The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-14
Bingham

Miss Addie Graves of Neponset, H.,
is in Bingham, visiting her old friends.
Among last weeks arrivals was Mrs.
Benjamin Wiggin of Somersworth, n.
H who is the guest of her brother, AL
fred Chase.
Ben Steward entertained as guests on
Sunday, his son, Dan steward, OF North
Arson, his daughter, Mrs. James Carbi
no, and husband, of Caratunk, and the
Misses Williams also of Caratunk.
Among the pleasure seekers who Wis
tied Pleasant Pond, last week, we're Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Moore
aud son, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Gregory,
Mrs. F. G Williams, Mrs. B. F. Adams,
Arlie Dinsmore, Miss Mary lark, Sam
Foster, Miss Georgia Colby, Garlic
Smith and Miss Forest.
The annual reunion of the Goodrich
and Baker families will be held at Ken
nebec Hall, Tuesday, Aug. 10. Dinner
will be served at Union Hall Beans
baked in the ground will be provided
for the company and the ladies are ex-
pected to furnish bread, cake, pies and
brown bread.
Miss Mcneil of Prince Edwards Is
land, sister of Rev. Mr.. Mcneil, arrived
in town, last week, for an extended stay.
w. B. Goodrich, who has been at his
farm at Pleasant Pond the past. week
trying to hay, returned home, Saturday
night. His wife, sons and hired man
are to remain until haying is finished
Mrs. Frank Hilton, who has been dan
gerously i'll, was operated on, last week,
by doctors Williams of this village and
Green of Scion and Is now improving.
Mrs. D. L. Foster and daughter, Miss
Grace, have been the guests, the past
week, of Mrs. Fred Pease of Madison
Arthur Upper is spending his vaca-
ton with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Upper, of Waterville.
The little son and daughter of Charles
Preble of Norridgewock are visiting
their grandmother, Mrs. Abby Preble.
Miss Mae Goodrich, who recently re-
turned from the hospital at Lewiston, is
slowly improving in health.
Fred Preble is spending his vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Preble, of Norridgewock,
Anon Baker went to Gardiner on bus
ness, last week, also visited Mrs. Elmira
Brown, of Richmond and his brother
Sanford at Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angus Davis of Solon
were the quests on Sunday of Mrs,
Maria Carney.
Walter Smith of Oakland spent Sun
day with his parents, Frank Smith and
wife of Moscow.
Jordan Hunnewell is building a stable
at his new place which he recently pur-
chased.
The farmers all wear a discouraged
look on account of the bad hay weather.
Miss Annie Wright returned last week
from ten days visit with friends New
Portland.
The annual reunion and picnic of
Sugartown school Association will be
held at the old picnic ground, Thursday,
Aug. 81. All interested are cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs Walter Hunnewel of Scion was
the guest of her sisters, Mrs. Maria Car,
ney and Mrs. Ed Miller, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Curren Smith and daugh-
ter Gusta were visiting friends in Scion,
Friday.
Mrs Will Andrews went to Bath, Mon
day, to visit her mother and other rela-
tives.
Winfield Steward moved his family
into the north rent on the first floor of
j. j. Lander's tenement house, last
week.
Roscoe Turner is at home from Cara
funk visiting his parents, Sumner Turner
and wife.
Susie Vittum Howes of Concord has a
rose bush of the Prairie Queen variety
that has 1902 blossoms and Al buds. The
bush was set three years ago and is over
five feet high.
Gardiner savage, wife and daughter
were the guests of his brother, Mark
Savage, Monday.
j. j. Lander, mother and two daugh-
ters returned from Pleasant Pond, Mon.
day.
Lawyer Simmons of North Arson was
in town, Monday on professional bust
ness.
Charles Spaulding of Caratunk was IN
town, Monday.
o. o. Vittum of SoloH, Ambrose and
Edward Vittum of Concord were at
tending court here, Monday.
Rev. G. A. Southland will preach in
the NJ. e. Church at 7 80 o'clock, p. M,
on Friday, Aug. 10.
A case that has caused quite a stil
came off at w. K. Jordan's office, Mon.
day. Several years ago one Wilson
Burns of Concord bought of o. o. Wit.
tum a spring tooth harrow of the four,
teen tooth variety, Said Burns sold said
harrow unto Ansel Goodrich, who sold
it to Albert House, who sold it to Ed
win House, who sold it again to Ansel
Goodrich, who left it under tree near
barn. Ruel Jewett bought of j. j
Lander, some years ago, spring tooth
harrow of the sixteen tooth variety and
said Jewett sold the same to ne Thomas
A. Towne with the agreement that said
Towne should have said harrow If he
could find it. Mr.. Towne found under a
tree near barn a harrow he claimed
was the one he had bought of Jewett
and straightway he dragged the harrow
into the highway and sold it to Daniel
Badger for an old clock and some cash
Then Ansel Goodrich said it was his
harrow, that Towne had disposed Of
This Towne denied and thus the law
suit was brought before Justice S. T
Goodrich. W. R. Jordan, ESQ, ap-
peared for Ansel Goodrich aud Simmons