The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-12-14
Bingham.

A new bell for the Cong. Church
arrived last Wednesday and was hung in
its place in the beIfry, Thursday. 1t is a
better sounding bell than the one re-
moved.
Florence Milliken entertained party of
friends at her home the evening OF Thurs
day last.
!. !. Lander proposes to soon finish a
room back of Ben Adams barber shop in
which he will make tanks to be used in
connection with the new pulp bleaching
process in which he is interested.
Miss Nettie B. Baker, formerly Of this
village, now of Portland, was united in
marriage Dec. 9Th, to George Ellery Dur
gin of Portland. They are 10 make
trip to Boston and will reside in Portland.
Mae Brack OF Madison has been visit
ing friends in this vicinity.
An addition is being built to the Last
block factory.
A party of six from this place including
Mrs. Julia Colby, Florence Millken, Mrs.
Thomas Reynolds and Mrs, J. Whitney,
went to Skowhegan, last Friday.
The old fashioned supper at Kennebec
Hall, last Wednesday evening, was of
superior quality One man ate and ate
till he was moved to offer to pay second
time because of the size of his appetite.
Ben Steward has been unable to be
about for a few days on account of rheu-
matism.
The wire is being put up for the new
telephones, which are soon to be in place.
Those Interested decided last week 10
put in long distance machines so that the
line can be extended to connect the out
lying farming districts with the stores in
the village.
As Simeon Howes was hauling birch
down steep place he and his team were
sluiced with the result of broken should
er blade for Mr.. Howes.
The river was well frozen above the
ferry Sunday and Monday there was good
crossing. Not water enough to jam the
anchor ice and it froze very smooth, max
ing good skating which the boys enjoyed
while it lasted. Tuesdays rain has spoil
ed crossing and skating, but water was
needed.
There was a Weight Sociable" and
musical entertainment at Kennebec Hall,
Tuesday evening of this week.
The meat business, here. has been on
the move during the past ten days. Will
Whorff sold out the business to Marx
Dinsmore and Vet Foss and then moved
out; Mr.. Foss then sold his share to Mark
and moved out. Now George Miller has
bought halt OF Dlnsmore's share and has
moved in.
Christmas shopping has begun pretty
lively this year Many pretty and useful
things are to be seen in the stores.
John Pooler has moved his family into
the tenement over L. w. Moore's jewelry
J store.
Misses George Colby and Helen Clark
I returned, Wednesday, to Kent's Hill.
Chas Colby has had two large pleasant
, windows put into his house.
Henry Collins, Mark Savage, Charles
Abbey and Henry Kennedy went hunting
to dead waters. They broke through the
ice, got wet, got cold and got home. That
is all they got.
Ellen Whitney of Moscow and Eda
Baker of Caratunk, have gone to Farm
ington to attend normal school.
Mr. Chas. Whittier took exceptions to
our account of David Decker in recent
REPORTER We have ample proof that
the David Decker we referred to was one
of The Boston Tea Party, and was
worthy the honor shown to his memory.
Mr.. Whittier probably knew another
David Decker, who lived at much later
date on Pleasant Ridge after which he
was known to go to Massachusetts, where
trace of him is lost.