The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-20
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LETTERS FROM OUR COUNTRY
CORRESPONDENTS
BINGHAM

BINGHAM
FOR SALE-Two brass beds in per
feet condition. Inquire Of r. NJ. Say-
age
Clifford Guliyrr Is the guest OF his
aunt Mrs FL. Lake of Oakland for a
few days.
The ban WAS lifted last Sunday
morning. Tho usual church services
were held Sunday Schools opened
| Monday morning With fairly good
attendance.
A regular Grange meeting will be
! held next Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Tibbetts and her niece from
( Belgrade spent last Sunday as guests
of Mrs. Bert Maxfeld at Bingham
| Hotel
A regular meeting of the War Re
/ lief Society next Tuesday afternoon
at the Fraternity Bldg. Work for
the Belgians.
| | am carrying a line of Wall Paper
Samples this spring that will we'll pay
those Interested in saving money on
/ such purchases to look over, f. II.
Caswell. Avs
Mrs. Emma Pierce Is able to be
the house with Illness.
The installation of officers of 0. f..
S. will occur next Wednesday even
ing Officers are requested to bring
! the rituals.
/ Mrs. l.. NJ. Bradbury. superintendent
of schools. was in town on business
last Saturday.
Miss Thelma Foss, teacher OF the
Bird and 4th grades in North Arson,
spent Sunday with her parents Mr..
and Mrs Charles Foss
Rev Thomas r. HIATT, district depn-
ty grand master and his marshal,
Earl Folsom. attended the installation
of officers in the Odd Fellow lodge at
Scion last Tuesday evening
Mrs. Sarah Baker has beautiful
CHEEKY plant called Patient Lucy
which has been perfect mass of
bright red blossoms since last Au-
gust and at present has S buds and
blossoms.
Mrs. Cynthia Smith. better known
by host Of friends as Aunt Cynthia"
who has for the past four years been
renting room in Mrs. Eta Hollis
house is soon to move into the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs S. T. Goodrich where
she will have very pleasant room
and board
Washington Birthday Sale at Fred
w. Preble's-Coffee Is higher-Your
choice Autocrat Chase & Sanborn or
! Everyday Blend, 3 lbs. for 81 while 1t
! lasts. Autocrat and Brooke Bond tea
Csc pound. Ginger, Cassia. Pepper
and Allspice 12c pkg. Loganberry
Jiny Jell 10 pkg Mascot Soap IL cakes
soc; Kelloggs Drinket 2 cans. 44c;
Warmers Macaroni pkg csc; 4 pkg
Arm & Hammer Soda 24c; $1.25 can
/ Everybody's Syrup S5c. Don't miss
this money saving sale.
The ladies OF the kennebec Chapter
y. A. r. will meet at the home Of Mrs.
Kate Burke on the afternoon of Feb.
90. The principal features OF the lit
erary program will be reading--Mar
tina Washington and Mount Vernon,
Mrs. Josephine Sawyer and poem Sc
lected from an Old School Book, Mrs.
Lephe s Preble.
The first whistle blew about
o'clock Tuesday evening. The fire
men were soon on the spot and found
il to be the small building which
housed the donkey engine at the new
mill and altho quite a blaze, it was
soon extinguished.
MARTIN p. GOLIATH
Martin Prescott Goliath, we'll
known resident OF the State of Maine
died Friday, Feb. 18th, at the home of
his granddaughter Mrs. Omar Sawyer
of Bingham. He was born in Exeter
Dec. Is, 1843 and the early part OF
his life was spent as a farmer in his
home town with the exception Of four
years service in the Civil War having
enlisted when he was II years old In
the LIST Maine Cavalry. Hi7 educa
ton was received In the public schools
OF his native town and at Orono April
1S, 1865 he married Miss Annie e.
Arnold OF Frederick City. Maryland
and they became the parents OF five
children. Exeter remained his home
until 1895 when he moved to Seboom
ook, Moosehead Lake, where he has
been pleasantly located for "a years
with the exception OF the past few
months. The mother passed away
July 10. 1898.
On May 10. 1900 Mr.. Goliath mar
ried Miss Nellie Mansell of Greenville,
who has tenderly cared for him during
his declining years and months OF Ill
ness. Besides the wife he Is sur
vived by four children: Mrs. Beatrice
WATSON of Seboomook; Mrs Frank
Gipson of Bingham; Simon P. Col
bath OF Exeter; Robert M. Goliath OF
Derby; several grandchildren and one
and large circle OF
friends. Funeral services were held
at the home of the granddaughter
Tuesday a. m. The body was placed
In the tomb at Madison. Burial Will
be at Exeter.