The Somerset reporter., 1907-10-17
BINGHAM.

BINGHAM.
Mount Moxie Lodge, No. 81, l. y. u
F., REQUESTS all OF its members TO De
present at the next meeting, oct. 10,
as important business Is to be at
tended to.
Claude Goodrich has moved his
family to Bridgton and the rent he
vacated is now occupied by Mr.. Wing
and family.
Howard Russell has rented part OF
his house to Mr.. Scott and family.
George Harding started for Bangor
on Monday morning on business.
Henry Cooley recently sold nice
COW to Mrs. Byron Smith.
r. G. Robson and family have
closed their summer home cottage at
this place, and returned to their home
in Spring field, Mass.
Albert Murray went to Madison last
week where he purchased good pair
of mules for Henry Lane at Garry
Ponds.
John Hardy was 80 fortunate as to
shoot q fine buck at Moxie few days
ago. 1t weighed over 200 pounds, and
seen here for a long time.
Many of the hunters on watch for
deer these cold nights have taken BAD
colds and no deer.
Mrs. L. w. Berry of Rockland Is the
guest of Mrs. Will Laid.
Work on Washburn's new sewer is
progressing very rapidly.
Game Warden Herbert Pierce, who
has been in town day or two, re-
turned Tuesday to Moxie.
Mrs. Sophronia Hughes and her son,
town last Monday.
Rena Decker of Skowhegan has re-
Gently visited her sister, Mrs. Roman
del Chase of Concord.
A. G. Dinsmore and wife spent a
few days at their cottage at Pleasant
pond last week.
II. G. Kipp, who is looking after
mining interests all over the country,
went to Chicago the first of the week.
Thomas Reynolds was down river
one day last week.
Roland Baker, who has been sick
with a severe cold the past week, re-
stunned his work Thursday night run
ming the electric light dynamo.
Mrs. Simeon Howes is spending two
weeks among friends in Auburn.
Milton Philips of Madison was in
town several days last week.
Mrs. Lovejoy and two daughters of
Providence, r. l., has been the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lovejoy and
Mrs. David and Mrs. Fred Wakum.
We are glad to learn that there is
prospect of John Witham again be-
Ing proprietor of Bingham Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Andrews were
down river last Tuesday.
The American Shoe Finding Co.
started up work again on Tuesday
morning; work on the new boiler
foundation having caused shut down
for q week.
Bingham is the boom town OF north
ern Somerset. Some have said that
when the railroad went through to
the lake, Bingham would be dead, but
It does not look that way just now.
This year six new residences have
been built or are nearing completion.
What was formerly dwelling house
has been remodelled by B. F. Adams
into as fine a barber shop as there is
in the county. j. j. Lander Is build
ing a large addition to his store.
Thomas Cahill Is making extensive
improvements in his property. Others
have made many repairs and improve
ments to their buildings.
Henry Washburn has sold, on River
street, eleven house lots on which
houses are to be erected another sea-
son. On Murray street, the new
street to the station, Mr.. Murray has
sold or bargained to sell fifteen lots.
The American Shoe Finding Co. %
plant started last February, and en-
ploys twenty or more men and
women; an additional boiler Is soon
to be put in which will enlarge their
output Of shanks. In the American
Shoe Finding Co.'s building, Lander
and Moore have established three
new lathes for turning out shoe lasts
and this will employ about twenty
men.
The Andrew Raul Co., are building
a plant that when equipped will cost
fifty men the year around. This mill
will turn out wagon and cart hubs of
all sizes, from yellow birch Of which
there is an abundance growing In this
section.
The railroad has made large in
crease In the business of the stores in
Bingham, as all the sporting and lum-
Der camps as we'll az Kineo Hotel send
here for supplies.