The Somerset reporter., 1909-08-05
BINGHAM.

ollNaEtSNfs
The lily pond on the Concord side
of the river has produced lilies in
abundance this year, and many have
been after the beautiful flowers.
Mr.. L. E. Philbrick and daughter,
of Taunton, Mass, were guests of
George Bray, last week.
Morris Baker, son Of Albro Baker of
Minneapolis, MINI. is visiting rela--
tives in Bingham and vicinity and
last week with his uncle, Arthur
Dinsmore, and cousins, Mabel and
Janette Lander, was spent at Pleasant
pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Abbey of
Springfield, Mass. is spending a week
with his parents, c. ". Abbey and
wife.
The base ball game between Bing-
hams and Madisons at Madison on
Saturday afternoon resulted in defeat
for the Bingham team score 15-4.
F. j. Taylor of Boston arrived in
town on Sunday and accompanied his
sister, Mrs. w. B.Goodrich, and neph-
ews. Merton and Leon Goodrich, to
their Pleasant Pond farm where they
will spend week.
Members of the l. o. E. S. and their
children met on Thursday afternoon,
in the grove at Mrs. Daniel Patience's
house and enjoyed picnic supper.
Lena Colby has invited four of her
young friends to spend part of this
week with her at Mr.. Colby's cottage
at Pleasant pond. Alice Carney,
Georgia Taylor, Lettie Miller and
Laura Gallant are hoping TO accept
the invitation.
Rev. w. A. Sparks and family of
Massachusetts arrived in Bingham,
last week, and were met by James
Martin who took them to their Pleas
ant pond cottage.
Fred Ennis and son Walter return
ed to their home in Skowhegan, last
week after trip to Pleasant pond.
Mrs. Curren Smith of Concord is
very i'll. Her mother, Mrs. Redmond
is with her. Saturday her condition
was somewhat better.
Belle Spaulding returned, Saturday
night, from Pennington summer
school.
Alice Webster of Waterville has
been spending few days with her
sister, Mrs. Albert Murray and will
go to Caratunk to visit other rela-
tives.
Two of Ed Sterling's children have
been visiting Harold Sterling and
wife.
It. H. Foss and John Oliver have
contracted to build parsonage for
the Congregational church.
Will Durgin of The Forks has COM
menced digging a cellar for a new
house on Colby st.
Flora Sterling and her sister Flor
ence OF Everett, Mass. are guests OF
in Bingham and Caratunk.
Miss Sterling was teacher OF the High
school in Bingham about seven years
ago.
Fred H. Preble has had new con-
crete walks laid to both doors OF his
residence on Preble street.
George Dorr, who with his wife, has
been having vacation, Is now work
ing for the American Shoe Finding Go.
A. s. Burke is cutting the hay on
his farm in Concord and Mrs. Burke
has been spending q week or more In
the new house which they have built
ON the farm this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram Lenzen and
two sons and Mrs. E. G. Farmer all of
r. |. are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Lovejoy in Moscow.
Patrons of the post Office will find
that the numbers of their boxes re-
main unchanged, although the boxes
are all new ones.
Mrs. Catherine Fitzsimmons and
her daughter, Miss Annie, who had
been visiting her son William of this
place and also with another son,
Michael, at Caratunk, left for Wis
oonsin Tuesday OF last week. Mrs.
has been in the East for
the past two years, most of the time
with her daughter in Boston. Miss
Annie is to accompany her to Wis
consin and return to Boston the last
of August. The two ladies' we're ac-
on their journey as far as
Portland by Mr.. Michael Fitzsim.
mons, who visited Waterville and
Skowhegan on his return and arrived
home Thursday night. "
DIR. A. II. Clark Of New Portland
will be in town, for the practice of
dentistry, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week.
Bug Death, Reynolds paris green,
arsenate of lead, blue vitriol and Bor-
ieaux Lime In 40 pound paper bags,
FOR sale at j. j. Lander & Co.
MADISON CENTER.
Horace Spear and Geo. Clough
went to Southport, yesterday, where
each has been building summer cot
tage for his own use. There Is now
quite colony of Somerset county
people on the island, on the portion
Of the shore known as West South
port. Among those who have cot
tages there are John Swain, of West
erly, r. l., but formerly Of Skowhe-
gan, Messrs. Spear and Clough above
and David O. Jewett, who
lived ON the Solon road
abo ye this place, but who has been In
business in Skowhegan for the past
five or ten years.
Cecil Gates of Skowhegan has
bought cottage lot at the Lake of
the Hayden Brothers and has got his
cottage frame up and has a large
crew and will soon have it finished.
Last Wednesday morning there
came to the home of MIR. and Mrs.
Chester Pray fine baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis McCord started