The Somerset reporter., 1907-07-25
II The News of Somerset's Busy Towns II
BINGHAM.

bINGHAM.
Mr.. Daniel Bryant of Mayfield has
been visiting his daughner, Annie
BRYANT at the hotel, and was the guest
of Mrs Thomas Riley on Friday.
Ralph Murphy has taken the place
of James Lawrence, as conductor on
the passenger train.
Kite Otis is taking Robert Woods
place as foreman on the Bingham sec
ton of the railway.
Mrs. Horace Carter of West Buxton,
Me-, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Michael LaPoint.
Mrs. Frank Whitney and daughter,
of the West, arrived in town from
Boston, on Tuesday last and will visit
Mrs. Sarah Andrews, Joseph Whitney,
Mrs. Sylvester Foss and other rela-
tives in Bingham and Moscow.
Mrs. Ernest Moore of Madison is
visiting friends in town; Mr.. Moore
was in town Saturday night.
Mrs. Belle Thomas of Skowhegan is
spending few weeks with Mrs. Silas
Hunnewell of this village.
Mrs. Hughes of Scion, who recently
spent a week with her daughter at
Peaks Island, was in town last Friday.
F. H. Colby and family returned
Monday, from the Moxie.
Frank Hunnewell and wife were at
Moxie last Saturday and Sunday.
The rear of the Kennebec reached
Bingham on Sunday, but did not pass
until Tuesday, as the crews were laid
off Monday, no water being given
them from the lake. The gates at the
Lake were closed on account of the
great rise in water at Skowhegan dam
caused by the tremendous showers Of
Saturday night.
James Rogers is helping in w. b.
Goodrich's store.
Bingham got but little of the show
er Saturday afternoon and evening
that did so much damage down river,
and was also heavy north of this place.
During the hours the shower was in
progress the display of lightning at
the south was something terrible. 1t
seemed to rain chain lightning and
the thunder was a continuous roar.
Twelve times the lightning came into
the Central Telephone office over the
telephone wires, each time making a
report like that of small revolver.
E. w. Moore and wife were at
Pleasant Pond on Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Adams and
daughter of Greeley, Col. were guests
of Mrs Eta Holt, Tuesday; they are
also visiting Joseph Adams.
Leroy Badger is clerk for Lander
& Moore
Mrs. Clarence Dunton is visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs, S. A. Smith for
few weeks.
L. w. Jordan and wife are at Booth
bay Harbor for a week or ten days
stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Jordan have
been making plans FOR trip to SPUR
rel Island, but have been delayed by
slight illness of their little boy Ru-
dolph.
Mrs. F. H. Colby and family and her
two sisters, Angie and Josie Robinson
have been at Moxie Pond tor several
days
There was a laughable occurance
here on circus day. The arrest OF a
couple of fellows who had caused
quite stir, and a crowd had followed
! them to the lookup in hopes of seeing
more trouble. When the men were
safely housed, the officers returned to
the circus grounds and the crowd re-
luctantly dispersed wishing for more
excitement; at last one man saw two
running and ran after them, others
started thinking there was another
row and in minute the street was
full of people, the lame, the halt and
the near sighted, running, leaping,
sprinting in frantic rush for the
grounds, but everything was peace
full and quiet, horses were chewing,
circus people we're eating their sup
pers and the only disturbing sound
was the braying of mule behind a
I tent.