mr. Tuer while rather shaken up es-
capped without scratch. The car
was badly damaged but was driven to
Madison under its own power.
Norman Edwards recently gave his
division of senior English an account
of the Oxford Bates debate which he
attended in Lewiston.
Mrs. Minnie Durgin, who has been
medical patient at the Collins Hos
pital, passed away Friday morning.
The remains we're taken to her home
at The Forks by Undertaken B. X.
Edwards.
A crew of men are at work putting
in an extension of water pipe on Pre-
BILE avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Glidden re-
turned the first of the week from a
business and pleasure trip to Boston
and Lawrence, Mass.
Young peoples night will be observ-
ed by Kennebec Valley Grange on
the evening of Oct. 81, with the fol-
lowing officers in charge. Master
Harry Gray; overseer, Erlon Viles;
lecturer, Ethel Viles; steward, Will
liam Ketchum; assistant steward
Ralph Viles; chaplain. Max Viles;
treasurer, George wellington; secre-
tary, May Dinsmore; gate keeper, Aus
tin Patten; Ceres. Gladys Gray;
Flora, Helen Smith; Pomona, Agnes
Brown; lady assistant steward, Ada
Gray.
Rumford high school football team
defeated Madison high school Satur-
day afternoon in hard fought game
on the Old Point avenue grounds, by
a score of Is to 6. Owing to the re-
cent rains the ground. altho naturally
dry, was somewhat muddy. The
game was characterized by smuggling
on both sides, three Rumford men and
one Madison man being put out by the
referee for this cause. The game
was played in two ten-minute quar-
tiers. The home team scored in the
first half and while they had the ball
in Rumford's territory were unable
to score in the latter part Of the
game. Wright featured for Madison
making a greater part Of the game.
Macklin and Russell, the regular ends
did not play Saturday for Madison,
being ruled out on account of rank.
Ladd and Bearor who took their
places did good work as did Strang
at right tackle. Genkowiskis and
Ellis did splendid work for the WIS.,
itors. The line up was.
Dolland, Amero, Gallant, Pretty,
Spippen, Tuscan, Ellis, Genkowiskis,
Kowdzgh for Rumford; Madison, Quill
lette, Wright, Arial, Perkins. Ladd,
Strang, McCray, Piper, Smell. During
the last quarter the players were
handicapped considerable by the
crowd who becoming uneasy crowded
onto the line.
Mrs. Eugene Collins accompanied
by Mrs. L. F. Norris went to Cold
Brook, Thursday after Mr.. Collins.