The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-09
BINGHAM


buiit-in magnetic and reverse Has
been run enough TO use about gal
gasoline r. NJ. Savage
Miss Lucille Foster first assistant
in B. H. s. spent Sunday at her home
in Wateryille.
Mr.. and Mrs John Hughes and
family have recently moved into VIII
bur Keene's house on Meadow street.
Mrs. Charles Millett has returned
from Lewiston Hospital and is rapidly
improving.
A street sprinkler would be greatly
appreciated by the citizens who are
having their buildings painted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Savage are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth OF
son, Earl Gilman, born Monday,
May 9th, weighing IL "a pounds Mrs.
Savage was formerly Miss Ethel Gill
man.
Do you use Crlsco? Now is a good
time to buy. lb. can 99c; lb. can
s195; lb. can $2.88 at Fred w.
Preble's.
Mrs. Ned Moore went to New York
last week and intends to spend the
summer there with her parents.
Mrs. Edith Whitney went to Garry
Pond camps today. where she will
cook for a short time for Henry Lane.
Miss Gladys Collins and Miss Mildred
Bray will work in the dining room
during the season for Mr.. Lane.
1t Is reported that the house on up
per Main street formerly owned by
Mrs Dudley Rollins, is now owned by
Coney Grant.
Mr. and Mrs. George Maxfield from
Canaan were callers in town last Sun
day
Mrs Carolyn Savage and her daugh-
ter Anna are spending a few days
this week in Portland
Mr.. and Mrs Chris Steward recent
ly visited several days with relatives
in Caratunk
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Goodrich spent
Tuesday and Wednesday as delegates
to the Convention held in Foxcroft.
Great improvement is being made
upon the school yard by grading.
Mellen v Adams spent Sunday at
his home in Belgrade.
Friday and Saturday sale at Fred
w. Prebles:-2 bottles Magic Water
Csc; cans corn SOC; cans Peas soc;
3 cans tomatoes 55c; 5 cakes Goblin
Toilet Soap Csc; 3 lbs. Fancy Rice
25c: 10c Book Slate Free to boys and
Ben Berry and his family from
Portland are soon to occupy the Meth
odist parsonage Mr. Berry is en-
ployed on the train and Is in town
only every other night.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Burke enter
tanned guests at their Hillside farm
In Concord, last Sunday.
Bingham's honor flag Is floating in
front of the postoffice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Stoddard re-
Gently received word that their son
Stanley had been called into the SER
vice.
Patrick Murphy Is much improved
in health and is gardening for few
OF his neighbors.
Maurice Preble has returned from
Boston, where he spent the winter
and his wife with her sister Miss
Helen Cahill, will return in few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Folsom Merrill and
friends from Skowhegan were callers
In town last Sunday
Chas. Ball recently received quite
serious injuries from being thrown
from his wagon. His horse has a
way of rushing when driven into
ed rather unpleasant for the driver as
he was overturned into a rocky door
yard.
Mrs Pearl Woodland and her son
Kenneth with a nurse arrived home
last Saturday Master Kenneth
stood the journey very well.
Great preparations are Being made
for Ladies Day" in the Grange, next
Saturday
Next Saturday will be observed as
Mothers Day at the Congregational
Church Please see that mothers get
to church. There will be special
discourse and special music for the
occasion Wear a red carnation III
mother Is living, white one II she
has passed from this world.
An unusually interesting meeting
was held at the home of Mrs. Bina
Preble last Thursday afternoon when
the Century Club met for It's annual
meeting. The music for the after
noon was furnished by Miss Lucille
Foster at the piano and Mrs. Marion
Bryant with the mandolin. There
we're also several beautiful selections
played on the vctrola. very en-
joyable feature of the afternoon was
the paper read by Mrs. Belle Williams
on her winter spent in Florida. Mrs.
Blanch Gordon read sketches from
the life of Froebel the founder of
the kindergarten, and Mrs. Florence
Owens, historian OF the club read
chronicles of the 9Th year of the Cen
fury Club. The following officers |
we're then elected for the year; Pres
ident Mrs. Annie Whitney; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary Baker; recording sec
rotary, Mrs. Josephine Sawyer; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Bertha
Ball; treasurer, Mrs. Florence Owens;
historian, Mrs Nellie Robinson; di-
rectors, Mrs Kathleen Doe, Mrs. Eva
Skinner, Mrs. Carrie Colby, Mrs. Kate
Burke, Mrs. Oracle Smith, Mrs Eliza
beth Jordan. The retiring president
Mrs Edith Dinsmore made very cour-
teous remarks upon surrendering the
office which she has so ably filled
during the past year. The president
Of the Century Club, Mrs. Annie f..
Whitney has appointed the following
committees Program. Mrs. Florence
NJ Owens. Mrs. Kathleen Doe, Mrs.
Mary H. Turner. music. Mrs. Eva