The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12


A supper and dance was held on
Saturday night. Dec. 18th At the Jack
man Lumber Cos boarding house for
the benefit of the Library Association
The affair was "A success bOth fnan-
cially and socially Much credit IS
due those 0ho had charge OF the at
fair
Mr.. Ed Rolerief was taken TO
7 Grcenville junction Hospital on Tues
day Of last week She was operated
on the same day and at this writing
is doing nicely
Vim. Pooler Of Jaekman station vas
taken sick Wednesday at his camp,
which is located on the shores OF jim
Mack Pond. and was hurried to the
hospital at Sherbrooke, Que. where
he died, Friday morning The re
mains were brought home Saturday.
Mr. Pooler had lived in this commu-
nifty about fifteen years and was hlgh-
" respected by all who knew him.
He had been employed several years
for the Rev. Joseph Forest having
charge of the repair division oil the
village water system He leaves 10
mourn his loss wife and two chill
dren and brother here. Much sym
pathy is felt for the bereaved family
in their loss.
Mrs. George Rowe is visiting her
parents in Milo
f.. G Bass and son Howard OF Wood
land we're in town on Sunday to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Kimball
The canvassers started the Every
Member Drive" on Sunday in accord :
ance with the other churches through
out the State
OBITUARY.
Abel Kimball passed away on Fri
day morning at his home in this vii
age. Mr.. Kimball had been in fail
ing health for about four years.
Abel Kimball was born in Skowhe-
gan. April "a, 1897, the son of John
and Miranda Patten) Kimball, his
father. John Kimball, having been
born in Bloomfield in 1904 and his
wife. at North Arson, in 1908.
During the Civil War. Mr.. kimball
Sr., served the Government as Gus
tom house officer at The Forks. His
son. Abel. was drafted, exempted
from service; and upon his return
home. assisted his father in the Of
flee. During this time the young
man used his spare moments taking
ambrotypes.
Shortly after the close of the war,
he started in business for himself
and ran a peddlars cart along the
Kennebec River for four years. At
the end of that time, he married
Miss Rosanna Newton, daughter Of
Galen and Lorinda Newton of Moose
River, the marriage occurring May
u. 1870 at Bingham, the ceremony
being performed by Joel Cooley
After their marriage they located
at Moose River, opening a general
store on the i'll OPPOSITE the Otis
Holden House. Mr.. Kimball carried
on trade there for several years,
later moving down into what was
known as the Whipple Hall Building.
which he purchased He was
merchant all his life until 1914
when he retired.
Both he and Mrs. kimball have
been earnest workers in the church,
he being one OF the deacons from its
organization. Mrs Kimball has been
church treasurer and Sunday
school teacher all her life. They
had two daughters. Lena. who mar
ried Rock Gilman, and Florence Mir
anda, who married Edward c. Bass.
Mrs Bass died in July 1907.
Mr. Kimball leaves to mourn deeply
his loss a wife, a daughter and her
husband; also two grandchildren.
Howard and Flora Bass. The com
munity expresses sympathy to the be
reaved family. The funeral services
were held from the home on Sunday
afternoon the Rev Mr. Jones otticiat-
ing The interment was in the fam
lily bot in the Whipple cemetery