The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-20
BINGHA


There are about sixtyfiye persons
occupying the various cottages around
Pleasant Pond at the present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Robinson
spent Sunday last at Colby's cot
tage, their son, Allen, having been
there week
W. E. Andrews had fine string
of trout, twenty-five, caught from
Austin stream last Tuesday.
Mrs. George Pray is in Bingham
this week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Colby and hel
daughters, Annie and Grace Colby o.
Duluth, Mimi, are guests of Mrs. e
W. Moore, who is also daughter o
Mrs. Colby.
Mrs. Nell Andrews of Scion, Ii
visiting Mrs. Elizabeth Rollins.
Nellie NJ Baker of Medford, is thu
guest of her sister, Mrs. S. A. An
drews.
Mrs. w. B. Goodrich, Merton ant
Leon Goodrich and guest, Miss Cole
of Massachusetts, returned Sunday
from a ten days stay at Pleasant
Pond.
Chris Stewards new house on
Goodrich street, is up and boarded.
Willis Vining has purchased the
house and lot on Main street known
as the Chandler Baker place and has
moved his family there, having made
necessary repairs.
George Jones from Moxie, was In
town the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Morris OF Pitts
field are in town.
The plate glass windows In thu
store in the Russell block which s
J. Whitney is to occupy with hard
ware, are in place and the work o.
the interior is progressing.
j. H. Wood, the Optometrist, ha
rooms over A. F. Donigan's store
fully equipped and ready to fit you
eyes. Examinations given by scientl
fic method Consultations free.
DR.. and Mrs. d. H. Mohr hav
gone to Pennsylvania, much to tn
regret of many friends they have mad
during their stay of eighteen month
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Frost hay
moved into the rent just vacated b
DR.. Mohr.
DR.. and Mrs. Philip Wood an
Mr.. and Mrs. H. / Goss spent Sun
day at Pleasant Pond, occupying thu
Comber cottage.
Miss Sue Whitney, who has been a
home the past week or more, returns
to her work at Skowhegan Wednes
day of this week
Mrs. George Harding is visiting
relatives in st. Johns, N. B.
Cinda Savage of Madison, has beer
In Bingham a few days on her way Il
her cottage at Pleasant Pond.
Go and see Bigelow for McCor
mick, Deering and Osborn Repairs
Also for New York Champion Rake
repairs. He is now located at ole
Electric Light Station and also car
ries a small line of carefully select
ed groceries, etc, and all supplies fol
spraying. Farmers having wool te
be carded will leave it with him tc
be forwarded to Houlton Wooden Co
Alton Carl has built new stable
and had a new well drilled ovel
eighty feet deep.
James Reynold of Moscow is alst
having a well drilled at his home.
Mrs Ben Miller and Mike Martin
of Pleasant Pond, were in town Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlie Dinsmore re
turned Sunday night from weel
spent at Pleasant Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olestne Savage anC
daughter of No. Arson, were guests
of Rev. and Mrs. Thomas HIATT las
Tuesday.
Grays and blues, with some browns
are the leading colors in mems clothes
this season. The Hart Schaffner 4
Marx line at Mark Savage & Co
shows a fine assortment.
For several years 1t has been ap
parent to all that some system
water works sufficient for fire pre-
lection should be installed in Bling
ham. Many projects have been dis
cussed, one to take water from Aus
tin stream, pump 1t to a reservoir 0
Old Hill, another to remove the niue
from bog in Moscow and build
reservoir there and another which /
considered the most feasible is T.
take the water from Jackson Pont
in Concord. A year ago a town meet
ing was held and the matter talked
over. 1t was found that a charter
from the Legislature was necessary
before anything could be done. This
was obtained last winter and at the
meeting called last Wednesday the
charter was accepted by the Bingham
Water District. Forrest H. Colby
Earl Taylor and II. l. Goss were
chosen trustees. The District will
issue bonds and will commence at
once to install thorough up-to-date
water system. There Is another dis
trict meeting called for July % to
adopt code Of bylaws. Also to de-
eide about taking water from Jack
son pond.
At public meeting of the friends
of constitutional prohibition from
Bingham Concord, Moscow and
Pleasant Ridge held in Grange hall,
Wednesday evening, July s, 1t was
voted unanimously to organize q