The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-07-22
BINGHAM

The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. f. church
will hold a regular meeting with MIS-.
Adde Jones Tuesday, July 9th at :
o'clock All ladies come prepared 10
gork.
Rev. II. C. Glidden will hold service
next Sunday at ? O'Clock aiter TWO
geeks vacation.
Miss Alice Smith of Skowhegan' one
of our former teachers. is no" VISIT
Ing Mr.. and Mrs. Wm Pooler on
Owens st.
Ben Russell and family went 10
Pleasant Pond last week to spend the
summer at their cottage
Mrs. Chas. Colby and daughter Miss
Belle Colby were calling on FRIENDS
and old acquaintances IN Skowhegan
lagt Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodyear from New
York are spending few weeks at
Bingham Hotel. Mrs. Goodyear, who
is an Invalid is accompanied by a
nurse.
Mrs. Marta Savage now has on her
lawn nine different varieties OF roses
in full bloom. They seem to be per
feet in shape and are beautifully
tinted
Mrs. Cora Jordan recently had the
misfortune to sprain her ankle ana
has been obliged to walk with crutch-
es for the past week.
On account of rain the Sunshine So
ciety was obliged to postpone their
picnic until the next regular meeting
day, which will be Thursday, August
IL with Mrs. II. 3. Whipple.
Full stock of Fisk Tires guaranteed
ct
last year; also Goodyear Tires guar
anteed for $500 miles. Briggs Car
aya Comnany bingham. tits
Mrs Edward Miller and her daugh-
ter Miss Marion started "Wednesday
Tor visit with friends in Portland
Cards have been received from New
Hampshire announcing the marriage
Of Herbert Magoon of Lancaster and
Miss Ethel Davis of Portsmouth. Mr..
Magoon was a former Bingham boy
and Mrs. Magoon a former teacher IN
eur High School. Friends extend to
them congratulations and best wishes.
Fred Preble while using the ba-
mana knife last Monday had the mis-
fortune to badly cut his wrist. On
fastening to the physician it was
found that he had cut vein and
nearly through the cord In his Wrist.
Three stitches were taken IN the
wound.
The Goodrich and Baker reunion
will hold its annual picnic In the
rrove at Bingham Heights, Aug. 10,
1916. Everybody invited.
Herbert Hilton, whose home mas
nrevfously been In South Paris, Is
.pending the summer with his sister
Mrs Ada Berry of Moscow.
Quite a number of people from TINS
place attended the wedding of Miss
Belle Cool of Concord and John Hun
new I'll of The Forks last Saturday al
fernoon at the home of the bride In
Concord. Five automobile parties
were also kind enough to accompany
the newly married couple to their
home at Pleasant Pond on that same
evening and no doubt made the trip
very enjoyable.
A party consisting Of sixteen lady
friends from North Arson were enter
tanned last Tuesday by Mrs F. L. Clip
son and Mrs. Beatrice WATSON at
Bingham Hotel. They were received
on the veranda which had been costly
arranged with easy chairs and tables
At o'clock the ladies repaired to the
dining hall, where they were privi-
legged to select from q menu when
could not fail to please. Beautiful
Bouquets of yellow daisies were prom
inent In the dining room and on the
veranda After spending the re-
mainder of the afternoon in very
pleasant way the ladies returned to
their homes on the evening train.
AGED RESIDENT DEAD
John Miller. an old resident of this
place, passed away last Saturday al
aernoon For many weeks he had
been in failing health. During his
last sickness he was cared for by his
brother and wife Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Miller. About 80 years ago Mr..
Miller came from Canada to this sec
ton of the state and has since made
his home here. His wife died three
years ago and on Monday afternoon
he was buried by her side in the
Sugartown Cemetery. The deceased
was So years old. Many relatives at
tended the funeral services. Several
of the brothers had not met for %
years.
WAS THIS THE FIRST LANYARD
January 8, 1885. Levi G. Fletcher
OF Bingham conveyed to Barnard
Drew of Bingham an acre of land COW
ering the falls on meadow brook east
of the village, and being eight rods
north and south at the foot of the hill
and twenty rods easterly from the
foot of the hill. April 10, 1899, he