The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-01
Bingham.

DlbS HAIL
Everybody is getting ready for the
Fourth.
Winnie Morris, who has been working
/ in Madison since March lst, returned
home Friday noon.
Sidney Goodrich has been visiting his
sister in Gorham, and attended the grad
uation of his neice, Miss Florence Mill
ken, from the Normal school in that
place.
Mrs. Frank Vittum was the guest of
Mrs Albert Murray last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Turner have
been visiting at Augusta and Gardiner.
Archie Tole of Oakland, has been
spending few days with his sister, Mrs.
f. II. Gilman in Moscow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot of Guilford, spent
day in town last week.
Lephe Dinsmore is now able to take
frequent rides, after being confined to
the house for about four months.
A large moose was seen, a few days
since, in Moscow, to leisurely cross the
plains.
F. O. Williams attended the medical
convention at Skowhegan.
The entertainment and kaleidoscope
display here, Friday night, was very fine.
Mrs. Roberts, with her little child,
arrived from Bosom. Thursday night,
and will spend the summer in Moscow,
with her father, George Collins.
Rosie Andrews closed her term of
school in Moscow, last Friday. She in
tends to 60 to Boston this week, on n
visit.
There WIS an ice ere I'm sociable in
kenbebec hall, Tuesday evening.
Game Warden Davis was in town last
Saturday.
There was a lawn party at Mrs. Mar
tina Williams, with ice cream and other
refreshments, on Wednesday of last
week.
Mrs. Phathina Healy Of Concord, Mrs.
Olive Savage of y Arson, and Mrs.
Anon Savage of Bingham, spent day
recently, with Mrs. Alton Carl. Mrs,
Healy is smart old lady of eighty-two
years.
There was meeting Of the State as
SCISSORS at the hotel, Thursday, looking
over the assessments OF the towns in
this vicinity. 5. A. Smith of Bingham,
w. w. Hamblet of Concord, Chas. Hill
of Moscow, and MIR. Nichols of Jackmau,
were in attendance.
Anon Brown of Iincolnyille, has been
visiting his grandparents here, Mr.. ami
Mrs. Anon Savage.
Albert Murray attended the horse sale
at Waterville, last week, but made no
purchases
The apple crop will be below the
average in many places, because of the
caterpillars stripping the leaves and ten
der shoots from the trees
The body of Mike Mahoney, who was
drowned at Madison, more than week
ago, was found at Norridgfwock, Mon
day forenoon, and brought home, Mon
day night for burial. Funeral services
were held, Tuesday, at the home of John
Mahoney, q brother of the deceased.
DR.. F. G. Williams and wife started
for California, Saturday noon. They
were to iofn the excursion at Portland,
and expect to spend next Sunday in Salt
Lake City. They will visit points of
interest IN central and northern CalifOr-
mia, returning by way of Puget Sound 9,
visiting Yellowstone Park, and other
reaching home about the first of Aug
A. f Donigau, Walter Robinson,
Carrie Colby, Nellie Preble and others
went to Skowhegan and returned, last
Monday.
There is good prospect that a spool
bar mill will be started here this fall by
parties from Guilfor1.
The grass crop is looking "slim, cold
weather prevents the herdsgrass from
heading Corn is very backward, po-
tatoes in sandy soil are looking fine
berries of all kinds, though late, promise
to be plenty, and the crop of weeds will
be abundant.
The names of pupils not absent one
half day from the intermediate school
which closed Friday, are as follows
Gertrude Pierce, Nora Lander, Ethel
Burke, Eva Foss, Lephe Brown, Eunice
Givens, Inez Holt, Abbe Brooks, Venie
Goodrich, George Badger, Fred Adams
and Allan Lander.
From the primary school the following
are the names of those not absent one
half day: Omar Badger Flossie Bates
Mae Brooks, Bessie Carney, Ralph Foggi
Myra Gowen, Leon Goodrich, Ralph
Goodrich, Chester Lombard, Mabe
Lander, Eugene LandeY, Vic. Miller
Johnnie Pierce, Lee Smith, Stella San
born, Belle Sanborn. Pupils not tardy
Stella Adams, Earl Andrews, Flossit
Bates, Carrie Bickford, Mae Brooks
Nina Bean, Bessie Carney, Leon Good
rich, Ralph Goodrich, Pearl jenkins
Eugene Lander, Omar Miller, Abran
Miller, Guy Morris, Mae Miller, Inc;
Miller, Vic. Miller, Eva Miller, johnnie
Pierce, James Rogers, Lee Smith, Stellf
Sanborn, VERNE Sanborn, Belle Sanborn
Jessie Washburn and Carrie Brack
Whole number of pupils attending dur
ing the term, forty average attendance
thirty-seven.