The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-06-17
Bingham

Mrs. Ghas. Jones aud children have
been spending a few days with Mrs.
Charles Givens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Goodrich went to
Brighton, saturday, to attend the funeral
of Charles York.
Miss George Cleveland has been out
of town for a few days.
DIR. F. G. Williams was at Madison
Wednesday of last week.
+. \. Merriman of Madison was in
town recently.
Viola Berry of Embden has been visit
ing her sisters, Mrs Baker and Mrs.
Adams.
Mr.. Pratt of Portland has recently
been the guest of his sister, Mrs. Will
Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Clarke of Cara
funk were in town last week.
John Cummings has been suffering
with bad sore on his wrist.
Mr.. Griffin of Skowhegan was in town
to see about the damage by fire upon
Abel Moore's buildings. The company
chose Mr.. Tenny of Skowhegan and Mr..
Moore chose Chas Abbey of Bingham
to estimate the damage. They decided
one hundred and eighty-one dollars the
damage to the house; this with one
hundred dollars on the stable will be
none too much.
There is a warrant posted for special
town meeting In the forenoon of the u 81
of June to see how much money the
town will vote To raise or appropriate to
repair the highway east by W. w.
Russel's 10 the Holway single mill.
| A leo IA ocaopt tho loaatinn of 2pbaOl
house in district No 8.
Miss Hittie Baker of L Madison is
visiting her sisters in this village.
Ii music hath charms Bingham must
have been well charmed for the past
week with Al Martz's brass band, two
travellers with hand organs, another with
an accordion and two grapophones doing
good business.
Rev. 7. F. Millett was in town last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Preble and daugh-
ter Nellie and Walter Robinson went TO
Moose Head Lake Saturday returning
Monday Maurice Chase elerked for
Colby and Preble during Walters
absence.
Rev. !. c. Gregory started for his
home in Conn. last Tuesday, he intends
to return July Bird.
Geo. kimball of Mass. was in town
Monday on his way to Carry Ponds.
DR.. f. 5. Greene and wife were in
town one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Dutton of Jack
man formerly of Bingham are calling
upon friends in town.
Mrs Chas. Smith has gone to Fairfield
to work in hotel.
Mrs. Edwin Vittum of Concord had a
severe attack of heart failure when
coming from church last Sunday. She
was carried into Anon Bakers house,
where she recovered sufficiently to be
carried home in the afternoon.
Mrs. Ernest Dodge of Portland
arrived Monday night to attend the
! funeral of her father, Calvin Colby.
The eleventh Whtcomb reunion was
held at Eben T.. Hills Wednesday, June
! 9th. There were seyenty-nine present
| from all sections of the State. AT noon
all sat down to bountiful dinner Of the
best the land affords. These reunion
dinners are just immense. The ladies
have done their best, there are no print
ed menus but tie tables are loaded with
everything good and won't you have
something more. Although this was
the WhtcOmb reunion only two present
bore that name, Samuel Whitcomb of
Bangor and Edmund Whitcomb OF Mos.
cow. At two o'clock the assembly was
called to order by S. S. Whitcomb and
prayer was offered by Cyrus Pratt of
Foxcroft. The record OF the preceding
reunion was read by Mrs. Pratt, the
secretary, smention being made of two
deaths within the past year. Executive
committee was chosen by the chair, S,
S. Whitcomb, Ed Farmer and +. II.
Whitcomb. Sec. for the ensuing year,
Mrs. C. L. Pratt. An interesting paper
was read by Miss Josie Greedy; appro-
pirate remarks were made by Chas Hill,
Mr.. S. $. Whitcomb and Mr. Pratt. The
next reunion is to be held in Bangor on
the Wednesday the nearest to June 10th,
| 1898.
The gasoline in the soldering furnace
in j. j. Lander's store took fire Monday
afternoon, but a patent fire extinguisher
put out the blaze before any damage
was done.
There was a good number of Masons
present at their anniversary Saturday
last. In the afternoon the following
officers were installed by Past Master
f. w. Moore: B. F. Smith, w. NJ, +.
O. Vittum, s. W, s. A. Smith, J. w,
F. G. Williams, Treas, Geo. +. Eames.
Sec, ID. G. Bean, s. D., L. II. Foss, j.
D., C. w. Abby, S. s., II. o. Chase, J.
s., Rev. j. C. Gregory, Chaplain, Mark
Savage, Marshal, Ii. Collins, Tyler. A
splendid supper was served in Union
Hall to which all did Justice and in the
evening sociable was much enjoyed.
The Masons attended church Sunday In
regalia and listened to an able address
by Rev. J. G. Gregory.
Calvin Colby died Sunday morning at
8 o'clock a. IN. He had been failing In
health for some time, but Sunday morn
ing was able to be dressed and sat eating
his breakfast, he remarked that it tasted
good and that he was feeling better,
when suddenly he breathed short and
was gone. Mr.. Colby was born on an
island farm, in the kennebec river, in the
town of Embden seventy-seven years
ago. When old enough he accompanied
his father in his lumber operations and
followed this occupation for many years,
having charge of the lumber business of
A. and p. Coburn, ard was head driver
for the kennebec Log Driving Co. He
conducted hardware store in Bingham
for several years, selling out to Dins-
more & Lander. Since this time until
/ within two wears he was in the lumber