The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-08-19
Bingham.

| +. C.. Dutton and Chas. Jones of
! Skowhegan, were in town soliciting in
surance, last week.
There is lots of summer travel up the
kennebee this season, more than for
several years past.
Daniel Holt and family spent few
days at Norridgewoek, last week, with
relatives.
The Congregational society had So
ciable at kennebec hall. Friday night.
Mrs Day of Mass, sang several selec-
lions which were highly appreciated.
She also assisted the choir at the church
services, Sunday.
Mr. Ben Gray of Santiago, Cal, after
an absence of forty years, has been visit
ing his cousin, Austin Dnsmore of this
place.
The Ladies Mission Union held pic
mic supper at the residence Of Mrs Mae
Foss, last Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. c. Gray were in town
Saturday aud Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Wood goes to Providence,
r. l., this week, to visit her sister.
Miss Howay now has her dressmaking
business in the store formerly occupied
~ ID IA oiiitiis
Mrs. Greene of Scion, and Mrs Hamil-
ton, wife of a former pastor Of this place,
were ia town, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fairly Of The Forks, were
in this village last week.
Quite number from Bingham attend
ed the races AT \. Arson, Friday and
Saturday.
John Piper will attend the fall term
Of Arson academy, going and coming on
the train each day.
Henry Washburn will build a barn
100 #. by so IT, to replace the one burn
ed last week.
The last factory shut down Tuesday
of last week, having worked up all the
timber hauled. 1t Is rumOred that the
factory may be repaired and remodeled
for other purposes.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. ". Preble, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Bray, Nellie Baker. Helen
kidder and Morris Preble spent "a day
last week, at Pleasant Pond.
Many farmers have not yet finished
haying, but those who have report more
hay than last year.
John Sucking of Boston, Mass, arriv-
ed in town last Saturday noon.
The grass, grain, potato vines, and
even the leaves on the trees are turning
dark with rust, caused by so much damp
weather. The potato crop will be small
potatoes and few in the hill
Unless appearances are deceptive all
of East Madison went to Pleasant Pond
last Saturday and Sunday.
Very heavy showers passed over Bing-
ham, Tuesday night. a bolt of light
ming struck pine tree near George
Mller's home.
Friends of Charlie Baker OF Worcester,
Mass, are stopping at Anon Bakers.
Tuesday they visited Pleasant Pond, and
Thursday will be at Garry Pond.
The Goodrich family reunion that was
TO be held on w. b. Goodrich's lawn,
Aug. 10Th, on account of the uncertain
weather was held in Union hall Two
years ago Sidney Goodrich invited all
Of the Goodrich relatives to his house to
celebrate the ole hundredth anniversary
of the settling of his farm by his grand
father. At that meeting the Goodrich
reunion society was formed including all
of the descendants of Joshua Goodrich.
Jr., and all connected by marriage. Last
year the meeting was held Aug. 10, that
being the one hundred and tiftieth
birthday anniversary of Joshua Good
rich, Jr., at william MoOre's, who lives
on the farm which Joshua cleared after
coming here from Mass, in l7sG, Tues
day OF last week about seventy persons
sat down to the inviting looking tables
at one o'clock, and evidently enjoyed the
excellent dinner provided. At two p.
m. meeting was called to order by Pres.
w. b. GoodIich Prayer by Rev. J. G..
Gregory, followed by the reading of
records of previous meeting. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Pres, S. 7. Goodrich; Sec,
Mrs. 5. G. Goodrich. The present hsto-
rian and committee on genealogy were
requested to serve another year. A
committee of ladies' were appointed to
make arrangements for dinner at next
meeting and committee of gentlemen
to assist the same; A. c. Dinsmore and
wife committee to furnish music. An
historical sketch was read by S. T..
Goodrich as follows: 1.-The original
Saxon name of Goodrich was Cedric.
1t has received several changes such as
Cutting, Gudridge, Goodridee, but is
now known as Goodrich. William Good
rich was one of three brothers who came
from Edmons, Suffolk Co., Eng, to
WATERFOWL, Mass, in 1884. His son,
jeremiah, was born in Waterfowl, Mass,
Mar. 6, 1888. Jeremlah's son, Philip,
was born in Newbury, Mass, Nov. %,
1869. Philips son, Joshua, was born in
Newbury, Mass, 1907. Joshua's son,
Joshua Jr, was born in Luenburg, Mass,
Aug. 10, 1746; Elizabeth Phelps, Joshua
Jr's wife, was born in Lancaster, Mass,
Dec. II, l744. They were married Dec.
%, 1859, and about 1882 they moved to
Canaan, Mass, now Skowhegan, Me.
From there they moved to Carratunk,
Mass, now Bingham, Me-, about l7S6,
and settled upon what is known as the
). w. Baker farm. They had ten child
rem, Phineas, Elizabeth, Levi and Lephe
(twins), Joshua Bird, John, AbijAh,
Lydia, David and Benjamin. OF Phineas
nothing definite is known; David died
when child Elizabeth married Joseph
RUSSELL Lephe married Ephraim Wood !;
Lydia married Abel Parlin; Levi married
Polly Jewett of Skowhegap Joshua, Bird
married Betsey Robbins of Norridge-
wock John married Susan Bosworth of
Scion; Abijah married Mary Clark of
Norridgewock; Benjamin married Belin-
da Baker of Moscow. At one time seven
of their children lived within radius of
one mile of the old homestead. Thus
surrounded by large number of their
descendants, great opportunity was
given them for good, and the influence
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