The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-23
BINGHAM.

BINGHAM.
The American Shoe Finding Cos.
mill was shut down last Saturday for
repairs and resumed work on Mon
day.
w. w. Stoddard and wife caught a
good lot of trout and three salmon at
Pleasant Pond last Saturday.
Wallace Turner and wife started
last Saturday for Petite Menan where
they have engaged to work for a
year.
The families of Obed Pierce and OF
Dick Curtis in Moscow are both
quarantined on account of diphtheria,
which was discovered last week by
the health officers. The school in the
district was closed as soon as the
nature of the sickness was discovered.
Mrs. Melvin Bean was down river
Tuesday of this week.
Marcia Steward is at Caratuuk with
her sister, Mrs. James Carbino.
Mrs. Matte Fish of California is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Abbey.
Byron Smith had the pleasure of
eating a fine trout sent from Birch
Point by his son, Ben, who is working
up there this summer.
There were about fifty at Bingham
hotel on Tuesday night, including a
crew of men going to work for Mr..
Willett on Sandy Stream.
James Rogers and Belle Colby at
tended store and telephone during a
few days absence of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Goodrich and their son, Leon,
at Pleasant pond, where they had
good success fishing.
F. II. Colby and family, E. w.
Moore and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Hilton are at Mr.. Colby's
cottage at Moxie, for few days this
week.
Mrs. Thomas Reynolds is at the
Lewiston hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Ed Miller, who has returned
from the hospital is getting along
quite we'll, though slowly.
Chas. Ball carried some books to a
private school taught on Hale stream
by Effie Roach Mr.. Ball saw some
rough roads and seven very bright
pupils.
Sue Whitney was the guest of Mrs.
Simeon Howes, one day last week.
Harold Hight was at Madison the
first of the week.
A. F. Donigan is in Portland, this
week.
Most of the teachers in this section
propose to attend the Teachers meet
ing at Fairfield, Friday and Saturday
of this week.
District Superintendent Ball has
been invited to prepare a paper on
Rural Schools for the meeting of the
State Educational Association to be
held in Bangor in October.
John Owens is at Garry Ponds guide
for the Briggs party from Pittsf1eld.
Examinations to determine who
shall be either promoted or graduated
at the close of this term in the village
schools began this week.
1t is expected that the Roosevelt
school in Moscow that was closed on
account of diphtheria will be reopen
ed next Monday The quarantine
will be removed by that time if no
new cases develop.
Mrs. Walker Mason is at home with
her father at the present time.
Sluicing of logs at Indian Pond
commenced the goth, and the work OF
driving the Kennebec is progressing
finely; John Cahill has a new boom at
the Carrying Place, which it is ex-
pected will be of great assistance in
keeping jams from forming on the
island Peter Larkin, who has the
entire charge of the whole driving
business, made brief trip to Water
vile, Wednesday, where he has com
menced to build fine new residence
for his own family.
An effort has been made to make
the Memorial Day exercises of special
interest this year. The members OF
Nathan F. Blunt Post have been for
tunate in securing the Hon. Benz. F.
Chadbourn of Gorham, Maine to de-
liver the GRAFTON, and Bingham Brass
Band will furnish the music for the
occasion. The exercises will be held
at the Congregational church at 2.3C
O'Clock. The members of the Post
will meet at the Congregational
church at LIS O'Clock and march to
the cemetery, where appropriate
services will be held, after which they
will return to the church for the ad
dress. The Rev. w. A. Richmond
will preach the Memorial Day sermon
at the Congregational church next
Sunday.