The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-13
Bingham.

MAJ bTOWU OI RdTTdluuk, dDu DdlItll
Spaulding of Pleasant Fond, were in
town last week.
Mrs. Brack of Moscow, died last week.
Wallace Turner has moved into Chas.
Hills house In Moscow.
Dan Hilton and family have moved
/ into the house ne has recently purchased
in Moscow. Mr.. Hilton passed through
this place with a load of nice new furni-
/ ture for his new home.
/ W. b. Goodrich has new graphic
phone in his store, which plays twenty
i four pieces. 1t is quite novelty and
attracts considerable attention.
Albert Chase, who has been very sick
with hemorrhage of the lungs, is some
/ better.
viii Rowe is recovering from a severe
! throat trouble.
Alberta Howes of Concord, who went
to Colorado about year ago, IL now
married to Mr.. George Vaughn of Colo
RADIO.
u. s. Foster has been unable to run on
the cars for a few days on account of
| sickness.
Fred Baker sprained his wrist quite
badly while blowing for Sumner Turner.
Leslie Brown broke his hand while
rolling logs at the mill at Roch corner.
| j. j. Lander has been putting a cellar
under the ell of his house, and will fit
the house for steam heat ard bath room.
Henry Collins attended the Grand
| lodge of Masons at Portland.
l.. K. Hussey and frankie Chase visit
ed Mr.. Hussey's parents at East Madi-
son, last Saturday and Sunday.
The ice went out of Rowe and Carry
ponds on the 9Th inst.
The trout are now anxious and wait
ing to be fed on angle worms with the
hook and line attachment.
The main river drive was laid off
Thursday, on account of the inability of
down river booms to hold the logs.
A. F. Dongan and Mr.. Page of Shaw
NUT, returned Friday. from visit to the
drivers at Bakers pond. They did not
meet with their usual success at fishing,
the water and weather being too cold.
The drive there has plenty of water and
is doing good business.
The district schools commenced Mon
day. May Baker teaches in the Savage
district, Lizzie Tinkham in No. 6, and
Ethel Andrews in Albion Clark's dis
trct.
Mrs. Cora Reynolds has a fine calla
lily having five perfect blossoms of large
size.
Nancy McCollar, who has been work
ing for Mrs. George Eames, has gone
home.
George Savage of Jackman, was in
town the first of the week.
Fred Ennis and a friend of Augusta,
have been fishing at Emblem pond.
Mark Savage, David Bean and Chas.
Colby have returned from fairly sue
cessfu fishing trip to Rowe pond.
Fred Preble and Morris Preble caught
ninety-two trout from Mill brook last
Saturday.
Clyde Witham has gone to Carry pond
for fish
Mrs. Albert Webster and her mother,
are expected home from New York, this
week.
The last meeting of the season of the
Current Events club was with Mrs. w.
b. Goodrich. 1t was very pleasant
occasion. Officers for next year were
elected by ballot. Mrs. w. b. Goodrich,
president; Mrs. Calvin Colby, vice presi-
dent; Miss Belle Clark, Sec.; Mrs.
Thomas Reynolds, Treas. Committee
on program for ensuing year as follows;
Mrs. F. G. Williams, Mrs. Washburn,
Mrs. Moore and Miss Clark. The club
voted to have picnic sometime during
the summer. Adjourned TO meet the
first Friday Of November.
The assessors have completed their
work on the valuation and assessing of
taxes. They find sad falling eff in
live stock within year. There are but
fifteen yoke of oxen in town against
fifty-three in 1896. There was decrease
OF seven three years old, twelve one
year old with an increase of five cows,
and twenty two years old. Thirty less
horses, two hundred and seventy-two
less sheep, and twenty-three less swine.
Real estate in the village district has
i1Ncreased the total valuation is one
hundred and ferty-seven dollars more
than year ago. On account of the in
crease in the State and county tax, the
rate of taxation is twenty-five mills, one
mill on a dollar more than last year.
Amy Bates was unable to teach school
Tuesday forenoon, and her sister, Ber-
tina, took her place.
Mrs. Ed Fogg has been sick but is
now gaining
Edwin Baker and w. B. Goodrich of
| Bingham, and Isaac Andrews OF Pleasant
Ridge, attended the congressional dis
trict convention at Waterville, Wednes-
day of this week.
W. r. Jordan attended probate court
at Skowhegan, on Tuesday.
Byron Smith is making some improve
ments in the interior of his house.
Blanche Baker, who has been working
for Mrs. f. W. Moore has gone home.
Benz. Adams, Chester Smith and Clyde
Whitney returned from Carry ponds
with one hundred and one trout.
/ Geo. Markham of The Forks has
moved his family into the tenement over
the post office, he has also rented the
store of Byron Smith and will open a
barber shop with lunch counter at
| tachment.
Fred Gilman of Moscow, has hired to
clerk 10 drug store in Biddeford.
Archie Towle, who has been visiting
| MIR. Gilman, returned to his home in
Oakland, Tuesday.
Brighton.
viii Watson has returned to his home in
ST. Albans,