The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-06-06
BINGHAM.

BINGHAM.
On Sunday, June 4th, the Bae-
calaureate sermon for the Bingham
High school graduating class will be
preached in the Congregational
church at p. NJ. by Rev. II. G.
McGlaufiin of Skowhegan. Gradua-
ting exercises will be held at kenne
bee hall Friday evening, June q.
Music by Towne's orchestra. State
Supt. Payson Smith will be present
to deliver an address and confer the
diplomas.
Mrs Martha Lander of Kingfield is
the guest of her son, j. j. Lander and
family.
John Hardy is at Pleasant Pond do
ing painting for Marta Savage and
c. S. Robson.
E. E. Greenwood of Skowhegan
was in town, Tuesday. making sur
vey for the road drain and sewer
pipe to be laid on lower main street.
The pipe is already hauled and
work will commence Immediately.
Ii is expected that the Somerset
District Sunday school will hold its
District meeting and Field day at
Lakewood. June 26th. Special ar
rangements for trains are anticipated.
George Seward of North Arson was
recently in town the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Butler.
James Rogers has returned from
Winthrop. He also visited his sister,
Mrs. Savage in North New Portland.
Mrs George Maxfield of Canaan has
been in town the past week.
Save your rose bushes from insects
by using the new spray solution and
your currant bushes and garden plants
with hellebore We have them both.
E w. Moore, Bigham.
Memorial services were carried out
as planned, although the day was as
unfayorable as II could be.
Miss Lula Perham of Milo is the
new telephone operator in charge of
the central office for the Northern
Maine Tel. q Tel. CO.
Webster Carney from Jones' Camps
at Mosquito, is in town a few days.
Mrs. A. L. Cilley and son, Willford,
of Bingham, have been visiting friends
In Skowhegan and Waterville, the past
week.
Mrs. A. l.. Decker, Magnetic ply
stefan, is at Mrs. j. A. Bakers, Mead
ow street for one week and requests
all those in poor health to call and
be convinced of the veracity of her
statement that she cures where
others fail"
w. e. Andrews has recently receiv-
ed letter from Frank E. Cleveland
of Iditarod, Alaska, giving some in
terestingI facts regarding conditions
there. Nr Cleveland was born In
nds In ha In
ham schools and went to Alaska in
his young manhood where he has
been very prosperous. He says that
the past winter there has been COM
paratively mild, SO below, being the
coolest. He speaks Of the endurance
of the dog teams. Tells Of dog race,
March 18th, over hard trail of 3D.
miles was run in hours, minutes,
A seconds, by the winning team,
with the others only few minutes
behind. Wild geese raise their young
in this cold region soon after the
lakes open in May, remaining TIL
September, when they return to the
wheat fields in the States. The run
of salmon up the creeks Is a great
sight and occurs about July list. Mr..
Cleveland had seen them so thick
in the Dyea river that one could not
ford the river without running over
them. Great numbers of the salmon
are caught by the Indians and smok-
ed and dried for food, both for them
selves and their dogs. Mail is re-
ceived four times each month with
the exception of May, when there is
none. Blueberries are the only wild
fruit Other fruits are raised in hot
houses. Their smallest money is 25
cents. Mr. Cleveland also sent bill
of fare which was not passed in for
publication.