The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-31
BINGHAM


The Century club will hold a sup
per picnic Friday afternoon of this
week in the Pines on Bingham
Heights. It is to be a basket picnic
and members are allowed to invite
their friends if they desire to do so
Or. r. c. Brown, who has been IL
Is now able to be about again.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. !. Goss are out oil
town for a few days; expected to re-
turn Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Sterling and
their little girl were in town Wednes-
day of last week
John Owens is having the lawn
Graded about his residence on Main
street.
Mrs. Della Brown Of Caratunk was
in town last week.
F. H. Preble and wife also Walter
Robinson and wife and two sons
Colby and Allen made a pleasant trip
to Jackman and return last SUNDAY
i'm their automobile.
Carrie Curtis has been spending a
few days with her uncle and aunt, hr.
and Mrs. Chester Flanders.
On Aug. 10th "A fine entertainment
will be given in kennebec Hall under
the patronage of the Congregational
Church Circle A group OF SIX Ne
gro minstrels will furnish music and
recitations.
Ethel Gilman, who has been so sue
cessful in her teaching the past year,
will enter Pennington Normal School
this fall.
Prize of five dollars for nv sub
ecrfhors 600 announcement on page
nine OF this issue.
MIR. and Mrs. Leonard Hamilton
and their son Earl. also Mrs Amelia
Gates have returned from recent
successful fishing trip to Lake Moxie.
Mrs. Abbie Webster of Watervllle
is the guest of her daughter Mrs. AL
bert Murray.
Henry Lovejoy of Moscow is very
sick. His daughter, Mrs. Fred Bean
Is assisting her mother in caring for
him.
Mary and Bernice Ftzmorris, little
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. James Fitz-
morris have been with their grandpa
rents Joseph Fitzmorris and wife over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson have re-
turned from a visit of two weeks
among relatives in Pttsfield.
Harry Dinsmore has been at home
quite i'll the past week.
There is such thing as paying too
much for quality. Men who make
that mistake can learn something by
buying Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes
from Mark Savage & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Dinsmore are
spending two weeks at their Pleasant
Pond cottage.
Moses l.. Ciley has gone to Brooks,
Maine, on months visit with his
grandfather, Moses Cilley and other
relatives.
Isabel Taylor of Providence, r. l.,
Is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. w. b.
Goodrich this week.
Rev w. A. Meservey has purchased
a lot at Bay Side and is building a
summer cottage there for his own use.
J. r. Meservey is closing out his
business here and will soon move to
Pittsfield where he will open photo
graphic studio.
Prize of five dollars for new sub
scribers. See announcement on page
nine of this issue.
Parsons o. Hardy of N. Easton,
MASS, mas Deen tne guest OF MS Dro-
Their John Hardy quite recently.
Monday evening special meeting
of the Board of Trade was held in
Firemens Hall, to discuss some way
of dealing with the speed of fiends
and road hogs that exist among auto
drivers in this and other states. The
general sentiment of the meeting was
that the speed limit of five to fifteen
miles per hour is too low. While
the speed of many cars through the
village streets is much too high. Sew
eral present related their experience
with a Skowhegan driver last Sunday.
1t was either get into the ditch or be
smashed by the road hog who drove
thirty to forty miles per hour regard
less of the condition of the roads. All
present were willing to do what Is
prevent accidents. 1t was decided
right and do everything possible to
TO form an automobile association SO
that some effectual means can be
adopted for common benefit. A meet
ing for the purpose of forming this
association will be held in Firemen's
Hall, next Saturday night, August 2.