The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-02-04
Bingham

Will Bracket of Norridgewock, was
in town Wednesday.
Orison Gordon was at home from his
camps Thursday.
Nm snow of SkOwhegan. was in town
last week
Dan Baker is out of the woods with a
cut hand.
Ira Randall of Augusta, passed
through town to visit his lumber camps
on Cold Stream.
Mrs. Robert Hilton and little daugh-
ter were in town Sat.
Guy Morris recently visited his faith
err lumber camps.
Frank Ennis is attending school at
Pennington
Mr. and Mrs Chas. Bickford have a
new baby daughter.
Mrs. Betsey Hilton is spending the
winter with Mrs. Julia Dinsmore.
Albion TIealy has finished yardng
spruce, cut on his farm. He has 1909
trees on the yard.
Chas. Colby purchased at Norridge-
wock four able looking horses for use in
his numbering on chamberlain hill.
mere were lou HORSES anu Two OAcH
in town on business one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Savage of New
Portland, were the guests of Miss Amy
Bates last Sunday.
Theophius Hilton and Moses French
of Scion, were in town Monday.
Angie Robinson is at work for Mrs.
! Parker Sanborn.
From Is to 20 inches of snow fell
! Thursday The train was delayed two
and one-half hours. Pulp business was
! interrupted. The Abbott stage did not
arrive until noon on Friday.
The Forks stage made its trip Thurs
day, but Friday it only reached The
Forks, returning to Bingham Sat. night,
ID hours late.
There are now thirty inches of snow
in the woods
On account of the large amount of
freight handled on the Somerset X. K.
the passenger train which usually runs
from Oakland to North Arson, run last
week to Bingham.
The railroad has extended its spur
track across the Colby and Preble lot
and have built a loading platform on the
east side.
The big man who beat the little man
as mentioned two weeks ago, settled the
matter by paying the injured mans ex-
penses for medical attendance and board,
also wages for the time he is disabled
! besides giving bonds to be good for one
year.
Henry Washburn will soon move his
engine near the last block factory, saw
ing the lumber on the banks of the river
and floating it to the pulp mill in the
spring.
Mrs. Mary Colby was able to attend
services at the church on sunday
The Changers were disappointed Sat
urday at the non-appearanceof the two
men who were to address the afternoon
meeting The supper was fine as Gran
gers are noted for their good food. So
ciable after the supper was well attend
ed and much enjoyed.
Rev Mr. Judkins of The Forks, met
his wife on her return from Augusta at
this place. On account of bad travelling
they remained in town and attended
the afternoon and evening meetings Sat.
Their fine singing added much TO the
interest. Mr.. J &. Gregory being very
tired from constant attendance upon the
meetings, Mr.. Judkins kindly supplied
the pulpit on Sunday and spoke to a
full house.
The Current Events club met with
Mrs. Henry Washbur last Friday At
ter the reading of the records of the
previous meeting and quotations the fol,
lowing program was listened to with
interest: Edward VI and Mary, Mrs.
Alice Goodrich; Tyndale and Coverdale,
Mrs. Belle Williams Current Events,
Mrs. Cora Jordan; The Mission Bells of
Southern California, Mrs. Henry Wash
burn. Two articles, Henry Howard and
His Sonnet of Spring by Miss Belle
Clarke, and John elton by Mrs. Julia
Colby, were deferred until the next
meeting which which will be be in two
weeks with Mrs. George Eames.
Seden Cleveland was not as we'll sun.
day.
Tuesday of this week the ladies mis-
sion circle meets with Mrs. Fannie Smith
This society was organized March It'll,
1893, and since that time has done much
to aid and encourage the work of build
ing the new Congregational church.
They have raised 1851. IT; have paid for
care of Union church and for Oil sal rs;
for the new church lot, $3.50 90; for car
pet Tor the same, plOi ou, on the cnufch
debt, 5000; the balance for various
worthy purposes.
William Collins of Moscow, familiarly
known as Bill Collins, was brought home
dead Sunday, Jan. 81. He was cook in
lumber camp on Ten Thousand Acres.
Friday he was taken sick and on Sun
day two companions started to bring
him home with team. When at the
top of Cold Stream hill, one man cons
cluded to return to camp as all seemed
to be going well. He babe Mr.. Collins
good bye, but had gone only a short
distance when the driver shouted for
him to come back. Before he could
reach the sled Mr. Collins was dead.
The diseased was sixty-one years old,
was an honest industrious man, having
always worked in the woods winters,
and for many seasons has had charge of
rafting the lumber Oh Brassua Pond.
He leaves a wife and seven children.
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