The Somerset reporter., 1898-06-09
Bingham. ,

Bingham.
The heavy firing heard early Monday
morning was not caused by the Spanlards
but by Ben Adams shooting nests OF
caterpillars.
Geo. II. Clarke, proprietor of the SOM
erset hotel at \. Arson. was IN town,
last week.
Mission service, last Sunday evening,
with exercises by the children III the
Congregational church.
The next regular mt citing of the Ladies
Aid Society will be at the home OF MIS-
Henry Washburn.
Eugene Clark and Seth Steward from
Carratunk, were recently in town.
The Ladies' Mission Union met with
Mrs. Tilson Foss, Tuesday afternoon,
Fred Ennis, Arthur Dinsmore and
Arlie Dinsmore have been on a tishlng
trip to Chases Bog, also VIM. and Mark
Johnson and Fabian Curtis. All had
great success.
Mrs. Chas. Abbey spent Saturday and
Sunday at Madison.
Pearl jenkins has gone to Portland to
live with her mother.
George Baker and family came from
Richmond, last Friday, to reside here
permanently. MI. Baker has opened a
first class harness shop and has employ
ed A first class workman.
James Martin of the Pleasant Pond
house with his wife were in town, Mon
dav and Tuesday of this week.
Dan Baker had one of his legs badly
amm d and one bone broken below the
knee. while working ON Jam of logs,
last Sunday.
There are "a number of heavy losers in
this town by the Edward Ware failure.
Chas. Abbey and others have put Il
new boat into Dead water. The boat
will be kept at Hiram Smiths.
j. y. Smith of Skowhegan was in town,
last week.
AZ. Donigan was at Wateryille, last
Monday.
j. j. Lander has been on fishing trip
TO Moosehead Lake with a party of
friends from Mass.
Birds, butterflies and caterpillars are
more numerous than usual, this summer.
Mary Clark and Eda Baker from Car
ratunk, we're in town, last week.
Mrs. Runnels has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Priest in Moscow.
Mrs. Forrest Colby has returned from
weeks visit in Portland.
Mr.. Chas. Corson has been spending a
few DAYS with his son, +. l.. Corson of
this place.
The Kennebec Log Driving Co. have
had bad jam at the head of Basset
Island about three miles above Bingham,
completely filling the river and piled in
such manner that each log had TO be
picked out. while more logs were form
ing on at the head.
There was cut down of ten cents per
dav upon all wages on the drives, last
week. Some talk was made of strike,
but the men are now all at work.
Mrs. Anon Baker was quite sick on
Sunday but is better now.
Hosea Whipple has completed an
auueduct from fine spring on his farm
to his buildings.
The country now has on beautiful
green dress, and crops are growing well.
Farmers were hardly through planting
when crops needed hoeing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant, who have been
spending a week or more at the hotel,
returned to Boston, Tuesday
Mrs. Sidney Goodrich and others from
this place, attended the w. e. L. u.
meetings at Madison, Tuesday.
The selectmen are in session few
days, this week.
James Thompson was in town, Tues
day night.
Sidney Goodrich has invited all church
members and their families to social
gathering at his home, Thursday after
noon and evening, in honor of the fiftieth
anniversary of his birthday.
Mrs. Nell Whitney commenced her
long journey to Colorado, Monday morn
ing, where she hopes to regain her
health. Mrs. Whitney will stop one
night with friends in Boston.
Among the Carratunk people in town,
Saturday, were Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavus
Witham, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sterling
and VIM. Adams.
The r. and A. NJ. Masons celebrated
their fifth anniversary, Saturday after
noon and evening. There was large
gathering at the fine supper served ii
Union hall and crowd enjoyed the pub
lie meeting and entertainment in kenne
bee hall. One hundred and fifty Joined
in the march, the partners being chosen
to correspond to the little flags distrib
uted. The entertainment consisted of i
duet by Mrs. j. j. Lander and Mrs
Mark Savage; recitation, Mrs. A. N
Burke; songs with banjo, Elmer Baker
closing with song of Cuba Land to tn,
tune of Beulah Land which received
enthusiastic applause.
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