The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-03
Bingham.

ed upoD the success of her efforts to pre-
serve order in the post office waiting
room.
Mr.. Gregory and Mr.. Ennis were out
sno wshoeiug one day last week
Nellie French of The Forks, was in
town, Thursday. Mrs. French, who had
been visiting at n. Arson, returned
home with him.
Ed. Fegg has gone to Abbott, on a
fishing trip, to be gone week or more.
Miss Edith Butler, who has been at
work in Scion, Is now at home.
Orson Gordon was at home from the
woods over Sunday
VIII Clark of ,Carratunk, WAS In town,
Monday.
Marcia and Helen Steward of n.
Enson, spent last Sabbath with their
father, Ben Steward at Alfred Chase's.
Mr.. Flanders of Mayfeld, was in town,
last week.
Mrs. Huff of Wellington, is at Bard
well Bakers in Moscow.
The old whist club had reuLion at
Hosea Whippla's, last Friday evening,
the first since Thanksgiving, 1896. A
NtTN pIthSdub CtCulbk was oPOhp NNSP'oo
the zero weather.
John Lander has been in Boston, the
past week on business.
One day last week the damper in the
funnel of Henry Collins' coal stove be
came turned, probably by the wind, and
so much gas escaped that the whole
family were sick from the effects of 1t.
The following officers were installed
at the Good Templars lodge by W. r.
Jordan, D. G. G. T.: G. T., Arlie Dins-
more; V. T., Sue Preble; Sec, Amy
Bates; Fin. Sec, j. A. Jordan; Treas,
Flora Knight; Mar, Ben Smith; Guard,
l.. Badger; Sent, Geo. G. Harvel
1t was sad news that came from Car
ratunk, last week, announcing the death
of Joseph Webster, proprietor OF the
hotel at that place. A little more than
year ago his father, Livingston Webster,
died since which time jose has taken
his fathers place showing marked bust
ness ability and honesty of character.
The burial took place, Sunday at p. M,
with masonic honors, many from this
place attending the services.
Bina Burns of Moscow, is very i'll from
consumption.
Henry McClintick, who has suffered so
many years from asthma, died few
DAYS ago, the funeral which was to have
taken place on Tuesday. was postponed
on account of the storm.
A pleasant afternoon was passed at
the home of Mrs. w. B. Goodrich by the
Current Events Club on Friday last.
Beside the regular program an article
read by Mrs. Washburn, "Liberal
Thought" by S. A. Patten called forth
considerable discussion. The next time,
Quotations from Dryden; life of John
Dryden, Mrs. Goodrich; works Of Dry
den, Miss Clark; extract from Dryden's
works, Mrs. Colby; some articles of In.
terest, Mrs. Clark; current events, Mrs.
Williams. Adjourned to meet in two
weeks with Mrs. F. G. Williams.
The worst blizzard since 1883 struck
us Monday night. AT dark it was snow
ing lightly, but at midnight the air was
crowded thick with falling, feathery
snow piling fast into drifts. Morning
found nearly every one literally showed
under There was no school session.
The Forks stage did not start out, the
Abbott line left at Il. IN. and has not
been heard from. The morning train
got out OF the yard at about 8 O'Clock,
reaching N. Arson, 1t waited for the big
suowplow from Oakland, and with three
engines got back to Bingham at 4.30 p.
10. There are drifts in main street ten
feet deep. The Bingham Herald office is
buried to the caves.
Two men coming from Concord, re-
port thirty inches of snow in the swamps
making five feet in all, too much for
profitable logging.