The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08
News of Interest From Madison

Albert Gilbert, a well known and
highly respected citizen of Madison
passed away. Wednesday night of last
week. aged &c years. months and 9
days, the cause being a series of
shocks which he had suffered AT vari-
Gus times, extending over period OF
fourteen years. Mr. Gilbert Was born
in New Portland. one of family OF
nine children, the son Of William and
Hannah (Chipman) Gilbert. He mar
ritd lorty-two years ago Miss Mary
Williamson and in 1877 they came to
Madison and have resided here since
that time. TO this union was born
five children. the eldest, Elwyn s,
died at the age of three years and the
others, Albert E. Roland II. and Miss
Una NJ. Gilbert of Madison, Miss
Florence Gilbert of Cambridge. Mass,
and the widow survive him. He also
leaves four brothers. and one sister
Eliphalet and Franz S. Gilbert OF
Lowell. Mass. W. Nelson Gilbert OF
Lewiston. Ronello Gilbert of NORTH
Arson, Mrs. Rosie G. Luce of New
Portland and one foster daughter, Mrs
Ernest Weston of Madison. Mr.. Gil
bert joined North Star Lodge +. and
A. NJ. of Scion in 1882 and was instru-
mental in the formation OF Euclid
Lodge in Madison, of which he was a
charter member He also belonged &c
Old Point Lodge. a. o. L. ". The
funeral was held Saturday afternoon
at the Congregational church, Rev
r ". Weber officiating. The mem
bers of Euclid Lodge attended in a
body and the funeral was under their
direction.
The baked bean supper served in
Grange Hall, Wednesday evening of
last week was we'll attended and the
Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church,
who got it up netted goodly sum for
their society.
The vital statistics for the month OF
September as shown by the Town
Clerks books are as follows: Births,
Sept. >. to the wife of Alexandra Rich
ards. a daughter; Sept s. to the wife
of DR.. j. A. Thibodeau. son; to the
wife of Charles StPierre, daughter;
Sept. IS. to the wife of Jaddres Casey,
a daughter; Sept %. to the wife of
Adolph Robischaud, a daughter Mar
riagos-Sept :, Joseph A. Richard
and Yvonne St Laurent: Sept 10,
Zapito hi Norcia and Francesca Gale;
John J. Jardine and Mrs. Helen NJ.
Dinsmore; Sept Il. John P. Redmond
and Alvira Williams Sept. IA, Freder-
ic Thibodeau and Mrs. Leonide OAR
ricld. Deaths-Sept. /, Randall
Gates. aged 33 years, , mos. and ~
DAYS, Sept. S, Loren Dolloff, aged 90
Years. 5 mos. and days; Sept. II,
Archibald Armstrong. aged 3S years
Sept. 16, John H. Adams, aged GO
years, 4 months "a days; Sept. 90, Rev.
Charles X. Evans, aged 81 years, IL
mos and q days; Sept. %. Ambrose
Vittum aged II years. mos. and y
days; Sept. 2S, Mary NJ. Rowell, aged
10 years, mos and II days.
Mrs. Jessie Frye of Bath visited her
sister Mrs. A. j. Williams last week.
An alarm was blown in about 3
o'clock Monday morning for a fire dis
covered in the open shed on the end OF
the stable of Frank Harding's resi-
dence. The light shown into the room
of one of the roomers, Mr.. MORO"
who awakened by it, Immediately gave
the alarm and in few minutes the
fire company were on the spot. For
tunately it was discovered before much
damage was done and as there was
no wind it was quickly eXtinguisheo'
No cause can be assigned for the
origin but when found box used by
the grocerymen to set their Kerosene
cans into for delivery which was IN
one of the delivery wagons run under
this shed. was found to be ablaze as
was also a pile of burlap sacks on
the ground and the side of box used
for storing furnace ashes, which set
against the wall. The side of the
shed and floor over the top was badly
charred but no other damage done.
Howard Smiley and George Jewell
returned Friday noon from short
hunting trip in the Dead River region
f. r. Walker and Mrs. Walker with
Mr.. and Mrs Otis Hilton and Mr.. ana
Mrs. Edwin Brewster attended the fair
at Athens last week. Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. n ingalls, and son
Alfred ingalls, and wife were the
guests Sunday of relatives in Skowhe-
gan.
Robert Nichols of the Arson side
has been quite i'll with bronchitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manning Titcomb and
son and wife Mr.. and Mrs. John TIT
comb were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur f. Hilton, Sunday, having
driven over in their car from Farm
ngton.
A blaze was discovered about IL
O'Clock Thursday night of last week In
a small house used as a store house
for stock. by the Madison Wooden Co.
near their mill on Water street. the
alarm was blown in by the Wooden
mill whistle and a few minutes later
from Box IA. The cause was though'
to be spontaneous combustion and the
damage small 1t is reported to be
covered by insurance.
Gardner Beale while digging pota'
toes last week found one Weighing two
and one-half pounds and which closely
resembled a mud turtle in shape
Miss Nellie Moore left for Lewiston
Wednesday of last. week to enter the
Freshman class of Bates college.
Miss Florence Gilbert, who is taking
a nurses training at hospital in Cam
bridge, Mass. is at home for a short
time. called here by the death of her
father, Albert Gilbert.
Perley Rowell of Scion was in town
on business Saturday
Mrs. Mark Padham and daughter OF
Scion were in town Saturday.
Mrs. Annie Remick. who &has been
visiting friends in town, Was called to
Oakland Saturday by the iApess of her
brother. ~