The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-02-21
News of Somerset's Busy Towns
BINGHAM


Bingham Hotel has been we'll pat
ronized this winter. Landlord Out
ton informs us that there has been
hardly night since December list,
when his rooms have not all been oe-
cupied.
Omar FIRTH who has been in Port
land hospital for the past five or SIX
weeks, has returned home. Mr..
Firth was hit IN one eye by flying
chip while working in the mill, the
injury has caused the loss OF sight in
that eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gallant returned from
Lewiston on Saturday. Mr.. Gallant
Is improving in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. 6. ]. Whitney went to
Boston Tuesday of this week. Mr..
Whitney will attend the New England
Dealers Hardware convention. He Is
chairman of the committee on exhi-
bits.
Mr.. Hamlin of Carrabassett and
his wife, who has been in woodstock
N. B. were in town Saturday.
The Leap Year Ball (which was
planned by the Changers to be held
In their hall on Friday evening. Feb
ruary 30, is postponed until some date
in March, probably the nth. when st.
Patrick features will be carried out.
Further notice will appear later.
Beecher Vincent moved his family
into their new home on Dinsmore
street last week.
Mrs. Walter Fentiman recently
spent the week end with friends in
Waterville.
Mrs. May 8. Hopkins is spending a
few months with friends in Augusta.
The Century Club appointed for
March seventh with Mrs. Hopkins
will hold their meeting with Mrs. Car
RE Hilton.
Mrs. Nellie Goliath of Seboomook is
visiting her niece Mrs. Josephine Saw
yer%
Mrs. Matilda Durgin highly appre-
ciates the kindness shown her by the
Sunshine and Circle and thanks them
sincerely.
Mrs. Emma Pierce is at present in
the Central Maine General Hospital
under treatment for heart trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezekiel Butler of Ca
ratunk passed through town last week
on their return home from Lewiston,
where Mrs. Butler had been to the
hospital for medical treatment.
The Grange will give card party
at Grange hall on the evening of
Washingtons birthday February %,
at 7.3O O'Clock. There will be ia
bles for whist, sixty-three, and var
ious other card games. AT $50 a
program will be given appropriate for
the day.
Blaine viles and Frank E. Mace of
Augusta we're in town last week.
They were on their way to Sandy
Stream to look after their numbering
interests.
Bingham Board of Trade will hold
their annual banquet at Bingham Ho-
tel, Friday evening, February 18th,
for members and their ladies'. The
Hon. Frank A. Harrington of Augusta
will be the speaker of the evening.
Tickets can be procured at one dollar
each from the committee, o. }. Hill,
Raymond Whitney and Elias Vaughan.
Allan Robinson has been home from
Bryant and Stratton Commercial Col
lege, Boston, for q few days.
Mrs. George Baker entertained the
Sunshine members and invited guests
at her home last Thursday afternoon
The special feature of the afternoon
was the address given by DR.. Deveaux
on Child Welfare" 1t was both in
structive and entertaining. Many
good points made will no doubt be
of value to mothers of small child
rem. Mrs. Evie Hall assisted Mrs.
Baker In her duties as hostess in SER
wing refreshments of ice cream and
fancy cookies. Reports were made
of good dress and fruit sent to the
sick A letter of thanks was read
for the blouses made for the orphans
home In Augusta Plans are under
way for the making of aprons for the
usual annual sale. Mrs. Emma Hill
will entertain the March meeting.
The usual services were not held
on Sunday at the Congregational
Church. Rev. Arthur McDougal. the
pastor, having been called to Spring
field, Mass, by the death OF his only
brother Mrs. McDougal is Ill with
tOnSlllllS. MrS. IHdb. FUSS was Cal :
ing for her last Monday.
Mrs. Carlton Ellis went to Water
vile few days since to care for her
daughter Elsie who Is attending Colby
College and Is now Ill with the meas
les.
In the item regarding some of the
older residents which appeared last
week the name Pickard Goodrich
was Incorrectly printed as Richard in
two places in the article.
Mrs. Lucy Ann Woodward OF Provi-
dence, r. l., formerly Lucy Smith OF
Bingham, has presented Bingham
Union Library with twenty-five books.
They are in fine condition and titles
will appear In later issue. Sixteen
are books of fiction of the better class.
Poetry, etc, are among the others.
The Century Club and guests to the
number of seventy, held banquet at
Bingham Hotel on the evening of Feb
ruary IA. 1t was in many respects,
one of the pleasantest of the many
they have enjoyed. Mrs. Annie a.
Whitney and Mrs. Beatrice c. WATSON
who have had charge of the arrange
ments, had done their part we'll. At
a little mast eight o'clock to the music