The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
The Interesting News Of
Somerset's Busy Towns
MADISON

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on ingalls, street. about 4.30 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The house was
OF nimsy construction and was burn
ed fat Mr.. Fluet was at a neigh
bors. his wife was in Skowhegan and
his three children we're taken from the
burning house by Officer J. Il. Brooks.
air. Fluet lost everything he had ex-
eept the clothing worn by him and his
family. The loss Is estimated at
$500 with no insurance. Madison
Fire Department was again called out
at 8.45 Sunday morning for blaze
at the home OF II. Sears, just back of
the Old Point Avenue school building.
After hard fight of oyer an hour in
the zero temperature with heavy
wind the fire was under control The
house was badly Quilted. The Sears
family saved a little OF their furni-
ture The house was owned by
Harry Wilson. The loss Is estimated
at $4,000 with an insurance of 800.
There was no insurance on the furni-
ture
Deputy Sheriff James r. Brooks
assisted by Deputy Sheriff George
Walker and two local constables
served a search warrant at the board
ing house and restaurant OF John
Naunigian on Depot street, Friday
evening. A bottle of alchol was
found concealed in the toilet room
adjoining the kitchen. Nannigian
was taken before Judge Merrill at
Skowhegan Saturday. W. B. Brown
appeared as his counsel and Sheriff
Mooers for the State. Judge Mer-
rill found him guilty and imposed
sentence of 500 and costs and two
months in Jail An appeal was taken
and a bond of $1,000 given for ap-
pearance at the January term OF
court,
Sunday was the coolest day OF the
season. the thermometer did not rise
above zero for the day. Monday
morning 1t was reported from 10 TO
go degrees below in various parts OF
the village.
Among the students passing the
holidays in town are: Ralph WeS-
colt who is taking p. G. course at
Quincy Mass; Ralph Lancaster at
Harvard Dental School; Jean Lam
caster Boston Pharmacy School;
Miss Helen Prince, Miss Gibbs Sec
rotary School in Cambridge; Carolyn
Merrill Boston University; Miss VI
Wan Hilton a student at Mason In
stltute; Miss Lucie Look from Cor
ham: Carrie Wedenerantz and Meta
Clarkin. Auburn School of Commerce;
Miss Mary McInnis, Pennington Nor
mel: Meade Baldwin and Madelyn
Merrill, Colby Ralph Blackwell.
Lewis Foster, Lynton Clark, Francis
F. Head and Moses Nannigian, all from
the University of Maine.
All the schools closed Friday for a
two weeks holiday vacation. The
following teachers left Saturday for
their homes Miss Pauline Britton,
Bangor; Miss Mary Hall, Buckfeld
from the high school faculty; George
Jacobs, manual training teacher,
Portland: Vinal b. Merrill principal
of Junior High, Weeks Mills; Mrs.
ANY Jewett, principal Pleasant street.
Sdlon: Miss Florence Burrill, East
Madison and Miss Alice f. Morse,
gkowhegan.
Rev. c. Fl. Mckinney left Monday
for Boston to spend Christmas with
his children, Misses Mabel and Kath-
fyn and Reginald.
Harry Wilson passed Thursday
with his father j. l.. Wilson. East
Madison.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. 4. Church
held their regular meeting last week
at the home of Mrs. Mary Rushworth.
Mrs. Rebecca Woodsum is passing
the holidays with relatives In SHOW
hogan.
Forget Me-Not Branch l. S. S. held
n special meeting Monday at the
home of Mrs Cora Brown. to pack
their Christmas boxes. The next
meeting will BIO held Friday, January
3, 1925, at the home Of Mrs. Herbert
Sawyer. A good attendance Is de-
sired as this Is the annual election OF
officers.
Friends of Miss Emogene Edgerly
who Is confined to her home on Wes-
fern avenue will be glad to learn she
lis on the gain.
Stanley Williams of New Portland
student ut Bates. was recent guest
at the home of MIR. and Mrs. FRED
L. Gray.
Francis Calvert of Schenectady, ~
Y. arrived in town the last OF the
week to Join Mrs. Calvert who has
been spending a few weeks at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Stanley Renter.
Thomas Moore was a business call
or in Skowhegan Thursday.
Miss Agnes Brown has finished her
duties as night operator at the Far
mers' Telephone Co. Miss Edna Har-
mon is, TO take her place. Miss
Brown plans to leave in the near fu-
ture for Bangor where she Will enter
the Eastern Maine General Hospital
to train for a nurse.
Earl McColley, a teacher in Quincy
Mass. arrived in town Saturday TO
sioin Mrs. McColey and little son In
passing the holidays at the home oil
Mrs, McColley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
c. s. Wescptt.
Mrs. William WEIGH returned the
last of the week from few days
business trip to Richmond
Mrs. Fred Ellis of North Arson
was In town the first of the week the
guest of her sister Mrs. Will Stetson
Norris Poloer left Tuesday to pass
the holidays with friends in Nashua
n. II.
Miss Sadie Witham II Emblem Is
the guest at the home v Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Dudley.