Putnam patriot., 1917-03-02
Louis P. LamoureaX Dead
Was Prominent Citxeu of North Gros.
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of the present house of representatives in the General Assembly and mem. Der of the committee on claims, died at his home in North Grosvenordale village shortly after l2 o'clock Wed nesday morning after short illness with ls grippe and erysipelas. He was 76-years old.
 Mir. Lamoureux's death came as n shock to his many friends in eastern Windham county as he was ill but little more than week and many had not even learned that he was confined to his home. He WAS widely known in Thompson and the sur rounding towns as he had lived in North Grosvenordale for half cen. tury and was active in politics and public affairs.
 MT. Lamoureux was born in St Duro, Quebec, February 18th, 1Sil. In 1851 he removed with his parents to the States first living in Wooster. Al ter a short residence there the family removed to North Grosvenordale where MT. Lsmoureux continued to live to the tune of his death.
 Mr. Lamoureux was a contractor and builder and most of the buildings in North Grosvenordule, including St Joseph's church and parochial school and the Lsmoureux block, stand As memorials of his work.
 He carly took an interest in politics and public fairs and had held nearly all of the offices in the gift of the town He was a staunch republican and an active worker in the party and his faithfulness was eariys recognized by election to office. He had been select man, assessor, constable, justice of the peace and was tax collector and a grand iuro. when he died He was also director of the Thompson Say ings Bank until that institution went out of exisIance and 6 member of St. Joseph's church.
 In 1861 Mir. Lamoureux married Miss Mary Carey and Il years ago they celebrated their golden anniver. sary. Eleven children were born to them, six of whom, two sons and four daughters, with his wife, survive. There are also three brothers, two sis. ters and twenty eight grandchildren l surviving.
 The funeral was held from St. Jos. eph's church, this Friday morning al nine o'clock, Rev. B. sM. Connolly pastor, celebrating the high mass ol | requiem. Burial was in St. Joseph $ cemetery.
 Representatives A. A. Brodeur, Put. nam, E. $. Backus, Thompson and William P. Kelley of Killingly at tended as delegates appointed by the house of representatives.
 c. A. Seaver lost valuable hors, 1 last week
 Joe Crandsll, electrician for th' 1 Grosvenordaie company, assisted bN the outside foreman, G. E, Whitney has be en busy the past week thawin! out frozen water pipes by electricity.
 Mrs E. Bellerose WAS in Boston on day last week.
 John Conan Of Worcester spent tn Sabbath with his parents.
 Charles Corliss has been promoted L the position of foreman at the Pres colt Foundry at Webster.
 Private Clevis J. Lepine of the 22' Co U $ Marines. who has been setv ing the past two years atPort auPrinc Hayti, who was on his way home on furlough, was taken ill with pneutn, mia and is still al the U. s. Naval ho' pital there The last report. was tn, he had passed the crisis and was 0 the road to recovery.
 Mrs. Eva Richardson and Mrs Darling were the guests of friends i Putnam Saturday afternoon and ever ing.
 ] Martei's barber shop has been wire for electric lights.
 Harry Prince was on the sick list few days last week.
 A number from here attended Il movies in Webster Sunday.
 Miss Hattie Rawson spent Sunde with friends out of town. John Blake was out of townSunda
 "Sandy," the well known dog of Aldrich, was laid at rest last week. George Thatcher spent the Sabbat with hIs parents in Dudley.