The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-27
The News of Somerset's Busy Towns
BINGHAM

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Mrs Ross Henderson is entertain
ing her mother from Piftstleld during
Christmas week.
Harry Haskell Of Portland is spend
ing the week with his wife Mrs Lille
Haskell who is to spend the winter
here.
Mrs. Nellie Bonney has returned for
"A few weeks visit with Rev and Mrs.
Charles Berry
Alyah Witham is employed as book
keeper in the Am. Shes Finding Cos.
mill
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Morrison from
Vassalboro spent Christmas at the
home of her father Frank Rowe.
Mrs. r. c. Brown and Mrs. Marta
Savage were business callers in Au-
gusta last Friday.
Mrs. ROBBIE Robinson is doing light
housekeeping in rooms at Mrs. Eta
Hollis
Mrs. Bessie Carney. who Is employ
ed as a nurse by DR.. Palmer OF Port
land, Is spending the week at the home
OF her sister Mrs Wilbur Keene
Miss Cinda Savage. who has spent
the past few months in Boston, receiy-
ing medical treatment, is so much i'm
proved in health. She is now at the
home Of Mrs. Marta Savage.
Mrs Maynard Skinner and her two
daughters Misses Elizabeth and Rach-
ell started Tuesday noon for Orleans,
Vermont, where they will visit rela-
tges for a week Gerald French, a
relative OF the family and young man
well known In this town, Is making
his farewell visit to the Vermont home
before going to France.
Howard Bryant from Scion spent
Sunday with his wife In this place.
Mrs Bryant started Monday noon for
the home OF her parents in New
Hampshire, where she will spend her
two weeks vacation.
Robert Moore arrived in town Sat
urday to spend Christmas with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin w Moore.
The High school closed very sudden
ly last Wednesday noon and the prin-
cipal M. " Adams went to his home
In Belgrade. His sickness develop
ed into a case of the mumps. Miss
Lucille Foster the first assistant, went
to her home In Waterville Thursday
morning
The Independent-Repo is for
sale at f. II. Caswell's.
Miss Laura Smith, teacher of the
3rd and 4th grades also went to her
home In Gardiner Saturday morning
The young ladies OF this town, who
are students at Pennington Normal
and at Colby College, are all spend
ing the holidays at their homes.
The Christmas exercises in the diff
ferent schools and churches were
very much enjoyed.
Tom Whitney and his son Clyde
Whitney have sold their potash bust
ness In this place to Bernard Whit
ney OF Arson and Mr.. Whitney will
soon join his son Clyde who has a
business located at Van Buren,.
Wilbur Keene, who has been en-
gineer In the American Shoe Finding
Cos. mill for several years, has re-
signed his position with that company
and has gone to Lynn. Mass, where he
expects to accept a position in the
electrical works. II Mr.. Keene &C
cepts the position he will move his
family there In the spring
Plans are under consideration for a
watch meeting at the Congregational
church on New Years eve New
hymn books have arrived and 1t Is
planned to have song service at
which time the new music will be
tried. Other attractive features will
be planned for the service and furth-
er notice will be given on Sunday.
The Kennebec Chapter D. A. r. held
their Christmas meeting at the home
of Mrs. Marta Savage this afternoon
Mrs. James Pooler received tele-
gram last Saturday stating the sad
news that her son John Pooler had
died at Washington, d. c., where he
was employed by the government. The
brother OF the deceased, David Pooler
of Scion started Monday and will re-
turn the last of the week with the
body.
Mrs. Ella N Jewett, Magnetic Heal
err, will be at Robert Woods, from
Thursday noon to Friday noon, OF
next week, to give treatments,