The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-18
BINGH

". 3. Goodrich has installed new
Farmers telephone in his store and
will soon have one put in his house.
Charles Johnson has moved his fam
lily into the f. S. Hunnewell house at
the end of Bates street.
Mrs. Chas. Firth has returned from
a visit TO her parents in Athens.
Nina Cooley is now at home having
visited among friends in Augusta ana
Bowdoinham
a. S. Burke and wife are at their
Hillside farm in Concord.
Florence Cahill is having yaea-
ton and Eva Mcdonald is doing
table work at Bingham Hotel in her
place.
Mrs. Lillian Nashburn took a party
OF friends 70 Skowhegan last week III
her AUTOMOBILES, Mrs. Mark Dnsmore
and Mrs Alvah Witham were Of the
party
Rev f 3 HIATT was called to Ma
chias last week by the death of his
brother
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A Dinsmore are oc-
cupylng their cottage at Pleasant
Pond.
Mrs. Green of Briggs Landing was
the guest of Mrs. John Briggs this
week.
Chas. Colby returned last week
from a trip to Bath, where he was
a guest of Andrew J. kaul, Jr., also
TO Portland where he visited his Sis
ter, Mrs. Ernest Dodge.
John Dubois and daughter and John
Craig with his niece, Miss Thompson,
arrived in Bingham from New YORK
last week on their way to their cot
tage at Pleasant Pond 1t was an eX-
tremely hot journey and the whole
party were nearly exhausted when
they arrived
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Morris visited
Mr.. and Mrs. |. c. Pierce last Friday.
Mrs. Marta Savage, who broke her
ankle about two weeks ago is getting
along we'll but has been obliged to
change her plans for spending the
summer at her Pleasant Pond cottage.
1t will be several weeks before she can
walk.
Train due at $50 last Friday night
was three hours late.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Hussey have
visitors this week.
Ed. Spaulding was arrested for loud
talking and refusal TO 60 about his
business when ordered to do so by Pc
liceman Carl. He was placed in the
lookup, Thursday night. Hearing was
held Friday morning in the office OF
II. |. Goss.
E. w Leonard of Bangor was In
Bingham over Sunday.
Mrs. Bridget Durgin of The Forks
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dur
gin.
Laundry to be sent to the Globe
Steam Laundry, Portland, must be left
at A. F. Donigan's store before p. M
each Wednesday until the change OF
time on railroad 3.w28
Harry Dinsmore is working for the
Northern Maine Tel. & Tel. Co as line
man. The crew is now at The Forks.
At Waterville on Sunday, July l4th,
Bert Hill Hunnewell and Jennie
Louise Cahill, both of Bingham, were
united in marriage by Rev. FIR. John
Z. Kealy of Waterville.
Teachers engaged for Bingham High
school are Beatrice NJ. Smith, A. b., OF
Holyoke, Mass, Principal; Adah Snow
deal, A b.. Augusta. Me, Assistant.
Miss Smith was formerly assistant.
Miss Snowdeal is a graduate of L. OF
NJ, and has had five years experience
teaching in the High school. The
Freshman class will number about 20.
A new senior is to come into the High
school from Pennington. Three oil
1912 class are to take post graduate
work. One boy who dropped out to
come back. Only one student to drop
out this vacation. The school will
number so or more. Floy E. Wilson OF
Scion has closed the Blaine school in
Bingham. Belle Spaulding, the Long
fellow school in Concord, and Lila Nj.
Rowe, the Washington in The Forks
last Friday.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
This year marks the one hundredth
anniversary of the incorporation OF
the town of Bingham, and the citizens
deem it fitting to observe this centen-
NAL by a week of proper commemera-
tive exercises and entertainments.
The people of our town unite in ex-
tending a most cordial invitation to
all old residents of the town, to all
teachers, ministers and others who
have at any time in the past been
identified with the life of our com
munity to visit US at this time.
Following is a general synopsis of
the program:
Tuesday, August 10, will be Centen-
NAL Day, and the exercises will con-
sist of a street parade, GRAFTON, lit
erary and musical program, and ball
in the evening.
Wednesday. August IA, will be day
of sports, and the Somerset Guides
Association has arranged to hold their
annual field day with us at that date
Thursday, August Is, the Sugartown
School Association will entertain with
one of their celebrated picnics filled
with pleasure and goodfellowship.
Friday, August 16, the Baker-Good