The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-23
The News of Somerset's Busy Towns
BISGH

Miss Mary Foss went to Waterville
last Wednesday, where she will attend
Colby College during the coming year
Miss Thelma Foss is now teaching
school at The Forks.
Mrs John Packard has moved to
East Millinocket where Mr.. Packard
has employment. The rent vacated by
this family will be occupied By Ben
Mitchell and family
Robert Moore, Stanley Stoddard ana
Lester Moore returned to Orono, last
week
Miss Maude Hilton is nov employed
as bookkeeper for Lander Foisom.
1t is understood that no contract
has been let for lumber for the Shank
Mill for the coming year
Ernest Upper and wife from Dur
ham recently visited their brother
Arthur Topper Of this village
Ed REYNOLDS made a bee last Tues
day and moved his house from its To-
cation back of Fred l.. Bakers house
on the river road to lot on the main
street below the Baker house. Dur
ing the repair work Mr.. Reynolds and
family are occupying Fred f. Baker
house on Donigan St
Our Fall and Winter Hats have arry-
ed and are now on exhibition. Kate
NJ Burke. 2w38
John Witham and family are occupy.
ing the John Miller house on Donigan
St
Mrs. Edith Dinsmore supplied sey-
eral days as teacher in the Temple
School, Moscow, last week.
nDd Mrs Edward EaQp attended
the funeral of their nephew and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Rogers, in Gull
ford, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Fogg
were visitors in the Fogg home In this
village only few days before the
terrible collision of their automobile
and the train near Pennington, which
caused their death instantaneously.
The schools of the town are all now
in regular session. The 9th grade
was delayed a week on account of the
non-arrival of desks which 1t was nee
essary to have for the High School
building to accommodate the large num-
Der of pupils attending.
Full stock of Fisk Tires guaranteed
for 1000 miles at lower prices than
last year; also Goodyear. Tires guar
anteed for $500 miles. Briggs Gar
age Company. Bingham. tits
The condition of the sick ones in
our community remains about the
same at this writing. The two cases
of typhoid fever, Mrs. Willie Durgin
and Miss Gladys Smith, have not yet
reached the critical point and Harry
Cummings is still great sufferer and
much anxiety is felt concerning his
condition. Mrs Daniel Robinson Is
still In very poor health.
Frank Savage one of the efficient
scalers for Spencer Lumber Co., re-
turned to Skinner, Sept H. to resume
his duties there. This is the third
year that he has been employed by
them.
Several automobile parties from this
place attended the partridge dinner
at Hugh Comber's last Sunday.
John Briggs, accompanied by Will
lam Smith and his daughter, Miss
Alice Smith. started for Augusta at
midnight last Monday Mrs. Smith,
who was removed to the hospital in
that city last week, died before the
husband and daughter reached her.
The remains were brought to the home
in Moscow. Tuesday night. Mr.. Smith
and family have the sympathy of
many friends In this their great be-
reavement.
We are showing big line of stamp
ed goods. Kate NJ Burke. 2w3S
Rev. Felix Powell will speak next
Sunday, Sept. 2s, at 2.3O P. NJ. in
Kennebec Hall. Good singing. All
are invited.
The pulpit of the Congregational
church will be occupied next Sunday
by the pastor from Caratunk. Rev.
T. B. HIATT In exchange will preach at
Caratunk
Ralph Gallant started Tuesday for
Orono, where he will enter the Uni
versity Of Maine.
In the towns of Bingham, Concord,
Moscow and Pleasant Ridge, q pupils
completed the ninth grade work; 12l
from Bingham and each from the
other three towns, and 26 of these
have entered Secondary schools q
Bingham II. s., 3 Scion II. s.. | Arson
Academy and | in Massachusetts.
or those entering this high school
Dorothy e, Gates, Mabel F. Moore.
Clifford Reynolds, Hazel B. Stuart are
from MOSCOW, harold X. CnaSe, Flor
ence L. Garland. Hazel J. Smith and
Lauristan J. Young from Concord;
Stella Andrews, Christie Bickford
Mildred Bray from Peasant Ridge; and
from the rural part of this town came
Marta Cooley, Crystal NJ Grant, Ruth
Mahoney, Oscar ]. Miller.
There are q pupils in the school
from the other three towns for which
a tuition of 1910 per year will be re-
ceived, the State refunding to those
towns two thirds of that amount
The first children Of the high school
alumni to enter the school are Colby
W. Robinson and Ruth Mahoney.
NORTH ANSON
Mrs Everett Clark returned, Mon