The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-26
BINGHAM


Mr.. Aikens and family OF Newport
Vermont have been guests OF Mr. and
Mrs VI. ID. Skinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giles Fogg and family
of Abbott were recently visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Fogg OF this vii
lage.
Mrs Walter Garland and daughter
Ruby returned Sunday from a week
spent al Pleasant Pond. They &c
cnpied the Comber cottage.
Edgar Bean, agent for the Over
land automobile, with his wife were
in town last week They returned to
their home In Lewiston last Sunday.
Wherever you go and whatever you
do, your clothes are making some kind
of an impression for you. They VIII
make the right impression If they are
Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes bought
from Mark Savage & Co.
w. b. Goodrich and family made
an automobile trip to The Forks Sun
day.
A. A. Dinsmore and wife went to
Lake Embden in their new runabou'.
w e. Andrews and party enjoyed
an automobile ride to Madison on 81 IL
day. Many others having old or new
autos improved the time for a delight
full ride on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bean of The
Forks were in town Monday of this
week.
The carpenter work on one OF the
school buildings has been contracted
for by Jack McCollor. The masonry
by Charles Fentiman.
Preparations are underway for a
Fourth of July celebration at Bingham
this year. fire works in the evening.
viii Golf il in town caring for
hand injured by saw which he was
running.
Miss Jennie Elliott has been unable
to continue her school in the Wash
ington district, Moscow. Mrs. Chas.
Ball will finish the term.
See announcement on page eight OF
the great races at Skowhegan July Attn.
Mrs. George E. Jones who has been
In Skowhegan under treatment with
Mrs. Decker, for acute neuritis, re-
turned home last Saturday much I'M
proved in health, to the delight OF der
many friends here.
Carlton Ellis is in the Lewiston
Hospital having serious time with
one of his hands. He supposed that
a piece of broken glass was In his
right hand and after some time the
condition of the hand was so bad
that 1t was thought best to have hos
pital treatment.
Supt. of schools, Charles E. Ball
went to The Forks Tuesday where he
will assist in the graduating exercls-
es of the schools also at w. Forks
and Caratunk during this week; and
L ..,sI 10 tx,
Mike MARI from Indian Pond was
in town the first of the week.
Mems clothes don't seem to offer
much chance for variation in style;
but Mark Savage & Co. say thaA Hart
Schaffner & Marx make the clothes
that are always up-to-date.
e. w. Moore and son Robert are
taking the Gettysburg tour and Will be
away some weeks.
A few days ago while Mrs. Ethel
Brown was fishing from the whorf
In front of her cottage at Pleasant
Pond, she felt vigorous jerking on
the line. She tried to land the fish
but found that she had something I'M
usual to deal with. She shouted to
her friend, Mrs. Gertrude Morris to
come with a net and together they
IUdUdS6u W lduu upOu oHppCiy
whorf very large salmon. Fearing
the fish might escape Mrs. Brown
sprang upon it and with the help of
her apron held on till Gertrude re-
turned from the cottage with stick
and big butcher knife with which
the fish was slain after several dexter
GUS thrusts. The salmon was the
largest ever caught at Pleaant Pond,
weighed Az pounds and measured "a
inches.
The union graduation of the Gram
mar, Intermediate and Primary
schools of Bingham. Concord and Mos
COW, were held in the Congregational
church at Bingham, Thursday even
ing The programs will of necessity
be left over until next week for pub
LEGATION.
J. Fl. Wood, o. D., Eye Specialist
will be in Bingham at the home of DR..
p. A. Wood for the practice of Optic
metry in all its branches, commencing
July 1st to the 9Th. He will have
his instruments to give the fullest