The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-09
BINGHAM


was recently In town for day or two
f. r. Folsom has fine new car. ar
"Oldsmobile"
Mrs. Roy Palmer and her young sor
John are spending a week with Mrs
Flora Fogg in Auburn
The Methodist Circle held a yer,
well patronized food sale in Mrs
Hollis store last Saturday.
The baseball game between tht
Binghams and the boys from Green
vile resulted in a score OF Ii to IL il
favor OF Bingham.
Mrs. Carrie Colby has a new lin.
CUISINE.
Mrs. l.. A Bradbury was reelected
Supt OF Schools at meeting OF the
school board held at Sblon on Satur.
day afternoon.
An alarm of fire was given last
Thursday night at eleven o'clock. II
proved to be in. the block owned by
Taylor Bros and Hill. and occupied. by
them, also S. J. Whitney's hardware
store and the post Office on the first
floor, and by several families on the
second floor. The FIRE was discovered
by Alice Adams who lives with her
aunt Mrs. Cummings in one Of the
apartments. 1t seemingly originated
in the drawer of a closet where MOTH
ing but magazines and papers were
supposed to be kept The smell oil
smoke caused Miss Adams to investi-
gate, and prompt action prevented a
serious fire. Comparatively small
amount OF damage was done and part
OF this was done by water.
M. 8. Foss spent the week end In
Oakland as usual.
Aluminium five cup Coffee Percola-
tor, $1.98 AT WHITNEY'S.
During a shower and wind sqaul at
Pleasant Pond last week two young
men who were trolling had quite an
experience They had Strike" and
when the fish was brought near the
boat and an attempt was made to bring
It In, the line broke. One Of the fell
lows hit the trout blow with an oar
which stunned 1t. The two Of them
succeeded in getting the trout into the
boat. II weighed four pounds. To
Mr.. Grover. who was watching the
performance through a glass II looked
at one time peril0usly near an upset.
Miss Sidney Dubois Of Pleasant
Pond was In town very recently.
Harold Coleman and family and
their guest, Mrs Elizabeth Andrews,
spent Sunday at Pleasant Pond.
Mr.. Sinclair and his family were up
set last Saturday afternoon while
making the journey to Abbott in their
auto. They were riding along In
Kingsbury at moderate pace when a
car passed them without warning 1t Is
claimed. Sinclair's car was over
turned and smashed, Mrs. Sinclair seri-
ously hurt and Mr.. Sinclair and the
three children received many cuts and
bruises The unknown occupants OF
the car doing the damage drove on
without stopping, evidently not caring
how much trouble they had caused
Mr. Sinclair 10 q hard working man
employed by the American Shoe and
Findings Co. His effort to give his
family pleasant outing by visit to
friends over Sunday came to a sad
ending.
Michelin, Goodyear, & United States,
30x3h Non-Skid Tires, $l545 AT
WHITNEY'S.,
Bert Hunnewell has just returned
from month spent as guide at Moose
head Lake.
The thunderstorm Of May 21st was
very severe on Chamberlain Hill in
Moscow. It was accompanied by a
high wind and hail A barn belonging
to Loring Chadbourne was blown
down, q large tree in his door yard
was uprooted, and a carriage house
destroyed. In Mayfleld hail fell to the
depth of six inches in the wheel tracks.
DIR. p. O. Hopkins who was in May
field at tn time was unable to- reach q
barn and sought shelter under SOME
thick trees which prevented the top Of
his car from being cut to pieces by
the hailstones The air was filed with
broken limbs and leaves and for few
minutes II seemed that bedlam had
broken loose.
At Bingham there were several sharp
crashes of thunder and.a copious rain
that was much needed by the thirsty
gardens.
Two, Three g Four burner Florence
Oil Stoves AT WHITNEYS. Kero.
sene Oil Is by far the cheapest fuel
you can burn.
On Memorial Day as Will PoOler
was driving his car over ."0wl4Head"
he saw bear In the road ahead. Vige
orous itouting of the horn caused the
animal to leave the highway and he
was plainly heard walking on through
the bushes.
George Jones has a new Ford car.