The Somerset reporter., 1909-06-03
BINGHAM.

preached at the Congregational church
last Sunday.
Rev. C. II. Young gave temper
ance lecture in the Methodist church
on Sunday evening. He also deliver
ed all illustrated lecture on "Raneh
Lifen in Kennebec hall on Monday
evening.
Frank Hunnewell started a new ice
cart on its route, June LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Hunnewell visited
friends in Skowhegan, last week.
The Bingham base ball nine of small
boys played the Caratunk, last Satur-
day, and returned rejoicing over
victory. The Scion base ball team
and the Bingham nine did not finish
their game here, last Saturday, on ac-
count of a difference in opinion on
some point in the game. The score
stood 90 in favor of Bingham when
the trouble occurred.
A +. Donigan while in New York
purchased large stock Of Clothing,
Furniture, Crockery etc. He also
bought a large assortment of goods
for five and ten cent counters which
will be on sale in his furniture rooms,
Wednesday, June 9th. He also in
tends to have a three weeks sale be-
ginning the same date, June 9th, 1t
being 20 years, June Goth, since he
| began business in Bingham and his
business has increased year by year,
month by month almost day by day
and he wishes to make the month OF
June and the year of 1909 out class all
! OF hers.
Charlie Firth has commenced to dig
cellar for his new house which he
proposes to build on Murray street.
Sidney Goodrich has been able to
walk out for short distan ces.
Cony Grant, who has been i'll all
winter, rode to Bingham on Memorial
Day.
Roy Savage wrote from Greedy,
Col. that he is much improved In
health.
Bonnie Miller is home from the
drive on Dead Water which is now
over.
Moses Knox hurt his wrist badly
while working on the telephone near
Caratunk, one day last week. The
across his wrist in such a manner that
it made deep jagged wound and he
was obliged to return to his home IN
Mad ison, stopping in Bingham long
enough to have the cut repaired with
five stitches by DIR. F. G. Williams.
Mrs. George Young of E. Madison
was the guest of Mrs. George Dorr,
last Monday.
Mrs. Levi Bigelow went to Provi-
dence, R. L., last week, to spend two
months among friends. Her husband
accompanied her but will return in a
few days.
Ed. Caswell of Mosquito has charge
of the station on Bingham Heights,
this summer, and during Mr.. Bige-
lows absence he looked after both
stations.
John Haseltine has recently been
in town.
Mrs. George Harding and two chill
dren from Bangor are in town.
Mrs. VIM. Smith entertained par
ty of eighty five at her home in Mos
COW on Monday evening, the "a inst.
1t was the occasion Of her forty-si
birthday. Refreshments were served
and the young people enjoyed dane
Ing. Some very nice gifts were pre-
sented, including chair, a nice rug
and other articles.
Fred Baker is now occupying the
new house which he built. Mrs.
Cynthia Smith has moved into the
rent which he vacated.
Fire set by the locomotive of the
Somerset extension K. r. spread over
quite a territory of the fields and
pastures in Moscow and Bingham, one
day last week, but was finally extin-
guished.
The new oil burning engines are
now running from Austin Junction to
Kineo station and it is hoped that the
loss from forest fires will be much
less than it was last year.
John Piper has returned from
Montreal with Mary Clark and Albert
Clark and wife.
Bingham grange being contestant
in the great piano contest will be glad
to get votes, subscriptions, renewals
and job work from All who will help.
A. +. Donigan will give six months
subscription to the SOMERSET RE-
PORTER for every FIVE dollar cash
trade and the votes go to the grange.
Colamore Willard Of Caratunk is
working on the new house which
Charles Foss is building.
Lephe Brown, who: has been to
Moxie, is now at home.
Mrs. Frank Moore is sewing for
Mrs. F. II. Colby.
Mrs. Herbert Pierce has gone to
Moxie to live for a time with her
family.
MIR. and Mrs. Robbins are boarding
at Mrs. Julia Colby's Mr.. Robbins is
superintendent of the Tucker Lowell
Co.'S. new mill.
Mrs. Eda Andrews attended the
meeting of the Grand Chapter o. E.
S. held at Lewiston, last Tuesday and
Wednesday. 1t was very fine &C.
casion and the meetings were of great
interest.
At the Memorial services held here
on Monday afternoon the children of
the four grades of school made a
creditable appearance with their
teachers, also. pupils from the Mos
COW schools joined i'll the march to
the cemetery where the graves were
decorated and brief services were
held after which Rev. A. G. Young
delivered fine address in the Meth
odist church.
Walter Piper, time keeper on Sec
ton number two. met with quite an
accident on Monday when returning
from carrying luncheon. He met an
automobile and was nearly by when
his horse bolted over the dugway in
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