The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-01-31
BINGHAM.

, Mary Colby has returned from Cara
funk, where abe has been nursing
Mrs. Chester Rollins went to Caratunk
and brought home her husband to spend
Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Dunton is reported as do
Ing as well as could be expected.
Mrs Eva Burke was able to be out,
last Friday.
Addie Bean was at NJ addison from Dead
Water few days since. She returned
home, Tuesday.
Geo. McClintck had one hand severe
ly Injured by the saw in the mill, where
he was working one day OF last week.
Mrs. Amelia Gates went to Lewiston
Monday, to the Central Maine General
hospital for an operation for appended
tbs. Her daughter, Mrs. George Dunton
accompanied her, returning the same
day. She went again Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton White of Augusta
are the guests of Mrs. Whites parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Abbey.
Ed Miller and family moved into one
of A. r. Donigan's tenements, last week.
Jamie Rogers spent few days last
week with Alton arl's family at Land
ers Siding.
Eta Holt was at Skowhegan several
days last week, her daughter. lDez, run
the boarding house during her absence
Mrs. f. Fl Colby has taken her daugh-
ter, Florence, to Portland for a short
time for treatment.
Davis Howes and wife of Scion spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. simeon
Howes. Mrs. Howes spent Monday
with her mother, Mrs. Eva Burke.
Saturday evening January 10Th. a
party of young people met at the home
OF Jennie CahiIl and organized o society
known as the NJ. A. Y The following
officers were chosen: President, Cert
rude N. Pierce; vice president, Emma
n. Hilton; secretary and treasurer,
Jennie l.. Cahill; executive committee,
Belle M. Spaulding, Inez s. Miller,
Marion Stoddard. The object of this
society Is the study of famous people.
Mrs. Annie Phillips. who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Margaret
Brown, returned to Fairfield the first of
the week.
George Baker was at Skowhegan, last
Monday.
Emma Gordon has had another sick
time with pleurisy, she had previously
been gaining and her many friends re-
greet that she Ia again confined to her
room.
Frank Hilton took his daughter Maud
to Waterville, Monday, to have her eyes
examined. She has not been able to
attend school on account of severe pains
In her eyes and will be obliged to wear
glasses.
Miss Myra Jones of North Arson was
among friends In town, last Sunday.
Mr. Richardson of Madison was In
town, Tuesday, on his way to Lander's
Siding, where he has work.
Rev. Mr.. Woodward will preach in
the Congregational church next Sunday
at the usual hour and give bible read
ing In the evening
Anna M Lewis of Portland addressed
the ladies of Bingham at the Congrega-
tional church, Monday evening.
Quite number of girls have engaged
to work 10 the Am. Shoe Finding CON-
pany's mill and expect to commence
sometime during next week. A few are
already at work.
There was a slight smashup In the
mountain division of the Somerset r. r.
last week. A crew was running a snow
pillow and digger and when near the East
Branch bridge the snow pillow tried to
turn round and come back but the
engine thought different and hunted II
In the side crushing In the'strong planks,
knocking off the engines smoke stack
and otherwise demolshing the front
part of the engine. A wrecking crew
was sent up to the scene of disaster and
reduced the fracture returning Friday
night with the disabled apparatus.