The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-11
ANSON CENTER

Mrs. Martha Kitchen is visiting at
Mrs. Sarah Booker's.
l.. A. Butter of Keene. y. H. arriv-
ed at the home of his friend Harry
REYNOLDS for a few days visit at els
o'clock. Wednesday night and stopped
his Ford car with the remark that he
left his New Hampshire home just
500 miles away at just 6 o'clock that
morning. adding hat the roads were
in excellent shape practically all OF
the way. other New Hampshire peo-
pie recently entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Reynolds were State road in
spector Fred Huntley and wife and
Mrs. Huntley's mother, Mrs. Amy
Lewis whose home is in NARROW.
Mrs. Mary Ingham and Mrs. Ella
Davis are spending the present week
with their brother George Pullen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon Quint motored
to Ftna one day last week and attend
ed the Spiritual Campaigning recent
ly held there, Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Quint went to visit Mrs. CUNTS sis
ter Mrs. John Soule of Pennington.
The Misses Louise and Made lib
belts who have been enjoying a short
vacation at their home here will each
begin teaching a fall term of school.
Monday Miss Louise is returning to
her former position in Sidney while
Miss Madge who is one of Arson Aca-
demy's 1924 graduates is to teach in
Embden. Their sister Miss Alice en-
tered the Academy as 4 freshman on
September ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Wentworth
and son of Vassalboro passed through
town Saturday en- route to the Went
worth family reunion at Embden.
Mrs. Emma Wentworth and daughter
Letter accompanied them from here.
ANDREW ]. QUINT
On the evening of September LIST,
the Angel of Death visited our little
community and took from it one of
our Oldest and most highly respected
citizens Andrew ]. Quint. Mr.. Quint
who was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Quint was born in Lexington.
October 10, 1898, being one of "A fam
ily of seven children. When III
terrible Civil War broke out and II
government issued a call for men to
defend the union, Mr.. Quint was one
of the first to volunteer and was in
the %lercest Of the fighting at the bat
tie of Fredericksburg. where he vas
severely wounded in his shoulder by
a rebel sharpshooter. He crawled to
the partial shelter Of an old barnyard
where he was found by comrades and
removed to a safer place, lying there
for five days with no attention except
a little food and later before the sur
geons reached him and removed the
bullet from the wound which was al
ways painful and never could be heal
ed. As soon as he was able to travel
he was given an honorable discharge
and sent home. On July 6, 1863 he
was united in marriage to Miss Dian
tina Booker of Arson whose death oc-
Cured on September 7, 1921. Sever
al children were born to this union
but two of whom lived to reach man
hood. Samuel. who has lived with
his parents for several years past and
Simeon who lives in a bungalow
erected on q part of the home farm,
the brothers having always united in
c"ultivating the land. Besides the
two sons above mentioned and their
wives. Mr.. Quint is survived by two
brothers. Ross, who also served
under the stars and stripes and Frank
both of North Arson. Funeral ser
vices were held at his late home
Thursday at 2 o'clock, Rev. George
Paine speaking words of comfort to
the bereayed family and a p%rofusion
Of beautiful flowers offering silent
sympathy from a host of friends. Four
Civil War Veterans acted as bearers.
Interment was in the Arson Center
cemetery. A sad feature of the oc-
casion is the serious illness of the
older son Samuel. who is a surgical
patient in the General Hospital at
Augusta. His wife who was with him
was called home to attend the funeral
returning to Augusta, Sunday. Mrs,
Walter Westman is acting as house
keeper at the farm during the alb
sence Of Mrs. Quint who is an aun
of Mrs. WeStman'S.