The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-28
BINGHAM.


Ter, Mrs. Sherman in Randolph.
Susie Carbino commenced work Mon
day Tor the Am. Shoe Finding Co. She
boards at Daniel Stewards.
George S. Pickett. insurance inspector
for electric and telephone wiring was in
town Tuesday. He found the electrical
wiring satisfactory, but suggested i'm
provements in many things connected
with the telephones.
Mrs. Henry French OF franklin, Me-,
was 10 town Saturday OF last week.
Alice Morris OF The Forks was n town
few days since.
Mrs Earl Clifford OF PiIts6eld, who has
been Wishing friends in this vicinity the
past two weeks has returned home.
Mrs. A. e.. Greedy OF California has
been the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Chase. Mrs Greedy was formerly Annie
Brown, daughter OF Hannibal Brown.
Ed. Blaisde;l OF Dexter made brief
business trip to Bingham the fist OF the
week.
Robert Perry accompanied his daugh-
ter. Mrs Mason TO her home in New
Hampshire shere he will remain for a
while.
Miss Cook of Ma, field was in town last
week.
Mrs. Winnie Vitum has been visiting
her husbands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +.
w. Vittum Of Concord.
Sue Whitney was at home part OF last
week on account OF severe cold.
Mrs. Walter Garland aud Mrs. Willard
Goodrich OF Concord commenced work
ing in the American Shoe Finding Cos.
mill last week.
The Cong. Church Circle met Wednes-
day afternoon of last week with Mrs.
Alice Saunders.
The big blow of Monday made hard
drifts that required shoveling on Thurs
day.
Village schools all closed last week.
The Junior Prize Speaking Contest OF
the High school was held at the Cong
church Wednesday evening Feb. 40 with
the following program;
March
PRAYER
Music, Towne's Orchestra.
Iohn A. Pierce "Deence OF Massachusetts
Mabel G Lander, The swan Song
Ice c, Smith. "The Pilgrim Fathers"
Song, Mona Bean :,
Attic b. Young, 1.-THE Soldiers Repreve"
Music Orchestra
Award Of Prizes. Mabel Lander. lst Artic Young, I'd
Committee of Award Daniel Stewart. Harold {.
Sterling, Horace J Craig.
Ambrose Vi,tum and wife OF Madison
were 10 town last week.
Fred S. Baker. who has had crew OF
lumbermen on the south branch OF the
Austin stream, flushed their winter s
work last Thursday having made a
successful winters operation tor w. 1.
and F. E. Haines.
A little two years old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Webster is very i'll
with pneumonia.
Willard Carrs little child is reported as
gaining.
A. S. Burke is suffering from au attack
OF shingles.
The annual town meeting is to be held
in Kennebec hall next Monday. Besides
the usual articles in the warrant is one,
to see if the town will vote to fight the
streets by electricity as per proposition
made by the Bingham Electric light Co.
Also oDe to see il the town will build a
sidewalk from Carroll Clark's 10 the iron
bridge and another TO see il the town will
build a concrete sidewalk on Preble
street There Is an article to see il the
town will unite with other towns in choos-
ing a su )erintendent of schools.
Mr.. VIM. Bennett Of Eagle Pass, Texas
arrived in Bingham on Thursday night OF
last week From the station to the hotel
was his first sleigh ride, having left the
flowers in his own state a week before
Mr.. Barnett was the guest OF MIR. and
Mrs. VIM. Adams and OF Mary Clark
whose sister, Belle Clark, has been living
In Texas for several years, the climate
there being much more favorable 10 a
severe throat trouble. Mr.. Bonnet re-
ported Miss CLARK as in good health and
expressed the belief that she wou visit
her native state 10 the near future.
The Bingham Electric Light Co. have
rented the basement OF the postoffi e
building for an office and store room for
their supplies.
Sunday last Horace Craig, w, w.
Stoddard. Morris Preble and John Land
err took a snowshoe trip to Fletcher
mountains.
Ralph Gallant of North Arson visited
his parents at Bingham on Sunday last.