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Show SHALL BINGHAM'S COMMON-in COMMON-in BELL BE SOLD AS JUNK Perhaps few people realize that the camp noKsossed one of the finest community com-munity bells that could be found out-aide out-aide tho pales of Philadelphia, where That wonderful old Liberty Bell stands. A largo bell weighing n the neighborhood of 500 or 600 pounds is housed within the confines of Bing-i,nm Bing-i,nm ormver and iust now the town board and Mayor Q. IB. Kelly is debating de-bating whether they should stll th.s nntient relic of earlier days to a Junk . dealer and turn the money over to the Red Cross or should the old bell be j kept as a relic of early days. This bell was at one time used by , the iMethodist Church and later t y the i fire department to sound the alarm ot Hres But there seems to be some question as to who really owns the old relic end the question was put to tie town hoard at their meeting on Wednesday evening. The board is 'anxious to have expressions Irom citi-'.zhiir citi-'.zhiir of the enmn. |