The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-08-06
BINGHAM.

BINGHAM.
John Piper and Mary Clark spent
Saturday and Sunday last in Smith
field with Mr.. Piper's grandmother.
Frank Preble and wife of Richmond
have been guests of relatives in town
the past week.
Mrs. Gallant went down river on
Tuesday last.
Rosa Andrews OF Attleboro, Mass,
has been among friends in town the
past week, she returns on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Robinson,
John Witham and Juno Bray are tax
ing a weeks trip to Montreal and
Quebec. They started from Bingham
on Monday noon.
John Bergonzi has returned from
Boston and Is accompanied by his
young cousin who will remain this
month.
DR.. L. W. Jordan and wife returned
Saturday from a two weeks stay at
Ocean Point and Popham Beach.
The only drawback at the latter
place was the mosquitoes which were
numerous and great biters.
Henry Morton formerly of Bingham
now of The Forks, Me-, was In town
the first of the week calling upon
his many friends who were very glad
to see him.
Florence Murray is spending part
of her vacation with friends at Cara
funk.
Mrs Alton Carl and two children
are guests of her sister, Mrs. F. II.
Colby at Pleasant Pond, several days
of this week.
Chas. Lane of Garry Pond was in
Bingham on Friday of last week.
Nellie M. Baker is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. s. E. Andrews.
B. M. Steward returned last week
from North Waterford accompanied
by his daughter, Mrs. Helen Mason
who will visit friends here and at
Caratunk.
Mrs. Will Whorff and three little
daughters of The Forks, has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John McCollar
and Mrs. Whorff.
A bay window which Chas. Baker Is
putting on his new house is a great
Improvement.
Miss Marguerite Rowe of Waterville,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Adams.
Allen Landers of Boston, arrived at
home for a vacation on Monday
afternoon, and in attempting to ride
his brother Genes new motorcycle
met with an accident which severely
bruised Allen and conside rably in
jured the machine.
Ben Smith and family moved into
Lewis Bakers house in Moscow last
Monday.
lvie Briggs is taking Juno Bray's
place as table girl lat the hotel for a
short time.
Miss Fletcher of Scion, is keeping
house for Bardwell Baker a short
time during the absence of his house
keeper, Mrs. Jones who is in Dexter.
Benz. Preslie recently made a brief
visit to his young friend, VIM. Lander
and presented him with a promising
young pony.
Henry Collins while working on q
new house received fall on Mon
day morning which hurt him severely
breaking three ribs and bruising his
shoulder.
Anon Baker has returned from the
independence League Convention
held in Chicago, to which he was
delegate.
A good number OF Bingham people
improved the fine weather of last
Sunday to make the Kineo excursion
trip.
Martha Savage, Roy Savage and
Gertrude Pierce are occupying their
Pleasant Pond cottage this week.
Belle Colby, Nellie Baker and Mrs.
Harry Cummings have been guests of
Mrs. r. H. Colby, at her cottage at
Pleasant Pond few days of last
week.
Inca Martin and Roy Martin were
In Bingham Tuesday ON their way to
Augusta to visit relatives. They in
tend to be gone a week.
Mrs. P. j. Pishon of Dexter, has
been visiting Mrs. Frank Curtis and
other friends recently.
Laura Gallant has been visiting
friends at North Arson.
Mrs. Harlan Boynton and four
cuilOrou wore oPcu0iuk tuo paSt week
with her father, Fred Baker. Mr..
Bakers other daughter, Mrs. An
drews with three children, spent
Thursday with her father and sister
making quite family gathering.
Samuel Foster, Walter Smith and
Arlie Dinsmore spent some days at
Dinsmore's cottage last week.
Miss Savage of North Arson has
been spending a few days with
Beatrice Gallant.
The rural schools of Bingham will
begin Aug. 31st except the one in the
steam mills distri which reopens