The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-06


at Norridgewock last Saturday.
Sadie Foss of Caratunk was in Bling
ham last week on return journey
from down river.
Electric lights which have been OF
for the past ten weeks shone upon us
again last Wednesday night and
every body was thankful to see them
again.
w. S. Wyman of WaterviIle was in
town Monday night.
Inez Miller is visiting friends in
Kingman.
Michael Mari Of Indian Pond and
Peter Larkin of Waterville were in
Bingham the first of the week.
Many in Bingham and in Pleasant
Ridge have heerS GerAsous IL S>sHs'' -
)S0ofu Sro~~ 70 s.e.>->ss--. ------<- $780,
croft and family. Mr.. Ashcroft lost
three fingers in the mill while at
work last week and the fourth finger
was severely injured.
Mrs. Waldo Dunton of Moscow went
to the Sisters hospital in Lewiston
and it is expected an operation for
appendicitis will be performed.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. E. Andrews have
returned from trip to see friends in
Boston, Attleboro, and Mount Her.
mon, also in Providence, r. l.
B. F. Smith is attending the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge at Portland.
There will be brisk building bust
ness in Bingham this season. The
houses contracted for so far are one
for A. A. Dinsmore on Bridge street,
| I>L of rsln
Moore and G.. w. Abbey, both on
Murray street, Fred E. Baker on
Whitney street and w. B. Baker in
the pines near s. A. Smiths.
F. 8. Hunnewell is building bak-
cry and lunch counter on Murray
street.
The building of seven or eight more
houses is under consideration.
Mrs. Anon Baker and Mrs. John
Owens were at Madison on Friday
last.
Mrs. Mary Colby has returned from
Skowhegan.
Allen Lander of Waterville is now
at home.
Mrs. Louis Hopkins of Massachu-
sets will keep house for her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lander, during
their absence in Europe. They leave
Bingham, Thursday of this week and
sail on the eighth.
Roy Mark Savage and Miss Caro-
line Therese Grindle of North Brooks
vile were united in marriage at the
residence of the groom in Bingham
on Monday by Rev. w. O. Beedy.
They took the one O'Clock train and
will make quite an extensive wedding
trip.
Mary Clark has resigned her posi-
tion as postmistress and petition is
in circulation for the appointment Of
Fred w. Preble of this place. Mr..
Preble has been an efficient clerk for
Prebie and Robinson for about ten
years and for w. b. Goodrich three
years before that. He is young
man of excellent character and his
many friends will be much pleased at
his appointment, which is reasonably
certain, there being no opposing can
didate.
Mrs. Mark Bean was fatally burned
Friday morning, 30 that she died at
six D. m. The family lived in a
small house near what used to be the
ferry landing. 1t appears that she
had built a fire in stove having a
broken door and while standing near
it tho back of her cotton dress took
fire. She rushed out of doors and
down the road blazing human torch,
as she passed Calvin Ellis house he
ran after her and caught her, and
throwing her down commenced
smothering the flames when his wife
arrived with water and the fire was
extinguished, but the woman was
frightfuly burned and could not re-
cover. The fact that her arms were
raised while running seemed to con-
duct the fire away from her face
which was not much burned. Besides
an aged father she leaves a husband
and five children, also a sister Mrs.
White, who was summoned from Bel
grade and arrived here on Friday
nights train. Funeral services were
| held in the Methodist church at two
| p. m.
In reply to an inquiry from Massa-
cbusetts, regarding present condi-
tions for fishing at one of the ponds
in this vicinity, the following reply
was wired, Conditions unfavorable,
two feet OF snow and ice solid"
Edna Deuham, teacher of the High
school, spent fnss- Saturday and Sun
day with friends In Clinton.
Mrs. F. H. Colby was at Waterville
the first OF the week.
Mrs. Emma Riley and daughter
Nellie attended the graduation exer-
cises at North Arson last week and
visited relatives.
Mrs. Nell Merrill also attended the
exercises at North Arson last Friday.
Harry 8. Hubbard's little girl at
Skowhegan is candidate in the RE-
PORTER Voting Contest. II you save
her any votes they'll be appreciated
Bradley fertilizer ready for delivery
from car now on track. A. 8. Burke.
Fancy sweet potatoes, earliest in
the market, said to mature in sixty
days from planting. Sold by A. 8.
Burke.
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