The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-02-14
BINGHAM

return she will visit friends at Colby
College.
Mrs. Arthur MGDougal will enter
tain the next meeting OF the w I. /.
u. on the evening of February 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Woodland and
daughter Audrey of Greenville juno
ton spent the week end with p. A.
Woodland and farSaly.
The Abnaiki campfire girls had
ceremonial meeting with Mrs. Mari
Ia Savage last Friday night. Sup
per was served.
Philander Morris. who went to
Greeley, Colorado some weeks ago is
being benefited by the climate. His
asthmatic trouble is much better.
The c. c. C. met Wednesday, the
9Th. with Mrs. George Baker. The
program was in memory Of Lincoln
with appropriate victrola selections
and readings by Mrs. Emma Hill, Mrs.
Leah McDougal and Mrs. Bertha
Ball. Refreshments of punch, crack
ers and cookies. The next meeting,
February goth, win be at the home
of Mrs. Bina Preble.
Mrs. Moses Cilley died at the Som
erset Hospital, February 5th She
was formerly Abbie l.. Huff Of Mos
cow Besides her husband she leay-
es a baby less than year old. Fun
eral services were held Saturday aft
ernoon at the home. Many beauti-
full flowers testified the loving regard
of friends. Charles HUFF and Her
bert HUFF of Skowhegan were in town
and attended their sisters funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Huffs of North
New Portland have Aeen spending a
few days with +. W. Preble and fam
lily.
Mrs. Emma ]. Andrews has been
elected to teach the school at Lake
Moxie the spring half year.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Moore in Los
Angeles, Calf, are enjoying far mild
err. weather than their Bingham
friends. Beautiful booklet received
show many beautiful spots they have
visited
Mrs. w. E. Andrews returned last
week from Portland where she was
called by the death of her niece's
husband, Clarence f. Davis
NOTICE
The Bingham Congregational Mems
Club will hold regular meeting at
the Congregational Church Sunday
evening, February seventeenth, fol-
lowing the regular church service,
at which time bylaws will be pre-
scented, same having been drawn up
by special committee. All persons
present will be considered charter
members, A large attendance is
desired. Harry Cummings, secre-
tary.
METHODIST NOTES
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. AL
ton Withers of Moscow, Tuesday aft
ernoon, February 9Th. A goodly
number were in attendance. The
Indies from the village enjoyed a
sleigh ride up and back 1t was vot-
ed that each member earn dollar
to be given towards the church debt,
the same to be brought in and the
experience related at the next meet
ing. The ladies' decided to have the
usual town meeting dinner. Plans
are being made to make 1t chicken
pie dinner. Delicious refreshments
were served by Mrs. Withers, assist
ed by her sister. Miss Meba Abbot.
Mrs. Sampson entertained the Sum
day school at the home of Mrs. Lis
ter Thursday evening of last week,
In honor of the class winning in the
Sunday school auto contest. A vari-
ed program was carried out amid
much merriment, games were enjoy
ed and refreshments were served. An
imaginary dream from Mrs. Samp-
sons sister, Mrs. Jerome Wood of
Pittsford, New York, in which she de-
picted the contestants as they passed
through her town caused much
amusement
The Ladies' Aid will hold their reg
ular meeting with Mrs. Eta Holt
Tuesday afternoon, February 10.
The Junior League will meet with
Mrs Sampson Saturday afternoon of
this week.
r A.. G. Dinsmore has on the wall OF
his shop two large maps, enc OF the
state of Maine, published In 1852 and
one of Somerset County published in
1860. The state map shows Aroos-
took County to be an almost unbrok-
en- wilderness. few roads and no rail-
road nearer than Bangor. An inset
map of the United States shows the
western part almost uninhabited.
with exception of one tier of states.
bordering on west side of the Missis-
sippi river, and small settlement at
Salt Lake City. The map of most in
terest is the one of Somerset County
and the town of Bingham in parti-
cular. Along the highways appear
the names of all who were the own
ers of the farms and homes, not one
Of these persons is now living. or
the eighty farms that are represent
ed on the map, outside the village.
only twenty-five are occupied; twelve
of these arc on the main road between
Bingham and Scion. The village
contains a hundred more dwellings
than 1t did when the map was made;
sixty-four years ago. There are
eighteen stores now, then there were
only three. Bingham now has eight
cen streets, at that time there were
only two, Main street and one run
ming to DR.. NJ F. Blunt's on the hill,
where 8. A. Smith now lives. The
names of the former village inhabit-