The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-18
Bingham.

Jtunie Wdison Is III WOrk tnlS mOutti
for Mrs. Ed Fogg
Annie Pratt of Pennington, has been
the guest. of her sister Mrs. F. O..
Ennis for the past week.
Eva Foss WAS SD badly hurt on the
side of her head by rock thrown by IA
small boy as TO be unable to sit up on the
following day.
Frank l.. Shaw. president of the Shaw
business college in this State, was in
town last week.
Mrs. May Barnard and daughter and
Gertrude Weston of Skowhegan, were
the guests of Mrs. Mark Savage, last
week.
Mrs. Desire Goodrich, while visiting
at Caratunk short time ago climbed
Pleasant Pond mountain blueberrying
and picked twenty quarts, returning the
same day. Mrs. Goodrich is seventy
one years of age.
Mrs. Abbie Prehle and son, Frank
Preble. have returned from two week. S
visit among relatives at Richmond and
Madison.
Hosea Whipple and guest of Maiden,
Mass, have been fishing at Carry Ponds.
Mrs. Hemus addressed the Sunday
evening meeting in the Congregational
church.
Fred Ennis and family accompanied by
Miss Pratt of Pennington, spent day,
last week, at Pleasant Pond.
Mrs. Jennie Goodrich Whyte of Water
Vile, with two children are visiting her
father, Willard Goodrich, and brother,
w. B. Goodrich.
Carrie Steward has gone to n. Arson,
to attend the fall term of the Academy
at that place.
AS Mr.. Henry Lovejoy and his son
were riding along near Lyman Basett's
last Sunday, the horse became frightened
at woman with a parasol in the bushes
and jumped violently to one side throw
ing both men out. Mr.. Lovejoy struck
upon his head and shoulders and was
considerably bruised.
Jennie Cahill of Moscow and Chas.
Adams of Massachusetts,, were united in
marriage at Skowhegan, last Monday.
They will make their home in Massachu-
sets.
Chas. Colby with his family are spend
ing few days at Pleasant Pond.
The largest and best reunion ever held
in this section was enjoyed at this place
last Thursday. The Goodrich and Baker
families united this year, in one grand
gathering. These families were the
| first to settle in Bingham and Moscow,
and there have been many marriages
between the defendants of the families.
About two hundred took dinner at
Union hall and it was fine repast,
beans all hot from their baking in the
ground, brown bread, cakes and pies
without number. Kennebec hall WAS
crowded at the afternoon meeting which
opened with prayer by Rev. j. G.
Gregory, address of welcome 10y Albert
Burke, historical sketches by Mrs. E.
X. Baker and Mrs. Curtis Of Augusta, Sc
lect reading by Florence Milliken. Very
interesting remarks were made by Rev.
Chas. Smith of Maiden, Mass, and Rev.
Smith Baker of East Boston, Mass, also
by Rev. Il. F. Millett and Rev. j. c.
Gregory. Fine singing was furnished
by NJ. q. Baker of Skowhegan, Z. +.
Raker of Moscow, Alice baker, Nora
Lander, Mrs. Alice Dnsmore and
Florence Lander. The Bingham band
of which all but two are members of one
or both families, furnished several selec-
tons of music. An original poem, writ
ten for the occasion, was read by Mrs.
Cynthia Goodrich McQuillan, who is 80
years OF age.
The Home of Ny Childhood.
The home OF my childhood, so dear to my
heart,
Was left to my father, before was born;
! By grandfatt err Goodrich when soon to depart
From those scenes that surround us, no more
to return.
The home OF his childhood he left far behind
And all the fond scenes of his earlier years;
| His friends and connections so loving and
| kind,
And farewels were spoken in sadness and
tears.
But blood of young manhood flowed warm
through his veins.
| With youthful ambition and courage in store
And with an abundance of muscle and brains
| He made a sweet home on this Kennebec
shore.
| Here none but the savage and wild beast of
Had rosmed through that forest SO dense and
wild,
But the wild beasts and savage soon scattered
And the home in it's beauty all peacefully
smiled.
The orchard, the nurs'ry, in spring were in
bloom
In summer the sunHowers boomed near the
door;
And watched the bright sunshine that flooded
each room,
And the ancient elm tree that stood on the
shore.
1t was there with the rocks and pebbles l
played
And watched the dear robin that sang on the
tree;
Its broad spreading branches cast DER me
shade
And the song of the robin was charming to
NE.
In a beautiful garden a few rods away
The pinks and the "pinies" were lovely to
view;
The roses were decked in the richest array,
cd HnwpFa n bright
hue.
But the roses that most delighted my eyes.
That gave much pleasure in seasons of
yore
That thoughts of their fragrance l always
shall prize,
Grew wild on an island not far from the shore.
1t brings to remembrance so plain to my nd
OF brother who brought them all fresh in
their bloom;
brother ingenious, loving and kind
And dearly loved them so rich their perfume.
One sacred remembrance l cannot forget
On my heart it is printed, indelibly there;
The sweet holy influence steals over me yet
OF mother who taught me to say my first
prayer.
The house and outbuildings have gone to
decay
And others more modern are built in their
stead,
That loved ancient elm .ree has been washed
away
And those dear ones, once living now rest
with the dead.
In a beautiful spot dear grandfather gave
For burial ground by the river side,
And there in deep sorrow they made him