The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-14
Bingham.

u. n. htDtTtsoii III augusta, Nas III
town last Friday.
Belle Clark and Lephe Dinsmore are
spending several days of this week IN
Skowhegan ard Watervile.
Risden Baker of Skowhegan, spent
Saturday and Sunday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pooler return, d
Saturday from a visit to Carratunk.
Rev. i. c. Gregory has returned from
Bangor, and preached an Easter sermon,
last Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Milliken and her daughter,
Florence. who for several years have
been at Gorham, have returned to their
home In this village.
Edith Butler is at work for Mrs.
George Games.
+. Ii. Gilman's two children are enjoy
ing new tricycIe.
Enoch Osgood Is having considerable
trouble with one of his eyes.
The death of Mrs. Isaac Hughes &C.
Cured, last week, funeral services, Sat
urday afternoon, conducted by Rev. ).
G. Gregory.
Mrs. Julia Dinsmore is at n. Arson,
visiting friends.
Miss Baker of Scion, has been visiting
friends in town for several days.
Chas. Owens il preparing to put up a
kiln of brick at the foot of Nichols hill
the coming season.
Several from this place will attend the
meetings on Sunday school work at
SkowhegaD, this week.
John Lander is in Boston, this week.
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Monday.
Conductor Foster is again off his route
on account of sickness.
George Baker has come from Rich
mond, on account of his fathers failing
health.
Mrs. Frank Adams, who has suffered
so much for several years, is now
entirely blind.
Grace York of Brighton, young girl
of fourteen years is fine whistler. When
a very small child she loved to whistle
but as her mother did not approve of
whistling girls she used to make the
woods ring with her musical notes. The
mother has long since removed her
objections and is Justly proud of her
daughters ability TO sing as well as
whistle.
The concert exercise Sunday evening
by the Kings Daughters was listened to
by church full OF people. Singing fol-
lowed by scripture reading and prayer
by the pastor; Easter anthem by Mrs.
Arthur Dinsmore and Lephe Dinsmore;
meaning of Easter, Belle Clark ! recita-
ton, Olive Gilbert; solo by Nora Lander.
chorus of girls; recitation, Ordry smith;
march, song and recitations; recitation,
Eva Foss; solo, Olive Gilbert; recitation,
Jennie Reed; duet and chorus; recitation
and solo, Nora Lander; lull chorus; re-
citation, Alice Curtis; recitation, Mamie
Searls, chorus, "Crown Him; recita-
ton, Addie Smith; recitation, Gertrude
Pierce music; recitation. Nora Lander
reading by Lephe Dinsmore, in which
Jessie Washburn takes a pretty little
part; remarks bg j. c. Gregory; full
chorus, "He Is Coming; benediction.
Roy Savage was the first one to APP
pear on our streets this spring on bi-
cycle.
Just now it is looking little dry for
driving as the snow is wasting away
without causing much rise in the streams.
The Ladies Mission union met at Mrs.
George Bray's, Tuesday afternoon of
this week.
The Bingham Dramatic club presented
the comedy drama of "Louva, the
Pauper" at Kennebec hall, April 9th.
The following cast of characters acted
well their parts: Louva, the pauper,
Leona Redmond; Aggie Farnham, Lizzie
TiEkham; Mrs. Craft, Ellen Whitney;
Aunt Charity, Alice Owens; Dick
Langley, Arlie Dnsmore; Will Spriggs,
Samuel Foster; Col. Farnham, Leroy
Badger; Sol. Craft, Ben smith; nub
Craft, Oscar Owens; Mr.. Withgow,
Claude Goodrich; Peleg Fucker Gin
Pedler), Sim Whitney; Crankey,
Maurice Chase; Tony (negro boy, Garlic
Smith. The drama vas followed by Y
farce, Burglars" kendall's orchestra
furnished music during the entertain
ment and for the ball which concluded
the evening. There was a crowded
house, the receipts being about one
hundred dollars, thirty-five dollars being
clear of expenses.
The next meeting of the Ladies Aid
society will be at the home of Mrs.
Sumner Turner, the new president of the
society.
The regular meeting of the Current
ENcuIS CluD WAS. ldSt Tiudy, AT thc
home of Mrs. w. B. Goodrich. Mrs.
Henry Washburn's account of her recent
Boston trip was much enjoved; life and
works of the Scotch poet, James Thomp-
son by Mrs. Julia Colby; current events
by Mrs. Alice Goodrich; three features
of Havana by Mrs. Belle Williams fol-
lowed by general discussion Of several
topics of interest.
April 10Th, a good hot oyster supper
will be served in Union hall from 5 to Z