The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
Bingham

day. Jan. 5th, with Mrs. sue freDie anu
was we'll attended. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Lephe Prebe Jan. 10.
Mr.. Ell Fogg is now able to walk out.
Eva Burke has arrived home from
Boston.
Geo. Cover Is saving wood 10 the vii
lage with horse power.
". {. Emery of y. Arson, was in
town r, Gently, looking for coon cats for
his C4rabassrtt eat farm. Il i net
known that he made any purchases
though there were persons who offered
him plenty Of the common sort as git.
Mr.. Chas. Pooler Of Pleasant pond.
was quite badly injured while working
in the woods one day last week, by "A
limb falling on his head and cutting his
face. Dr. +. G. Williams attended
him.
Rain made slippery wheeling around
the dugways between Bingham and The
Forks Snow is nearly all gone, delay
ing the pulp business.
John Redmond has contracted to haul
from the yards, one million It. OF lumber
on the Pierce pond township. Ills team
will start as soon as SNOW comes.
The Fitz Bros. Last Co. have con
tracted Tor five to six hundred thousand
feet of maple to be delivered at the
factory here.
The work Of turning the lasts will BE-
commenced a. soon As sufficient lumber
has been received
There was recorded in the town af
Bingham in 1896. sixteen births, thirteen
marriages and nine deaths. Ten certii
Gates of marriage were issued.
Mrs Clara Baker aud her mother re-
turned to Worcester, Friday.
Albert Murray ,swapped horses one day
last week.
Mrs. A. K. Buck of Skowhegan, has
been spending few days with her hus-
band here.
The meetings during the past week
have been very interesting and we'll at
tended.
Last Saturday there was an exciting
hunt by two noted hunters. The game
WAS four sheep, lost last summer in the
Wilderness of Bingham, and which be-
came wild and feroeious. A reward Wa
of red for their capture; many tine
marksmeL had tried their skill, but the
sheep sill remained at large. These
two hunters started out "to 10 or die.
rhev crossed Meadow brook smooth
shod on the ice. Two sheep were seen
bur al great distance, the reports rang
out, and TWO sheep bit the dust. Start
ing on fresh track which led them III
TO dense thicket, hoarse bleat WAS
heard and two sheep charged upon them.
rhey met the fearful attack with steady
aim,-another sheep fell never to rlse.
On pressed the hunters, sighting the last
beast on the Cover lot Mt distance OF
about one hundred aud fifty rods. Only
one cartridge remains, II is now or never.
The foremost hunter brought his WIN
chester to his shoulder and with "nerves
of steel and heart of oak fired, and Sid
ney's last sheep WAS no more AT night
fall the hunters returned with four
sheep pelts dangling from their girdles.
The primary and intermediate scho ls
closed last Friday. Miss Lephe Dins-
more teacher Of the primary school re.
ports those not absent day Earl An
drews, Ross Bean, Bessie Carney, Pearl
Jenkins, Eugene Lander. Mabel Lander,
Ned Labree, and Guy Morris. Those
absent only one day, Leon Goodrich and
Vic Miller. Those not tardy during the
whole term Earl Andrews, Nina Bean,
Ross Bean, Ida Abbey, Bessie Carney,
Frank Ennis, Ralph Goodrich, Pearl
jenkins, Eugene Lander, Ned Labree,
Inez Miller, Vic Miller, Guy Morris,
Mary Miller, Abram Miller, Ned Moore,
Jessie Washburn and Lee Smith.
Mrs. Stephen Rounds, teacher of the
intermediate school gives the following
list of those not absent day Eva
Foss, Merton Goodrich, Audray Smith,
Ethel Burke, Mont Miller, Allan Rogers,
Ralph Smith, Erwin Miller, Jennie Reed,
A Han Lander, Nora Lander and Walter
Piper. Absent only one dav, Vernie
Ghodrieh Annie Brown, Edgar Hilton
and Eunice Givens.
The high and grammar school under
the instruction of Mr. stephen Rounds
with Miss George Colby assistant,
keeps two weeks longer. The satisfac-
tion given by all the teachers makes 1t
much desired that their services be
secured for coming terms. Nothing so
much hinders good work in schools, as
frequent change of teachers.
Mr.. Geo. Hovey of No. Auson, and a
lady from Augusta, were canvassing In
town this week, for useful kitchen ar
ticles.
Henry Washburn's four horse team
ran away Monday p. m. The load of
pulp that was being hauled, slowed out
of the road above sumner Turner's; ;
while getting it back the team started,
coming down Main street at fine rate,
making a turn into the hotel stable with
out collision.
There was trouble at the north end of
the village, Sunday morning. A small
man went into big mans h u,e, "A
quarrel eusued, hard words were used,
the big man is said to have knocked the
small man down and kicked him out OF
doors. The small man is now in criti-
cal condition.