The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Bingham.


ride out after seven weeks illness.
A. n. Burke has been Itching shoes
for A. {. Dinsmore for the past fe"
days.
Walter smith and another young
man have been on short fishing trip.
Mss York Of Solon. was Geofgla
Colby's guest last Sunday.
Mr.. aud Mrs Danvers Baker have
moved into the George Gowen house.
Anon Baker recently made business
trip TO Livermore Falls.
Mr.. Eber Baker vas unable to attend
Mondays town meeting on account OF
sickness. Il was the first town meeting
Uncle Eber has missed for slxty-fiye
years.
Tom Collins has bought the house
formerly owned by Albert Dunton, aud
is now getting settled. Mr.. Dunton and
family have moved into the Winfield
Steward house in Moscow.
Mrs. w. b. Goodrich spent the day
with her parents at No. Ansoh' last
Thursday.
Roy Savage, John Piper and Sam Eos
ter are ali at home from their school al
Plttsfield, during vacation.
Forest Colby and wife have returned
from Jackman. Forest has been SICK
but is now gaining.
d. l.. Foster is again on the sick list.
Ephraim Witham of East Madison was
in town Thursday last.
Mrs. Buck of Skowhegan, came to
Bingham, Thursday night.
A delegation from the Bingham lodge,
|. O. G. T., attended the district meeting
at Madison, Mar. 3.
Mrs. simeon Howes of Concord is
visiting friends at MADISON and SHOW
hegau.
Mrs. VIII Moore has been entertaining
lady visitor
The death of Mrs. John Owens Of this
village, after short sickness from pneu'
monia, is very sad Much sympathy is
felt for the family, consisting OF the nus
band, one daughter and two sons. Fun
eral services, Sunday afternoon at four
o'clock.
Mrs. Morton has got through working
at Ben Stewards.
Josie Robinson is at work for Gran
vile Goodrich.
Ezekiel Butler has gone to Mass. to
work.
There is to be ball March 9, in Ken
nebed hall. Fuller's orchestra of Farm
ingtOn.
Thursday evening the completion of
the neg mill was celebrated, and when
the people of Bingham start out to cele-
Lar IN hal I'M "a
it. The power house aud saw mill OF
the United Shoe Machine Co. are com
peted the engine, boiler, and saw are
10 place and in running order. Mr.. LIE
land, the superintendent, arrived on
Thursday evenings train from Worces-
TER. At seven o'clock the peg mill
whistle rang out and WAS soon joined by
the whistles of the last block factory
and white birch mill, and they "blowed
and blowed and bowed till the country
for miles rang with the sound. A.
many as two hundred and fifty people
gathered at the mill where they looked
things over, saw the engine work, the
saws set going and the "big wheels 90
round" Mr.. Leaud's arrival was well
coined by music by the Bingham band.
Speeches were made by some Of our
prominent speech makers to which Mr..
Leland replied in pleasant manner.
Mr.. Ritzie furnished fine treat con-
sisting of candy, pop corn and apples.
The evening was much enjoyed by those
present. The work of saving com
menced this week. AT present the logs
are simply sawed into planks and these
are shipped to Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. Eva Burke will give her scholars
reception on the evening of March II,
at the hall. All former pupils are in
vited.
The /. O. o. f. have arranged for
social gathering in their lodge room on
the evening of March 18th after their
regular meeting. Each lodge member
is allowed to invite two members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ritzie have returned to
their home in Mass. They formed a
large circle of friends while among the
people here.
There was good attendance at the
annual town meeting held Monday.
There were twenty.three articles in the
warrant and under the skilfu manage
ment of the moderator, A. :. Burke, the
meeting WAS run with but little friction.
E. 5. Baker WAS unanimous choice for
town clerk. 5. A. Smith was elect
ed first selectman with little OPP
position. There were three candi-
dates for the Office of second selectman.
w. b. Goodrich was elected. Granville
Goodrich was elected third, receiving all
but two votes. The selectmen were also
made overseers OF the poor and asses
sors for the year ensuing. Then fol-
lowed the election of the other town
off GERS: K. W. Moore, treasurer; $.
Holway, S. Com; Ingram Pierce,
collector; |. c. Pierce, s. =. Tinkham,
A. M. Holden, James Smith, constables
G. w. Abbey, l.. G. Brown, IL, o. Chase,
c. B. Gilman, A. M. Holden, surveyors
of wood and bark; l.. G. Brown, A. b.
Chase, G. B. Gilman, Frank Hilton and
w. +. Andrews. surveyors of lumber;
j. ID. Merrill, w. w. Russell, G. b.
Gilman, fence viewers; ). Z. Tinkham,
truant officer. 1t was voted to leave all
matters pertaining to the repairs of
highways and bridges in the hands of
the selectmen. Numerous remarks were
made regarding the amount of money
needed for highways, the estimate vary
ing from four hundred to two thousand
dollars. Finally it was voted TO raise
81 800 for this purpose. There being
quite surplus of school money from
last year, only 5000 was raised for
schools; $3.50 for school house repairs
and other expenses pertaining thereto;
800 for text books; $500 for three terms
of free high school In district No. l;
$500 for support of poor; $1,000 for
town charges; $40 for Memorial day.
Voted to build school house In George
Badgers district and to raise $500 to
build the same; total appropriation So