The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-04-15
Bingham.

Uncle NathaQ Moore visited his friend,
Colonel Heath of WaterYile, last Thurs
day.
The last factory has a new whistle, the
one formerly used by the \. Arson
shank factory.
Miss Belle Watson has returned from
Weeks Mills.
Daniel Hilton has bought farm of o.
/ ". Turner in Moscow. Dan has also
/ bought fine span of horses Of Willis
Holbrook. Mr.. Turner and family will
90 TO California as soon as they can
make arrangements.
The snow is fast disappearing and
muddy roads make marked decrease ia
/ business.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs.
4 \. W. Preble last Wednesday aud elect
ed the following office for the coming
year: Mrs. Henry Washburn, prs.
/ Mrs. Mary Colby, vice pres, Mrs.
Calvin Colby, sec; Mrs. sue Preble,
treas. Miss Lydia Russell. chap.
A. F. Donigan has been i Boston for
the last week buying spring stock of
clothing, furniture, etc.
Mrs. Lucy Curtis went to Scion,
Saturday, to -tay few days with her
father, d. K. Meintire, who is very
/ feeble.
The attendance at the dance April 7th.
was rather small. The concert given
before the dance was fine, especially the
eornet solos by Prof. Hall.
Henry Labree has exchanged his
house in this place for farm in Scion,
situated about one and one-haf miles
south of the village.
George Clarke of y. Arson was in
town saturday.
Nearly foot of snow fell in Mayfeld
Apr. . and along the high mountains to
the north.
Miss Georgia Cleveland returned from
Bosfon Friday noon with a fine line of
millinery aud other goods.
Mis- Manta IIoughton viii soon open
millinery rooms over Z. ". Moore's
iewelv store, she has recently been to
Boston fer styles and goods.
Mrs. Kate Burke Ia, Just returned
from Boston aud will open her millinery
stock soon.
Mr.. Remic has leased his share in the
camps at Rowe ponds 10 his partner,
Albion Healy, who will run them this
season. Albion's famous blackboard
team will run as usual from the station
to the camps.
Saturday was big day for the horse
men throughout this section. They
came from all directions to attend Henry
/ Washburn's auction of horses. Those
who came not to buy came TO see
Between fifteen and sixteen we're sold,
the prices ranging from not much to
considerable.
Mr.. and Mrs. stephen Rounds will
board during the spring term with
Sidney Goodrich.
Mrs. Patrick Hickey died at her home
in Moscow Friday last, alter lingering
! illness.
George Gowen with one horse has
sawed four hundred and forty cords of
wood and is not through yet.
Friday forenoon, Mrs. Cony Grant,
who lives in the east part of the town,
left her two small children in the house
while she went to the lower barn for
eggs. She was gone but few minutes
and was going back when she saw her
little four old boy coming down the hill
towards her completely wrapped in
flames. Mrs. Grant extinguished the
fire, tearing off the remaining clothing.
! DR.. Williams was summoned with all
possible haste, but could only relieve the
sufferings of the little one during the
twenty-four hours that he lived. Fully
one-half the skin was burned from the
child's body. 1t will be remembered
that two years ago party from Bing-
ham village aided in the search for an
older child of this same family that was
lost and that remained out all night.
Masters Allen and Genie Lander spent
one day this week visiting their friends
Rodney and Verbal Clarke at n. Arson.
Remember the Easter service by the
Junior EndeaYor Society at the Congre-
gational church next Sunday at three
o'clock. All are invited.
The crows are numerous this spring,
the bare sunny sides of the hills are at
times alive with them. As Mrs. Desire
Goodrich was driving home a few days
since, crow caucus by the roadside
made such racket that her horse came
near being frightened Fortunately
their meeting adjourned In time to pre-
vent serious results.
The Current Events Club has grown
to be more like Shakespearian club as
the last three or four meetings have been
| devoted to Shakespeare's works. Inc
next meeting will be April 23d, with
Mrs. F. G. Williams when the Club will
read Much Ado About Nothing
First bicycle made its appearance ON
Monday, it did not go far.
Chas. Owens came from Baker pond
Saturday, where he has been preparing
for the drive. He says that the snow is
three feet ceep and the ice Is as solid as
in mid-winter. Ii looks like a late
spring for driving.
The missionary union met Tuesday
with Mrs. Henry Chase.
Mrs. Annie Carney returned Monday
night from trip down river.
Mr.. George W. Shay, formerly princ-
pal of the Bingham high school, has re-
Gently been admitted to the bar. He is
now principal of the South Norridge-
wock high school.
/ +. A. Merriman and Mr. Macklin of
i Madison have contracted to drive HE
/ lumber out of Pierce Pond stream.