The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-03
BINGHAM


Earl Andrews, a student at law in
Boston, has arrived home for his
summer vacation.
George L. Baker and family are en-
joying new REQ
Full stock of Fisk Tires guaranteed
for 1000 miles at lower prices than
last year; also Goodyear Tires guar
anteed for $500 miles. Briggs Car
age Company, Bingham. tfl8
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Hight are NOV
ing into the building previously oc-
cupied as the Office of j. }. Lancer.
The building is suitably arrange LOT
Mrs. Hight as she intends 10 nave
millinery parlors in the front rooms.
The house recently vacated by Mr..
and Mrs Hight will be occupied by
Ben Mitchell and family.
Boys high grade suits at reasonable
prices at Donigan's.
Mrs George Maxfield OF canaan
visited through Memorial with reia-
tiyes in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Sterling and
children from Pittsfeld are in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Collins are
the proud parents of another baby
boy, born Monday, May 81.
Two tons of hay SO ton to make a
chance to repair barn. A. F. Donigan.
Mrs. Orrissa Dodge spent Memorial
with her relatives in North Arson.
Mrs. Anna Chase and little grand
daughter are spending few days IN
town.
Miss Mary Foss and her friend Miss
Powell from The Forks spent Satur-
day in town returning Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Clark from Cara
funk.
It Is reported that circus Is to
arrive in town the last week in June.
Mrs. Eva Burke was able to ride to
the cemetery in her wheel chair on
Memorial Day.
A better line of high grade furnl-
ture than ever at Donigan's.
Mrs. Susan Nevers. wife OF DR..
Nevers, one of our former physicians
now located in Massachusetts, Is
visitor at Mrs. J. J. Lander's.
DR.. R. c. Brown has purchased the
property In Concord known as the
Sumner Ellis farm and Lennard Ham,
ilton and family who for years have
lived on Meadow Street in this vii
lage, have been engaged to carry on
ready taken possession and enjoy the
farm life thus far.
Many of the residents of Bingham
have fine looking strawberry beds
and II must be a good investment as
the following figures show that the
people are without doubt fond of the
berries. Our fruit dealer during last
week sold 576 boxes of strawberries
besides many boxes sold by other
grocers.
Every day is bargain day in high
grade shoes and suits at Donigan's.
The High School baseball team was
defeated by the Arson Academy boys
on the North Arson grounds last
Saturday by score of 1913. Mon
day q team containing only six of the
regular players went to Madison and
were deafeated 21-7 by the Madison
High School team. The return game
will be at Bingham Saturday June S.
Fishermen are now very numerous
travelling in every direction through
this section. Big fish stories are
told. A report of one of the pleasant
est trips was related by Anon Baker.
Most everyone in this section of the
country has known of Embden Pond.
but few realize the Improvements
which have been made there within a
few years. Lowell Berry Is the pro-
prietor of the camps and a meal cook
ed by Mr.. Berry himself is weel worth
trip to the place. He has a fine
motor boat and is well equipped with
all the modern convenlences for fish,
ing and other sports. He has the
pond well stocked with trout and sal
mon. Mr.. Baker brought home with
him three handbook salmon weigh
ing 4 LIZ piece.
Buy Glenwood stove at Donigan's.
The Kennebec Chapter d. A. X.
held its annual meeting last Thurs.
day afternoon at the home of Mrs
Carrie Colby. The following officers
were elected; Regent, Mrs. Carrie
Colby; vice regent. Mrs. Annie Whit
ney; secretary, Mrs. Caroline Savage;
treasurer, Mrs. Nellie Robinson; re-
corder, Mrs. Lephe Preble.
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE
served In very pleasing and appro-
pirate manner. Rev. r. B. HIATT
preached to the few old soldiers on
Sunday. Very appropriate music
was rendered by the vested choir. On
Monday the usual procession was
formed at the church and the old sol
diers accompanied by members of the
Board of Trade, citizens and school
children were accompanied to the
cemetery, After returning to the
Church the audience listened to an