The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-08-16
News of Somerset's Busy Towns
BINGHAM

through the White Mountains. They
will visit other points OF interest IN
New England before returning. Whlle
here they were guests OF his cousin,
Geo. l.. Baker
Mr.. and Mrs. w II. Thurlow re-
turned Friday to Richmond after
spending a week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Baker.
Mrs. williams Bushey, Jr.. of Lew
jston is visiting at the home of Mrs
Annie Pratt.
New iron fencing is being put around
the large addition to the cemetery.
which was purchased last spring.
This includes five tiers or one hundred
and fifty lots and three driyeways
Enoch Osgood. of South Paris is in
town to superintend the building of
concrete sidewalks on some OF the
streets.
Mrs. Edna Boyington and two child
rem have been visiting among friends
Maurice Atkins has exchanged his
Ford car for a new roadster
Mrs. Chester Cool and daughter
spent few days at Pleasant Pond re-
Gently.
Mrs Alice Smith and daughter Mad
cline of Waterville were guests oil
Roland Baker and family the past
week.
Miss Margaret Reynolds who has
completed her course of training as
a nurse in Dover, n. II. is now at
home with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Reynolds.
]. ]. Lander of Maiden, Mass. was
in town last week.
Harold Coleman and family made
an auto trip to the Canadian border
a short time ago.
Mrs. Gardner Bean who returned
from a Lewiston hospital about a
week ago is recovering. Mrs. Bean
has had a large goiter removed from
her throat, which had troubled her
for many years.
Fred Hurley has bought the Arthur
Burke house and Is making necessary
improvements.
Baseball game on Friday between
Bingham and Waterville boys resulted
in a score Of 2-S in favor of Water
Vile.
Oman Sawyer has made very ex-
tensive improvements to his house
and grounds on Preble street. New
concrete basement and driveway
lawn finely graded. Interior rooms
all done .over New wash room and
pool room finished beyond the kit
chen The raising of the ell root
has made two large. light sleeping
rooms and cedar closet. The yer.
anda WILL be heightened and screened
in. When completed it will be ar
ideal residence.
A few nights ago an automobile car
rying several passengers ran into a
freight train at the Junction. This
accident occurred about ten p. m. and
one girl had her arms badly cut from
the broken windshield. 1t is rather
a peculiar situation of road and rail-
road track. The road comes down
the winding I. C. Pierce hill and when
fat cars are upon the track which Is
higher than the road the autos head
lights focus directly under the car
making it appear that the right of
way is clear. Several persons have
narrowly escaped accidents at this
same crossing.
Fifty books have been presented to
the library by Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
Whipple. 1t will be few weeks be-
fore all of these can be made ready
for the library; but they are in fine
condition and will prove valuable
addition to those already on the
shelves. Among them are some of
fiction, some by the classical authors,
books of history, poetry, nature, agri-
culture and many others.
Miss Mona Baker has presented four
very desirable books to the library:
1.-THE Boardwalk" Margaret Wilde
mer; "Man to Man." Jackson Greg
ory; "The Way of a Man." Thomas
Dixon and "The Untamed.'
Mrs. Harold Coleman has given a
copy of "The Second Latch Key c.
DR.. p. o. Hopkins is reported lit
tie better at this writing.
Mrs. Edith Huff Renfrew, wife of
Rev. James Renfrew, pastor of the
Congregational church in Standish,
has been visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Elizabeth G. Jordan. Mrs. Huff was
a former resident of Bingham.
d. F. Judkins of Largo. Fla, is Wis
icing his sister, Mrs. Charles f. Ball.
The Bingham Teachers Institute
closed Friday p. m Early and late
sessions were held that all might en-
JOY the midday gathering on the
Heights.
The wedding of Miss Beatrice P.
Baker to Irving r. Hobby of Lynn,
Mass. took place Thursday afternoon,
August at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Baker, in
the presence of immediate relatives
and few friends The ceremony
was performed by Rev. T. B. HIATT,
a former pastor of the bride, the
double ring service being used. The
couple were attended by Miss Mona,
sister of the bride and John Lucas,
an intimate friend of the groom. Miss
Baker is well known and highly es-
teemed in this community where she
has lived since childhood. She at
tended Bingham high school and Col
by college, graduating from each with
high honors receiving the Phi Beta
Kappa Key from the latter. Dur
ing her college course she was very
enthusiastic in the activities of the