The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-12-12
BINGHAM.

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Mrs. Sarah Hartman has gone Il
! Houlton to live with her grandson
Glen Smith. Mrs. Hartman ha
lived In Bingham many years, but /
seemed best that at her advanced age
she should not be living alone.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dorr arr
i boarding at Alton Carls for the pre-
sent until they can secure a rent.
Dan Holt is making preparations tC
cut ice on Temples Pond for all who
desire IL.
E. r. Laird of Brockton, Mass one
of the owners of The Am. Shoe Find
ing Co., was in town last week.
James ClarR of Houlton is the
guest of his son Stephen Clark.
Mrs. Henry Washburn and Mrs
Marta Savage were down river last
week.
Miss Thomas of Madison was the
guest of Marta and Roy Savage dur
ing Thanksgiving.
The funeral services of Mrs. Eliza
Huff, who died so suddenly last week
were held at the home last Wedne5
day.
Among those who have just had
their houses wired or are about to
have them wired for electric lights
are Clyde Whitney, J. j. Lander.
Rober t Hilton, Harry Cummings and
the two tenements over John Der
gonzis' fruit store.
Inez Holt and Mr.. Knox were at
Madison last week.
Mary Clark has been among
friends in Caratunk for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Farley of The
Forks were in town last Tuesday.
lothian P. Whitney is in very poor
health and at times suffers a great
deal of pain.
Mrs. Carbino of Caratunk has been
the guest of Mont Miller and wife
during the past week.
Ralph Goodrich, Guy Morris and
Earl Andrews are expected nome
from Mount Hermon this week to
spend the holidays.
Mr.. Messer and wife are moving
into the rent vacated on Mead oW
street by Angus Davis and family.
Theodore Bunker of Franklin, Me-,
is employed in helping handle freight
at this station.
Last Monday Ida Morris of Bing-
ham High School '07 received tele-
phone message from Supt. Ball to be
at Caratunk Tuesday night so as to
begin to teach the Primary school at
that place the next morning. Miss
Morris had Just completed fourteen
weeks of school at Concord Corner
in which she was unusually success
full.
Mr.. Day, Mr.. Knight and Mr..
Weeks were all in town one evening
recently and we presume Time passed
on.
Recently District Supt. Ball OF this
place received notice that there were
several schoolless children at Lake
Moxie station on the Somerset Rail
way, at the foot of Moxie POND.
During recent trip to The Forks ne
visited the place and investigated the
conditions and found ten children
that could be schooled and that sadly
needed school. Most Of them lived
In an inorganic ed township and the
only available room for school was
In that township. The fathers were
very anxious about the matter ana
offered to fit up room, furnish IL,
provide wood, pay taxes and DO
everything In reason II they could
only have good school. Mr.. Ball at
once telephoned to the state authori-
ties and in few hours was appointed
agent for the township of East Moxie
and had the taxes collected and
plans agreed upon. The men worked
nights after hard days at their usual
callings and soon had comfortable
place arranged, even If tarred paper
served for clapboards and shelves
along the walls for desks. Monday
morning the plans were completed
and on Wed. morning Mr.. Ball re-
turned with supply of books and
brought Mr.. Earnest Q. Greene OF
Skowhegan High '07 for teacher,
and the school was soon organized
and at work. Mr.. Greene uses the
school room as a sleeping room, sit
ting room, and study, but takes his
meals at nearby boarding house.
AS he has college aspirations he Is
willing to hustle for the means and Is
his own janitor and fits his own wood.
His pupils are bright and eager to
learn and he shows marked aptitude
for teaching. Three of these children
come six miles by rail, leave home at
$50 A. M. and return at 8. P. M.
Christmas goods are now displayed
and buyers are making early selec-
tions.
Horace Craig was at Skowhegan on
business, last Monday.
DR.. H. II. Nevens of Massachusetts
was in town the first Of the week.
Fred Young of Augusta has been
spending few days, hunting on
Pleasant Ridge.
So many exaggerated stories have
been circulated as TO the epidemics OF
small pox and diphtheria that we
wish to state the facts as they are at
the present time. There are only two
cases of small pox in town and these
have been under quarantine over
two weeks. One is Albert Reynolds,
who lives half mile above this vii
lage and the other a very light case,
John O'Connor, who lives three miles
from the village in the back part OF
the town. What, 1t is hoped will