The independent-reporter., 1924-07-17
MADISON

daughter Mildred of Cornville were
calling on Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wes-
colt, Sunday.
The Campfire Girls of the Methodist
church held a food sale Saturday at
the A. & p. store from until 4. A
tidy sum was netted for the girls.
In connection with the drastic cut
in the train service on the Maine Cen
tral, two of the afternoon passenger
trains over the Kineo Short line
reaching this place at 1.39 and 1.f6
p. m. will be discontinued. One
freight train reaching here late in the
afternoon has already been taken off.
A great treat is surely in store for
all who will be in attendance at the
] Congregational church next Monday
evening, July 21st, when Mrs. Lula
/ Eoveland Shepard of the National Re-
: form Association of Pittsburgh. Pa.
! Is to give a lecture on the Norman
| Menace" Mrs. Shepard is consider
/ ed to be one OF the most eloquent wo-
men speakers on the American plat
! form today which is saying much. Her
F., subject Is not hackneyed hereabouts
| yet we are much in need of enlight
! eminent upon it. She has spent
twenty years in Utah, the headquar>
ters Of Mormohism in social service
work, therefore knows whereof She
speaks. Let everybody come.
Carl Green of this place and Clar-
ence Carpenter of Smithfied have
purchased lot in Smithheld and are
planning to construct new potato
chip factory. They are to build a
two story building S3x45 feet.
An alarm of fire was rung in Satur-
day noon for a fire in a house on
Perkins street occupied by a SlaVish.
family. The fire caught around the
chimney and but little damage was
done.
The heavy thunder shower which
passed over this place last Thursday
afternoon and which was accompani-
ed by a heavy rainfall, struck the
house which is known as the VI. S.
Perkins place on Old Point avenue,
tearing shingles and clapboards, but
no one was injured.
VII. RosSen who was in town last
week on business connected with the
American Woolen Co, returned
Thursday to his home in New York.
The railway bridge between Madi-
son and Arson Is receiving coat Of
paint.
Mrs. Ann Remick, who has been the
guest Of her niece Miss Clara Manter
in Oakland for the past week, has re-
turned home
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Nickerson who
were in town for a few days last
week, returned home Friday.
Mrs. Leo Farrar and daughter Ruth
of Dallas, Texas, arrived Saturday
for several weeks visit at the home OF
Mrs. Farrar's father, j. y. Roberts,
Anson Side
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Greene return
ell Thursday night from a few days
visit with relatives In Hiram and Cor
nish.
ANSON SCHOOL BUILDING
Bids are expected right away for
the new Grammar school building on
/ The Anson side and it is hoped the
structure will be finished by New
Years. This will be onc-story
! building containing eight rooms. The
Great Northern Paper Co. donated
the lot and $4,000 toward the cree
| tion of the same.
Humphrey Williams of Martins
Ferry, Ohio, arrived in town last week
fe" - extended visit at the home of
his daughter Mrs Wallace A. Weston.
John McCarty. who has been the
guest of friends in Lubec and other
| coast towns for the past week, has
returned home.
Farmers in this section are com
mencing haying this week, The crop
on most farms will be much lighter
than last year.
Manford Hendsbee has a crew Of
men excavating cellar for new
house to be erected by him near the
corner of Heald and North streets.
DIR. and Mrs. l.. F. Norris and son
Percy were at Belgrade Lakes, Fri
day the guests of friends.
Rev C. ]. Brown of Bangor was in
town on business the last Of the week
Leander Maxim of Portland is the
guest this week OF his brother II. A.
Maxim, Bean street
Mrs. Grace Vandeezee and daugh-
ter of Harrison. Penn. and Miss Mil
dred Humphreys, who is teacher at
Newark, n. ]. have arrived home to
pass the summer with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Humphrey, who
have a cottage at Lakewood
DIR. e. l.. Greenleaf was the guest
over last Thursday of his brother ).
s. Greenleaf at Bethel.
Miss Ruth Smith an employee at
r. E. Gould's grocery store, Anson
side. has gone to Boston for visit
with relatives and friends. Her place
is being taken by Clyde Baxter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman Day, Mrs.
Clara f. Porvns and daughter Helen
were in Norridgewock, Saturday night
on business.
Mrs Gladys Tarr who has been in
town the past week the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert McKenney and
other friends returned to her home
in Oakland. Mrs. Tarr was a former
resident of this place.
Rev. and Mrs. +. b. Tetley, son
Wendall and daughter lrma left
Thursday morning for Orrs Island,
where Mrs. Tetley and children will
be the guests for several weeks at
Mrs. Tetley's old home. Mr.. Tetley
will return some time this week.
Mrs. w. G. Milliken, Mrs. l.. F. Nor
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