The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-13
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns
BINGIIA VI


Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Staple of Ban
gor are guests Of their daughter. Mrs.
Elmer Sweet
Miss Mary F. Russell Of the Lake
wood road, Madison, is the guest OF
her brother Willis Russell
Mrs. o. f. Deveaux and TWO child
rem, Helen and Rogers. are visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs DeMers IN
Montreal.
John owens and Ed Sterling have
returned from brief hunting trip
to the Enchanted where they secured
several cartridges but no deer.
Special money saving cash sale on
Friday and Saturday al Fred w.
Preble's: 100 pounds White House
Coffee, while it lasts at As cents
pound. A good time to buy.
barrel of delicious kisses, 8 cents
a pound or pounds for 30 cents;
3 packages Kellogg Corn Flakes. 20
cents; 100 pounds 80 cent chocolates
at 80 cents a pound; packages
Shredded Wheat. % cents: 2 large
packages Naptha Washing Powder,
40 cents. Have your vinegar jug
filled at % cents a gallon. Armour's
Evaporated Milk, 10 cents can. Buy
a case. Sweet mixed pickles, 81 cents
q pound Try pound Of Preble 5
peanut butter, made from fresh roast
ed peanuts while You wait 20 cents
a pound and a cent pencil free with
each pound. Valuable coupons Civ
en- with each sale.
Good winter apples for sale. Most
ly Baldwins, 81 per barrel. I. f.
Davis, Scion. Farmers Phone 2-l1-
10 '2w45
Hazel Carl from Augusta is visit
ing friends in town this week.
Morris Preble wiQlia Rarty OF hunt
ers is on trip to the Chesuncook
region.
The Independent Reporter is for
sale at T.. H. Caswells at Sc per copy.
Erwin Miller was so unfortunate as
to fall while playing basket ball and
break his right arm below the elbow
The W. c. T. u. will meet with it's
president, Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan We'd
nesday evening, November 18th.
Mrs. Persis Wiggin Of Somersworth,
N. II. called upon Mrs. Sarah Milf
ken and Mrs. Florence Owens last
week
Three days of Chautauqna this
week.
Mrs. Evie Hall entertained the
Century Club at her pleasant home
on Owens street last Friday. After
the business meeting was concluded
and the directors meeting at which
eleven new members were accepted,
an excellent program was carried out.
Trio, Excepting Step with the Union,
Misses Fentiman, Sawyer and Taylor.
followed by roll call. The special
feature of the afternoon was the
Characterization of Edward Box by
State Federation president, Mrs. Flor
ence Waugh Danforth of Skowhegan.
The clubs first president Mrs. Nancy
Whipp1e of California expressed her
pleasure at being present at the club
meeting. duet by Florence Taylor
and Helen Fentiman was followed by
a social hour. The next meeting
will be November 21st with Mrs
Beatrice WATSON on Preble street, at
which time E. w. Moore will give an
address on California.
I shall be open for engagements to
cook or assist AT banquets, lodge sup
pers, parties, or private dinners this
coming winter. Please drop me
card. Prices reasonable. William
p. Baker, chef.
Sheriff-elect and Mrs. John w.
Healy of Madison with r. r. Patten
and Fred and Eliot Chase of Skowhe-
gan We're in Bingham Sunday. They
had a canoe with them. Captain
Healy and Mr.. Patten put this in the
water seven miles above here and
made the trip to Caratunk Falls. On
the way down they stopped long
enough to climb Old Bluff Captain
Healy served with Company r in the
World War. He had never had this
view of Bingham before. He says that
with a small detachment he could hold
Old Bluff against several regiments.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Stoddard have
returned from their trip to New York
and Philadelphia and are at home on
Milford street. They have the best
wishes of their many friends.
METHODIST NOTES
We were favored in having our
district superintendent with us all
day last Sunday. He preached two
eloquent and inspiring sermons. In
the afternoon we held a neighbor
hood meeting at the home of Mr..
Ellingford@ Messer in Moscow. sDr
Holt was also the preacher there.
At the close FoL the EeVeAlng SERVICE,
the quarterly cpnfers nceSr Vas held
DR.. Holt expressed himself as well
pleased with the condition and prog
ress of the work. Each department
reported substantial balance in the
treasury.
The Epworth League meeting Sun
day evening was especially interest
ing under the leadership of Albert
S. Goodrich and received the hearty
commentator of the district super
intendent At it's close the new Off
GERS were installed by the pastor,
who in closing, gave them a most
solemn charge,
The Epworth League will hold it's
monthly business meeting and social
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs George
Fairfield, Saturday evening at 7.30.
The Junior Epworth League will
hold Thanksgiving meeting with
Mrs. Sampson Saturday afternoon at
40.
Next Sunday evening the song
story, "The Skybird," will be pre-
scented. Miss Sedgeley has kindly
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