The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
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Bingham Grange will celebrate its
forty-fourth anniversary TUESDAY,
April 1st with an all day meeting and
the usual baked bean dinner. Spe-
cial literary exercises in the after
noon. In The evening public cara
party. tickets 81 cents, including re-
freshments. There were fifteen Ia
bles at the party held on the nine
tenth. and a general good time was
enjoyed.
Alice i. cahill n. c. Oh. c. of Au-
burn and Mr.. and Mrs. James Cahill
of Athens were visitors at Maurice
Cahill's last week
FOR SALE-sterling' Garage at
Bingham. Does a large business and
baa Ford agency 2w12
Raymond Whitney, a forestry engi-
neer of experience. formerly employed
by the s. d. Warren Co, will open
Office rooms April first over the A.
and p Company's store. Mr.. Whit
ney is Bingham's newly elected tax
collector and is also notary public.
On Friday evening, March Is, at
Grange Hall, Prof. Briscoe and Mr..
Watson will speak on forestry.
Mrs. Eugenia Gallant of Auburn
who has been visiting her son Ralph
in Massachusetts, was in Bingham
last week with her son Bernard Gal
liant and family.
Mrs. f. II. Colby has returned home
from Portland where she has spent
the winter.
This Is the furniture season. We
have a new and complete line in both
oak and American walnut. Taylor
Bros. e. Hill. lwl3
w. l.. Liner, formerly of Scion is
Occupying the Chester Rollins house.
Mr.. Liner is employed as sawyer in
Smith and Atkins mill. Mrs. Liner
Is at present visiting in Vermont.
Mrs. Clara Bray bruised and
wrenched her shoulder badly by
fall on the ice week ago.
Mrs. Emma Andrews who Is teaching
at Moxie spent the week end at home.
MIR. and Mrs Frank Gipson were
at Skowhegan one day last week. Mr..
GIBSON had a young man in custody
who was placed in Skowhegan jail.
Mrs, GIBSON returned with Mrs. Nellie
Goliath who has been in the hospital.
c. G. Doe has kindly given three
books to the library, great short stor-
4 les by the best authors. Adventure
and Romance" "Ghost Stories" and
detective Stories
DR.. A. II. Clark will be at the resi-
dence of A. S. Burke on Tuesday
April LIST, 1924 for four days for the
practice of dentistry.*
The Congregational church circle
held at the home of Mrs. Beatrice
Wasson Wednesday of last week was
a very 5leasant occasion. Select
reading by Mrs Emma Hill and Mrs.
Esther Collins, victrOla music furn-
ished the entertainment. Mrs. Was
son was assisted by Mrs. Fostena
Andrews. Refreshments of Ice cream
and cake were served Mrs. Walter
Smith will entertain the next meet
ing which will be April End.
Taylor Bros & Hill are now selling
a 54-piece set of dishes for $40. They
invite you to come in and see their
new crockery. lWl3
The Century Club was delightfully."-
entertained last Friday afternoon at
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the Camp Fire girls. The following
program was carried out. March,
Camp Fire Girls: hand sign, Camp
Fire Girls; Wohelo for Aye (singing),
Camp Fire Girls; Law of the Camp
fire, Camp Fire Girls; oh Wohelo
(singing), Camp Fire Girls; Wood
Gatherer's Desire, Camp Fire Girls;
Fire Makers Desire, Camp Fire Girls;
Torch Bearers Desire, Camp Fire
girls; Along the Road (walking song),
Camp Fire Girls; At Dawning (vocal
solo), Alice Forsythe; Land of the
Sky-blue Water, victrola; five Indian
legends by Alice Owens, Anna Savage,
Mildred Atwood, Dorothy Rich, Ar
lene Folsom; Ghost Pipes Vocal So
lol, Dorothea Woodland; Nanny
Moon (song) Camp Fire Girls; The
Sheltering Flame (song), Torch
Bearers; piano duet, Florence Taylor
and Helen Fentiman; first music in
America reading), Mrs. Savage; An
ME Laurie Vocal solo), Methyl Tay-
lor: st. Patrick's Day { reading), e.
s. Thomson; Wearing of the Green
vocal solo), Florence Andrews; Folk
Songs of the Nations, victrola; Sun
Is Sinking in the West Camp Fire
Girls. The next meeting at the home
of Mrs. Annie Whitney will be a
Mother Goose Party" children taxi
ing the various characters.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Redmond, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Powell Mrs. Charles
Foss, Father Carroll and A. j. Pool
err attended the funeral of Mrs. Cora
Powell which was held at her home
in Caratunk, March 18th.
The W. C. T. u. held its regular
meeting with Mrs. McDougal Wednes-
day evening. Roll call was respond
ed to with temperance quotations.
There were readings, "Value to Young
of Scientific instruction Concerning
Alcohol by Miss Thelma Foss;
Temperance Study in Public
Schools" Mrs. Collins; Results of
Scientific Temperance Study" Mrs.
Grace Pooler; victrola music. The