The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-10-12

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rage of Mr. and Mrs. John Q. A
Williams was celebrated by large
gatho ring of friends and relatives at
their home on " Wednesday Of this week
Hunting parties are numerous and
they seem to be having good success
Elmore Aver of Boston who has been
the guest of Mrs Daisy Gushing passed
through town Monday ON his return
| Journey. Mrs Gushing accompanied
him as far as North Arson
VIM. Adams and wife have been away
for few days visiting friends
Henry Lovejoy and wife are entertain
ing their sons and their families from
Rhode Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. B Hey secured
! fine deer on Chamberlain Hill only a
| few rods from Mr.. Smiths house and
only a few hours after their arrival.
Rev. J c. Gregory who with Mr..
! Hinckley has been at Pleasant Pond
few weeks shot deer on the last night
of their stay.
Mrs. Sophronia Andrews and daughter
of Danvers, Mass, who have been among
relatives IN bingham during the past
two weeks, have returned home.
Inza Martin of Pleasant Pond is
attending school at Coburn Institute at
Wsterville.
Twenty tons of hay were burned at
Dead Water last Sunday as the result
of brush fire.
Mr. and Mira. Elias Andrews started
Tuesday to visit friends in Madison.
l. W. Jordan and wife are spending
a week at Jackman.
Mrs. Chris. Steward and daughter
were in town last week guests of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Adams.
l.. K Hussey who has been in New
Hampshire for two weeks is now at
home.
Mrs. George spaulding returned to
Caratunk on Saturday last.
w. b. Goodrich and son, Leon have
been at Pleasant Pond during the past
few days.
Mrs. John NcKeeve of Bath who
has been the guest of Mrs Will Andrews
a few days returned to Ter home the
first of the week.
Mr.. George Maxfeld of Canaan has
been the guest of Curren Smith and
family for few days.
Mrs. Lawrence Livingstone of Oak
land is visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Waring arrived in town last week
and will remain here with Der husband
What might have proved a disastrous
fire but for prompt attention and all
nights watching was started in the
leaves on the side of the hill above
Summer Turner's by small boy and
cigarette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dennson are in
town this week.
Walter Currier of Augusta, who is
stopping at Hiram Smiths on Chamber
lain hill, while out hunting, one morn
ing last week, within twenty rods Of the
house shot a fine buck deer weighing
one hundred and eighty pounds. He
also saw two smaller ones near by.
Mrs Nell Penley is visiting her sister
Mrs. Abbe Hilton and other brothers
and sisters in town.
The Bingham Cattle Show aud fair
was held last Thursday. There was
fair showing of stock, very large
crowd of people, and the fair held in
Grange hall was very good Four or
five booths were very prettily and
tastefully decorated and displayed many
useful and pretty things for sale.
here was also large table of articles
on exhibition that were not for sale.
The Grange furnished dinner, also
supper for the ball and it is thought
they will realize nearly one hundred
dollars as the result of their labors.
One arrest only was made in the
evening Drunkenness and assault and
battery were the charges. After a
night in the Lookup the affair WAS
settled.
We have received from H. B. Whipple,
secretary of the Bingham Agricultural
society, most excellent account of
their recent cattle show and fair award
ing prizes, etc. 1t came to hand 100 late
for publication in this issue but will
appear next week in all its completeness.
Ed