The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-07-26
BINGHAM

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hoped the parents will all try and
help give our children a good time
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice II. Cahill and
son James have returned from an
auto trip to Quebec City, Rivere Du
L,oup, Quebec, Rangeley Lakes, Lew
iston, Bangor, Bath and other points.
The Teachers Institute which is
held from July goth to August 10Th,
in charge of Supt. c. e. Ball will be
In the school room occupied by Mrs.
Hulda Keene. This is in the smaller
of the two grades school buildings
and upstairs.
Arlie Pooler, undertaken was called
to The Forks last week to take care
of the body of an unknown man found
In the river. The remains were
buried unidentified on Monday.
Next Friday afternoon, July 26th,
there will be a food sale at Jennie
Hunnewell's store for the benefit OF
the Catholic Church.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ A. whitney of
Springfield, Mass, have been guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs Charles f. Ball dur
ing the past week They arrived by
automobile and with MIR. and Mrs.
Ball have made the Rangeley and 9TH
er trips during their visit. Mrs. Ball
and Mrs. whitney are sisters.
A baseball game held here Friday
afternoon resulted In a score Of four
to one in favor of the Madison team.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Preble and son
Robert are spending week at Pleas
ant Pond. They are occupying Mari
ia savage's cottage.
Luther Howes whose death occur
red In Burlington, Vt, on the fifteenth
was brother of Simeon Howes of
Concord and was seventy-six years of
age The body was brought to Bing-
ham where services were held on
Tuesday.
That Good Gulf Gasoline now &c
plus lie state tax at Holt & Nights.
tf2O
Henry Collins who has been failing
in health for the past year, passed
away at his home in Bingham. He
was q member of the q. A. r., Ma
son and an Odd Fellow. His age
was SO years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Saunders with
others from Westbrook were recently
among the many autoists in town.
Boys age to and including IA
years please call at Taylor Bros. e
Hill this week and arrange for an
outing.
Miss Ruth Robbins of Scarboro is
visiting her friend, Miss Dorothy Stod-
dard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Sweet went to
Bangor In their new car last Saturday
to spend the week end.
Wilder Rollins was at the Enchant-
ed last week and assisted in running
forest telephone line from West
Forks to Rock Pond Farms In the
Spencer region. The line is being
built by the s. d. Warren Co.
Mrs. Gallant with her son Ralph
and daughter Beatrice and Mr.. and
Mrs Strout of Lewiston were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Gallant re-
Gently The whole party spent Sun
day at Pleasant Pond.
BIN and Dwight Witham, sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Witham have been
spending week at Shawmut. Maui
rice Towne Is attending to the sale
OF the daily papers during their abb
sence. Wayland Small of Auburn
Is spending his vacation at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Tibbetts.
The members of the Congregational
church and parish are making ar
rangements for a supper at Fraterni-
ty Hall on Saturday next, July 2Sth
at $50. There will be no charge for
the members or their families of eth
err the church or parish All are sol
icited to contribute food for the sup
per.
Ethel Hunnewell has gone to Trout
dale camps to work for while.
The second annual meeting of
Bingham Union Library since it was
Incorporated was held July goth. Mat
tiers of interest to the library were
discussed and some business attended
to. The following officers were elect
ed: Mrs. Alice M. Goodrich. president;
Mrs. Myrtle Cummings, vice presid-
emit, Mrs. Florence Owens, secretary
and treasurer; directors, e. w. Moore,
r. M. Savage, o. J. Hill, e. II. Cas-
we'll, Mrs. Annie e. Whitney and w.
b. Goodrich. The officers also sery-
ing making the number of directors
nine In all.
Anyone knowing Of good book or
books for the library will please write
the title of some and author on a slip
of paper, signing your own name and
deposit in box which will be kept
at the library for the purpose. These
titles will be taken under considera-
ton by the book committee when
making the next selection of books.
New books just purchased for the
library, "The Wind Bloweth," by
Dom Byrne; "a More Honorable
Man." Arthur Somers Roche; "The
Enchanted April; whats the World
Coming to-" Rupert Hughes; "Extri-
eating Obadiah" Joseph Lincoln.
Other books which were once in the
library have been repaired and will
soon be on the shelves again include
the following: "Hesper" Hamlin Gar
land; "Pole Baker" VIII N. Harlan;
Barbara Winslow Rebel" Elizabeth
Ellis;. John Ward Preacher" Mar
garet Deland: give Little Peppers
and Their Friends" Margaret Sidney;
"At the Mercy of Tiberias," Augusta
Evans Wilson; "Eben Holden" Irving
Bachelor; 81, Thou, and the Other