The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-02
RINGH / VI.

eXtinguished the strong wind would
have caused much damage. 1t is thought
that children playing there short
time before, may have had matches
and thoughtlessly started the fire.
Ida Cummings of Lewiston, has
been the guest of Mrs. Ora Gordon
and of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cummings.
The graduating exercises of the
Grammar school will be held Friday
evening. June 10, at the Congrega-
tionalist church and of the Interme-
date and Primary school at the same
place in the afternoon.
Mrs. Small of Berlin, N. H., is
spending few weeks with relatives
here.
Mrs. Raymond Sawtelle has return
ed from a visit TO her sister Helen
Mason in n. Waterford.
Madge and Alta Holt of Norridge-
wock. were guests of their uncle,
Daniel Holt, last Sunday.
Mrs. George Maxfield of Canaan,
has been in town the past few days
including Memorial Day, which she
spent with her father.
Miss Frances Knapp of No Arson,
is doing table work at Hunnewell's
restaurant.
Henry Parlin, in his youth a resi-
dent of Bingham but now citizen of
California, is now among friends in
this section.
Mrs. n. c. Aver, who has been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bunker, has
gone to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l. Goss have re-
turned from a few days trip to Carry
Ponds.
Mrs. O'Hara is making prepare
tons to move to Kineo which Is made
necessary by her husbands promotion
to the position of conductor on the
passenger train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Octayus Thompson of
Scion, were in town the first of this
week.
Mrs. Fannie Smith was called to
Pittsfield last week by the serious
illness of her sister, Mrs. Brooks,
who has been failing in health for
the past year.
Among those present at the Alumni
Reunion of Arson Academy, held at
No. Arson, the 26th of May, were Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Steward, Mrs. Marta
Savage and Mrs. w. B. Goodrich of
Bingham.
On Sunday afternoon the members
of Daniel Robinson's family gathered
at the home place in Concord and
had Mr.. Hussey take a picture of the
family in group, father, mother and
fourteen grown-up sons and daugh-
ters, the youngest being eighteen.
The Dead River drive reached The
Forks May 81, having had about the
usual length of time.
Payson Viles was in town Tuesday
night, returning to Skowhegan.
S. w. Philbrick was also in Bing
ham Tuesday, having been to The
Forks by way of train to Lake Moxie
and returning by automobile with
Peter Larkin.
Memorial Day exercises were duly
observed in Bingham, the weather
proving quite favorable although it
threatened rain in the morning. Near
ly all places of business were closed
during part of the day. The boys
brigade In their pew uniforms, led
the march to the cemetery and was
credit to the boys In 1t and to those
who have helped drill them. They
were followed by the teachers and
pupils of all the schools-old soldiers,
only eight or ten of these now-and
citizens. After the services at the
cemetery and return, Rev. t. b. HIATT
delivered fine address in the Con-
gregational church.
Mark Savage & Co., carry full
line of the wonderful "Holeproot
Stockings" for young and old.
DEATH OF WILLIAM RAYNOLDS.
William Reynolds, forty-two years
of age, died on the morning of May
81 at the home of his mother, Mar
garet Reynolds. Funeral services to
be held at the home this Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. Reynolds has been in poor
health the past seven years though
able to do some work part of the time;
and had been about as usual up to
the time of his death, which came
quite suddenly at the last His faith
full mother and one of his brothers
were with him when the end came.
A STARTLING ADVENTURE.
Last Monday afternoon party
consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Anon
Baker, Mrs. Benjamin Adams and Mrs
A. S. Burke went up on Austin Stream
near the old cork shop to try the
fishing.
Mrs. Baker was ready to commence
first and seeing a big rock more than
half way across the stream she made
I. 20 NV 70
showing above the water. Mrs, Ad-
ans was trying her luck at the dam
some ten or fifteen rods above and
Mr.. Baker and Mrs. Burke were get
ting their fishing tackle ready to be-
gin and were not In sight of the
others.
Mrs. Adams noticed that the water
was rising rapidly and it flashed into
her mind that the gates at Dead Wa
ter had been hoisted, and she called
to Mrs. Baker below, but Mrs. Baker
could not hear what she was saying
on account Of the noise Of the rush
ing water and supposed she had
caught a trout. Mrs. Adams kept
shouting as loudly as she could and
waved her arms but Mrs. Baker was
so intent on her fishing that she
realized nothing of her danger until
her pail of bait was swept away and
the water was we'll over the great
rock upon which she stood. She then
plunged in and struggled to the shore
through the white rushing water, and
reached 1t pretty we'll drenched but
thankful that 1t was no worse.
Mrs. Baker thinks that II she had
lost her footing on the rocky bed oil