The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-09-13
BINGHAM


short time ago.
Miss Mamie Ambrose of Cornville
is visiting Mrs. Harry Givens. Mrs.
Owens has Just returned from week
spent with her daughter, Gertrude in
Boston.
Mrs. Harold Doe and Mrs. Robert
Savage are serving as librarians this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spaulding
spent last week at the campmeeting
at Lakewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Baker took
their daughter Laura to her school in
Sangerville, where she is teaching.
Helen Smith has gone to Lynn to
begin her training as a nurse in the
City Hospital.
Esther Owens will enter Bates Col
lege Tuesday of next week.
Mrs. Guy Cheney of Augusta has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
Pooler for few days.
The motion picture Cardigan"
romantic drama of American liberty,
will be shown in Kennebec Hall,
next Tuesday night. the 18th, under
the auspices of the Stanley Beane
TObt mo. 10, vi Tie AlIGl ltdh is'Bioi'
and its Auxiliary. Admission, adults
IS cents, children Is cents.
Mrs. Olena Savage who is in the
Kennebec Valley Hospital seems to be
getting along very comfortably.
The Abnaki Camp Fire Girls met
with Mrs. Marta Savage last Friday
evening. Candy making and gen.
.eral good time.
Rev. Arthur McDougal and A. J.
Pooler attended three funerals last
week, Mrs. PAMELA Smith in Embden,
Mrs. Ellen Bean In Concord and
Christine Mclaughlin in Moscow.
There is one case of scarlet fever
In the home of Benz. Atwood and the
family is quarantined
Mrs. Cora Bean and daughter Bes-
sic have moved into the north part of
the tenement south of the hotel an
mex.
Mrs. Ella n. Jewett, magnetic heal
err, will be at Robert Woods, Tuesday,
Sept. IS, to give treatments. 1w37*
Roy M. Savage and his daughter An
ma have returned from two weeks
spent at Ocean Point. Mrs. Bea-
tEice WATSON and her niece Beatrice
Sawyer were with them during one
week. Miles Goodell was chauffeur
for Mr.. Savage.
Miss Belle Colby has some very
fine asters and dahlias In her garden.
Some of the latter are as large as
two quart dipper and in beautiful
colors.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. T.. Folsom with
their son ElwoOd also, Mrs. Folsom's
father and mother have just return
ed from trip through northern Yer
mont, New Hampshire, and New York,
visiting Niagara Falls and Buffalo.
Coming back through Troy, N. Y, and
I'D the long Mohawk trail over the
Mousa Mountains, distance of one
thousand, six hundred and fifty-six
miles. Making in one day three.
hundred and twenty-six miles.
The new house which Howard Nor
rison has built on River street, Is of
the bungalow type and Is very attrac
tive In appearance. 1t has plenty OF
windows and has light from east,
south and west.
Work has commenced on the cell
lar of VIM. Pooler's house at the
corner of Milford and Rollins streets.
A very successful Fire Prevention
demonstration was given Saturday
night in front of Bingham hotel.
During the week, Mrs. Julia Colby
of Hridgeton was in town. her old
time friends made two occasions very
pleasant for her. The first was Mon
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Sarah Goodrich and besides the guest
of honor, Mrs. Julia Colby 1t includ-
ed Mrs. Sarah Milliken and Mrs. Vio-
Ia Colby also four of the next young
err generation, Mrs. Georgia Richmond,
Mrs. Mae Upper, Maud Baker, Mrs.
Florence Owens and Belle Colby.
On Thursday Mrs. Viola Colby en-
tartained the same quartet of friends
to supper at her home. The four
were in the same class in their school
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Sawyer of Med
ford are guests of their son Oman
Sawyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hilton have
a pair of six weeks old coyotes, sent
to them by their son Ray who is in
Kansas.
A reception was given Rev. and
Mrs. Arthur McDougal at the Library
last Tuesday evening. Mr.. McDougal
ID the new pastor of the Congrega
tional Church and has just returned
from his vacation with his new bride.
All the rooms of the library had been
made attractive with beautiful flow
ers, asters, gladioli, sweet peas and
other varieties, were in every avail
able place. About one hundred and
fifty were present. At eight-thirty
the receiving line was formed on the
west side OF the south parlor. Those
in this line were Mrs. Carrie Hilton,
Rev. and Mrs. Arthur McDougal, Rev.
and Mrs. W. A. Richmond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Baker and Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Cummings. In single file all
those assembled were duly presented
approaching through the front hall
from the north parlor and thence
around to the various rooms. When
this ceremony was over, addresses OF
welcome were given by c. Z. Ball in
behalf of the church and by e. w.
Moore for the parish. In few well
chosen words e. e. Baker presented
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