The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-03-15
Bingham

| The experimenting school committee
Of Bingham have appointed W. K. Jor-
dan AS supervisor of schools for the en-
suing year
The recent storm was much the worst
of the season, but not as much damage
done as IN the down river towns.
Very good reports from Emma Hilton
at Lewiston and Mrs Clyde Whitney at
Portland, both are recovering from
i operations for appendicitis.
Mr.. Farmer, who was not able to at
tend to his work last week, Is now in
the mill again.
saunders Brothers are running a night
crew in their spool bar and dowe mill.
Mrs. Ed Miller was at Oakland two
days recently.
Mrs George Miller, who has been
poorly all winter, now has the rheumatic
fever.
Mrs Fred Clark and Mrs Albert Clark
of Caratunk were in town last week.
Mrs. Eta Holt was at skowhegan or
Friday of last week
Frank Fitzsimmons of The Forks was
recently IN Bingham.
Mona Baker is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Willis Holbrook In Watervlle.
= Charlie Baker went to Bangor the
! first of the week.
| Henry Sands and wife returned home,
/ Thursday of last week, after five
months absence in the woods at East
| Moxie for w, II. Clark.
Roy Savage has been confined to the
house by Illness during the past week
or two
Every private family in town that can
/ be persuaded to take a few boarders,
now has a chance to do 80.
Harold Baker of Starks, son of Bert
| Baker, was in town few days ago. The
family formerly resided in Bingham.
MIR. and Mrs James O'Brien of The
Forks are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Murphy.
Romandel Chase lost a valuable horse,
Thur day of last week The horse WAS
taken very suddenly with a stiffening of
the legs when going along in the road
with its mate. hr. Chase saw some
thing was wrong aud Embarrassed and
got the horse into Daniel Robinson 3
stable, which was nearby, but it died
within an hour before anything could be
done for its relief.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Durgn and Mrs
Eta Morris of The Forks were recently
in town.
Mrs Charles Hill, who has been i'll the
past year at the home of her daughter,
Mrs Frank Hunnewell, died at 4 a. m
on Friday morning The funeral ser.
vices we're held in the Congregational
church. Sunday afternoon at $50, Rev
w. A. Richmond officiating. Burial in
Bassett cemetery in Moscow. Mrs. Hill
was highly respected and very kind
and sympathetic woman. She will be
sadly missed b, her husband and only
daughter, Mrs Frank Hunnewell, by
whom she was tenderly cared for
through long and painful Illness,
asthma ending in Tuberculosis OF the
lungs
Mrs Lille Co'emon and lady friend
are guests of Mr.. Chalice Andrews and
wife during the present week.
The teams are now nearly all out of
the woods having had very successful
winter There has been just snow
enough to make good hauling and not
enough to prevent easy getting about in
the woods The two and one half feet
of solid snow that has just come will
give plenty of water for driving
Has the new bridge conner Yes it
arrived, Saturday night, eleven carloads
in all of steel, which Is being hauled by
Albert Murray and Curren Smith. This
week the bridge crew is getting in place
the false work and laying the bed pieces
of the steel The West or long span
will be put on first and work will be
rushed to do this before the ice goes
out. After the river is clear of ice the
short span will be put on. 1t Is hoped
that the bridge will be ready for traffic
by the middle of May.
A petition is in circulation asking the
County Commissioners to lay highway
from the Concord side of the river
across the side of the bridge and across
the land of Chss. Owens to Main street
in Bingham near the dwelling OF Chas
Owens.
A quiet wedding took place at the
residence of Albert Webster on Tuesday
morning at eleven O'Clock, when Mr..
Frank Washburn aud Miss Laura Staples
both of Caratunk were united In mar
riage. Rev. w. A. Richmond performed
the single ring service. The happy
couple took the noon train for short
honeymoon.
A messenger arrived here late yester-
day afternoon with the information. that
during the severe storm of Friday night
camp owned by Sturgis & Lane on
Bald Brook, occupied by Grew of SO
lum bermen, was destroyed by fire. The
crew was turned out with scanty cloth
ing and compelled to walk over the tote
road heavy with wet snow for distance
of eight miles, securing shelter in an
other camp of lumbermen. Most of the
crew lost their heavy outside garments,
and consequently suffered much from
exposure.