The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-16
Bingham

Tuesday last.
The next meeting of the Ladies' Aid
society will be at Mrs. Julia Colby's,
March 22d.
Chas. Knapp Of N. Arson was selling
boots and shoes in town the first OF the
week.
w. r.. Jordan was in attendance at
probate court, last Tuesday. at Skowhe
gan.
Ralph Smith has been quite sick.
Wilmot Davis of Concord, was in town
last week
Nellie Preble assisted in the post office
last week during Alice Ovens absence.
Royal Burton Of Skowhegan, was IN
town recently.
Mark Dinsmore is having the interior
of his store painted.
George Baker has been confined to the
house by sickness, but is now able to be
out.
A large number Of down river people
attended Thursday nights whist party at
Bingham Hotel
The village schools close Friday of this
week.
Winnie Morris has been spending a
few days at home.
Kate Burke has gone to learn the
spring and summer styles in millinery and
TO buy goods. She will be gone several
weeks.
w b. Goodrich has new gmps and
braids for dress trimmings, also new
wrappers in latest styles
Mrs. Edith Huff of Moscow is about to
unde rtake the journey to Colorado with
six children, two are her own the other
four belong to Mr.. and Mrs. Mellen
Whitney, who are now in Colorado
Mrs. Whitney's health will not permit
her return to Maine, so the children have
teen sent for.
f w. Moore has repaired and painted
the interior of hs store.
Chas. Bean of Concord is critically i'll.
Bardwel Baker has saved nearly all
the cartoons which appeared in the Globe
during the Spanish-American war and
has arrang, them in an album, making
quite an interesting souviner.
Mary Clark left town for Kents Hill
seminary last Tuesday noon, Georgia
Colby will 60 next Saturday.
Albert Webster has finished his con
tract foi hauling silver birch to the peg
mill.
The death Of Foster Smith of Moscow
occurred Tuesday morning after few
days illness Of plturisy fever. Mr.. Smith
was about seventy two years of age and a
much respected man. He leaves a widow,
one daughter, Mrs. Lewis Baker, two
sons, S A. Smith of this place and Will
Smith of Skowhegan.
The anniversary meeting of the Ladies
Mission Union met Tuesday at Dora
Goodrich's. There was election of
officers.
Washburn and Morris have just COM
pleted a successful winters numbering.
Jennie Hickey is now at work at the
Smith House.
There was fair attendance at the
church, Thursday evening, and the dis
course and views on the mountain Whites
of the South was Of much interest.
The seiectmen will receive sealed pro-
posals until Apr. FOR the building of the
proposed school house in George Badger S
district.
There is quite substantial rumor that
the Somerset K. X. will, in the near
future, be extended upthe Austin Stream.
About the head waters of this stream are
Of acres of timber land which
has never known the lumbermans axe
for the reason that Austin Stream is so
rough and dangerous as to make log
driving impractical If the road is ex.
tended it will be used for a time as a
timber road and later it may be extended
further north to connect with the {. =. r, J
near Moosehead Lake. 1t will require
some fine engineering to take the road Up
a grade of nearly hundred feet to the
mile for nine miles through as wild a
as is in the State. This region
contains seemingly imitless supply of
white birch and maple aud upon Bald
there are giant trees of the