The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-11
Bingham.


feet long upon the railroad track.
Manley Lowe of Colorado was 10 town.
this week, he was called east'by the death
of daughter in Vermont
The attendance at the Easter concert,
Sunday night, was good and the concert
the best ever given here. The church
was pret,i'y decorated.
Tuesday evening proved very unfavor-
able for the ball owing to the river, about
forty couples were present. The East
ern Star furnished refreshments.
Maud Ward and Ethel Dodge of Scion
were in town. last week.
Will Andrews has purchased the large
house on Meadow street and is having it
newly fitted up before moving 10
Forest Colby was at Augusta. Friday
of last week
A very little maple syrup has been
brought into market.
George Colby. who came home to at
tend the grand supper given the B. B.
BIS. returned, on Monday morning to
Kents Hill.
Two or three couples who went to the
Caratunk dance a week ago were obliged
TO remain till Sunday last before return
ing.
Sam Foster and John Piper are spend
ing their vacation at home.
Rev. George Wright oficiated at a
double wedding in Concord, last Satur-
day afternoon. at the residence of Joseph
Foss. the two daughters, Edna and Ina,
being united in marriage to George
Rollins and John Thompson
Rev. Robert Scott preached in New
Portland last Sunday.
The B. B. BIS, society of old maids
of Bingham, not so very old either. just
old enough to be good, formed a club,
last fall. which has held regular meetings
ever since. The meaning Of the three
letters no man knoweth. but it is a law
that should one of their number cease to
be an old maid she can never be a b. B.
B any more. At one of their meetings
10 January, their bachelor friends we're in
vited and pleasantly entertained and re-
freshments served. Last Friday evening.
the gentlemen returned the compliment
by inviting the society TO the first banquet
ever served at Hotel Bingham. The
parlors of the hotel annex were entirely at
their disposal and there the ladies were
received by Messrs. L R Hussey and S
J.. Foster. The entertainment was Of a
high order OF excellence, select music by
the Clark family of Scion and recitation
of THE Burning Ship" by Sam Foster
From II o'clock to H. 80 p m the fol-
lowing menu was served in the dining
hal: Soup-mock bisque; fish, oysters
on the half shell, fried trout. baked hall
but, white sauce; roasts-sirloin of beef.
spring lamb with mint sauce, stuffed
turkey, cranberry sauce; salads-shrimp,
potato, lobster; entrees-meat souffle.
potato croquettes; vegetables-boiled and
mashed potatoes. lima beans, peas,
creamen onions cold meats-corned beef.
roast pork, roast beet; reishes-New
England mixed pickles, green olives,
catsup, chow chow, India relish, Chile
sauce, horse radish. picked onions !;
dessert-steamed fruit pudding. apple
mince. ran,e and cream pie, assorted
cake, vanilla ice cream, crackers. cheese /;
frui,--bananas, raisns, oranges. apples
Tea, coffee, cocoa md milk Those pre-
ent were Messrs. L. r. Hussey, A. F.
Donigan, S. ! Whitney. A B. Clark. S.
]. Foster. w A Smith G. A. MaxfeI ;,
A F. upper and Misses Belle Clark,
lOICuIC NlliihCns way DhkCft TfduklC
Chase, Alice Owens. Ola Baker, George
Colby, Belle Colby and Nora Lander. |
was altogether one of the most delight
full social events ever held in Bingham.
THE FRESHET.
One of the worst freshets for many
Yeas is now visiting Maine and the upper
Kennebec is getting its share OF water
The rain began March 7Ist. when two
inches fell. during the line storm since
that time about six inches OF rain has
fallen the sun not having shown its face
during the past eleven days. Austin
Stream and the river have been continual
ly rising the melting of mantle OF snow
more than four feet In depth adding
much to the volume of water. All this
time the ice has remained thick and solid
In the river with the exception OF narrow
channel from the mouth of Austin Stream
to H. B. Whipple's.
Monday last the ice jammed on Hun
newelFs island eight miles above here
The jam on A oril 9th had worked down
two miles to John Bray's. covering
Boards intervale eight feet deep with
water.
The Forks stage tried to make trip
On Monudy, Uut was unaOle 10 ger ldfIner
than E ]. HunnewelFs.
DR.. Piper tried to reach Caratunk on
Tuesday but found it impossible.
Daniel Robinson has moved his stock
of cattle to places OF safety on ground high
er than his barn. At N. E. Bray's and
Calvin Ellis their farms are covered and
buildings surrounded by water.
The railroad is submerged in places so
the train comes only as far as Scion.
Tuesday p m a 4 o'clock the ice rose.
cracked ano began rushing down the river
in large fields followed by the main jam
of ice it clogged at the point Of the Bluff
and in over the fields and around the
factories rushed the Kennebec, bearing
great blocks and many logs. In fifteen
minutes the fiat was nearly covered and
the slip of the last block mill torn away
Then the jam moved again and it was a
wild sight, ice two feet thick grinding,
logs swapping as though they were tooth
picks. trees Bonded from their roots and
excited people watching from every avail
able point OF observation soon the mass
jammed again on the island and in less
than hour the fat land from the cemetery
to the lower end of the valley was flooded
with water. Buildings Of Hosea Whipple,
Ed Frogg sHoughton & Pierce were sur
rounded. As night closed In the outlook