The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25
The News of Somerset's Busy Towns


day afternoon and did the usual
amount of work.
The Century Club was delightfully."-
entertained at the home of Mrs. Edith
Dinsmore last Friday afternoon. The
program was very enjoyable and the
social hour during which time the
directors served tea was much enjoy
ed The next meeting will be on
Friday of next week, Nov. ., in the
Reeention room of the Fraternity
building The general subject will
he War Relief and the following pro-
pram will be presented Music;
roll call. Current Events; Americas
Share, Mrs Abbie Hilton; Clara Bar
ton and the Red Cross, Mrs, Belle
Dinsmore.
Rodnah Bean, a young man working
in the American Shoe Finding Mil,
accidentally hit his hand against the
emery wheel Monday and removed
two fingers.
The services at the Congregational
church we're very we'll attended last
Sunday, and the food conservation
problem plainly presented by the pas
tor, Rev T b. HIATT and Mrs. Nancy
Whipple, who are the committee for
the canvass OF this section. They
have secured the assistance of nine
ladies who will assist them in the
work. and the canvass will begin next
week.
During the Sunday School session
last Sabbath Mrs. Chas. Ball gave a
very interesting report of the s. S.
convention held recently in Rockland,
to which she was sent as a delegate
by this Sunday School.
The children of the primary depart
ment of the Sunday School meet at
the home of the Supt. Mrs. Elizabeth
Jordan each Monday afternoon and
prepare scrap books and post card
albums for Philippine children.
Mrs Llewellyn Williams enjoyed
sweet corn from her garden Oct II.
It was as sweet as the yield of last
August
Mrs Donovan Cool from Skowhe-
gan recently visited her parents Mr.
and Mrs Carl Gates on Upper Main
street.
The service at the Methodist church
last Sunday was a patriotic service,
the pastor taking for his subject 1.-THE
Duty Of the Church in this Hour of
National Need" and his text from St
John 6:12 Gather up the fragments
that remain, that nothing be lost"
Patriotic songs were sung and the
Liberty Loan and Conservation
Causes were presented to good
sized congregation.
Weather permitting Rev. Charles
H. Berry will hold a preaching ser
vice at the Chamberlain Hill school
house tonight Next Sunday at 130
p. m he will hold a like service at
the Stream Line School House and at
3 O'Clock on same afternoon at the
Chamberlain Hill schoolhouse
A Sunday School Institute will be
conducted at the Concord Corner
schoolhouse next week, Saturday Nov
3rd. with a splendid afternoon and
evening program by out of town
speakers
There was an enjoyable and profit
able meeting of the Ladies' Aid last
week at the home Of Mrs. Arabel Lis
ter. 1t was an all day meeting and a
baked-bean dinner was served The
next meeting will be next Tuesday at
ternoon at the parsonage
Miss Florence Colby, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II Colby, is at present
as director Of Physical Cul-
ture, in Elmira, ~ Y. She has the
teachers of twenty-seyen schools I'M
der her direction. She went directly to
Elmira following trip to Montana,
last summer.
We, the ladies of Bingham, wishing
TO aid in the conservation of food |
would gladly follow Mr. Hoover's sug-
gestion and observe two wheatless
days week. But In order that we
may do this it must be possible to
buy bread made from other than
white flour We respectfully petition
the Grocers of Bingham to put on sale
for two days each week, say Wednes-
day and Thursday, bread made from
Rye, Graham, or Whole Wheat; and
we pledge ourselves to serve no white |
bread in our households on these
days.