The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-30
BINGHAM.



Oakland for brief vacation
Mrs Lizzie BARLEY who has been Wis
ting In Moscow Las now returned home.
Mrs. J B. Messs1. aud daughter who
have been n Madison the past week re-
turned home on saturday night
! Flora Bassstt vas in town a few days
the first Of the week
There vas corn roast at Elmer Ba
kerr on Friday night in Moscow and
some from Bingham were invited
Ralph Murphy has been promoted 10
the position II conductor on the gravel
train on the Somerset extension.
Thomas A. Edison. the great electrical
inventor was in Bingham Friday with
an automobile party and several from
our town had the pleasure OF meeting
him.
Sheriff Smith searched the Bingham
Hotel for liquor on Saturday night but
was unable to find any.
MIR and Mrs. II. B. Albro and party
of New York, who have been here, wait
ing for repairs for their automobile, con-
tinued their journey early sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Eta Holt attended y. Anson
campmeetlng a day or two OF last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Webster have
moved to Mayheld where they are keep
ing house
Mr.. Campbell of Townsend, Mass is
teacher of the High school In Bingham
which commenced Monday of this week.
There has been no change in the teach
ers of the other grades. Miss Know
ton has the Grammar school, Miss Gill
man, the intermediate and Miss Baker
the Primary.
Pearl Jenkins and Harry Perry of
Portland are guests OF Mr. and MIS-
Charles Abbey.
Augustine Simmons of n. Arson was
in town on business last Tuesday
The social dance, last Friday evening
was very pleasant affair
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon Whitney have
returned from their two weeks camping
out at Pleasant Pond.
Rose Goodrich who accompanied the
remains of her sister here for funeral
services and burial last week, has re-
turned to Boston
Edgar King has gone into the woods
on Chamberlain Hill scaling for Ed
Heath of Waterville
Mary Clark and John Piper were at
Caratunk last week visiting friends.
Ralph Goodrich and Earl Andrews
90 to Mount Hermop, Mass. to attend
boys school, this week, starting We'd
nesday.
Helen Frame goes to Bradford Acad-
envy Mass. the first of the week.
Mr.. II. West of Embden and Mrs. NJ.
Silvia of Edgartown, Mass were in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. F. G. Williams who has been
travelling with party in Europe for tue
past few months arrived home Monday
night.
Miss Annie Colby, a niece OF Mrs.
Williams who was also of the European
party arrived in town the same night
and is the guest of her sister Mrs. E. W.
Moore for short time before returning
to her home in Duluth, Mimi.
Holman Day and State librarian.
Emery of Augusta were in town Tues
day on their way down river.
Mrs. Robert Hilton and Mrs. Frank
Hilton started Tuesday morning for
Oldtown to visit their sister Mrs. Pen
ley,
During a thunder shower last Monday
afternoon, Mrs. Thales Spaulding re-
ceived a slight electrical shock. While
caring for some butter, her hand with
a knife in 1t came in contact with the
water in tub. The water pipe supply
ing the tub has the ground wire to the
telephone wound around it. Parties
below Bingham were using the line with
Carratunk, and though the thunder
and lightning we're not alarming at all
one flash came just right to be decidedly
unpleasant for Mrs. Spaulding for few
minutes.