The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-09-04
RINGH VI

BINGHAM
special Friday and Saturday Cash
Sale IT Fred " PEBBLES. 1e Id. can
Fancy Red Salmon 2oc; large cans
Tomatoes. 35c / doz. cans Libby s
Evan. Milk, $500; 3 cans Prunes, 3Oc
2ib lbs Rice. 25c. 80 lbs. soc Coffee
at 4Oc a pound while it lasts. Come
early.
The village schools vii reopen
Monday Sept. Sth
Miss Marta Cooley has returned
from her summers employment ut
Rowe Pond.
There Is more power in that Good
Gulf Gasoline sold by Holt & Hight.
John Hardy was in Boston last
week and his daughter Ruby who
spent several weeks there, returned
home with him Saturday noon.
Mrs Able Guild recently returned
from Montreal Her friends are glad
to know that She has nearly recover
ed from lar serious illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Upper re-
Gently spent week at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Upper
John McCollor II accompanied his
daughter Evelyn to Hinckley last Sat
urdav. She will enter the Good VIII
school for the coming year.
Mr. and Mrs. Lea r. Hnssey lett
town Saturday for months stay al
Moosehead Lake.
Mrs. Fillbrook of Rockland Is
guest In the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Foss.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Morrison are
at the home of her father Frank Rowe
It is understood that Mrs. Morrison
is to keep house for her father this
winter
The cemetery fence has lately been
PAINTED which much improves the
looks of the grounds.
The Sunshine Society recently elect
ed Mrs. Eva Bachelor as its presi-
dent. The September meeting will
be at her home next Thursday after
noon.
The o. T.. s. will resume its meeting
next Wednesday evening, Sept. 10Th.
Among those from Bingham who at
tended the Chautauqua last Saturday
afternoon and listened to the wonder
full musical program furnished by
Miss Elsie Baker. were Mr.. and Mrs.
Erwin w Moore. Mrs. Belle Williams,
Mrs. Arthur upper, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
]. Whitney and Mr.. and Mrs. George
L. Baker.
NOTICE
To the water takers OF Bingham
Water Districe: Owing to the long
continued drouih the pond Is becom-
Ing low, also the water in reservoir
Is being kept mt n very low level due
a. nj hngp- III
will kindly refrain from using Your
hose any more than necessary. we
will be In better condition TO fight fire
should occasion require.
Respectfully yours.
2w35 &. r. MILLETT, Supt.
Mrs. Walter Hughes, who is spend
Ing a few months at Fairfield Sana-
forum. spent Saturday and Sunday at
her home in Concord.
Miss Mira Taylor is a visitor in
town.
There will be regular church ser
vices at the Congregational church
next Sunday.
Rev. Thos. b. HIATT and family re-
turned from their vacation trip
Thursday doday).
Mrs. Bert Huff is gaining quite rap
idly after a surgical operation per
formed at her home last week, We'd
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hilton receiy-
ed telegram from their son Errold
saying that he arrived in New York
last Monday morning.
Miss Maude Hilton left on the Sun
day afternoon train to resume her
duties in the adiutant generals office,
Washington, d. C.
Miss Mildred Miller went TO Water
Vile last Wednesday, where she will
spend week before entering Farm
ington Normal School She desires
to make speciality of Domestic
Science.
Miss Bertha Robinson will succeed
Miss Mildred Miller as clerk in the
w. b. Goodrich store
Mrs. Gertrude Schoppe is spending
a few weeks vacation WITH her aunt
Mrs Martha Savage at Pleasant Pond.
Miss Christie Bickford has gone to
Clifton Springs. n. Y, where she
will enter the Sanitorium and train
for nurse.
Mrs. Chester Cool and her niece
Dorothy Rich are spending few days
in Boston
Mrs. Charlie Baker made a business
trip to Lewiston last Saturday. Her
daughter Miss Mona Baker from
Pennington and her husband return
ed home with her
Friends in this community were
very much concerned over the special
delivery letter received by Mrs.
Samuel Andrews last Sunday stating
that her sister Miss Nellie NJ. Baker
who left here Friday for Bosom by
auto had been seriously injured and
was in Maine General Hospital, Port
land BY letter received Monday
II was learned that both she and her
friend had narrowly escaped fatal
accident but he recovered with no
serious injury and she has dislocat-
ed hip which will probably detain her
a few weeks.
EAST MADISON