The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21
Bingham

4 most interesting discourse on tn,
/ Iunuouce of w man was given the ladies
/ Of Bingham, last Thursday afternoon, by
/ Mrs. Foster Of SkoWhegaH.
Friday afternoon. at the home Of Mrs
/ W. Il. Jordan. the following program
was carried ont by the Current Events
/ Club; Richard II aud Henry VII, Mrs.
Calvin Colby; William Caxton and
Printing, Mrs. w. b. Goodrich; Protest
ant Reformation, Miss Belle Clark John
Lydgate and Siege of Troy, Mrs. Belle
Williams; Current Events, Mrs. Henry
Washburn; acknowledge and Wisdom
Mrs. W. Il. Jordan. Next meeting Jan.
29th with Mrs. Henry Washburn.
Anon Baker is resetting the engine at
the Last Factory.
Lander and Savage have moved their
machinery to Babbit Ridge, where they
will manufacture hewn lasts.
Chas. Givens, foreman for Lawrence,
Newhall Co., was at home from Spauld-
ing town camp. He says there is but
little snow and very rough doing. They
have over six hundred thousand feet of
lumber on the yards and have employed,
at present, seVenty-tiye men and twenty
two horses.
Harvey Givens and Harry Cummings
were ut home over Sunday.
Mrs. Amos Campbell is keeping house
for Selden Cleveland.
The water main on Meadow St. froze
up one cold night last week, hut they
succeeded in thawing it out. It again
froze Monday night.
The odd Fellows worked the first
degree on candidate at their last meet
ing.
Tuesday was the coolest day since Feb
26, 1889, many had their faces aud ears
frozen.
Some alarm was caused by Sam
Andrews chimney burning out on Fri
day night. The hot air burst thimble
out and when discovered the smoke and
fire was coming out into the chambers.
The fire was soon subdued by an Under
writer's Fire Extnguisher.
1t has been good skating on the river,
between this place and Scion. Some of
the boys have made the distance of eight
miles in 10 minutes.
For many years she people hauling
lumber and wood from Concord to Bing-
ham during the winter, have been
obliged to cross the land of Reuben
Bean, much to his annoyance and many
wordy contests have taken place. The
selectmen of Concord have now en-
deavored to settle the matter by laying
winter road across the said land allow
ing eight dollars damage to Mr.. Bean.
A town meeting has been called in Con-
cord, Jan. %, to ratify this arrangement.
Mrs. George Eames ia improving in
health aud has been home for few
days.
Mrs. Albert Webster received word
Friday, that her mother is very sick at
her home in Pottsdam, \. \.
VIM. Morris was at home from his
camps on Ten Thousand Acres. He
says-'neyer better yarding than for the
/ last two weeks-has over a million feet
on the yards
Two men were reported as lost on
| Spauling town. They left camp early
Sunday morning, but Monday were
/ found in an old aporting camp.
/ The meetings in the Congregational
church, will continue through the
present month; speakers from other
places are expected next week. There
are six new converts, and great interest
shown. Number present at Sunday
I school last Sunday was l02
Among the enterprising farmers il
town is David Whipple and his son
/ Hosea. Their farm is located one mile
below the village, has some nifty acres o
intervale land under fine state of cult
walton, and sixty acres of pasture auC
wood land. Hosea is Bngham's milk
man, furnishing Jersey milk, full
strength During the past year he has
sold over eighteen thousand quarts o
milk and more than a ton of butter
They have eighteen full blood and grad
Jersey cows, and full blood Jerse,
bull, named Jem, purchased last year o
George Blanchard of Broadmeore Farm
Cumberland Centre. Four years ag
they heightened their barn. raised it 81,
feet and put fine cemented cellar undo
the whole. This building is a model TO
convenience and neatness. The tie-up
a perfect cow-parlor, walls and floor ar
! whitewashed and clean, patent role
window shades to all the windows. n
harsh words or blows are ever given tn
animals, each COW takes her place in tn
stall over which her name Is painted
At present, they are feeding four quart
bran and pint of gluten meal, day t
each COW. This keeps the cows In fin