The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-25
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Mrs Erwin ". Moore and son Robert
started Monday noon for Duluth where
they will visit for a few months with
relatives Mrs. Moores mother Mrs.
Lizzie Colby, is in very poor health.
1t will pay you to use fertilizer on
your corn and potatoes at hoeing time.
Have a few tons left. A. S. Burke.
W. b. Goodrich and wife. Leon
Goodrich and wife and Merton Good
rich took a pleasant auto ride to
Jackman one last Sunday They took
their picnic dinner and ate on Owls
Head from which one gets grand
view of the surrounding country.
Sunday was beautiful day aud
many auto parties passed through
town. Among the Sunday guests at
the hotel were Mr.. Henry Mayo. |. ;.
Marshall and wife from Hamden.
DR. A II. Clark. dentist viii be In
Bingham. Monday. Tuesday and Wed
nesday, June %. 81 and July LIST.
Frank Gippson and wife and John
GIBSON and wife took a very pleasant
trip last week going from here to Ban
gor then on the Canadian Pacific to
Greenville and down on the Maine
Central to Bingham Heights. John
Gipson is from South Dakota and this
is his first visit to Maine. He is very
much enthused over the beautiful
scenery of our State.
Those attending the State Normal
School graduation at Pennington last
Thursday were Mrs Marta Savage.
Mrs. Gertrude Morris. Miss Marie FL
well. Miss Georgia Work. Miss Doris
Andrews and Stanley Stoddard Miss
Ruth Lander who was in the gradual
ing class returned in the auto with Mr..
Stoddard and Miss Andrews. Miss
Marion Baker a student at the same
school also returned home on Friday.
Mrs. Bert Savage and Mrs. Warren
Clark from North New Portland were
visiting with Mrs. Hopkins Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Murray from
Gardiner and Mrs. Hathon from Rich
mond were visitors at A. T. Murray's
during graduation week.
Miss Angie Robinson from Lynn.
Mass is visiting her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Robinson.
Mrs. Lettie Gallivan from Oakland
is visiting her cousin Mrs. Inez Baker
The Congregational Church Circle
met at the home of Mrs. John Butler
Wednesday afternoon. June 18th. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. Cora
Jordan July 1st.
Welding, new process, everything in
metals; also vulcanizing. Up-to-date
work. Skowhegan Garage Co.
j. p Hardy has recently painted the
new shank mill. he has also panied
Kennebec Hall building, both of which
speak we'll of his workmanship. We
are told that they hope to make shanks
in the new building by August.
icfn nd W phtldrpD
from Fort Fairfield are visitors in
town.
Children's and Misses Coats marked
down. A. S. Burke.
The Misses Hodgdon from Boston
are boarding at Bingham Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Goodrich have
rented rooms of Mrs Frank Smith and
are now housekeeping.
Miss Carl. niece of Alton Carl and
Mrs. Bray, a friend are visiting at the
Carl home this week.
Hugh Davidson. a Harvard student
who is to preach at Caratunk and
The Forks through the summer spent
Friday night with Rev. r. B. HIATT.
White Dresses for the 4th. A. S.
Burke.
CALCULATIONS
The graduating exercises of the
class of 1914 of Bingham High School
were held in Kennebec Hall Friday
evening, June 10Th, before a large
audience Music was furnished by
Bakers orchestra. The hall was de-
corated with evergreen. ferns and
daisies, the class colors being green
and white and the class motto "Diri-
gete cursum ante" was suspended in
large latters over the stage. Besides
the class Supt Merton T. Goodrich,
Prin. Miss Ruby d. Whitehouse and
assistants Miss Annie A. Mckenzie and
Mrs. Kathleen T. Doe were on the
platform. The program: Music;
prayer; music; The Value of Effici-
ency, Beatrice Eugenia Gallant; The
Great Railroads of the World, John
Harry Gordon; The Story of Bingham,
Florence May Murray; music; An APP
peal for Good Roads in Maine, Ber-
nard James Gallant; Conservation of
Our Forests, Florence Hadassah Col
by; music; The Development of Mo-
dern Warfare, Robert Colby Moore;
The Value of Industrial Education,
Mary Ann Foss; Names Natural Re-
sources, Errold Fremont Hilton; Pre-
sentation of Gifts. Robert Colby |
Moore; Acceptance of Gifts. Supt. |
Merton T. Goodrich; remarks by Prin-
cipal; comforting diplomas; benedic-
ton; music.
After the exercises a reception was
gwen the graduating class and nice
ly arranged order of dances was en-
ioyed. Delicious refreshments of ice
cream and fancy crackers were serv-
ed. The exercises throughout were
very gratifying to the parents, friends
and townspeOple assembled The
GLASS presented as their gift to the