The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-24
BINGHAM.


The board of health report no cases
nj diphtberja in town at the present
time. and it is hoped there will not De
another outbreak of this disease.
The high school pupils under the
leadership of their teacher, Miss kate
Reed. gave a box social last Friday
evening, and all those present spent
a very pleasant evening.
Mrs: Henry Rollins and two chill
dren from Pleasant Ridge were IN
town last Tuesday.
Carroll Clark and wife and Helen
Frame recently visited friends IN
Scion.
Jane Reynolds has vacated the rent
back of the postoffice and has gone TO
Madison to keep house for FREQ
Pease.
Work on the new road has pro-
crossed very fast the past week.
]. A. Jordan, A. C. Dinsmore and
Mrs. Florence Owens returned last
Thursday from attendance to GRAND
Lodge l. o. 0. f. held at Portland
last week. The session was very
interesting one and was much ENJOY
ed by those attending.
Willie Dean of Boston has been Wis
iting his uncle and aunt, Mr. ana
Mrs. Frank Hilton.
MIR. and Mrs. Taylor were at Show
hogan on Thursday of last week.
Anthony Comber and wife OF The
Forks were in town few days ago.
Mrs. w. B. Goodrich was at North
Arson recently to see her father,
John Taylor.
The Methodist Circle met with Mrs.
Knox last Tuesday and stacked"
puff for Mrs. Hilton, who has been i'll
SO long on Chamberlain Hill.
John Witham is now proprietor OF
Bingham Hotel, having taken poses
sion last Monday.
Two men from Sanford brought out
from Pierce Pond two good sized
bears and they report having seen
two more.
Very few hunting parties have
come into this section as yet and few
deer have been shipped out.
Frank Hunnewell has commenced
on the cellar of two story house,
which he proposes to build on a lot
on Murray street.
Leon Goodrich was at work the
first of the week putting the local
telephone line in order; it has been
out of order for long time.
A milliner from Skowhegan was at
the Bingham Hotel with millinery
two days of last week.
On account of her health Emma
Hilton was obliged to give up attend
ing school at Tilton Academy, N. II.
Since returning home she has I'M
proved considerably.
Mrs. Silas Hunnewell is still having
a serious time from the removal OF
an eye some weeks ago. Another
operation was performed last Sunday
by DIR. s. F. Greene and the bone was
found to be affected.
The Mckinley Grammar School I'm
provement League will give an en-
tertainment and social In the gram
mar school room, Friday evening,
Oct. 25. Pop corn and home made
candies for sale. Admission 10 cents.
Mrs. Harry Cummings has been en-
Pertaining her aunt, Mrs. Whittier Of
East Dixfeld.
John Metcalf and wife of New Port
land visited Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Burke last week.
Arthur Clark of New Portland was
In town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Clara Houghton writes from
Greeley, Col. that she is enjoying her
visit very much.
The remains of Mrs. Susan Green
wood were brought to this place from
Skowhegan for burial last Saturday.
Mrs. Greenwood was born in Moscow
seventy nine years ago; her maiden
name was Susan Cleveland. She was
married in 1851 to Calvin Greenwood
of Moscow and they were the parents
of three children, all Of whom are liv-
ing: Mrs. Isadore Fitzsimmons of
Moscow, Charles, who lives in the
West and Elmer E. of Skowhegan,
who with his wife has tenderly cared
for her during the last years Of her
life. Mr.. Greenwood joined the army
In 1851, went south and never return
ed; his widow took up the care OF
the farm and the raising of the fam
lily with heroic fortitude. She joined
the Methodist church in Bingham and
was always faithful member.