The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-03-29
Bingham


shopping, last week.
Nellie Reynolds entertained party oil
her little friends ON Thursday, it being
the occasion of her eleventh birthday.
Emma Gordon celebrated her birth
day, last Friday, by giving her young
friends party.
Thomas Towns has a new gasoline
engine
Henry Adams and family have been
in Madison the past week.
Mrs Charlie Hunnewell of The Forks
was in town, last week.
Nora Lander is at home from Colby;
Gertrude Pierce and Allen Lander are
home from Coburn.
Oscar Owens is confined to the house
with muscular rheumatism Leroy
Badger is clerk for A. +. Donigan dur
ing Oscars illness.
Chris Steward Of Caratunk was in
town, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. James O'Brien are
spending some weeks with Daniel Pa
thence and wife.
Addie Bean of Dead Water has been
visiting her sister in Norridgewock dur
ing the past week
Next Saturday the anniversary of the
Grange will be celebrated by dinner at
their hall; also by a dance on Friday
evening at Grange hall.
Emma Hilton returned Saturday night
from Lewiston. her many friends are
glad to welcome her home.
Mrs. r. Il. Preble and Mrs. Forrest
Colby we're in Waterville the first of
the week.
George Scott ls In town this week.
Mrs VIM Lannigan of Waterville
has been visiting her sister Mrs. Albert
Murray, and her aunt, Mrs. Albert Web
ster, she was taken suddenly i'll on Mon
day night, her husband was sent for and
she will be moved home If possible.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Chase, who have
been at Dead Water the past six months,
expect to return to New York next
Monday.
Lee Baker has been sick, but is now
improving. Ralph Murphy has been
taking his place on the train.
Merton Goodrich was up river, Tues
day and Wednesday putting telephone
into Sherman Beams house at Caratunk.
Mrs Weymouth Collins and son, Nor
man, took the train on the mountain
division, Monday. to visit Mr. Collins,
who is cooking at Lander's Siding.
Carl Smith, who has been in Portland
the past few months, is now in Bingham.
"Teddie" Hill of Watervile is the
guest of his school friend, Allen Lander,
this week.
III; nh IN
Georgia, were down river on Monday
last.
There were more than two hundred
people down to the ferry sometime dur
ing Sunday, to watch the progress of
the new iron bridge all Of the heavy iron
on the large span is in place and work
on the small span will commence at
once; the smaller pieces to be added
later.
Mrs. Josie Small and little child have
been guests of Mrs. Eta Holt several
days this week.
Ethel Baker started for Kent's Hill
last Monday morning to attend the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary.
Bingham village schools commence
next Monday morning with the follow
ing teachers: High School, Lucy Mae
Billings; Grammar, Edith KnOwlton;
intermediate, Lizzie F. Gilman; Pri-
mary, Mae Belle Baker. Rural schools
to commence. April 10. River District,
Vesta M. Carl; Holway District, Eliza
beth L Goodrich; Russell District,
Addie Mae Kelley; Gilman District,
Mrs :. NJ. Boynton; Brown District,
Ethel Mahoney. Public examination of
teachers, Saturday, April IA, at o'clock
p m. in Bingham Grammar school room.
Mrs. James Murphy of Concord was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Anon Baker,
few days recently.
The funeral services of Mark Savage
held at the Congregational church last
Friday afternoon were very impressive.
After the usual services conducted by
Rev. w. A. Richmond. The r. & A.
NJ. held the ritualistic service of their
order, making very impressive cere-
mony. Both church and vestry were
filed with sympathetic and sorrowing
friends. Mr.. Savage has been in bust
ness here many years and will be greatly
missed. His age WAS sixty-two. He
leaves a widow aud one son, Roy and
several brothers and sisters; also an
aged father and mother, who made their
home with him. Many beautiful aud
elaborate floral tributes testified to the
high regard of many friends, and of So
cieties of which he was member.
The Masons and Odd Fellows are to
give an entertainment and ball, Wednes-
day and Thursday of next week, April 4
and On the afternoon of each day
there will be a sale of useful articles in
the reception room of the Fraternity
Building, Supper will be served We'd
nesday from to 7, and in the evening
the drama "Old Acre Folks" will be pre-
sented. The ball occurs Thursday even
ing In Kennebec Hall. w. <. Robinson
is floor manager and the aids are B. f.
Adams, o. M. Givens and F W. Preble.
w. S. Steward of Bingham has taken
the agency for the Walter A. Wood
farming machinery. When in want of
moving machines, horse rakes, etc., call
and get prices.