The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-28
The Interesting News Of
Somerset's Busy Towns
BINGHAM


shine Society have been appointed for
the coming months and the charity
committees follow: Hostesses for
September, Maria Butler. Gertie Rus
sell; October, Lucinda Moore, Della
Webster; November, Eunie Baker,
Eva Baker; December, Mary Baker,
Stella HUFF; January, .Bina Preble,
Bee Mckinney February, Iva Pooler,
Iva Quoin; March, Florence Murray,
Nellie Murray; April, Florence Owens,
Nellie Robinson May, Ruth Russell.
Ruby Hurley, June, Edith Taylor, Lot
tie Taylor.
Charity committee for August Alice
Goodrich. Belle Colby; September,
Josephine Sawyer. Emma Hill Octo-
Der, Rose Lander, Tena Andrews ;
November. Eva Batchelder, Winnie
Smith, Grace Pooler; December, En-
ma Gipson. Alice Smith, Lila San
born January, Henrietta Gates. Flor
ence Miner, Barbara Atkins; Febru-
ary Esther Collins, Inez Holt; March.
Junia Witham, Kate Hunnewell;
April, Katherine Doe. Maria Fitzmor-
ris; May, Grace Cool, Ada Fournier /;
June, Juliette Adams, Myrtle Cum
mings.
Mrs. Fred Grant of Portland Is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. G. A. Spauld-
ing.
Get your Ford magnetic recharged
in fifteen G5) minutes. Call and see
us anytime. We are open night and
day. You can buy gasoline at our
garage for twenty 900 cents per gal
lon. Cahill & Miller's Garage, Main
street, Bingham.
DR.. and Mrs Ralph Ogden are
guests Of Mrs. Ogden's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. A. Foss.
Miss Gladys Stuart is in Ports
mouth, y. H. visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Mearl Mitchell (nee George Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. o. II. Clark of Cara
funk and daughter Mrs. Evertt EN-
mons and son Richard of Portland,
were in town calling on friends.
FOR SALE-Seven room house on
Murray street. Complete bathroom
and modern plumbing. Electric
lights, city water. Ample room for
garden. r. Il. Robinson, Bingham
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DR.. and Mrs. Harry NeYers of Law
renee, Mass were recently callers at
the home of Mrs. Viola Colby and
other friends in town.
Miss Hazel Carl of Augusta is in
town for a few days.
Kenneth Russell Is quite i'll at the
home of his parents on Owens street.
He was better~on. Monday.
Miss George Weeks and Mr.. and
Mrs. Scanlon all of Boston are occu-
plying the Archie Clark cottage at
Pleasant Pond for two weeks. Harold
fa flu
last Sunday.
Mrs. William Durgin and daughter
Louise are spending two weeks at
Rock Pond camps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer b. Sweet an
nOunce the birth ola daughter Phyllis
Staples Sweet. on August %, at a
private hospital in Bangor.
Miss Mona Baker has returned from
a few days visit with friends in Wat
erville and Augusta.
The Christian Endeayor held a
food sale in Fraternity Hall one at
ternoon OF last week.
Mr. and Mrs. f. S. Porter who have
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. II.
Colby here and at Pleasant Pond this
summer, started on last Sundays train
for New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Morrison have
baby son born August Gath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron White of
Springfield, Mass, Mrs. Anderson and
Mrs. Jennie White of Watervile were
calling on friends in town Saturday.
An operation for the removal of
adenoids and enlarged tonsils was
performed on Daniel Goodell last
week
Bingham was well represented at
the baseball game at Skowhegan last
Saturday afternoon between Bingham
and Madison. The result of the very
interesting game was a score of 8 to
3 In Bingham's favor.
Mrs. Grace Thomson Gregg of Chi
cago. ILL.,. sister of Miss Elizabeth
Thomson, has kindly sent the follow
ing books to Bingham Union Library:
Speaking of Operations by irwin s.
Cobb; Extract from Captain Stron-
fields Visit to Heaven, Mark Twain;
The Breaking Point, Mary Roberts
Rinehart; The House of Mirth, Edith
Wharton; Alice Adams, Booth Tark-
ington; The Man in the Jury Box,
Robert Orr Chipperfield; The Gimp
SEES of the Moon, Edith Wharton.
Miss Beatrice Sawyer has returned
from Winthrop where she was sent as
q delegate to attend the ten days sum-
mer school of Christian Endeavor.
Last Saturday two large cars met
in collision on narrow crossway in
Moscow ON the main road. One for
ward wheel from each car was broken
off and the cars swerved from the
highway but no one was seriously
hurt.
Those who attended the entertain
ment in f. II. Colby's dancing room
last week enjoyed a rare treat. F.. S.
Porter, dramatic author of New York.
rendered a three-act play of his own
composition entitled THE Crash" 1t
was full of interest and held the clos
est attention of those present. Mr..
Porter shows great ability both in the
composition and delivery of his pro-
auction. His kindness and the cour-
tesy of Mr.. Colby in giving the use
of his attractive room made possible
the realizing of $4,000 for the Kenne-
bee Chapter to be used for the repair
of the roof of the Old Church. After
the entertainment those who desired
remained for dancing for time.