The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
BINIsH IN

Mrs. EllZdDeln Andrews Of foIlldHt
Is a visitor at the home of her grand
son, Harold Coleman.
Mrs. Flossie Cahill who has beeI
i'll is now much better.
Because OF Illness, Mrs Binf
Preble was unable 10 entertain the
Kennebec Chapter on the 18th. Thf
meeting will be held on the first day
of January with the same hostess.
Napoleon Fredette has for sale
stove wood and furnace wood. Also
mare ten years old. 3~3l
The American Legion and its AK
iliary will give a ball in kennebef
Hall on New Years Eve. All come
During Bingham's cold wave Their
mometers have registered from
twelve to twenty-five below zero on
several mornings. Frozen water
pipes have caused trcnhle in mum
Der of houses.
Miss Sylvia Reynolds gave a Christ
mas party to her Sunday school class
last Friday afternoon ~ the parish
house.
Mrs. Fred Pugh and niece have
gone to Westbrook for "A Christmas
visit. Mr. Pugh will be with them
on Christmas day.
Mrs. Daniel Robinson has not been
as well as usual for several weeks.
Leon Robinson Of Portland was in
town for several days recently.
Radio receiving sets-Get the new
Claratone ; tube receiver from II. A.
Coleman. Wonderful reception. Six
months free service with each mach
inc. 81 per hour for service on
other machines 12w51
Miss Ruth Goliath of Presque Isle
is spending a few weeks with DR.. and
Mrs. p. O. Kinnep.
Miss, Flora Phelps, teacher of the
commercial department of b. II. S, is
in hospital at Berlin. y. H., where
she was operated upon on the four
teenth inst for an acute case OF APP
pendicitis She is reporteA as get
ting along well and will return to
her school here when she has re-
4 covered Meantime it is understood
that Miss Muriel Smith will take her
place.
Miss Mary Ford, teacher of French,
Latin and Ancient History, is spend
ing Christmas week with friends in
Waltham Mass.
Keith Hunnewell. Clinton Woodland
and Elwood Folsom, all students at
II. of NJ, are at home for Christmas
vacation. Also Dorothy Woodland
and Ethel Hunnewell from Farming
ton Normal. and Helen Webster from
Gray's Business College
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Chaplin spent
the Christmas vacation with relatives
in Corinth.
Miss Esther Owens of Bates Col
lege ana member of the Phi Delta
Psi Fraternity was one Of the guests
last week at a Bowdon house party,
at Brunswick She arrived in town
Saturday night and will spend the
remainder OF the Christmas vacation
at home.
The library food sale on Saturday
afternoon received contributions of
either money or food from the follow
ing persons: Mrs. Lucy AnnsWood-
ard, r. l.. Sadie Andrews, Marta
Savage, Alice Goodrich, Maria But
Ter, Esther Collins, Eva Durgin, An
ME Whitney. Florence Owens. Eliza
beth Thompson, Emma GIBSON
Beatrice WATSON, Della Webster. Vic
toria Cahill Mira Fentiman, Lucinda
Moore. Mary Baker. Ten dollars and
seventy-six cents was realized. Mrs
Bntler and Mrs. Collins had charge
of the sale.
On Saturday, December goth, the
Kennebec Campfire girls held sale
of dolls, dolls clothes and homemade
candy at the library parlors, which
were generously loaned for the oc-
casion. There were many pretty
dolls and dainty dresses. and the
girls deserve much credit for their
work About $40 was cleared. Mar
guerite Russell was the winner OF the
big prize doll
Wednesday, December II, the Alb
MAXI Campfire Girls enjoyed a very
fine supper at the Congregational
parish house. Seventeen were pres
ent and plans were made for the an
nual Christmas tree and party, to be
held at the home of the guardian,
Mrs. Martha Savage. December 26th
at $50 D. m. 1t was very gratifying
to note that the interest and enthu-
siasm of the girls was fully equal
to that when this band was organized
over five years ago. Since that time,
the number of campfire girls in Bing-
ham has increased to the number of
fifty, which includes three groups.
Two of the groups are under the
guardianship of Mrs Marta Savage.
and her assistants, Mrs. Gertrude
Shoppe and Miss Elizabeth Thomson,
and the third The Wakefield. under
Mrs. Lottie Taylor
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Doucette have
a baby daughter born. December 18th.
Mrs. Hannah Grant, age seventy
one, died at her home on North Main
street on the seventeenth. Funeral
services conducted by A. j. Pooler,
were held in the Methodist chapel on
Friday. Rev Mary Sampson offciat-
ing.
Frank Hall and 0rrin Hill have