The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-25
Bingham.

Bingham.
Dan Steward of N Anson was at home,
Saturday and Sunday last.
Flora Baker and Edith Hunnewell are
at work for Mrs. Byron Smith.
w. T. Haynes OF Waterville with a
party of friends, passed through town,
last week
Arlie Dinsmore is scaling lumber at the
river for Frank Hilton.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben Adams entertained a
whist party. Friday evening, FIVE tables.
Iohn L,nder was at home over Sunday,
/ accompanied by his brother, Archie
Lander. Monday they returned to King
/ field as their father is very sick with heart
trouble.
Alzsda Rowe of Pleasant Ridge has
been spending a week with her sister,
Mrs. James Bean ia Moscow.
Belle Clark and Carrie Colby have been
confined to the house by severe colds, for
several days.
Alfred b Chase is quite sick since Sun
day. On Saturday he was moving hay
! from a barn in Moscow and seems TO
have strained nerve in his stomach as
he has since been in much distress.
The storm of last Saturday played
strange freaks, it rained hard in the
valleys all Saturday night. but IN May held,
only six miles east. il showed ten inches
and blowtd enough 10 block the roads
In some swampy places water is making
b id work for the loggers, more snow is
/ IaA kaln ctif IN The fnnUh Mares
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Savage and Miss
| Alice o @ens went to Pittsfield, last week.
al d attended the dedication OF Mason's
Temple.
DR.. F. G.. Williams and Dr. A. A.
Piper have each Bell telephone put into
their residences which will be connected
with the Bingham and Moose River line,
enabling people at The Forks and other
up river places to call a physician at any
time.
Mark Savage slipped on the sidewalk
and hurt himself quite badly. He was
not out on Tuesday.
1t was ascertained that over one humid
red and twenty loads of lumber came into
town one day last week and it was not an
unusual day for lumber either. Some Of
this was landed on river bank, some at
the station to be shipped on the cars and
some to the spool bar mill. The whole
amount probably represented from hve to
eight hundred dollars 10 value.
One of Jack GORDON twin babies died
last TUESDAY, alter very brief illness.
Thomas Spear of Madison was in town,
Tuesday evening.
May Brack is visiting friends in this
vicinity.
The fortnightly assemblies at Kennebec
Hall are much enjoyed as the members
all enjoy dancing.
Alice Holt of Norridgewock was in
town last week.
Simeon Howes has so far recovered
from is broken shoulder that he was in
the village. las. Monday. He is not able
to do any work yet.
Two of F H Colby's horses driven by
Alton Carl, broke through the ice into the
river near Bassetts', no serious damage
resulting.
On the evening of Jan. 18TH invited
guests to the number Of fifty were delight
fully entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. E w.
Moore, at charade party at their resi-
dence. The company was divided under
the leadership OF two captains, Miss Bell
CLARK on one side and w. B. Goodrich on
the other Women's rights was acted
effectively by Miss Clark's company fol-
lowed by the word Enterprize in two parts
by Will Goodrich's company. Three
rounds of prize fight by two OF the
heavyweight members representing Cor
belt and Fitz,mmons, ending with a
knockout amid great applause acted the
syllable "prze" sufficiently plain. Then
came refreshments. ice cream of two kinds
and cake in variety. A nose guessing
contest caused great deal of amusement.
A sheet having small opening at con-
venient height was stretched across a
doorway and ten different noses were, one
at time. thrust through this opening,
the greater part of those present writing
their guesses oD slip of paper as to the
ownership Of the noses. Will Andrews
and Carrie Colby were the champion nose
guessers. getting four right out OF the ten.
Miss Cark's side then had the word
label, three ladies on that side having
Belle for name, a convenient lounge,
made this word easy to act The word
courtshp shown by tennis court and
game for the first part and ship COM
posed of chairs with two tennis racquets
worked by Mr. Gregory for oars and
alarming seasickness by one of the passen-
gers made ship quite plain. Strangely
enough they all seemed to know just how
/ to act the whole word courtship and 10
enjoy it. At late hour the party broke
up having had an unusua lily good time and
hoping to soon have another. G.
See notice of DR.. Donnell's visit to
| Bingham.
Athens.
Mr.. Willard Richardson. who was re-
ported in last weeks Taper to be improv-