The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-11-03
; News of SomeSet's Busy Towns

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quickly on the scene to render any
needful assistance and in a few min
utes the fire apparatus arrived giving
the means OF controlling the fire. The
roofs were thoroughly wet down and
the fire confined to the chimney. The
out signal sounded about $50.
Mrs. F. w. Bunker with Mrs. M. l.
Pullen, Miss Dorothy Chandler and
Mrs. Z. l.. Baker motored to the Ledge
House, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. s. Beale with par
ty OF friends made a motor trip to
Waterville Saturday and attended the
football game.
Substantial progress was made IN
regarding the Academy grounds dur
ing last weeks recess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hill and two
children of Madison were visitors Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Williams.
T. JEFFERSON SPEARIN
Death has again removed one Of the
few surviving local veterans of the
War of the Rebellion, T. Jefferson
Spearin passed away early Friday
evening, Oct. %. after many months OF
suffering. For the past thirty-one
years he has lived in North Arson
first at what is now the Congregation
al parsonage and later at the pleas
ant home on Elm st. With a broth
err he carried on livery business for
time. He has enjoyed the respect
and good will of his fellow citizens
and he has had their sympathy as the
years have brought an increasing bur-
den OF pain from causes traceable to
his army experiences.
Mr.. Spearin was born March "a
1899 at Alexander in Washington Co
one of ten children of jeremiah and
Rhoda Spearin of that town. He
married Sept. %, 1872, Miss Emma
Crafts, who survives him. From Al
exander he enlisted in the struggle oil
lS61-15. serving in the 22d Maine Regi-
ment and receiving honorable dis
charge after his term of enlistment
While in his native town he. held sew.
eral public Offices. He was a member
of the G. A. r. and of the Masonic
Order. In politics he was Republi.
can and in religious afiliatiOn a Con
gregationalist. Besides his w'do.
there survive brother, Lcandel
Spearin who with his wife left theil
Portsmouth home yer ago to asss
in the care of Mr.. Spe1r;n. and a sister
Mrs Gerald of Turner's Falls, Mass
Funeral services were held at his lat'
residence Sunday Mt : o'clock under
the direction of j. p Murray the Con
gregational pastor Rev. T.. l.. Baker of
floating beautiful Isle of Some
where" as rendered by quartet. In
terment in Sunset cemetery.
MRS. NORMAN CHASE
Tuesday evening of last week Mrs
/ Norman Chase sustained severe
paralytic shock. At first It seemed
likely that she would soon make sub
stantia progress toward recovery
! Thursday afternoon, however a sec0nt
shock brought about an nearly com
pete paralysis and she passed ava,
shortly before IL O'Clock on Thursda,
evening. I.yetta f. Chase WAS borr
in Arson. Dec 25, 1867, a daughter
of Bradford and Josephine Spencer
She married Dec. 20. 1888, Norman
/
union there is one daughter, the wifi,
of Eugene Quint OF Union st. Their,
survive also twOn brothers, Lyman b
Spencer of North Arson and Lesli,
l.. Spencer of New Portland, and on,
sister, Mrs. Alton e. Clough of Port
land. Mrs. Chase was a member 0
Dinsmore Memorial Church. She wal
held in high esteem by wide circl'
of friends. or a retiring disposition
she was the possessor OF the homel,
virtues that sustain the home life o
| the people. At the funeral service:
which were held at her late residence
on School st., two of her favoritt
hymns were sunk by quartet IN,
i Saviour First Of All" and Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere Services wer,
/ directed by J. p. Murray and the Con
/ gregational pastor the Rev. +. l.
! Baker officiated Iuterment in Sun
set cemetery.