The independent-reporter., 1922-02-23
BINGHAM

flee in the. Manson Block in that town.
Mrs. Omar Sawyer has been visit
ing her sister Mrs. Brown in Farm
jneton.
We have a new edition of Rider of
the King Log and the latest edition OF
the Zane Grey books. The price Of all
the popular novels is now 75c. +. W
Moore. bingham
Mri. X. G. Brown returned Tues
day after an absence of a few days
in pittsield.
A. II. Shoppe had an operation per
formed while in Portland last week,
on account of trouble with his teeth
lie IL now at home.
Clara A. Rand, wife of DR.. VIM II
Rand. of Washington. -. C.. and
daughter of the late Dr Zachariah
Spaulding, and Asenath Wood Spauld-
ing, OF Bingham. Me. died Feb 10Th.
1929. Of organic heart disease. 70
yerar OF age.
William SfauldIne Rand. 4G years.
died Feb 3rd, 1922, son of Or. anA
Mrs VIM. Rand.
Florence Murray teacher of one of
the grade schools Is i'll with grip.
Mrs. Gertrude Shoppe Is taking her
place.
I,obert preble was on the sick list
Monday.
Mrs. Lucinda Moore will entertain
the ID. A. n. Thursday afternoon of
this week
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Padham have
baby hoy born February T. Mrs
padham Is with her parents In St
Johnsbury, Vt.
The Cut Price Clothing Co. is show
ing n splendid variety of Spring styles
In mems and ladies' shoes.
We are over-stocked on washtubs
and are closing them out at sl25 and
$50 for the heavy 800 and s1.25 for
tie light This is a good buy at
Folsoms e. f. Folsom.
Mass next Sunday at $40 1t will
be Communion Sunday for the wo-
men and girls OF the parish.
Patrons of the library will please
remember that hooks taken out by
subscriber must be returned to the
library before they can be charged
TO another subscriber. The librarian
is' not allowed to transfer the num-
her OF book from one person to an
other unless the book itself is pres
ented.
Friday last was the coolest day of
winter so far Average four degrees
below zero. Saturday morning was
the lowest temperature, 20 below.
"a ID. butter carrier with ice box,
s275; butter worker, 800; silver
plated milking tubes. i25c; 10 gal
cream pail. $3.50; 6 at. flat wire bot
tie carrier. 500: large COW bell. 40c ::
ice saw, $3.50; ice tongs, $3.50; Ivan
hog trough. so; foot wagon jack.
800; potato fork scoop, 500; War
ren hoe, C0c; set of three planes. 81.
II. d. Nhlpple, Bingham. Me-"
MraAlhvks Browns have saneth 81
card party ut her house Friday even
ing, February cath, for the purpose
of raising money toward a soldiers
marker which the ID. a. X. Will assist
In having erected.
Congregational church circle was
entertained Wednesday afternoon of
this week at the home of Mrs. Blanche
Gordon. Mrs. Cummings assisting as
hostess.
Gently In Portland, and registered at
the Congress Square Hotel.
We are demonf trating in our win
anooga, Tenn. range which has
very strong points In saving fuel All
flame and smoke go all around the
oven as there Is flue at the front
ms well as at the back The manu-
facturers guarantee II to save from %
10 IS per cent OF the fuel. Some saw
Ing on the wood pile at E. E. Folsom.
The Dr X. C.. Brown homestead is
offered for sale also the Ellis farm
In Concord. containing 233 acres and
potato machinery. 2wS
Mr.. and Mrs. Nerbert Dinsmore of
Fairfield were In town last week.
Mrs Gertrude Moore Is spending
few days with friends in Lewiston.
Mrs. william Coleman's condition
is reported as very serious. She has
undergone two operations ut hos
pital In Lewiston.
VOTERS OF BINGHAM
shall be n candidate for Road
Commissioners at your town meeting
on Monday March 9th.
Having served In that capacity for
eight consecutive years feel that in
troduction Is unnecessary. However
there Is one point that ] want to make
plain to all. and that ir someone has
accused me of overdrawing the APP
proprtntions during my term of office.
The facts are that for the eight
years ~ shown by the town reports
the total overdraw amounted to only
s5I271 making an average of 5000
per year q
In view OF the fact that | built and
maintained every street and road in
Bingham, a total OF 44.43 miles, also
built sidewalks, sewers and State Aid
roads | consider that very small
amount
beginning In March 1910 succeed
ing MIR. Colby and continuing the
work that he had already started the
previous year. At that time some
OF the streets and the main thorough
fare, known as the River Road looked
more Hike country lane than any
thing else. hut by careful thought
and hard work they were developed
into very ATTRACTIVE streets and roads