The independent-reporter., 1910-10-13
RROwN,s CORNER-CANNAN.

Uncle Ripley Chase. an aged citi-
zen, "a years old. is in feeble heaitn
! at his home in this place.
Mrs. Lillian Goodspeed of Hermon,
Me. is visiting at Wilson Fitzger
aids. Mrs. Goodspeed formerly made
her home in the Fitzgerald family.
Miss Grace Hubbard returned home
from Skowhegsn Saturday where she
has been employed in the family OF
Mi Whiting.
Eben Richards, who has been
boarding with the family of Mrs. Mary
Thompson has gone to Hartland to
pass the winter with our mail car
rier c. H. Wheeler.
Mrs. Archie Mullen of Harmony. Is
in the place visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Edith Rowe and her brother, An
drew Welsh.
Mrs. Virgil Lewis and children o.
Fairfield, have been passing a few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Tuttle. On her return home
she was accompanied by her mother
and sister, Miss Grace Tuttle, who
went to visit in the Lewis home.
Mrs. Eva Chase and baby returned
to her home in Skowhegan Thursday
after passing several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Washington Jewell.
Fred Clifford of Great Works, Me-,
Is visiting his sister Mrs. Carl Fitz-
gerald.
Elias Weber, who is staying in the
home of Mrs. Jane Hall, has been i'll
from the effects of a bad cold which
seems to be the prevailing epidemic
in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Horne and
children visited her mother, Mrs. Liz
inton, Sunday.
Omar Wheeler has been confined to
his home by illness for few days.
Mrs. Elijah Sewell's brother, Alon-
20 Smith from the Aroostook county,
has purchased the Sam Emerson
store at Malbon's Mills and has al
ready, with his family, taken posses
sion.
C. B. Chase went to Hinckley, La
rome, Smithfield and Mercer Monday
on business.
Saturday evening, October l, at
about IL O'Clock p. m, the alarm OF
fire was rung in on the telephone.
The fire proved to be in the house
known as the Paulina Kimball house,
situated at Browns Corner and own
ed by Mrs Harriet Whitney OF Hart
land. Arthur Rowe and family had
rented and occupied the house during
the summer months but three days
previous to the fire had moved to his
own house which he recently pur-
chased of Orin Cover, so at the time
of the fire the house was unoccupled.
The fire started from the interior and
the house was quickly enwrapped with
flames so that the men, when they ar
rived, could practically do nothing to
save the burning building and in a
few moments it was only heap OF
ashes. The house above mentioned
was purchased of Erwin Lewis by Ed
ward Whitney for a home for his
aged parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner
Whitney of Hartland, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitney were to move with
their household effects and take pos
session October 4. 1t is question
in the minds of the public how did
the fire originate?
DEATH OF BABY COVER.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cover of Ca
naan have been called to mourn the
death by gastric enteritis on the ev-
ening of October Z, 1910, of their
baby Evelyn Alice. at the tender age
of one year, 5 mos, days. She was
sick but few days and her death
brought sorrow to many hearts. Little
Evelyn was beautiful, most lovable
child and amid the flowers that en-
shrouded her tiny white casket she
was as pure as a little angel astray
from a. better land for she has pass
ed from this world OF light and shad-
ow into the tender care of the Father
for "of such is the kingdom of heav-
en-" The sympathy of the entire
community goes out to the bereayed
family The funeral was from the
Browns Corner school house Tues
day at 10 o'clock a. m, Rev. Fred
Jackson officiating, and her precious
form was gently laid at rest beside
her infant brother in the Browns
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