The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-03-31
~ The News of Somerset's Busy Towns II

Mabel Lander and Lila Rowe nave
been spending their Easter vacation
at home from St. Josephs Academy.
Teams are now out of the woods
and nearly all have made good win
ter's operations.
Miss Edith Jones arrived this week
to do millinery for Mrs. Kate Burke.
Mrs. A. G. Dinsmore has not been
as well as usual for several weeks
and is now confined to her bed.
DR. and Mrs. p A Wood are taking
their meals with Mrs. Julia Colby
while their house is being renovated.
Mrs. James Carbino of Caratunk
was taken to the Central Maine Gen
eral hospital last week.
A. s. Burke, E. w. Moore, Thomas
Reynolds and A. F. Donigan were
summoned to Skowhegan last week
as witnesses in Mrs. Washburn S
case to collect insurance. The case
was postponed until September.
Inez Miller is in very poor staae
of health.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. e. Andrews were
down river one day of last week.
Albert Murray started for New
York Tuesday where he intends to
purchase horses. He will stop In
Boston on his way and will probably
be gone a week.
During the thunder storm which
passed between this place and Scion
Monday forenoon, Mrs. Anon Baker
who runs the Farmers Central at
Bingham. IN answering q call from
Caratunk, was thrown from her cnalT
by the shock and rendered uncon-
scious for a few minutes; later she
complained of headache and dizziness
but no more serious effects are anti
cipated.
There was a social dance at Frank
Curtis on the evening of March %, II
being the birthdays of Frank and Fred
Curtis.
Choice Pressed Hay for sale at my
storehouse. A. S. Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meseryey have had
visitors this week.
Mrs. Contraman and daughter,
Gretchen. who have been guests OF
Mrs. Albert Webster, have started on
their return journey to northern
New York. They will visit many
points of interest on their return
Journey.
Call and examine our new line of
round top tables, leather dining
chairs, buffets, sideboards. hall trees
chiffonniers, genuine leather Turkish
rockers and couches, brass and iron
beds, quartered oak. curly birch and
cherry bureaus and commodes and
everything in the plush and willow
furniture line. We bid on furnishing
homes with reliable goods. Kennebec
Furniture House. Bingham.
| have a lot of horses just from the
woods which will be sold at good
prices. Sale to continue through the
week commencing April 4th. 1910.
F. S. HUNNEWELL.
CHURCH NOTES.
The annual meeting and roll call OF
the Congregational church will be
held in the church yestry on Satur-
day, April 2, at p. m, for the cleo
ton of officers and for such other
business as may come before them.
The annual meeting of the parish
will be held the same afternoon al
the same place at 3 o'clock p. m. fol
the same purpose.
From to 7 o'clock p. m. on the
day of April 2, free supper will be
served In Fraternity building for all
the members of the parish and Their
families. At s o'clock an entertain
ment will be given consisting oil
songs, readings, etc. Members of the
parish are all those who attend the
church and help support 1t. All are
cordially invited.
With the reception of twentythree
new members to the Congregational
church last Sunday evening the men,
bership was made eighty-nine, the
largest since the church was organ
lied In 1885 the membership was
eighty-one which was a large num-
Der for that time.
Ten of the new members were bap-
tized and received on confession OF
faith and thirteen were received by
letter from other churches.
Those received on confession OF
faith were Earl Andrews, Raymond
Meservey. Enoch Osgood, William
Foss, Mrs. Maria Butler, Emma Cor
don, Lena Colby, Florence Colby
Dorothy Baker and Christine Baker
Those received by letter were Mrs
Sadie ]. Andrews, Mrs. Edith Dins-
more, Mrs. Catharine Adams, Mrs
Bertha Ball, Charles Ball, Mrs. Ber-
tina Meservey Charles Foss, Mrs. Liz
zie Foss, Miss Thelma Foss, Miss
Mary Foss, Rev. T. B. HIATT, Mrs. Let
tie HIATT and Mrs. Orissa Dodge.
The exercises were greatly assist
ed by special music, solo by Miss
Blenda Thomson of New York. selec-
tons by the choir and by the or
chestra.
Much praise and credit is due to
the pastor, Rev. T. B. HIATT for his
earnest labors. since he became pas
tor of the church last September.
NOTICE.
All persons owning dogs in the
town OF Bingham are hereby notified
that 1t Is time to have them licensed
$115 for male and $5.15 for female
dogs
w. B. GOODRICH, Town Clerk
FOR SALE IN BINGHAM.