The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-06
BINGHAM.

Mrs John McGo.ar has been to The
Forks few days of thie week.
Mrs. Thomas Reynolds has been quite
il for short time.
Mrs Ed Andrews has moved her
household goods down To her mother s,
Mrs y hotff, and will spend the winter
there.
Rebearsals are going on for a dramat-
&c entertainment which ID 10 come eff
within a short time.
Mrs Chas. Abbey entertained her two
brothers, Fred E. smith of Boston and
Byron smith of Bingham, and her only
sister. Mrs LIZZIE Baker, of springfield.
Mass last Sunday, making a reunion of
the Smith family One brother, Rev
sanford smith, died a few years ago
Mr. Fred Smith returned TO Boston on
Monday last.
Mr. Robeson's automobile narrowly
ESCAPED a collision with a load of hay,
one day last week, two or three miles
below Bingham, and did run into an
empty cart standing in Fred Bates door
yard.
Rev. W. A. Richmond is again at his
post and preached an interesting sermon
on Sunday morning, to well filed
church The sermon was followed by
communion service
The church has been thoroughly
cleaned and has a new carpet and cur
tains, adding greatly to the general APP
pearance.
Mrs Ann McCrils, Mrs Emma
Mooney and Miss Ella B. McCrillis al
of Boston, are visiting relatives IN Bing-
ham. Mrs NoCrills is sister OF Mrs
John Cummings
Mr.. Koch of New York lost valuable
watch between Bingham and The Forks
or at one of those places
Charles Baker is having a cellar dug
on thu lot he recently purchased OF >.
T. Goodrich and will build at once.
Mrs. W. Goodwin and little child have
been guests OF Mrs. Romandel Chase
during the past few months and have
now returned to their home in Gumber-
land Mills. Mr. Goodwin was with them
for a short time.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Leonard Hamilton went
to the Lewiston State fair, last week,
and also spent few days In Portland.
At the Republican meeting, THURSDAY
evening, Hon l. Il Carlton and John +.
Nelson, ESQ addressed a large audience
in very interesting and convincing
manner in K. nnebec hall.
DR.. r. C. Brown accompanied Mrs.
fLas Mckay of The Forks to Lewiston,
last week, where the surgical operation
4 o. tat
some of the automobile driving
through Bingham, Thursday of last
week, was fast and furious, estimated at
more than fifty miles per hour
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Moore of Boston are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas Colby,
Mrs. Julia Dinsmore, aud Mr.. and Mrs
A {. Dinsmore
Mrs. Ed Magoon has moved to Nor
The Ladies' Union Circle meet this
week, at the yestry Of the Congregation
al church
Four ladies' from N9rrdgeweck spent
sunday at the home of Mrs. Rose Ian.
der.
Mrs George Cool has been the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. L. {. Brown
Merton Goodrich was IN Orono, Thurs
day and Friday OF last week, making ar
for commencing the college
year at L of NJ in september.
The electric lights are running In
bingham very well indeed.
MI Farmer, engineer in Mr. Saunders
dowel mill had Que Of his hands severely
hurt on Thursday. He WAS holding
dowel in his hand and accidentally al
lowed the crank shaft of the driving
wheel to hit it, driving it into the f1eshy
part of his hand, so that considerable
force WAS required to remove it, making
a painful wound
Mrs Lephe Lane and little boy of
o 4klaud has been spending a week Will
her parents, Mr. and Mrs Ashcroft, on
Pleasant Ridge.
Mrs Hutchinson of Portland and Mrs.
Logreen of skowhegan are visiting their
parents, Chas Abbey and wife
Mr.. and Mrs Chas Corson of Pitts
field have been the guests of Mr. and
Mrs Edgar King of this place
James Arthur Jordan and Elizabeth
l.. Goodrich were united in marriage by
Rev J { Gregory at the residence of
the brides parents, Aug Is
There will be baked bean supper at
the home of Mrs Mantor on Tuesday,
sept H. 1t is hoped good number
will be present.
Mr.. Fred smith of Boston is the guest
of his sister, Mrs. Charles Abbey.
The Methodsts are making an effort
to finish the parsonage near the old
church 1t is now being shingled
Annie Colby left Bingham, Monday
morning for Duluth where she will re-
sumo her work as teacher in one OF the
schools.
Mrs Robert Woods WAS severely in
jured, last Friday, by being thrown
from her carriage on Nichols Hill while
attempting to turn out for an automobile
which was being driven up the hill at
high rate of speed The accident occur
red near the top where there Is bend
in the road. Mrs Magoon who was
with Mrs. Woods was not thrown out,
but managed by gett ng down in the
bottom of the carriage to reach one of
the reins and stop the frightened horse
before it reached the iron bridge Mrs.
Woods ia able to get around very little
on crutches, the hurt being across her
back
MADISON