The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08

A niece from Providence, r. l., whom
he had not seen for nineteen years.
She returned home Oct. S.
Coburn Berry and wife were up
from Skowhegan Oct. to visit his
brother E. r. Berry.
Rosa Cooley returned Oct. from a
week S visit with friends in Lincoln
Vile.
Mrs. J. D. Fischbeck who has been
in poor health for several months is
still quite feeble.
John Fischbeck is working for John
Curtis. Athens. Mr.. Curtis has his
new house nearly ready to move into
Mr.. Witherell returned Oct 5 and
Harry Tellstall and William Roth re-
turned later from Harmony, where
they have been employed at the can
ming factory.
Oliver Case was called to Brookline
Mass. Sept, 18th 10 the funeral of his
nephew Arvin E Case.
Charles Dunton and son Harold
the largest potato growers of this
part of the town are busy harvesting
their 101a acres. Week before last
they dug three acres yielding 1890
bushels. Their prize acre will be re-
ported later.
Fred Mcclure returned from his
Boston auto trip in time to attend the
Athens fair.
Arvin Z. Case vas the only child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert W. Case of Brook
line. Mass. Albert Case was for sew
eral years a resident of Cornyille, re-
siding on what has since been known
as Case Hill in the Northeast part of
the town. He VAS for several years
a student in Somerset Academy and at
the time of it's greatest prosperity,
when $50 students were enrolled he
assisted with some of the class work.
He also taught in the district schools.
Always an apt scholar, close student
and a young man of irreproachable
character He had many friends in
the school and vicinity, who are deep
Nv grieved to learn of the great sor-
row that has recently come into his
home by the death of the noble son,
and many expressions OF sympathy
are heard. The Chronicle, Brook
line paper, says in part as follows of
the deceased:
"Arvin E. Case. while on a vacation
of a few weeks al North sutton, N. H.,
as the guest of family from Brook
line. died of heart failure and drown
ing. A small picnic had been planned
for that day, and the party, conslsting
of the family and few friends, had
gathered on the opposite side OF the
small lake near North Sutton. AS
the lunch was about to be spread IL
occurred to the young man that the
Of hOVS
know that her son was to be one OF
the party and would expect MIN, so
he offered to go across and notify her.
He jumped into the canoe and paddled
over rapidly, ran up the stairs to the
mothers room and told her, then
started back on the return trip with
the same haste to be on time for the
lunch. He had padded about one
hundred and fifty feet when he was
seen to fall from the canoe and sink.
He arose to the surface and was heard
to call for the boat and then disap-
peared again. His body was recover
ed in about fifteen minutes. Several
physicians were quickly on hand and
made every effort to save his life but
without success. He was good
swimmer.
He was born in Augusta. Maine,
Feb. 8, 1894, ari entered Pierce School
in the Fall term. 1900, was graduated
from the Brookline High School in
1918. and was a sophomore at Har-
ward at the time of death. He passed
through all grades of the Brookline
schools with credit both in department
and scholarship, and with the unusual
credit of never having been tardy at
the opening of days session in all
the years from his entering the Pierce
primary to his graduation from the
High. AS an entertainer, with both
voice and instrument. he took a lead
ing part in the social activities in his
High School life He ranked high
in fine arts. having entered the High
School year in advance, was an ac-
complished violinst and a member of
the Pierian Sodality of Harvard. He
was a young man of unblemished
and of great promise.