The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-13
BINGHAM


Next Friday evening at Fraternity
Hall there will he card party given
by the Rebekahs. Refreshments and
good time guaranteed.
Paul Woodland was recently in
Portland where he met his brother
from Greenville.
I. c. Pierce has sold his large farm
situated about mile below the vii
lage TO Henry Lane and Vernard
Pierce.
Mrs. Beatrice WATSON accompanied
Mrs. Nellie Goliath to Skowhegan
last week, where the latter under
went a successful surgical operation.
O. ]. Hill and Forrest Andrews have
returned from a brief business trip
to Boston.
Mrs. Dorothy Lister is employed as
part time clerk in Forrest Andrews
jewelry store.
Misses Anna Savage and Lucille
Coleman have enjoyed many rides
this winter on their saddle PONIES.
Last week they went to Scion one
day taking lunch with Mrs. Mary
Piper.
Some very satisfactory concerts and
other entertainments are being re-
ceived by the many radios in Bing-
ham. One in particular on March
9Th at A. s. Burke's included a Barn
Dance" at Pittsburg, Penn, and 9TH
er features much enjoyed by those
who had the pleasure of being invited
to listen to 1t.
The Century Club held the meeting
6tl l., 81 M.s
Carrie Hilton. Mrs. Hilton and Miss
Belle Colby were hostesses. Excel
lent papers were presented, one by
Mrs. Sarah c. Woodland on Madame
Marie Currier and her work and an
other by Mrs. Edith V. Taylor on
Every Day Laws of Health"
Mrs. EInest Sterling thanks the
Sunshine for fruit sent during her i'll
ness. Mrs. Sterling is still far from
being we'll and Mr.. Sterling is at home
caring for her.
Mrs. Clarence Dutton and Mrs
Nettie Baker were hostssses for the
C. G. G. which met LAST Wednesday
at Bingham Hotel. The entertain
ment consisted Of responses to roll
call, victrola music and selections,
TGdu ny MIS-. JOotp hilt anu
Mrs. Alice Goodrich, followed by a
treat of candy.
Robert Woods, aged eighty-six
whose death occurred the fourth, has
been practically helpless for a num-
Der of years, and has received the
most devoted care of his wife during
all that time. Mr.. Wood was a
member of the Masonic order and
OF the o. e. s., both of these orders
attended the funeral services which
were held Thursday the sixth at two
D. m. at the home. The service was
conducted by Rev. c. II. McElhiney
of Madison with A. j. Pooler in
charge of the arrangements. Mrs.
Wood Is slowly recovering from
pneumonia and in the care of nurse.
Her sister Mrs. Emma Brown, has
come from Rupert, Idaho to be with
her for time.
Mr. and Mrs. T.. f. Folsom are the
parents of young son born March Z
James Cuthbeter of Waterville
nephew of Robert Woods was pres
ent at the funeral services.
Rev. C. II. Mckinney and A. J.
Pooler also had charge of another
funeral at 10 a. m. on March 9Th
that Of Sidney Berry of Concord.
The books presented to the library
by Mrs. Woodward of Providence, r.
I, are as follows: When Wilder
ness Was King, and Gordon Craig,
(Randall Parish); The Two-Gun Man,
(Chas. Alden Seltzer): Silas Strong
(Bachelder); Whittier's Poems; Sons
of the Morning, (Phillpots); The
Poor Wiseman, Mary Roberts Rine-
hart); The Rock in the Baltic, (Rob-
ert BARR; the Octopus, Crank Nor
ris); The Danger Mark, (Robert
Chambers; Lachmi Bal RAM Of Jhan-
ST. michael White); The Danger
Trail, (Curwood); A Little Brother
OF the Rich, (Patterson) The Trait
or. Thomas Dixon JrD; Marking