The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-29
News of Somerset's Busy Towns

the driver and four on the back seat,
reached Lewiston safely at about six
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Gallant and
daughter Olive. went to Lewiston with
Mr.. Owens on Saturday remaining
with friends for a visit till Monday
when he brought them home.
Thomas Cahill opens his hotel next
Saturday. Miss Marie Cahill, who
has been In Boston the past winter,
will be cook for the summer season.
New books which will very soon be
placed in the library are: The Gov
cred Wagon, (Hough); The Alaskan,
(Curwood): The Wrong Mr.. Right,
(Berta Ruck); Big Timber, (Sinclair);
The Interpreters House, tBurtl;
Doors of the Night, packard North
of 36, emerson Hough); and The
Man from Tall Timber, (Thomas h.
Holmes). Seven good books of fic-
ton have been given by Miss Eliza
beth Thompson, all in perfect condi-
ton: The Inner Flame, (Burnham) j;
The House of Happiness, tBosher) !;
V. VS. Eyes, tHarrison); The Star
in the Window, (Prouty); My Home
in the Field of Honor, (HuardD; The
Shepherd of the Hills, (Wright) and
The Rose of the World, arthur and
Edgarton Castle).
1.-The Old Peabody Pew" will be
presented Friday evening, June 9Th,
1924 at s o'clock under the auspices
of Kennebec Chapter D. A. r. at the
Old Church, Bingham. Characters:
The Carpet Committee Of the Edge
wood Dorcas Society: Mrs. Baxter,
the minister's wife, Mrs. Evelyn
Spear; Mrs. Burbank, president of the
Dorcas Society, Mrs. Eva Tarr; Mrs.
Miller, wife of Deacon Miller, the
sexton, Mrs. Flora Wait; Mrs. Sar-
gent, village historian, Mrs. Adeline
Hodgdon the Widow Buzzell, willing
to take a second rislS, Mrs. Lula
Clark; Miss Lobelia Brewster, who is
no lover of men. Mrs. Carrie Wing;
Miss Maria Sharp, quick of speech,
sound of heart, Mrs. Edna Thorne;
Miss Nancy Wentworth, who has
waited for her romance ten years,
Mrs. Jennie B. Sawyer; Justin Pea
body, sole living claimant to the old
Peabody Pew, Elmer w. Sawyer;
reader. Mrs. Minnie Mantor. This
play is a dramatization by Kate Doug
las Wiggin of her own story entitled
"The Old Peabody Pew" and 1t Is pro
duced by special arrangement with
Samuel French of New York. Organ
ist, Mrs. Marion Barnaby. Admis-
sion, adults 81 cents; children under
twelve, 25 cents.
METHODIST CHURCH
Miss Doris Groves of Hope, r. |.
is the guest of the pastor. Mrs, Mary
tor of the church In Hope for three
years before coming to Bingham.
The evangelistic services are con-
tinuing this week. They have been
very successful. Mr. Colby Is a
wonderful leader. not only in the
praise services, but in all lines of
Christian work. His sermons are
full of deep thought and are most
clear In their demonstration of sin.
They incite Christians to better en-
deayor and build them up in the holy
faith; they impress the sinners, and
followed by his earnest, direct APP
peals, win them from the error of
their ways and turn them to God. His
solos are well chosen and always
contain q message. Some have been
won back to God through some solo
that he has sung in his tender, con-
vincing, winning way. He Is very
earnest In personal work and has
Quietly yet skillfully won some to
Christ as he has called upon them In
their homes. AS a. direct result Of
his efforts tfirty-fiye have taken their
stand for the Master.
Sunday was great day In our
church. Twelve candidates received
the sacrament of baptism In the
morning and five others in the even
ing. These, with two others pre-
viously baptised, Joined the church in
preparatory membership, a total of
nineteen.
Wa were greatly cheered during
the week by delegations from Scion
and North Arson, and on Sunday
night by the presence of the pastor
and people of our sister church, the
Congregational.
SHOWER PARTY
A delightful shower party was CIV
en- Wednesday afternoon, May 21st.
NY MESs thOilSIl w. Dinllu, Ut Hei
home on Murray street, in honor of
her friend. Miss Ruby Frost. At
215 p. m. Miss Frost, accompanied by
Mrs. Winnie Henderson, arrived SEEM
ingly to pay an ordinary afternoon
call and was surprised to find the
living room filled with her friends.
To the strains of the wedding march
from Lohengrin. played on the piano
by Mrs. Hazel Chase, and amidst a
shower of confetti, the hostess con-
Quoted Ruby to her seat and present
ed her with beautiful Maybasket
filed with useful and beautiful gifts
After a short social period around
the Maybasket a game entitled, "A
Love Story" was participated in by
all, the prize being won by Miss
Frost. The party then adjourned to
the dining room and there assembled
around "The Wishing Well" each
member made their wish aloud and
then drew their bucket of water, a
piece of pink ribbon serving as the
rope at the end of which was tied a
tiny pink heart bearing the follow
ing inscription, Wishing Well, Ruby
and Allen" The white table with