The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-13
BINGHAM.

Mayfowers-the real ones-were
obtained in quantities last Sunday by
those who went after them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Bright of
Caratunk were in town on Tuesday
of this week.
Mrs. Lucy Bates who has been in
Abbott for some time is now in Bing-
ham.
The main river drive opened camps
last Friday in sections /, 2 and 3 with
small crews of men who are en-
ployed in building booms.
Mrs. Fannie Smith and her sister,
Mrs. Brooks are in Pittsfeld visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morris.
Mrs. McCollar of Madison spent a
few days of last week with Mrs. Geo.
Dorr.
Mrs Small of Wellman, Maine, is
Mr.. Joseph Adams.
Clyde Whitney has fine new boat
which he expects to use this summer
at Pleasant Pond
Mrs. J. Walker Mason of Waterford
is visiting her father, Benz. Steward
and sister Marcia. She will also visit
her sister, Mrs. Carrie Oarbino at
Caratunk.
Mrs. Ben Smith and family were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Baker
last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Earl Taylor and George Tay-
lor went to Madison on Saturday.
Mrs. w. A. Richmond of Fort Fair
field is the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Julia Colby.
Mrs. Ladd has been in town the
past few days, returning to Oakland
on Tuesday.
John Owens was recently quite i'll
for a few days but is now improving.
Mrs. Sewell and daughter of Boston
are spending short time in Bingham.
Mr.. Sewell is employed by Thomas
Cahill.
Ned Moore caught nice large
trout in the river one day recently,
and several have been caught since.
A. N. Burke of Newport is in town
for a short time.
Mrs. Bert Goodrich of Concord Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. George Dorr this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Pierce of The
Forks and Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Conner of Pleasant Pond were in Bing-
ham last week and improved the OPP
portunity to attend the show given
by negro MINISTRIES in Kennebec Hall.
Mrs. Corliss is now with her sister,
Mrs. E. Fogg.
E. Z. Greenwood was In town last
week locating the boundaries of some
of the streets in town.
A change is being made in the high
way from the iron bridge past Calvin
Ellis house. The road Is being cut
higher on the bank making an easier
grade and avoiding much mud in the
spring.
Mr., Maxwell, student from Colby,
has supplied the pulpit in the Cong.
church the past two Sundays.
Elbie Curtis il having extensive
made on his house,
adding a story to the height and re-
the Interior
Barnaby and Perry with their NOV
ing picture show were In Bingham on
Tuesday night.
The old Kennebec has been up and
boiling for the past three days.
Angus Davis and family will move
to Mosquito this week where Mr..
Davis is station agent. Mont Miller
and family witt occupy the rent they
have vacated.
The three feet Of snow that was in
the woods about the ponds and lakes
concluded it was time to melt and
under the influence of the sun and
warm winds dissolved into water,
which run into the stream and pond
at Moosehead, the twenty-four gates
were taken up to relieve the pres
sure, four were taken up at Spruce
pond, one at Little Spencer and four
at Dead river dam. The food united
at The Forks fsending the Kennebec
up about 8 feet or three feet above a
driving pitch.
Several landings of logs along the
main river was taken out.
At Bingham. there was about feet
under the bridge, about foot below
high water mark.
Monday as Fred Moore was COM
ing down the river with raft of
birch for the shank mill, it got be-
yond his control and struck a jam
near Thaler Spaulding's. Mr.. Moore
succeeded in springing from the raft
to the jam where he remained until
taken off by some men in boat.
The ice is beginning to leave the
ponds about here. Moxie and Otter
are expected to clear this week and
the others few days later and then
we can all go fishing.k
want to buy 500 bushels potatoes
at once. A. s. Burke, Bingham.
HIGHLAND
Walter Logan Stafford of Highland
and Miss Neva Jackson Of No. New
Portland were married Tuesday, May
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