The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-30
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Dinsmore.
Harold Savage and family are
guests at Rev. T. B. HATS.
Miss Nellie Baker from Medford is
spending her vacation in town.
Earl E. Andrews is home from Bos-
ton.
Earl Eames was guest IN the tam
lily of George Baker last week.
Mrs. Leon Goodrich entertained her
sister Miss Coal from Boston during
the Xmas vacation.
DR.. p. A. Wood will be in Scion
Thursday, Jan. 9th for the practice
of dentistry.
Miss Beatrice Baker has finished
her work in Curtis Fancy work room
and the store Is closed for the winter.
Mrs. Albert Murray spent Christ
mas with her sisters in Waterville.
Chas. Colby has been confined to
the house this week with a cold. Chas.
Pierce is handling the freight during
Mr. Colby's illness.
Mrs. w. f. Merrill of Skowhegan,
formerly Miss Janet Lander of Bling
ham, spent several days in town last
week
Key. II. c Glidden wi hold preach
ing services each Sunday afternoon
at 2.30 in Fremens Hall also Tues
day evening prayer meeting at 10
at the same place.
An efficient committee from the
Sabbath School consisting Of Rev.
and Mrs r b. HIATT. A. J. Jordan,
Mrs. Rose Lander and Elizabeth
Thompson had in charge the Xmas
tree in the church on Friday evening.
Generous gifts were distributed
among a large number of children
and also among the shut-ins by Santa
on his tour with the carol singers.
Mr.. Hopkins, who has been the
guest of his son DR. =. o. Hopkins
for several weeks, has returned TO his
home.
On account of the severe rain OF
last Sunday the concert which was
prepared for Sunday evening was Civ
en- on the following Wednesday even
ing and was much enjoyed.
Pennington sleighs for sale A.
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The American Shoe Finding Com
pany is at present doing a splendid
business Demand for shoe shanks
has revived and they have also in
stalled new machinery to increase the
variety of their product and utilize
all kinds of hard wood. When run
ming full 40 or so men are employed,
GALLANT-PROUT
The home of Mrs Eugene Gallant
was the scene of wedding last Mon
day morning when her older daugh-
ter Miss Laura were united in mar
rage to Herbert Prout of Auburn.
Rev. r. B. HIATT performed the cere-
mony in the presence of immediate
relatives. Mrs. Prout was former
Bingham girl but for the past three
years she has been in Lewiston where
for two years she was in training at
Central Maine Hospital and for the
past year has followed the profession
with great success. Mr. Prout is a
popular grocery merchant of Lewis
ton and has a home In that city to
which he has taken his bride. The
many friends here who are interested
in this couple wish them much hap
piness in their welded life.
BINGHAM'S FIRST COMMUNITY
CHRISTMAS TREE
The grand old woods of Maine new
piOOuCCu ultI SptClllltll lndD
was grown for Bingham's first COM
munity Xmas tree. The tree which
was Sc feet high and perhaps 20 feet
at its base was placed in a very prom
inent position on the Main street
Through the kindness and generosity
of the electricians from the Central
Maine Power Company, the tree was
brilliantly arrayed with colored cleo
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the symbol of Christmas, a beautiful
electric star, was placed. AS the tree
was Illuminated at dusk each evening
the week before Christmas, it was a
sight which attracted not only little
tots but older men as well, who de-
clared as they gazed at 1t that there
never was such beautiful sight up
this river 1t stood as splendid
testimonial of the accomplishments of
the Century Club, under whose aus
pices 1t was erected. More than this
1t stood for its sacred meaning and
seemed to fill our whole community
with the spirit of Christmas Friday
was busy day. The Sunshiners,
the Church Circle ladies', the Mission
Girls and many other friends were
busy with charity work. Clothing,
EOOu, mowers, DOCKS anu cOHleCliOD-
cry were distributed among the shut
ms and the needy. At o'clock on
Xmas eve three young men stationed
in different parts of the town with
their comets called together the carol
singers, who with their torch lights
made pilgrimage from house to
house of the shut-ins and sang their
beautiful carols filling every one with
the spirit of Yuletide. Meanwhile
Santa dressed in his usual uniform
entered these homes with gifts, Some
after eight the carol singers entered
the church where more music was en-
ioyed and gifts were distributed from
two heavily ladened trees. Early on
Saturday evening, although the
weather was moist large crowd
gathered for the ceremonies around
the community tree which consisted
of music and the arrival of Santa
amid great jingling of bells and
shouts OF laughter He distributed