The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-20
BINGHAM.


Mrs. Mark Dinsmore and her two
boys, Harry and Herbert have been
visiting Mrs Dinsmore's sister in
East Madison.
James Ftzmorris OF Frampton,
Canada is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph FitZmorris III Moscow.
Mrs. Sherman Bean of Caratunk
passed through town one day recently
on her way TO Skowhegan.
Harold Coleman is now at Scion
working in the pulp mill.
Miss Larkin of Oakland is the guest
of Mrs. Ross Baker and with Mrs. Ed
Bunker and Mrs. Ralph Murphy; they
enjoyed little party ut Mrs. Barker's
on Monday afternoon. The married
ladies were formerly Oakland girls.
The Congregational Church Circle
met on Wednesday afternoon at the
Fraternity hall, and the supper serv-
ed included the members and their
families.
J. p. Whitney returned Saturday
night from the Maine General Hospit
al, Portland; he stood the journey
nicely and was feeling very well in
deed on Sunday. Clyde Whitney ac-
Portland for the purpose.
Will Hamilton finished his work for
the Bingham Electric Light Co. last
week and left town on Saturday.
The Larkin No ? Soap Club met
last Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Samuel Andrews.
Enoch Osgood, who has been sick
for several weeks, is now able to be
about.
About six thousand cakes of ice
have been harvested In Bingham this
season. Bingham is quite a town to
cut ice.
A good attendance is desired at the
next regular meeting of Mount Moxie
Lodge |. o. o F. on Friday evening
of this week, as the first degree is to
be worked.
The Bingham Dramatic Club pre-
scented the comedy "Mrs. Briggs of
the Poultry Yard" to a fair sized and
ing, Feb. II. Considering the fact
that there was great amo unit Of sick
ness in town they were well pleased
with the pecuniary result. While
one and all were highly appreciative
OF the cordial spirit of hospitality in
which they were received and the
hearty manner in which the audience
entered into the sociable at the close
of the entertainment. The Bingham
people returned to their homes feel
ing that many thanks were due their
Scion friends for their cordiality and
that the pleasant evening spent
among them would long remain as a
bright spot in memory.
Posters are up for Leap Year ball
to be held in Kennebec hail. March
9TH. Kendall's orchestra is to furnish
music.
George Foster of Oakland was in
town on Tuesday night.
Byron Boyd of Augusta was in
Bingham the first of the week.
The Andrew Kaul Jr Company has
moved their hub making machinery
to Brownville, where they have some
work to do, which will permanently
finish their operations in that place
The middle of April they intend to
return to Bingham; their headquarters
are still here, and their bookkeeper
Mr.. Holmes has moved his family
here.
Helen Frame is assisting in the high
scnool.
Paul Wright of Boston arrived in
Bingham, Monday, to be with his
father, Rev. George Wright, who Is
very Ill at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Simeon Whitney.
I. L. Salley of skowhegan was in
town, Tuesday night.
F. H. Colby was at Skowhegan,
Tuesday, returning, Wednesday.
The Turner Art Exhibit at the
Grange hall was Of a higher order
than was expected and was well
patronized by the residents of this
village. The most gratifying feature
was the interest manifested in it by
the school. They thronged the hall
whenever permitted to do 80 and
studied the pictures with surprising
intelligence. Friday was the school
day at the hail, the primary and in
termediate schools holding their ses-
sions there In the forenoon and the
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