The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-07-31


Portland are guests of Alvah Witham
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Whitney
have returned from an auto trip of
several days to Waldoboro, Belfast
and Rockland.
Mrs. Sarah Baker was so unfortu-
nate as to sprain her ankle in stepping
from an automobile several days ago
Mrs. Eunie Baker has been caring for
her.
NJ. J. Haines, Optometrist of Show
hogan, will be at Forrest Andrews
store, next Friday August list.
John Hartwell of bingham, Mass.
is the guest of his cousin Mrs. S. j.
Whitney.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Dinsmore were
at their Pleasant Pond cottage
number of days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Armand Spaulding
and little daughter Gwendolyn of Bel
fast were recently guests of Mrs. AL
media Spaulding.
Charles Spaulding is at the Spen-
Ger the past month for the S. d. War
rem Co.
Rev. and Mrs, Phinney and two
children of Lewiston were in town
last Sunday.
Miss Ethel Stetson of North Ansol
spent the week end with her friends,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith.
During the big wind of Friday after
noon, a large maple tree in front of
Mrs Margaret OBrien's house was
blown down across Main street. Sc
lectmen c. y. Robinson and E. II.
Caswell and road commissioner Jake
Atwood with helpers were soon on the
spot and made short work of clear
ing away the obstruction which com
pletely blocked the highway.
Marching, shampooing. waving and
bobbing done at Crymble's Beauty
Parlor, Holt Block.
VIM. Durgin and family have been
spending the week in Brighton.
Margery Pratt and her friend Flor
ence Baker, who are attending sum-
mer Normal School at Pennington,
made week end visit to Mrs. Pratt
on Saturday and Sunday last.
At the annual meeting of Bingham
Union Library the former board of
ton of one of the directors W. b.
Goodrich having resigned, George r..
Baker was elected to take his place.
The present board consists of Mrs.
Alice NJ. Goodrich. president; Mrs.
Myrtle Cummings, vice president;
Mrs. Florence NJ. Owens, secretary
treasurer; L. w Moore. r. NJ. Savage,
O. J. Hill, E. H. Caswell. Mrs. Annie
Whitney and G. Fl. Baker, directors.
1t was voted to have the library open
Saturday afternoon and evening in
stead of Tuesday evening and Satur-
day afternoon. The hours will be
from 230 to in the afternoon and
from seven to eight-thiry in the even
ing. The change will be made conf
mencing September 9Th. 1t was also
voted to employ a regular librarian
for the year The free service for
the past three years has been salts
factory and is highly appreciated,
Mrs. Isadore Fitzsimmons has given
to the library a book entitled THAT
Unknown Country or What Living
Men Believe Concerning Punishment
After Death
Mrs. Nora Hopkins has gone to
Lawrence, Mass, where she is the
guest of her sister Mrs. Mabel Lander.
Archibald Hossack spent the week
end with his wife at the home of her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel And
rews.
METHODIST NOTES
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Flor
ence Atwood. July 22nd. Work for
the future was discussed with good
results and the afternoon was profit
able to all Ice cream and cake
were served by the hostess and her
daughter, Evangeline. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs. Mil
dred Mclaughlin, probably an all
day meeting for work, August 5.
The Junior League met with its
president, Elwood Doyle at Mrs Ara
bel Listers last Saturday afternoon.
After a brief business session under
the trees, the meeting was adjourned
to an afternoon of sports, the spacious
grounds furnishing ample room for
the same. Indeed, it was an ideal
spot. There was a peanut hunt, fol-
lowed by potato races, bag bursting
sack races, ring toss, three legged
races, paper races. bar up and bar
down and other games. A substan-
{ial supper was served in Mrs. Lis
ter's dining room A vote of thanks
was extended to Mrs. Lister for her
blindness in furnishing her lawn for
the sports and for her genial hospit-
atty. The Juniors returned to their
homes tired. but happy group.
Phe Ladies' Trio favored the con
with selection at the
morning and evening services last
Sunday.
ANDREW -STEWART
At 7.30 Monday morning at the
residence of Hon. f. II. Colby, J. La
Forest Andrews of Bingham and Miss
Gertrude Stewart of Brookline, Mass.
were united in marriage. Rev Ar
thur MacDougal performed the cere
nony the single ring service being
used After wedding breakfast the
couple departed by auto for wedding
trip to Quebec.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Thursday. July %, 1924 Marilyn .
Frances Woodland entertained ten of
her little friends in honor of her
first birthday. There were present,
Bernard and Ernestine Andrews.
Ralph Hight David Atkins, Pearl