The Somerset reporter., 1897-05-06
Bingham.

Mrs. Frank Adams was brc ught home
from Embden in a critical condition, on
Friday afternoons train
Fremont Hall of Norridgewoek, vas
/ IN town on Friday last.
Henry Washburn has recently been to
/ Portland.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Thompson attended the
graduation exercises at North Arson,
last week. Only once has Mr.. Fhomp-
son failed 10 attend these exercises since
the first class graduated in 1850. Mrs.
Thompson also visited DAVID Stevens in
Embden, who is in poor health.
Belle Watson has gone to The Forks,
to teach school.
Maud Pullen and Lula Smith Of y.
Arson, passed through town saturday,
on their way To teach school at Cara
funk and The Forks.
Ed. Baker aud Alfred Chase went to
/ SkoN hogan, last Friday.
David Bean and wife have recently
been to Madison.
Sac Abbey and two children have been
visiting in town. Mrs. Abbey is engag
ed to work tor Moses French during the
summer.
Mary Clark was at n. Arson, last
week to the commencement exercises,
| her cousin, Eda Baker of Carratuuk,
being one of the graduates.
Mrs Ell Fogg and her sister. Mrs.
/ Ellis returned from down-river, Friday.
Mrs. Will Hill of Moscow, was at
Skowhegan, last week.
Albert Murray and wife returned
home, Tuesday evening, April u.
As Alfred Burke was hurriedly open
| ing a stable door, the middle finger on
| his left hand WAS somehow caught and
/ broken. He now has a very painful
hand.
James O'Iara has purchased the farm
formerly owned by Mrs. Lucinda Baker,
including the barn and sheds connected.
Mrs Baker reserves the dwelling house,
wood shed aud garden.
Miss Edith Huff IS with her aunt, Mrs.
Sidney Goodrich.
Friday morning the last block factory
caught fire, not much damage was done.
w. B. Goodrich and wife visited Port
land last week, upon their return they
spent Friday with Mrs. Goodrich's
parents at North Arson. While in
Portland they had the pleasure of hear
ing Sousa's full band in city hall.
The main river drive started to work
Monday and Tuesday of this week
Mr. John Ham of The Forks is in
town.
Chas. Colby and wife went to North
Arson, Saturday, to see Mrs. Ben Moore,
who is sick.
Ingram Pierce was at Skowhegan a
few days last week.
Arlie Dinsmore wished to dispose of
cat, putting it into bag he shot it, and
after burying the cat threw the bag into
the barn. Ii is supposed the gun wads
were on fire in the bag for smoke was
soon discovered coming from the barn.
| The alarm WAS given and by the quick
application of pailful Of milk, plenty
of water and the contents of n patent fire
extinguisher the building was saved.
| Had the fire reached the haymow moth
ing could have saved the south end Of
the town as there was high northwest
wind blowing. Lephe Dinsmore who is
very sick was completely Frustrated by
the excitement. Sunday morning DR..
Wing of No. Arson was sent for as she
seemed much worse, Monday she was
more comfortable.
Mrs. Bates returned from Boston
Saturday night
The day the water In the river was
highest, Arno Padham was running a
raft OF hard wood from The Forks to
the last factory in Bingham. AS he was
coming through the Carrying Place
rapids, the swells wrenched the raft so
that 1t began to break up. Mr.. Padham
tried to get ashore but the current was
| nf no. no
slipped away until only a few were left.
He managed to get upon a jam near
Eben Hunnewell's and was taken off in a
boat by George Gordon, who came for
him.
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Whtcomb of
Moscow left his horse with little boy
seated in the wagon. The horse became
frightened, ran full speed against a post
in front of George Cleveland's store,
freeing itself of the wagon it ran half
mile turning into Sumner Turner's
stable. The child was thrown forward
upon the dasher but seemed not much
hurt The wagon was somewhat de.
molshed.
Sewall Dinsmore of Boston has been
! in town for few days.
The popular teachers, Mr.. and Mrs.
! Stephen Rounds of Cornish, arrived last
Saturday night.
Schools commenced Monday. The
high and intermediate schools have each
about twenty-five pupils, and the primary
has thirty eight. George Colby is as
sistant in the high school as usual
Amy Bates, teacher of the primary
school, recently spent several days in
Pennington, visiting the schools there.
Tommy Murphy of Parlin Pond is
attending the village school.
Rev. j. C. Gregory preached to the
Odd Fellows of North Arson, Sunday
afternoon, at two p. IN.
Merton and Leon Goodrich spent three
days with their grandparents at North
Arson last week.
Mrs. Luetta Pease, formerly Miss
Blanchard ard preceptreSs of Arson
Academy, is visiting Mrs. Foster.