The Somerset reporter., 1897-05-20
Bingham.

Bingham.
The Somerset railroad is LAYING steel
rails in place of the old iron ones. steel
will be laid to Solon or above, and the
remaining distance repaired.
The high water down river has again
caused the drives along the river 10 Law
by for several days. lncapscity of
bOoms at the down river mills to hold
the logs, is y serious hindrance TO log
driving every spring.
L4fe Bray of Shawmut, was in town
Friday. He went to Baker pond to look
after the Lawrence, NeHhall Co. drive.
Hartwel Towne, formerly Of Concord,
died at his home in New Portland. He
was buried in Concord, Saturday, May
10.
Mrs. Geo. Spauldng of Cauatunk,
took dinner with her sister, Mrs. Nor
/ ton, Friday. She went down river on
the noon train.
Mrs. Ora Savage and Miss Webster
we're visiting their sister, Mrs. Albert
Murray, last Saturday.
/ John Otis, fireman on the Somerset K.
/ r., has been off few DAYS for rest.
Austin Dinsmore attended the Demo
cratic convention at Pittslield, Thursday.
Lawrence Hill of Pleasant Pond, was
in town, recently. He reports good
fishing at the pond.
Maud Clark and Mrs. \. =. Brown of
Carratunk, were shopping here Last
Friday.
Mr.. Laid, presiding elder of the NJ
/ f. church, and Rev. ". +. Chapman
have been holding meetings ia town.
Sam Andrews will soon 90 to Skoa he
/ gan, on his old job as logwatch at tie
bOOms.
The camps at Rowe and at Garry
ponds have been well patrouized and all
fishermen have had good luck.
There has been swarm OF tramps
this way for the last Two weeks. all
looking for work and hoping TO find
none.
Last Saturday there was the biggest
run Of logs in the river since the big Jam
went out of East Branch. 1t was a
Dead River head to ele1r a large Jam
on "Popple" hill rapid. For three hours
the river was full of running logs. the
rise Of water being three feet.
George Foster Of Oakland. aud Fred
Pease Of Madison, with others, We're on
their way for a fishing trip saturday
night.
Mrs. Paul of Scion, rode up to Bling
ham, with the doctor on one Of his trips
last week.
Grace Morris went to Harmony last
week, to see DR.. Fields of Dexter. He
gave her some encouragement regarding
her health, which Is very poor.
Mrs. Fred Ennis and family go to
Pennington soon, where they will spend |
several weeks.
Mrs. Hamblet and Mrs. Jones of Scion, |
were in town on their bicycles last Mon |
day.
Mrs. F. G. Williams and Miss George |
Cleveland went to Skowhegan, this |
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Otis have gone to
Oakland, for visit.
Dan Baker and wife were in town one
day, recently, calling on friends.
Miss Bean of Carrying Place, is spend |
ing several days at David Beans.
Mr.. William Moore is ia Gardiner,
with his son, Ernest.
Forest Colby put two ten dollar bills |
in his vest pocket, Monday morning, and !
in few minutes. wishing to use the |
money, he found it WAS gone. As yet |
he has no trace OF it.
The rafters of maple have had hard |
luck-haVing lost five RATS this spring. |
Maple is so heavy that it will not float |
of itself. In making the raft, enough |
soft wood logs are used to make it |
buoyant, and the logs are fastened to-
gether by poles and ropes pinned TO the |
logs. Steering Is done by n long sweep
at the stern managed by only one man.
Water has been 80 high and strong, and |
jams Of lumber so numerous, that it has
been difficult running RATS this spring. |
Last Sunday raft got by the last block /
factory before il could be stopped, and |
was worked ashore three miles below /
Last Wednesday Sam Andrews attempt |
ed to run this raft to Scion, that the /
logs might be shipped back by train. /
As he neared Scion falls, the strong cur
rent made it impossible for him TO work |
the raft ashore. Cutting loose . spruce /
log, and being an experienced driver. he 1
poled himself ashore just above the |
pitch Of the falls, over which the raft /
plunged, breaking to pieces as it went