The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24
Bingham.

| The Ladies Mission u mon celebrate
their anniversary next Tuesday after
noon and evening by picnic supper az
the home of Mrs. 5. T. Goodrich. All
members and all others interested are
cordially invited to be present.
Mrs. Carrie Colby has been sick, but
is now gaming.
There was a kitchen Gance last week
in Concord at Calvin Ellis. A large
party, including some from this place
and many from Moscow, attended and
danced till the break of day.
Colds are quite prevalent. Mrs. Mar.
tha Witham is quite sick ard her sister,
Mrs. Whitney, also has bad cold.
A sleigh was upset on Main St. Sat.
and the driver dragged quite a distance
| without serious results.
Amos Fitz of Auburn, was in town,
last week, paying his help and looking
after the interests Of the last block fac
tory. The factory was TO have COM
menced running, last week, but when
steam was let on the crank hardly made
revolution before the eccentric coup
ling broke, causing weeks delay as
this piece must he procured from the
machine shop in Penn.
Lafe Bray was in town, recently, from
his lumber camps on Spaulding town.
Belle Clark made short visit to \.
Anson, Saturday last.
Mrs. Brown of Norrdgewock, was
called to see her sick sister, Mrs. Isaac
Hughs, whose home is about five miles
from the village. Upon her arrival AT
this st .tion, it was showing and blowing
50 nard she was unaple to go only as far
as Tom Mahoney's where she spent the
night. The following morning she put
on snow-shoes, the first she had ever
worn, and walked the remaining two
and one-half miles over the drifts,
reaching her destination in safety.
Mrs. BERTHE Moulton, who has been at
work for Albert Murray few weeks, is
now at work for Bardwel Baker in
Moscow.
Enoch Osgood is suffering from three
boils upon the neck.
This weeks storm has made travelling
hard every where, especially around the
dugways up river, and arouni the Bluff
in Concord.
severe cold has prevented Morris
Prebe from attending school the past
week.
Roy Savage has been absent from his
studies at North Arson on account of
sickness. He is now better.
Alfred Chase, who has been confined
to the house several days by sickness, is
now able to be about.
Rev. Lewis Goodrich, whose death oc-
Cured, recently, at the home of his son,
Rev. l.. B. Goodrich at Marlboro, Mass.
was born 10 Bingham, Me-, in 1917, was
a graduate Of Bowdoin college and the
Bangor theological seminary, and was
ordained minister in 1850. He was as
signed to duty In various places in Maine
and New Hampshire, and for the past
eleven years was pastor of the First
Congregational church in Manchester,
N. H., and, although not In active duty,
he managed large Sunday scnool and
preached up to his 70ih year. He is sur
vived by wife and seven children:
Rev. G. s. Goodrich of Painfield, N. j..
A. l.. Goodrich, principal of an academy
in Utica, N. Y; John A. Goodrich OF
Manchester, N. H.; f. 5. Goodrich of
Denver, Col. Mrs. +. z. WOODBURY. of
Lancaster; Miss Belle Goodrich of Man
chester, N. H., aud Rev. L. B. Goodrich.
lothian Goodrich, brother of Rev.
Lewis Goodrich, died at Carratunk, Mon
day morning, Feb. Il, at the age of
eighty-nine years. He was born and
spent most of his life in Bingham, hav
ing been one of the selectmen a number
of years, and represented this district in
the legislature one term. He was also
at one time proprietor of what is now
Bingham Hotel. When young, Mr.
Goodrich was one of the strongest of
men, there being few his equal for hard
work and endurance. He was one of
family of twelve, but three of whom sur
vve him: Willard Goodrich of Bing
ham; Orlando, of Washington, CAL, and
John, of Saltwater, MINI. He was
charter member Of Keystone Lodge of
Masons, and has for years been an hon
ored member of that society. The last
years of his life have been spent at the
home of his niece, Mrs. Geo. Baker at
Carratunk, where he has been tenderly
cared for. Burial services with Masonic
honors were held at Bingham, Wednes-
day afternoon.