The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-26
Bingham.

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Charles B. Gilman was drawn traverse
luryman and is attending court at Show
hogan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phineas Eames of Emb-
den, are spending the winter at the
home of their son, George Eames of this
place
Mrs. Daniel Holt is recovering from
her recent illness.
Mertie Hughes is also gaining slowly,
Mrs Chester Robbins has a baby girl
born Dec. s. Mrs. Joseph Pooler of
MOSCOW, is serving as nurse.
j. F. Rogers is now able to be about
Sam Foster is having vacation at
home.
Harry Cummings met with a painful
accident while working on the railroad
by sleeper falling upon and crushing
one of his toes.
Horace Craig recently returned from
his Pleasant pond cottage and is now
boarding at Mrs. Clara Bray's.
Albert Murray is at home for few
days.
Anon Baker was in Madison, Monday.
Mark Savage and Albert Smith have
been in Scion repairing the telephone
wire which was broken by the freshet
where it crossed the river.
Thomas Rollins youngest child was
quite badly scalded by hot water about
week ago on the side of the head and
shoulders.
Forrest Colbys wife and two children
are recovering rapidly from the scarlet
fever. Angie Robinson was brought
there from Skowhegan sick with the
same disease and she is improving. The
house is quarantined, also Thomas Roll
Inns where there is one case of the same
disease, and Cony Grants in the back
part of the town.
The flood seems to be the principal
subject of interest. AS everybody
knows there was great precipitation
Sunday, Dec 15 At g. 80 a. m. the ice
commenced moving in the river at this
place and at noon the river was practi-
cally clear. and still the rain fell, and
water in river and stream kept rapidly
rising. At noon the Austin stream was
bank full At o'clock a flood came
down from the dead water region,
sweeping everything before it. including
shop in Moscow and the new iron bridge
and abutment, the bridge being carried
some 20 rods down the stream. At the
mill dam the water took to the roads and
came down across the flats west of
Bingham iron bridge. Thomas Collins
found the water rising rapidly around
his buildings Harvesting his horse he
quickly drove him away and in few
minutes was able to return i'll a boat
where he had just driven and took his
| wife and baby from window of the
house James Reynolds and family who
lived near we're also obliged to leave
their home in a boat. The water took
out two bridges beyond Mr.. Collins
house and quilted the roads to the depth
of four feet. From the mill to the river
the course of the Austin stream is
changed for almost the whole distance.
Below the village the Will brook took
the bridge below Mr.. Houghton's from
its abutments and lodged it unframed a
short distance down stream. This was
easily replaced The same stream wash
ed out about so feet of the railroad
which has high grade at this point.
The road over Mahoney hill was badly
damaged as we'll as in other places.
Moscow suffered heavy losses. The
new iron bridge, the two Chase stream
bridges, the Hunnewell bridge, besides
bad quilting of the roads near e. E
HIPS, and on Pierce hill, Chamberlain
hill and Babbitt ridge. Bingham was
shut off from the outside world for
three days and then it seemed we had
all we could stand.
Hosea Whlpple went TO New York
and got married without letting anyone
know about it, returning last week with
his bride.