The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-16
Bingham.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Savage of Jack
man. were in town, last week.
Isaac Holway was drawn travers Juror
for the Dec. term.
Mr.. aud Mrs. viii Forsythe of The
Fork. were recently the guests OF Mr..
aud Mrs. Fred Holden.
Grin Barley, son Of Nehemiah BARLEY
of Moscow, has been very sick with
pneumonia and kidney trouble.
Ethel Hilton and friend of scion,
were in town, Saturday
The mild weather has made crossing
at the ferry dangerous. Last Thursday
Two teams broke through without seri-
Gus results.
Orrie Lovejoy, while At work for his
father in Moscow. one day last week,
made a serious wound ia his leg, Just be.
/ low the knee, with an axe which glanced
from the stick which he WAS cutting
Mrs. Ora Savage Of Carratunk, recent
" visited her sister, Mrs. Albert Murray.
Chas. Church and wife are moving in
10 one of the tenements in the old hoteI.
f. II. Gilman is at Augusta, where he
expects to remain all winter As clerk IN
a drug store.
Mark Savage has unique display in
his show window of typical bear house
such as trappers build of fir logs. In
side hangs deer faun with bear trap
partly concealed by leaves at the en-
trance. Toward this a small bear is
creeping. The arrangement and taxider-
mist work was done by Elmer Baker Of
Moscow.
At the last meeting of the G. y X.
post the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: James +. Rogers,
Post commander; james b. Messer, ).
Y. c.; Henry Sands, j. V. c.; Byron Il.
smith, Quarter Master; Reuben b.
Pierce, Surg. WIN. II. Collins, o. II. =
Royal b. Burton, o. g.; delegate to
Department Encampment, Henry Sands
alternate, Octavius Thompson.
Martin Hilton, whose death occurred,
Friday morning after u very short ill
ness from liver and kidney trouble, WAS
buried, Sunday afternoon. He leaves
widowed mother, recently rendered help
less by paralysis, also five brothers and
one sister. The family have the
sympathy of the entire community in
their trouble.
May Baker left town, Thursday morn
ing for Avon, Mass. She has employ
ment in her aunt's store and will pro-
baby be absent all winter.
George Baker and Mrs. Fred Clark of
Carratunk were in town last Monday
Mr.. James Messer of Moscow, has a
little girl who is sick.
At the birch mill they are setting the
engine and other machinery. About ten
cords of birch have already been hauled.
The break in the mill dam Is more
serious than was at first supposed.
Anon Baker has had crew of ten men
at work for two weeks and still the
water runs through the dam leaving the
canal to the mill dry thus preventing
any work being done. 1t will take a
thousand yards of gravel to repair the
damage, also the building of new cob
work fifty feet long, eight feet wide and
ten feet deep, to be filled with large
rocks and gravel. The expense will be
five hundred dollars or more. The
gravel, from bank near the dam, is
hoisted with derrick by horses, about
fifty yards can be handled per day.
Nellie French OF The Forks, was 10
town, Monday night.
Mrs. Norris Bray was able to ride to
the village, Thursday.
Mrs Sac Abbey, who has been in
Scion for year or more, is moving
back to Bingham.
The Methodist society will have tree
on Friday night of next week The
Congregationalist will have their on
Saturday In the hall. Christmas concert,
Sunday night in the church.
Miss Georgia Cleveland has just re-
ceiyed nice lot of views of the Klon-
dyke region from her brother Frank,
who is there.
Mrs. Chas. Smith, who was so severe
ly hurt eight weeks ago, was up street
for the first time on Tuesday.