The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-08
BINGHAM.


Mr.. and Mrs. Davis of Portland,
who have been guests of W. E. An
drews and wife the past two weeks,
left town on last Saturday. Mrs. Da-
Wis, who is a niece of Mrs. Andrews,
was especially delighted with the
beautiful scenery of this locality.
Rev. Edgar Weeks of Massachu-
setts preached very able sermon in
the Congregational church last Sun,
day and it is expected that he VIII
preach again next Sunday Mr..
Weeks may be called to accept the
pastorate of the Congregational
church here.
Mrs. Harry Dennison of East Madi-
son has been spending the past week
with her sister, Mrs. Mark Dinsmore,
Mr.. Dennison having been on hunt-
ing trip to Otter Pond.
John Cahill has moved his family
into the house at the foot of Nichols
Hill, recently occupied by Wallace
Ashcroft. Charles Hunnewell of The
Forks has bought the house where
Cahill has been living.
Mrs. F. II. Colby and her guest,
Belle Colby, returned Monday noon
from a successful hunting and fishing
trip to Pleasant Pond. During the
last two days of the fishing they Sc
cured eight nice trout and they
brought home three partridges and a
buck deer as the result of their hunt =
ing.
Walter Taylor has just lost a good
four year old driving horse from get
ting loose and eating too many oats.
Mr.. Taylor recently lost another
horse which was working in the
woods.
Mrs. Crosby Spaulding, who has
been down river was in Bingham Sat
urday on her return trip to Caratunk.
Mr.. Cyrus Briggs of Briggs Landing
who has been in poor health the past
three years, died on Sunday last.
Funeral services were held on Wed
nesday. Mr.. Briggs was sixty five
years OF age and leaves a wife, three
daughters and one son, all OF whom
were with him and did all in their
power to make him comfortable, dur
Ing his last illness.
Mr.. Chandler Savage, ninety years
of age, died at the home OF Mrs.
Marta Savage, just six days after the
death of his wife, her funeral being
held Monday and his on Saturday.
Mr.. Savage and wife.have been mar
ried sixty seven years and were a
highly esteemed couple. Mr.. Savage
was too Ill at the time of his wife's
death to be told about it.
Mrs. James Carbino of Caratunk
with two children is visiting her
father, BENZ. Steward.
Work on the foundations of the
new mill which is to. manufacture
bicycle rims and wood novelties, was
out of the location of the different
buildings having been done on Mon
day by Turner Buswell OF Solon.
The dimensions of the largest build
ing to be erected Is 150x50 TT, another
is to be 1O0x50 IT. and there are others
not so large.
The Methodist Aid Society met
last Saturday with Mrs. Chas. Hilton
on Chamberlain Hill. There were
thirty five who enjoyed the bountiful
supper.
James Rogers was at Madison on
Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. Magoon and son, Herbert,
were at Solon on Sunday last.
Mrs. F. H. Colby was at Madison
the first Of the week.
Albert Murray started for Canada
Wednesday to visit his mother. He
will make the trip with his team.
Sue Whitney who has been among
friends down river the past few
weeks, is now at home.
Mrs. Earl. Taylor returned home
Sunday, having spent the past month
in Pennington, Stratton and Madison
Rev. w. A. Richmond and wife are
in Bangor and Bucksport this week.
Mrs. Clara Bray is at the present
time visiting In Leeds and will visit
in Lewiston before returning home.
Two young men from Skowhegan
each secured deer while hunting on
Chamberlain Hill last Monday.
B. F. Adams is having his house
wired this week for electric lights.
Daniel Steward has been quite Ill
but Is improving.
Mrs. j. J. Lander was at Skowhegan
on Tuesday. last.