The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22
Bingham.

Tuesday was our first real sprif G like
day, mel ing snow and dripping caves
Miss Bodwell made her regular weekly
visit to her pupils at Bingham. FRIDAY
and Saturday of last week
Mrs. Abby Webster of Caratunk was
the guest of her daughter few days ago
George Colby returned to Kenfs Hill
on Wednesday.
Mrs Holt of Norridgewock was in
town, this week
Mrs. Philander Morris is quite sick.
Mrs. Martha Rogers OF this place at
tended the funeral services OF her mother,
Mrs. Betsey Dunton at Madison. last
Friday. Burial was in Concord. where
the deceased formerly lived.
Mrs. Chas. Kennedy and daughter visit
ed friends al The Forks, recently.
Mrs. Albert Burke has been very sick
with pneumonia.
Miss Lenora Goodrich and Robbie
Sands of this place were united In mar
rage. March Ia. at the home OF the
brides father, Granville Goodrich The
ceremony was performed in the evening
by Rev. J. c Gregory, only the near rela-
tives being present.
Mrs David Bean is visiting friends at
Madison.
NJ. NJ. Thompson was at North Anson'
yesterday.
Mr.. NORM of Embden was in town, las,
week
Mrs Betsey Hilton died, "Wednesday
of last week, at the home of her son.
Frank Funeral services were held, Fri
day afternoon A dreadful rain storm
prevented many from attending.
Belle Clarke has been confined to the
house few days by erysipelas.
Ebie Curtis has purchased OF Willard
Carl, the Bingham Ferry and house and
lot pertaining thereto.
w. R. Jordan is attending court at
Skowhegan, this week.
Dan Baker and wife have moved into
part of Mrs. Lucy Curtis house.
A pleasant evening was spent at whist
at Union hall, last Thursday, at which
time club was formed which will meet
every two weeks until warm weather.
The Bingham Union Library Associa-
ton has received the splendid gift OF
more than fifty fine new books from Rev.
L. T. Chamberlain of New York. friend
of Mr.. Gregory and visitor to Bing-
ham, last summer The books have been
covered and placed in the library and
about twenty new members have been
added TO the association The following
COPY of Mr.. Chamberlain letter will give
a good idea of the books which the Bing-
kan people sincerely appreciate as we'll as
the kindness OF the giyer.
New York, March 10th, 1900.
My dear Mrs. Gregory:
President OF the Bingham Library Associa-
ton.
Today have sent to your address some fifty
volumes which, If it meets your approval, |
should like to present, through you, to the
Library Association. You will at once see that
the books are designed for all classes OF readers,
not only adults but also boys and girls. do
not know the exact age of those who are mem
bers OF the association, but l am inclined to
think that even the Oldest of them will be glad
that the selection has been made, in part, with
distinct and honoring reference to the young
For myself, and freely own 1t, were all the
books new to me, should find myself tempted
to make very nearly first choice OF not few OF
those which purport 10 be for boys and girls.
OF course should be drawn at once to Brooks
abraham Lincoln; Parkman's two volumes,
1.-THE Conspiracy of Pontiac; Lodges Eng
fish Colonies in America; McCarthy's eng
land in Nineteenth Century,; Fitzpatrick's
"Transvaal'; Blacks "Friendship"; Hale's
"Mexico"; Brooks major General Henry
Knox; McCook's "Tenants Of an Old Farm" ;
Burroughs "Waks Robin; Thompson's
Dana's "Wild Flowers" 1t Is possible too
that should be somewhat eager to find out the
value Of such popular novels as Hugh
Wynne", Orchard Caryel", "Janice Mere
dith", "David Harum "Sky Pilot and
"Black Rock" Certainly, should hasten to
look into Eipling's fifteen volumes, from 'Pla'n
Tales from the Hills" to 1.-THE Days Work"
though imagine that even ], "grown-up
might decide the "Jungle Books" to be, after
all, among the best of even Klpling's ia cnat-
ing books. Beyond peradventure, | should be
unable long to stay away from the wonderful
"True Mother Goose, "Jackanapes''. "Hans
B.inker or the Silver Skates, "Tanglewood
Tales, "a Boys King Arthur, water
Babies, "Uncle Remus' Stories," tom
Brown at Rugby, Little Women, "A Boys
Book of Inventions" and the "Henty" books.
may say accordingly, that it has been largely
under the impulse Of my own preferences, that
l have selected this instsllment Of books for the
association in which you are SO much interest
ed /; and sincerely hope that the boys and girls
of Bingham, If they cannot themselves become
members of the association, will induce their
older friends who are in the charmed circle, to
draw books for them. gladly promise to en-.
large the list of so-called juvenile works, il
these which l now send are read and priced.
At the same time, what could be more engag-
ing to either girls or boys, than "Wild Animals
that / Have Known "Tenants Of the Old
Farm, Chow to Know Wild Flowers, "Wake
Robin, abraham Lincoln" and Parkman's
Histories! shall be intensely interested in
lear ming what both the grown-ups and the
young folks of Bingham, think of these fifty
volumes.
Yours very sincerely,
L. 7. CHAMBERLAIN.