The Somerset reporter., 1897-10-21
Bingham.

bingham
John Lowell of Abbott, was In town
Friday and Saturday.
Chas. Ball of The Forks, was in town
last Friday.
Miss Grace Foster and Miss Lizzie
/ Phillips were visiting friends at n.
Anson, last week.
Mariner Irvine and wife also Frank
Vttum and wife of SOlon, passed
through town recently on their way to
Carratunk.
Ben smith and John Owens shot a fine
buck deer, Friday night, which weighed
two hundred and eighty pounds.
A large crowd was out to the campfire
of the n. F. Blunt Post, last Saturday,
at Union hail. and the meeting was much
enjoyed. AT noon twenty-one old COM
rades, a good number of the members of
the old relief corps and invited friends
partook of an excellent dinner. AT two
/ o'clock Comrade Rogers called the meet
/ ing to order. Singing by the choir,
1.-The Red, White and Blue prayer by
| Rev. J. C. Gregory; remarks by T. F.
/ Houghton upon the terrible effects of
war; patriotic remarks by Comrade
Dinsmore; singing by the choir; remarks
| by S. A. Chamberlain; song by Elmer
Baker; remarks by Mr.. Gregory choir
rendered some fine old time war songs;
song in Irish dialect by Elmer Baker;
closing with the singing Of America fol-
lowed by benediction. The thanks of
the post are extended to all who kindly
aided in the success of the occasion.
Omar Clark, wife and child were in
the place, last week
Of ha
postal union telegraph company of Port
land, and his wife also Robert Lindsey
and Fred Wood Boston and Maine train
dispatcher. have recently been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Eames.
Some of the party got two deer while on
a trip up-river
Joel Colby and Tom Rashe of Jack
man, were in town, last week getting
their woods horses which have been
pasturing about here.
The Y. p. S. C. E. have meetings at
n. Anson, Friday of this week. One
fare tickets on the Somerset K. II. from
this place.
The Packard Brothers have decided to
locate spool bar mill at this village.
Whether they will purchase the last
block factory or build mill for their
purpose Is not yet ueCIutu.
Mrs. Lucinda York whose death oc-
cured in the south part Of the town was
buried oD Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forsythe of The Forks,
were in town last week.
Mr.. George Bray, who has been quite
sick Is now able TO be out.
Mrs. j. G.. Gibson of Grass Flat, Cal,
formerly known as Atossa Moore is now
visiting relatives in this place, after an
absence Of many years.
An epidemic resembling cholera
morbus is quite prevalent in this section,
old and young are alike affected, Palmer
King of Gates Hill, was on his way to
Bingham, was taken sick so suddenly
that he was obliged to stop four days at
house near by before he was able to go
home, meantime his wife had been sick
at home in the same manner.
Little Alphonzo Rollins, son of
Chester Rollins, who has been sick at
George Gordon's, died Tuesday of this
week.
Willis Hobrook has moved into the
Sarah Miliken house.
Mike LaPoint and family have gone to
The Forks, for weeks visit.
The gale Of Saturday night was the
heaviest since 1888. 1t blew down
fences and many forest trees were
broken or uprooted.
John Lander has returned from Bos-
! ton.
Mrs. Fred Ennis has gone to Farming
TOE, for few weeks visit with her
mother Mrs Pratt.
Rev. j. C. Gregory preached at n.
Anson, last Sunday. Mr. Goodwin
preached here.
Mrs. Norris Bray is now able to ride
out after her long sickness.
Moses Thompson and wife attended
the funeral of David Stevens at Embden,
last Monday.
Two of Mrs. Gilbert's children are
quite sick n Moscow.
As Hiram Smith was loading boards
at the mill his horses became frightened
BY team which backed against them
and ran to the village where they were
stopped. The boards were strewn along
the way and barrel of -four was
thrown out and broken open.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Turner of Skow-
hogan, are guests at Summer Turner's.
Miss Emma Brewster of Anson, is
visiting Mrs. George Bray and other
friends in town.
Ed Carney got deer within a few
days on the Spencer
Horatio Clark is the guest of his
daughter, Mrs. Alfred Burke.
At the road hearing, Tuesday, on petit
ton for alteration in the road leading
from Edward McQuilkin's easterly to a
point near Obed Moody's in Bingham,
the prayer of the petitioners was denied
by the commissioners.
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