The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-10-24
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Mr.. Hadley Scott was attacked with
the prevailing epidemic on Tuesday of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Andrews and her
sister, Miss Alice La Furley, are victims
of the present epidemic.
Mr.. Elmer Thompson has recovered
from the influenza sufficiently to be upon
the street, but not at work.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Wynne have
moved into the rooms vacated by her
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Black.
Mrs. Emma Prescott, who has been for
over week confined to her bed with
severe cold and neuralgia, is slowly gain
ing.
Mrs. Edric Coleman has been ill with
influenza land, at this writing, Monday,
Mr.. Coleman is critically i'll with the
dread disease.
Mr. Percy Kneeland, wife and baby,
have been i'll of influenza at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Knee
land, but are improving.
Sta ton, Maine, last Tuesday to spend
few days with his wife at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Titcomb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Black, who recent
ly moved into the chambers of the Smell
house, are now moving to Standpoint
where they will live in the same house
with Mr.. Blacks parents,
Mrs Jennie bragg was the glad recip-
lent on Saturday last of letter from her
son Lester from Somewhere in France,
the first to reach her since his arrival
"over- seas.
Messrs. Norman and Harold Griffin ar
rived last Sunday from Nashua, N H.,
having entirely gotten over their severe
attacks of influenza. They declared that
home looked good, after their hard ex-
periences,
Mr.. Earle Trundy who has been i'll
with the prevailing distemper was able
to be upon the street last Saturday. Both
he and his employer, Mr.. B. B. Sanborn,
were on the list of the sick. Mr.. San
born's store was closed all last week; but
it is expected that it will be open early
this week.
Mr.. Bion B. Sanborn and wife have
been suffering from influenza, as well as
their daughter and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Conner and their son Dom
aid. Fortunately, Mr.. Sanborn's mother,
Mrs. Rose Sanborn, and Mr. COnnor's
brother Irving, inmates of the house, es-
capped the disease and were able to care
for those afflicted All are now able to
be up and about.
AS these items 60 to mail, other VIC
Tins of influenza are reported, in addition
to hose already given, namely: members
of the families of Mr.. Fred Herman and
of Mr.. Carl Dakin, as we'll as Mrs. Annie
Verrill and Master Manly Grant About
forty men are out of the shipyard at
present. Mr. Ed. Littlefield is just re-
covering from the influenza and his little
daughter Dorothy is, at present, quite i'll
from the same cause.
Our community was deeply shocked
and saddened last Saturday morning by
the news of the death of one of our
ablest young townsmen, Capt. Harry d.
Shute, at his home in Rockland Friday
night. A severe case of influenza de-
veloped into pneumonia which weakened
the heart SO that a collapse followed,
when he had seemed to be recovering.
His father and mother, Capt. and Mrs.
Eden Shute, were with him during his
illness and added their care to that of his
devoted wife. Mrs. Shute was called
home on Saturday az her daughter, Miss
Louise, was suffering from influenza.
Capt. Shute land the befeaved wife catiie
on Sunday with the body, and at this
writing monday it is expected that the
services will be held on Tuesday after
noon. The sympathy of friends goes out
to the mourning family, that this bright
life should 60 out SO early, while it was
still 80 full of promise. One little son,