The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-06
Bingham.

Athens. were in town this week. Miss
Wiley has aeen Is district MOB.
Dir. and Mrs Stevens and little son of
Norridgewoek. are guess of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Loveioy in Moscow.
Mrs. ohn Bray has a baby daughter,
born July 1T.
Mrs. Packard, an aged lady of Park.
man. vas visiting at Mrs. Enoch Os
good =, short time since.
Mrs. Abner Dinsmore has returned
from "a short stay among friends at No.
Arson.
4 party from Madison. consisting of
+. > Moore and wife, and Mr. and Mrs
Simons have been spending week at
Plea SAINT Pond.
Miss Hanson, preceptress of the Pitts
field Institute, has been visitor at Mrs.
Mark Savage's.
Colamore Willard of Caratunk, was in
the place last week.
Mrs. Abbe Preble of this village is
visiting her son In Madison.
Miss Clara Steward of Skowhegan, is
visiting at David Beans.
Rev. Mr.. Scott, pastor of the Metho-
dist Church of this place, has moved his
IdiDlt1 mere HUN
Chas. Coleman of Jackmau WAS re-
Gently In town.
Granville Goodrich and his daughter,
Nora. were at Carstunk, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. James Bean of Moscow,
made a brief visit at John Bray's on
Sunday last.
Jason Williams is spending few DAYS
at the home of his brother, IleWellyn
Williams.
Ed Packard was in town several days,
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Gould of y. Arson,
accompanied by party of visitors from
New York, took dinner at the hotel here
Sunday, returning to y. Arson in the
evening.
Miss Nellie Baker is spending her sum-
mer vacation at home from teaching in
Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Sandson, also Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Aver of Oakland came to
Bingham on a special train last Friday,
returning in the evening.
Mrs. +. S. Baker has returned from
several weeks visit in Mass.
George Eames has broken up house
keeping until desirable rent is vacant,
Mrs. Henry Fitz simmons Of Moscow,
is spending week In Shirley.
Miss Katie O'Donnel is at home for
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Andrews had a
family dinner on the Fourth, under the
trees near their home.
Guy Chadborn has new camera.
II. B. Whipple is putting a cellar I'M
der his ell.
Schools closed last Friday. The pri-
mary school enjoyed picnic at Hough-
toms grove, the intermediate at An
drews' grove. The grammar school
gave an entertainment in the hall; rec-
tations, a pretty fan drill, gymnastic
exercises, etc. The pupils served ice
cream after the entertainment and a
sociable followed. About eighteen dol
lars we're realized which will be used in
buying something useful for the school.
The rear drive is now at Thomas
Emerton's.
Rev. Mr.. Wall was in town, Monday
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor returned to
n. Arson, Sunday. Will Goodrich &C
companied them, returning the same
day.
Is patriotism noise, or is noise patriot.
ism, is the question many Bingham peo-
pie pondered on the night preceding
the Fourth, when the terrible din pre-
vented minutes sleep. IL John Bull
had been In town Tuesday morning he
would have put his fingers into his ears
and fled. One boy footed a tin horhI
from II M to p. M, and did not miss
a toot. The church bell was rung, can
non fired--even some of the young ladies
participated Chas. Church started out
for racket of his own by placing a
stick Of dynamite in the street in front
of j. J. Lander's store, after lighting
the fuse he placed a tin pan over the
dueling--a tremendous explosion follow
ed-the pan is gone, probably is going
yet. Large panes of glass were broken
in the stores of j. J. Lander, Mark Dins- |
more, George Baker and +. w. Moore,
twenty-sevep In all. About nine O'Clock
a flock of small boys in grotesque cos
tune, paraded the streets and afforded
considerable amusement to them selves |
and to others There was a dance at
Kennebec hall in the evening.
Several from this place and large |
number from Moscow went to a Metho-
dist picnic in Mayfeld, and enjoyed a
pleasant day and picnic dinner.
A good number of tickets were sold at
this station for n. Arson horse trot.