The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
BINGHAM.


Schools in Bingham will reopen
March =. Schools in Moscow com
mence Avfil 3.
Mrs Julia Colby, who has been with
her daughter. Mrs. W. \. Richmond
through the winter at Fort Furheld.
returned home on Moud&y OF TINS
week
Bingham Grange holds a fair at
Grange hall Wednesday afternoon oil
this week.
The Congregational church circle
hold a fair in kennebec hall Thurs
day and Friday. March % and y. In
the evening the moving picture OF the
Passion Play Will be given by George
Warren Tor the benefit of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul L. Kinds OF
Dead Water have Il baby girl, l0]2
pounds Mrs. Kinds was moved to
Scion on Saturday where she could
receive better care.
Miss Lola Jennings is the new
singer who is giving such good sat
isfaction at the moving picture show
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Merrill have
moved to Augusta where MI. Merrill
has employment
Mrs. Cora Murphy, Mrs Hattie
Clark and Mrs. Susie Thompson OF
Scion and Mrs. Nell Merrill were in
town |, st week.
Mrs German and little daughter OF
Moxie. wee in town Monday.
Mrs. Eta Morris of The Forks has
been in town a few days
Mrs. w w Stoddard has been quite
i'll for several days and her daughter,
i fc urifb her
w. b. Goodrich can show you very
pretty house dresses and shirt waists.
MRS Herbert Pierce, who has had
all the members of her family to care
for during recent illness, is now sick
herself.
Annual meeting of Bingham Grange
Corporation will be held at their
hall March 25. 1911 at = o'clock p. IN.
to elect officers for the ensuing year
and to transact such other business
as may come before the meeting. y.
H. Whipple. secretary Grange corpor-
alton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Taylor have both
been confined to the house by severe
colds or grip
Mrs. Albion Healey of Pleasant
Ridge. has been spending a few days
with her mother, Mrs. Mary Gordon,
who is in poor health.
Daniel Patience was hurt by log
at the mill in such a manner that he
WAS unable to work for a few days.
Rev. T. b. HIATT was called to North
Arson Saturday to conduct the FUN
eral services of John Caswell.
Mrs. John Piper of Scion who has
Mr
at Caratunk, was in town Monday
Mrs. F. II. Colby and daughter
Florence are expected home from
Boston this week.
The town of Concord held It's an
nual town meeting Monday, March IL.
w W. Hamlet was chosen Modera-
tor; E. o. Vittum was elected town
clerk, and for selectmen Harlan Boy
ington, George w. Higgins and Wal
ter Garland. Treasurer, Philander
X. Morris; road commissioner, j. II.
Atwood; member of the superintend-
ing school committee, Harlan Boying-
ton; trusnt officer, John w. Thomp-
son; collector and constable, NJ. h.
Berry. Voted to continue in the
union superintendency for schools for
three years. Voted to pay the school
committee for their services. Voted
not to exempt the Concord Lumber
Co. from taxation and not to aid in
building a new road farther.
Funeral services of Hiram Pierce,
whose death occurred the 14th inst,
were held Sunday afternoon at the
home of his son, Charles Pierce. Mr..
Pierce was CT years of age and
member of the o. o. F. of Scion.
members of both Scion and Bingham
lodges attending in a body. The de-
ceased leaves a widow and two sons
Herbert and Charles, of this place,
and one daughter, Mrs Henry Ken
nedy of The Forks.
I'm the Cane, the Cotton and the
College" will be the subject of illus
trated lecture next Sunday evening
given by Rev. T. B. HIATT 1t is a
continuance of the lecture given two