The independent-reporter., 1910-09-29
BINGHAM.

BINGHAM.
Mrs. II. o. Chase visited her sistet
Mrs. Nicholas Murphy at No. Anson
last week.
Mrs. w. w. Stoddard was down riv-
er on Thursday last
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Burke returned
from their Boston trip, Wednesday OF
last week.
Mrs. w. b. Goodrich was in Water
vile Thursday OF last week.
Mrs. Helen Baker was in Madison
recently.
Those who appeared in court
in answer TO summons before
the grand jury at Skowhegan last
Thursday in regard to j. j. Landers
automobile accident, were Curren
Smith. Philander Morris, Charles
Walker. Miss Gordon, Sumner Ellis,
Leslie Bean and Mr.. Atwood OF Con
cord and Robie Howes, F.. II. Colby
Leon Goodrich and Sewell Dinsmore
of Bingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Clark went to
Madison last week.
Skunks and chipmunks are more
numerous than is desirable this sea
son.
At the parsonage by the Rev. /. b.
HIATT on the 18th inst, Benjamin +,
Atwood and Florence E. Huggins,
both of Concord.
Belle Dunton, who is taking
course of training in Belfast TO III
herself as trained nurse, has week
vacation at home.
Sue Whitney has been home from
Clyomhapan for few dayS.
Mrs. Ralph O'Hara went to the
Lewiston hospital on Monday of TINS
week. and an operation for appendlcl-
tis proved very successful.
Mrs. Morris Bassford, who mas
been visiting friends in Prince Ed
wards Island, has returned TO blng-
ham.
Mrs. Mary Pooler, who has been
with her daughter in Aroostook couh.
ty several weeks, has now returned
having had very enjoyable time.
Next Friday evening the Mount
Moxie Lodge, /. o. o. F., work the
initiatory on a candidate. An oyster
supper will be served and a good at
tendance is desired.
Mrs. Hoyt of Bakers Siding, was in
town shopping last week.
Mr.. Ireland has leased the Sands
restaurant.
There will be a dance in Kennebec
hall Thursday evening of this week.
Tcwne's orchestra, four pieces, will
furnish the music.
Forrest Colby was in Jackman last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Clark were In
town on Tuesday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker and daughter
of Iowa, are making preparations to
leave town next week for brief visits
In Skowhegan and Gardiner before
starting for their western home. Mrs
Mary A. Savage of this village will
accompany them and will spend the
winter with her relatives in the state
OF Iowa.
The Sunshine society at their last
regular meeting did some sewing for
Mrs. John Cassidy. The next meet
ing will be with Mrs. c. S. Robson
the second Tuesday in October.
On Sunday last Master Ulmont
Stanley and parents and little sis
ters, accompanied by Sheriff Bigelow
and wife, all of Norridgewock. took
trip to Moscow in the automobile
recently purchased by Ulmont. They
made a short visit and took dinner
with Herbert E. Lovejoy, brother OF
Mrs. Nettie Love1oy.
Fred Preble made the trip to Par
lin Pond last week with F. H. Colby
by automobile.
Nina Barker, who has been visiting
friends in Aroostook county a few
weeks, is now in Bingham.
A new house Is now being built on
Murray street.
Letters received from Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Jordan, formerly of this place,
state that they are very pleasantly
situated in Jacksonville, Fla, where
the doctor has a good dental practice.
They think Florida is the state to live
in where one can be comfortable
without fire and flowers bloom all the
time The cost of provisions Is some
what higher than in the north with
the exception of native fruits. One
has to pay five cents for an apple but
at times oranges can be bought for
five or six cents per dozen. Drinking
water from the deep artesian wells
is very hard and not equal to that
of Maine.
There was served In the Fraternity
hall last Tuesday evening by the
church circle, a very
fine supper. A large number of per-
sons partook thereof and went away
satisfied. ..-..-.