The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-30
BINGHAM.

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w. r. Jordan and wife started on
Monday last for Missouri, where they
intend to remain for two months
Mr.. Jordan will be under treatment
for his health which has been very
poor and his many friends in Bing-
ham earnestly hope he will be bene
Gted.
Mrs. Herbert Pierce and her little
son, Henry, have been visiting friends
IN Lewiston and Auburn.
Mrs. Cynthia Smith visited friends
IN North Anson, recently.
Claude Goodrich of Bridgton, who
has, been in town with his sick mother
the past week, returned to his home
on Tuesday. Mrs. Granville Good
rlch's condition does not improve;
she is continually growing weaker
Mrs. Thomas Bates OF Oakland has
been with her daughter, Mrs. Ross
Baker, the past week.
Mr.. Stephen Steward of Moscow.
eighty nine years of age, whose death
occurred last week, as buried in
Bingham cemetery on Monday for
noon. He has been i'll for a long
time. Mr.. Steward leaves a widow
and several grown up-sons and
daughters. The services conducted
by the Rev. W. A. Richmond were
held at the home of one of Mr. Stew
ards daughters, Mrs. James Reynolds
in Moscow.
Anniversary Sunday was very fine
indeed for the |. o. 0. F. and about
fifty members of Mount Moxie lodge
attended church service in body ac-
companied by about thirty Rebekahs.
The altar was prettily decorated with
blossoming plants in pink and green
with the three links suspended above
the pulpit.
The Congregational Church Circle
met, Wednesday afternoon of this
week, with Mrs. F. II. Colby.
A quiet wedding occurred at the
home of John 7. Miller, Saturday
evening, when Mr.. Bert Huff and
Miss Stella E. Miller were united in
marriage. The single ring service
was performed by the Rev. w. A.
Richmond in the presence of few
relatives. The happy couple have
the best wishes of their friends.
Albert Murray returned, Monday,
from his second trip to Boston after
horses; he brought four this time.
Committeeman P. C. Foss of Mos
cow has remodelled the inside of the
Washington school by painting the
walls, laying new hardwood floor
and putting in new desks facing the
east. This makes a very pleasant
and convenient room.
Lyman Bassett is repairing his farm
house on the Josiah Goodrich place,
new windows, front door, clapboards
and white paint.
Enoch Osgood has been doing some
inside painting for w. B. Goodrich.
Stella Briggs, who has been taking
Mrs. Maurice Cahill's place in the
Am. Shoe Finding Co.'s mill, has now
returned to her home at Briggs
Landing.
Alton Carl is having the grounds
around his new house graded.
The firm of Sproul, Paul & Co., Bos
ton, Mas, whose card appears in
another part of this issue, wishes to
inform their shippers, that they will
continue business under the same
name, as before the death of the late
Mr.. G. F. II. Paul They respectfully
solicit your shipments, which will re-
ceive the same prompt attention as in
the past.
From Saturday morning to Sunday
night there was great change i'll the
face of nature. The nearby noun
tains that on Saturday were two
| thirds covered with snow by Sunday
night showed none at all. \ warm
southwest wind causing the change.
Buds are starting on the poplars and
frogs are clearing their Threats for
their grand spring musicale. The
river, which had been low, has risen
rapidly and on Tuesday night was
near freshet pitch. Drivers have re-
ceived rush orders to start for the
, spring drives to take advantage OF
the high water.
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Ardelia A., wife of Lewis @.
Baker passed away to the higher life
last Wednesday the 22nd, The fun
: eral services being held in the Con
gre gational church last Friday, the
pastor Rev. W. A. Richmond otficiat
ing. She was the daughter of Foster
G. and Julia c. Messer) Smith and
: was born in Moscow, Feb. "a, 1850,
and resided in that town nearly all
her life. In 1870 she was married TO
: Lewis q. Baker of Moscow and dur
5 ing the thirty-eight years of their
| married life, the reign OF quiet peace :
full affection had been unDroken and
supreme. In 1871 she united with the
Free Baptist Church of Sugartown,
1 Moscow, and the experience and
+ faith she then professed controlled
the whole of her after life, providing
an anchor, an inspiration and we'll
of 10y. After the disbanding of this
church she found a spiritual house
, with the gregationalists OF Blng-
ham. Last July she was stricken by
PARALYSIS from which she did not fully
rally and III the fall she was brought
to her daughters for company and
care A few weeks ago another
shock removed the last hope of re-
covery and after a period OF great
r suffering during which she received
the tenderest care from husband and
daughters she sank to rest in the
arms of Him she had so long trusted.
While she was emphatically domes-
tic woman, tender, generous and
hospitable, whose virtues shown
, brightest in her home, yet she was
deeply interested in all public move
l ments for education and moral reform
= and especially so in the temperance
and prohibition movement and in the
work of the grange of which she bad
l been a member for many years. She
leaves a husband, three sons, Roland
F. and Herman F. of Moscow anC
, Ross F. of Bingham and a daughter
Mrs. Alice j. Smith of Bingham and
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