The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-08-09
MADISON

A special town meeting was held
Saturday afternoon in Union Hall with
an attendance of about fifty votes to
consider a number of matters. The
first matter considered was the build
ing of a bridge across the canal at
the foot of Main street. II. A. john
son, chairman Of the board of select
men stated that In accordance with
the vote taken some weeks ago to
instruct the selectmen to apply for
State Aid under the new law that a
hearing with the highway commits
sioners had been held a week ago and
state aid could be had. He said a
concrete bridge with two thirty foot
spans recommended by the commits
sion would cost in the neighborhood
of $4,000 of which the town would
have to pay S14,3S5. If steel
bridge was built the cost to the town
would be about $3.50 more. lngel-
ton Schnek, superintendent OF the To-
cal plant of the Great Northern Pap
err Company stated that his company
approved the construction of the two
span bridge as they did not want
the required pier in their canal, also
that according to their deeds they
owned the cane and would do all in
their power to prevent 1t. Mr..
Johnson said the proposed concrete
bridge would be slightly longer than
the present bridge and chat the chan
mel would be enough under so that
the water flowage would be the same
1t was then voted to instruct the Sc
lectmen to issue interest bearing
notes for sum not to exceed $4,000
to nay the towns share in the con-
struction of new concrete bridge
The selectmen were instructed to hire
money to the amount of $1,000 to
place seats in the auditorium OF the
new high school, to establish a per-
manent fuel yard and to hire or issue
interest bearing notes for sum not
exceeding $4,000 to finance the same
1t was voted to close the bridge on
Pine street for the present. After
a brief discussion it was voted &c
pass over the article in relation tc
the discontinuance of Water street and
the matter of retaining wall at the
head of the street TO be further in
vestigated and the meeting adjourned
for two weeks to hear a full report
in regard to the cost.
Mrs. Albert Chapman is passing the
week with her daughter Miss Hazel
in Portland.
DIR. H. II. Rodden returned Sunday
from a weeks outing passed at Ole
Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Head. daughter
Miss Barbara and little Miss Margue
rite Morong have returned from
weeks camp trip at Embden Lake.
Harry Spaulding of North Ansor
was business visitor in town Thurs
day.
Miss Edith Walker is spending hel
vacation from her duties as clerk II
the F. c. Clark store with relatives
in Pttsburg, Pa.
The meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary
| of the American Legion have beer
changed from the first Friday in thu
month to the first Tuesday. The frs
meeting under the change was hell
Tuesday of this week at their room
over the Strand Theatre.
DR.. and Mrs. r. G. Stanwood LET
Wednesday for East Orange, N. ],
where they will make their home il
the future. They were accompanied
by their daughter. Mrs. Walter Til
| of East Orange, who came here tt
help them move.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Gilman
| Addison Gilman and sons Eugene ant
Harold of Dexter were dinner guests
| Sunday at the home of Mr.. Gilman''
niece, Mrs. Clara Powers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Folsom ant
daughters, Misses Edna and Doris re
turned Saturday to their home ID
Sanford after few days visit a
the home of Mr. Folsoms niece, Mrs
w. G. Sawyer
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Williams pas
sed the Sabbath at Pleasant Pond.
DR.. and Mrs. W. 8. Milliken return
ed Monday from few days visit tt
| the doctors old home in Hiram.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Gavin ant
children accompanied by Miss Marie
Gavin of Revere, Mass, left Thursday
for %. ten days auto trip to Mr.. Ga
wins bid home in Parrsboro, Nov,
| Scotia
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Butterfield anC
children passed the week end at theil
camp at Moose Pond, Hartland.
Miss Edith Hilton who has been il
town for the past ten days left Mon
day for Greenwood Mountain wher
she is a patient at the Sanatorium.
! The Sheldon Greenleaf place in An
son has been sold recently to Franz
Frederick. who will make extensive
repairs before moving into it.
Mrs. Mary Rogers returned to he
home on the Horseback Saturday af
ter. spending a few days with rela
tives in town.
DR.. and Mrs, Cecil Fletcher an
little daughter of New York City ar
rived in town the last of the weel
to spend the month of August at tn
home of DIR. Fletcher's father, Il. N
Fletcher, Old Point avenue,
The report of the district nurse 10
the month of July is as follows
Nursing visits, SO; institution visits
70; investigation visits, 20; miscelia
neous visits, 90; total, 211; fees col