The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-08-03
Bingham

Bingham.
The Cemetery Association will meet
Aug. 10, at 30 p IN. in kennebec hall,
To take forma, possession of the ceme-
terry and to transact such other business
as may be considered necessary.
Mrs. Fogg accompanied by her two
boys and her sister are visiting relatives
in Abbott and Gulford.
Miss Helen Moore returned to Boston,
this week.
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, formerly pastor
of this church. has been spending few
days among people here.
Danvers and Austin Baker have re-
turned from a BURBERRY expedition up
river
Mrs. w. Il. Jordan has gone to Port
land, Me, hospital for treatment
The Mission Union and others enjoy
ed picnic dinner at Norris Bray's in
Concord, last Tuesday.
Rev Z. X. Smith, Prof. G.. c. Pur-
rington and Mr.. Howard all of Farming
ton, Z arrived at Bingham on bicycles
Monday, spending the evening calling
npon friends and departing early Tues
day morning, making their return trip
by way of No. Arson.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Houghton are
taking ten days carriage drive through
the southern portion of the state visiting
Norridgewock, Augusta and other places.
Ethel Burke, who has been stopping a
few weeks with her mother in Boston,
has returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Carl have a
baby daughter.
Mrs. Jessie Smith is very sick at the
home of her son, Gurren Smith.
Mrs. +. c. Dinsmore and two children
from Somerville, Mass, arrived in town
last week
Flora Baker has returned from visit
of several weeks in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Day of Boston, and Mrs. Bent of
Wisconsin, are guests of Mrs. Henry
Wash burn.
Mr.. Chas. Lander and wife of King
field are guests at the home of their son,
J. j. Lander.
Bingham station is being reprinted.
Mr.. Anon Savage is having his house
shingled.
Frank Hunnewell and wife of Moscow,
are spending a few days at Pleasant
Pond.
The Baker and Goodrich reunion will
be held at Kennebec hall, August 18th.
Dinner will be served in Union hall, at
noon and the meeting will be at 2 p. m.
in Kennebec hall. The committee will
see that baked beans, white bread and
Co. hn
requested to bring to the hall cake, pies
etc There will be a band concert in
Kennebec hall at II "A. m. and some
thing in the way of entertainment in the
afternoon
Speaker Stetson of Bangor, with the
president and four professors of the
State University were in town last
Tuesday, on their way to The Forks.
They were all awheel-a baggage wagon
loaded with camping out supplies
following. the intention being to camp
where night should overtake them.
The Last Block Factory closed its
seasons work Monday night having
worked over two hundred and fifty
thousand feet of maple.
Mr.. e. Z. Dunton with his wife and
llLllb son IIOIn dlO hihOuS
friends in town.
Two double teams and several single
carriages carried party of over twenty
persons from this village to picnic at
the slate quarry in Maytield, it was a
very interesting and pretty place and
the drive was very pleasant. The day
was perfect and justice was done to the
delightful dinner daintily arranged upon
white cloth with fern decorations.
There were several points of interest
about the old quarry which has been
abandoned some twenty-five years be-
cause of the great distance to haul the
slate to reach railroad transportation.
Mrs Mary Colby, Mrs. Forest Colby
and Miss Belle Clark made combined
pleasure and shopping trip to Skowhe-
gan, going by carriage to Lakewood,
and taking the electrcs from there to
okowhegan.
There was sad drowning accident
here last Friday. George Gordon of
Moscow, attempted to ford the river
near Daniel Robinson's where he had
been accustomed to cross but the river
had risen and was higher and the cur
rent stronger than he realized. He was
seen by MIR. E. Whitcomb, who was
haying, to be trying to lead his horse
back toward the place where they had
entered the water, or clinging to the
horses name. The next Mr.. Mhitcomb
saw was the horse floundering in the
water and Mr. Gordon was floating down
stream Thomas Towne also saw some.
thing of the accident and drove his
horse at it's greatest speed to the ferry
and told Orison Gordon that his father
was drowned. They Immediately start
ed up the river in boat but had gone
only short distance when the body
was recovered having floated two miles
without sinking Mr.. Gordon is the
third of his family thai have met death
by drowning, two brothers having per-
ished while bathing in the Carrabasset
many years ago. Mr.. Gordon leaves
widow and two sons, Orison and George
Jr. Funeral services were held Sunday
p. m, very large attendance showing
the respect held for the deceased.
East Madison.
Fine weather for the past week has
enabled our farmers to secure their hay
in uood condition.