The Somerset reporter., 1908-08-27
BINGHAM.

Cinda Savage of Madison is visiting
friends in town.
Miss Susie E. Lathrope of Hartford,
Conn. was among the arrivals on the
three D. M, Wednesday, and will be
the guest of Iva Briggs at Briggs
|. Landing for the next two weeks.
The two young ladies were college
classmates in the above mentioned
city.
Mr., and Mrs Anthony Corner of
Caratunk were in town on Monday
last.
Jennie Healey, who has been i'll the
past week or two, has resumed her
work at Sands restaurant.
Mr. Herbert Pierce, who has been
at Jones Camp part of the summer is
now at home.
Mrs. John Thompson of Concord Is
under the care of trained nurse with
the third relapse from rheumatic
fever.
A goodly number attended the ex-
hibition of drawings and pictures by
Miss Hartwell at Mrs s. T. Goodrich's
parlors last Thursday and were great
" pleased with what they saw.
Marcia Steward, who has been with
her sister, Mrs. Carbino at Caratunk
several weeks, returned home last
week.
Mrs. Louis Hopkins visited her
friend, Mrs. Davis Howes at Scion
last week.
At the ball game at Caratunk last
Friday, with the Binghams, the score
was 4 to in favor of the Caratunks.
On the same afternoon the Bingham
small nine played with the Scion
small nine. Score 2S to in favor of
Binghams.
Mrs. Hodge, who has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Robert Woods, the
past two weeks returned to her home
in South Boston last Wednesday.
N. E. Bray and wife of Auburn have
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Elbie
Curtis. They made the trip in Mr..
Bray's automobile, and started on
their return journey OH Sunday.
Mrs. Wright and little daughter
who have been in town the past two
weeks returned to Waterville on Sat
urday.
A little daughter of George Bakers,
who was operated upon for append
citis last week, seems to be slowly
recovering She is under the care OF
trained nurse.
There was a smaller attendance
than usual at the Goodrich and Baker
reunion held at Grange hall, Tuesday
of last week.
Mrs. F. H. Preble and Colby and
Allen Robinson were guests OF Mrs.
Forrest Colby at Pleasant Pond last
week.
Mrs. Ed Fogg entertained her
brother and three nieces from Dover
last week.
Mrs. Clyde Whitney and little
daughter are among friends in Port
land and will also visit Herbert Hill
ton and wife at South Paris.
Mrs. w. E. Andrews accompanied
her mother, Mrs. Pratt, to Oakland
last Saturday on her waysto PORTLAND.
Mrs. Pratt has been with her daugh-
ter all summer.
Next week we hope to give an ac-
count of the wedding at the Congre-
gational church on Wednesday even
ing when Rev. w. A. Richmond was
united in marriage to Miss Georgia
E. Colby, followed by a reception at
Kennebec hall.
Twenty one attended the School of
Methods for teachers OF whom seven
teen are teachers and the others hope
to be. This was nearly double the
attendance last winter and four times
that of last summer. Six of the
teachers went directly from the
school, Saturday afternoon to begin
work this week. They we're Miss
Hartwell and Mr.. Sidelinger, who
went to West Forks, Annie Morris
and John w. s. Hodgdon to The
Forks, Eda Danforth to Pleasant
pond and Grace Hutchinson to Con-
cord for the school on the Bluff. The
other schools in Concord begin, Aug.
"a. Ida Morris returning to her for
mer school and Lettie Beedy going to
Concord Corner.
Jennie Cahill will teach the Inter
mediate school in this village this fall.
The large anteroom at the High
School is being divided so as to form
a small cloak room for the boys on
the north side and laboratory on
the south side. This will occupy
tuT66 vi bPdN0
also serve as cloak room.
DEATH BY ACCIDENT.
Another sad accident occurred on
the Somerset Railroad, this time at
Kineo station, Aug. 20. Lee Baker a
baggage master on the Pullman train
was killed by being jammed between
the hunters of two cars while they
were being shifted. Just how it hap
pened will never be known as he had
performed all his duties and was last
seen alive standing on the platform of
a car. The train stood on curve
and had three times endeavored TO
shackle but on account of thef curve
the automatic coupling failed to
work. The engineer had again start
ed down the track for another try,
when the conductor heard a cry OF
distress and found Mr.. Baker between
the cars. He lived about forty min
utes without regaining consciousness.
The remains were brought to this
place on the midnight train, and fun
eral services were held Sunday after
noon at the home of Chester Rollins.
There were over two hundred people
present and the Rev. w. A. Rich
mond spoke words of comfort to the
heart broken relatives and friends.
Lee was 20 years of age and was
steady and Industrious and was uni
versally liked by all who knew him.
He leaves father, Columbus Baker
and sister, Ola Maxfield of Canaan.
This is the fourth young man to be
killed on the Somerset railroad with
in four months