The Somerset reporter., 1901-07-04
Bingham.

Mr.. Elan Benjamin, who has been
visiting his niece, Mrs. 5. A. Smith,
returned to his home last week.
Mrs. Burroughs of Emblem was recent
| ly in town.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben Russell of Caratunk
spent night with MIR. Herbert Pierce
and family while n>their way to Nor
ridgewock, where they have engaged to
work for the summer.
Mrs. A. 3. Burke has been spending
several days with her parents in w. New
Portland.
Belle Colby ia among relatives in Bos-
ton for a few weeks vacation.
Mrs Ora Gordon has returned from a
short stay at Madison and ekowhegan'
VIM. Adams of Caratunk was in town,
last week.
Belle Clark is now able to attend to
her duties in the post office.
Viola Berry and Blanche Berry of
Concord were shopping in town, last
week.
w. w. Spofford of Caratunk met his
daughter, Mrs. E. n. Bessey, of Madison
at this station, last saturday.
Mrs. S. A. Andrews and two children
are visiting in Boston and vicinity.
Chas. Colby is having a very severe
attack of rheumatism and has been I'M
able to leave his bed for several days.
Mrs. F. II. Colby, who was quite Ill
for some days is now improving.
Mrs. A. P. Murray and two of her
sisters from Caratunk returned from
Waterville, Monday night.
Turner Hatch of Portland was accom-.
panied by his wife ON his recent trip to
Bingham.
The rear drive is now this side of
Caratunk.
Every one is making ready for Bing-
hams celebration the Fourth.
There has been change in the stage
arrangement between Bingham and The
Forks. The stage now leaves The Forks
in the morning reaching Bingham about
eleven O'Clock and making the return
trip in the afternoon.
Among the Bingham people who have
been enjoying a day or several days at
Pleasant Pond within short time are
Mr. and Mrs Harry Cummings, Arthur
Upper, Mae Baker, A. F. Donigan, Ada
Ford, Arlie Dinsmore, Edith Collins,
Bna Burns, sanford Abbey, Morris
Preble and Garlic Smith.
The graduating exercises of the high
and grammar school, last Friday evening,
passed off with much credit to the mem,
bers of the class also to the teachers,
Miss Pitts and Miss Sterling. The fol-
lowing is the program as presented:
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Music. Prayer. Music.
Leaf From the Life of a School Girl.
Eunice Mehitable Givens
The Lightning Rod Peddler,
Allan Davis Rogers
Music
Seven Points for Boys,
Frank Wentworth Ennis
Asleep at the switch,
Walter Augustus Piper
What Try Does. Mont Seth Miller
The Railroad Crossing
Allen Wintworth Lander
Closing Address, Erwin Moore Miller
HIGH SCHOOL.
The Fate of the Spanish Armada
Davis Earl Howes
Summer Morning, Morris Edward Preble
Music.
Settlement and Growth of United States,
Oscar Merton Owens
Mother Goose's Message to Class Of 1901,
Evie May Curtis
Music. Comforting of Diplomas. Music
Mrs. c. C. Berry of Lowell, Mass, Ia
spending the summer with her sister,
Mrs. Albert Dunton.
Last Saturday our recently organized
base ball club went to Norridgewock,
where they played their first game of
the year and won, scoring 10 against the
home teams 10. John Piper, one of our
catchers had his hand split by a ball and
will probably be unable to play for ten
days. Oscar Givens caught the re-
mainder of the game. The score by
innings:
Innings; 2 8
Bingham 49,. .....7 0 0 3-l9
Norridgewock.....I l 0 Ito
1t is hoped the N, Arson club will
appear the Fourth for game here, this
being the fourth time they have agreed
to come.