The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
Bingham.

George Cleveland of Rockland, Mass,
Is spending her vacation in Bingham.
Forest Colby returned from Madison,
last Thursday, having turned the rear
over the dam at that place. Mr.. Colby
has made very successful drive from
the lake.
Tilson Foss and daughter, Alice were
were at home over Sunday
carrie Steward is among friends at
Caratunk, this week.
Tracie German was IN town, Saturday
last, on her way up.river.
Mrs Forest Campbell of Maytield is in
Madison, for two weeks.
Arthur Foster and wife of Bayonne,
\ j and &. NJ. Foster of Massachusetts,
spent day in town on their way to
Rowe Pond, for weeks fishing.
Charles Givens and family are on their
back farm, this week harvesting hay
Mrs. Frank Vittum has returned from
Scion and, after short stay at Thomas
Towne's, has gone to her home in Con.
cord.
Last week, Mrs. Lephe Gregory,
George Colby, Edith Collins, Mrs. A. G.
Dinsmore and Arlie Dinsmore spent
few days at White Beach cottage A.
{. Dnsmore and Henry Collins are now
putting a piazza upon Mr.. Dinsmore's
cottage.
Mrs Thomas Riley has Just closed a
term Of school on Pleasant Ridge, and
with her husband and little daughter,
was shopping In town, Tuesday.
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week
Mrs. Hazen Randlett of Scion has
been visiting at David Whipple's.
John Sucking arrived in town from
Massachusetts on Tuesday night.
Mr.. Pike Whittier and his sister from
Rhode Island, came to Bingham, last
week.
Merton and Leon Goodrich visited
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Taylor, at North Arson, the first of the
week, Merton going on his wheel, and
Leon by train.
Hazel Baker is having a serious time
with one of her arms which is badly
swollen and very painful Her father is
now with her at the home of Harry
Baker in Moscow.
Mr.. Tapley and young lady, who have
been making pictures, have left town.
Mr.. Chas. Packard, Isl here superin-
tending the hauling pf3ls spool timber
to the station.
Mrs. Fred Clark and Mary Clark of
Caratunk were in town, Gle first of the
week
Mrs. Ernest Moore Of Madison is a
guest of Mrs. Henry Chase
A. NJ. Holden is papering w. R Jor.
dams office rooms. -l
Mrs. washburn and Mrs. Day are
visiting friends in Solon.
Frank Collins of Providence, R /,
spent few days at Chas Colby's before
going to Rowe Pond, where he now is.
Arthur Jordan came near drowning,
last week, while in bathing near the
bluff sb ore of the river. At this place
the bed of the river drops suddenly to
depth of as much as thirty feet. Mr..
Jordan cannot swim and had been keep
ing in shallow water when suddenly the
bottom seemed to have dropped from
beneath his feet. John Piper and
Arthur Upper, who were swimming
farther down the river, heard his
calls for help but before they could
reach him he had sunk for the last time.
Piper dove after him, brought him. to
the surface and, with Tupper's assist
ance, to the shore.
A dispatch was received here, Wed
nesday evening, that Edward l.. Carney
of this place had been killed while at
work in a mill at Millinocket. Universal
sorrow spread over the town as the
news became known for Mr.. Carney was
a highly respected and very Industrious
man and was especially kind to his
family consisting of wife, three little
daughters, his mother and sister. The
accident occurred in a basement room
through which the steam pipes ran from
the boiler to the engine. In this room
was a bench used by the carpenters aud
it Is supposed Mr.. Carney was doing a
piece of work at this bench when one of
the steam pipes burst with terrible force
killing him instantly. The body was
brought to Bingham and funeral ser
vices held at his late home. The at.
tendance was large and the floral offer
ings by the Rebekahs, Junior Endeavors
and by other friends were very beauti-
full
Austin Stream Camp, Modern Wood
men of America was organized on the
evening of July 10th, in Kennebec hail
by z. Libby Of Waterville The fol
lowing are the officers as chosen: w.
E Andrews, V. -; W. r. Hill, w, Ad
visor; Il. Colby, Elk. Banker; l.. r.
Hussey, Clerk; r. F. Baker, Escort
Herman Baker, Waterman; Claude
Goodrich, sentinel; A. A. Piper, Physi-
clan; Delegates, Goo. Eames, l year
Roland Baker, years; W. F Hill,
years. The new society has a member
ship of forty three and will meet once a
month.
West Athens.