The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-25
The News of Somersefs Busy Towns


mountain road. when the bride
chains failed TO take, owing to the
light snow The teams became I'M
manageable and were "sluiced" For
tunately the horses kept their feet.
and altho The rear team crashed into
the one ahead a die foot Of the hill
causing general miXup, no great
damage resulted
4 large amount of lumber is yet
on the Yards In the woods Ten or
twelve days Of good hauling are need
ed by the lumbermen.
Samuel Andrews is home from his
winters work scaling lumber.
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A Century Club meeting OF unusual
interest was held Friday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Nellie Robinson.
Mrs Grace Smith assisted the hostess
in receiving. TWO rooms were filled
with members and guests During
the business meeting it was voted to
give sum of money from the treas
ury to the call of the Near East Other
contributions for this purpose can be
left in care of Mrs Florence Owens
and will be forwarded. After in
PERMISSION an especially prepared pro-
gram on Maine" was presented. be-
ginning with a tribute to the State in
we'll chosen words by the president,
Mrs. Mary Baker; roll call was re-
sponded to with suitable quotations;
an article on our first governor, vii
liam King, was read by Mrs Eva
Bachelor. The State Seal by Mrs
Chas. Ball and THE Story of New
Sweden by w w. Thomas, read by
Mrs. Alice Goodrich, all of these ar
ticles were taken from the book
Maine My State" written by writers
of the Maine Research Club Mrs
Florence Owens recited THE Old
Clock on the Stairs" There was mu-
sic by Christine Baker and Esther
Owens and singing of Maine songs by
the members, Miss Belle Celby hay
ing looked after this part of the pro-
gram. Next meeting will be April
md with Mrs. Florence Owens.
Philip Jacque and Marion Miller
nj oil N
on Wednesday, March 18th. Both
the young people are well known resi-
dents of Bingham; Mr. Jacque is a
baker and has seen overseas service.
and the bride has been an efficient
telephone operator here for a long
time Their many friends wish them
much happiness.
At Kennebee Hall. March eth, Epi-
sode No. 4 Of the invisible Hand
ard Wallace Reid in "The Source"
Bingham Grange. April /. 1920 the
members of Bingham Grange will ce-
Tolerate their 10Th Anniversary. each
charter member is especially urged
to come An old fashioned baked
bean dinner will be served at noon
and the afternoon session is open to
the members and invited friends.
Prof. NJ. D. Jones OF the T. of M. at
Orono will deliver an address and
the lecturer is making every effort to
make the other features Of the pro-
gram prove interesting to those pres
ent.
The marriage of Lauriston f.
Howes of Bingham and Sophia L.
Durell of Lexington, recently occur
red.