The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-01
BINGHAM.

MS mouse.
BINGHAM.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Spaulding oil
Clifton Springs, New York, have been
among friends in town a few days
They left on Tuesday mornings
train.
Sewell Dinsmore of Boston has re-
Gently been in town.
Frank Fitzsimmons and family
have been spending a week or two
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fitzsimmons
in Moscow.
w. w. Spofford of Caratunk was in
town last week.
Inza Martin has been the guest OF
her cousin, Mrs. Mont Miller, for a
few days.
Mrs. Helen Baker and Mrs. Clara
Bray were at Madison last week.
Mrs. Chandler Savage, who with
her husband has lived with Mrs.
Marta Savage for several years, died
last Saturday morning, funeral ser
vices being held on Monday. The
remains were taken to Concord for
burial. Mrs. Savage was eighty six
years of age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Magoon were in
Boston last week.
Mrs. Joseph Fitzsimmons has re
turned from few days. stay at Skow-
hogan.
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Richmond re-
turned on Wednesday of last week
from their four weeks bridal trip.
Rev. j. c. Gregory of Millinocket
has been in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cummings and
Mrs. Mary Colby recently spent a
few days at Seboomook at Moosehead
Lake.
Sarah Goodrich and her niece, May
Baker, are occupying the rent over
John Bergonzi's fruit store. They
moved in this week.
Laura Pierce, who has been away
to work all summer, is now at home.
Mrs. Zilpha Otis is working for Mrs.
Edward Fogg.
Mrs. Lizzie Stephens of Augusta,
who has been the guest ST Mrs. Anna
Chase, has returned home.
NIT. ". =. Dali dllQ Wh0 WClC III
Athens last week.
DR.. Arthur Clark Of New Portland
was recently in town with his steamer
automobile.
A small party of Indian men and
women passed through town one day
last week.
Mrs. Lucy Curtis received the sad
80 no 80 OF IN
law recently in Los Angeles Cal. as
the result of burns received. The
deceased was the wife of DR.. Byron
McIntire, formerly of Scion, Me-, and
she had filed a small oil heater with
kerosene supposing there was no fire
in 1t, when the can she held in her
hand exploded and she was covered
with the burning oil and was so badly
burned that she lived but few hours.
Miss Eunice Pierce of Waterville
has recently been visiting Mrs.
Thomas Whitney and Mrs. Fannie
Piper.
Mrs. Ed Bunker from Kineo is now
at home.
Woodie Smith, mail agent in the
western part OF the state was at home
the first of the week.
The much needed rain came on
Monday night nearly an idch falling
at The Forks. This will be a great
check to the forest fires, keeping
them from spreading and giving the
men who have been fighting and
guarding the fires 80 long, short
rest at least. Those who have been
up in the burned region say that not
only have the trees of large terri
tory burned but In many cases the
soil has been all burned too, leaving
nothing but bare rocks with a few
ashes between. Many thousand of
dollars worth of valuable timber has
been destroyed, some placing the es-
innate as high as $4,000.
Anexcellent supper was served by
Bingham ladies at the Fraternity hall
on Wednesday evening with the
usual good attendance.
Enoch Osgood, who has graded so
many lots at the cemetery has several
more to grade this fall.
Samuel Andrews and w. E. An
drews were called to Skowhegan on
Tuesday last as witnesses In the case
of Whitney against Whitney involv-
ing the ownership of some land in
Moscow.
] Henry Collins is occupying his cot
tage at Pleasant Pond during the last
days Of the fishing and the first of the
hunting season.
Ralph Gallant has been in Portland
the past week with Roy Savage. Mr.
Savage's health is said to be some
what improved in some respects.
Mrs. Scion Bunker of The Forks
was in Bingham on Monday last.
SOLON.