Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-01-11
w ashirston Normal Closes

Washington Normal Closes
The Washington state Normal
school WIS suspended last Saturday
on account IF The prevalence of IN
duenza in the school. and the pupils
by afternoon ana evening trains.
The 3 cases at the iurrIitory include
Miss Martha Tobey Il member of the
faculty. and Miss Augusta Alley NJ
Addison. 4 Junior in Mach.as high
school. who boards there. All ara
recovering, and IT is hoped that Il
nar be possible 70 reopen the schCOi
on Tuesday Of next week 4 grad
lata nurse from Bangor is at the DOR
and mas the able assistance OF Miss
IVA Reynolds. the dean. and Miss
Roberta Puffer. I teacher III the Mo-
iei school. botl, of whom have had
the influenza.
Two Pressure Isle Accidents
A much regretted accIdent occurred
Monday when two couslns wer3 cut
ting limbs af feilcd trees 1T Pressure
Isle They were sons If Harry anl
I'rrnk Shaw When striking a heavy
blow with his axe thc axe glanced
striking a heavy blow on Roy's knee
splitting open the knee cap The m
iured lad. the son of Har-y Shaw vas
brought ~ St. Margaret's private
hospitaI from the nome farm on the
Isaac Bartlett farm -cad ana ernrr'
tning possible IS being huac. Tt'c
nature II Tile 'lIt IS p" oertonH tIiar u
may be Impossible ru save tnn ,"g.
The lad is Il fine boy Of - years Of
age. His cousin IS -. Stlll another
accident was the managing of sev"}'7-
fingers on the hand pf GeciG" Z: .. r
while he was engaged with Inu>A'.
man putting in a not pond wn"ra y"
was working and the maliet struck
his hand. Il vas 4 pa.nfu. injury,
Cumberland Divorce Lineis
Among the divorce liheis ti.cd N
Cumberland county a"e: Frank :.
I'lrn.w worth against .\lna u. tNoang)
FIrnsworth. both of Portland. Mar
iieA IT Bath. Oct. =. 1903. ana nave
one rh.id aged seven yt,.4's. tf'!cl
ami abusive treatment aYd 1eTr".io"
since Drt. Is. 1ot5. Is alleged. At
libe!lart petitions for cusi ody of IN"
child. Alice |. Gotten >, @r'iHS-
wick against Charles II. Cotton pt
Rumiurti. Marrlet Ut Durham. Nov.
-. 1905. Nnn-s support. gross habits
Of irto-!cat!cn. cruel and 2buslve
treatment ana unfaith,ui-esa arr
c!a.,:lu.;. The Iibei.aRL asks for n"
custody OF three children tiso ali
mony Cassie Nay i'"rrauIt OF
Brunswick against Edward PnrraHlt
" Nurvaf- Married at Norwav
April 30. 1895 ana have four children,
Nor-support ana gross habits If in
;c...actiun ara the allegations. The
libellart ask Tor he ,l.s;uLF of ~"
children.
Clara p True Of Auburn
Clara ParGl1er True, nairon af tie
Auburn Home fo. Aged Women tor
many years. died WeGn, aduE, at The
home Of Eugene !. Gibbs. Ninoi aye
nue. She was IL years old. IN her
long connection with the home. Miss
True mad become nndeared 10 hose
with whom she lived, and 20 the trus-
tees and officers of the association.
was known as one who had the Wei
fare of the institution 1T hear anu
would give always Of her best She
was sweet tempered. patient prldenc
and tactful. and enjoyed The full con-
!idence of her associates. Although
she had lived in Lewiston Auburn
practically all her life. Miss Tru"
WIS born in Livernore. n" daughter
Of John and Martha Parcher Irue.
She leaves one brother, Even J. True
Of Amarillo. Texas. and number of
niecps and nephews in Maine. For a
number of years she lived with Mrs.
Goldie Miller Haskell Of Auburn.
Mild Lewiston Sensation
Joseph Grooms. a boy of about
eighteen. employed by T. 4. Huston
& co. IN Auburn. created something
Of A sensation at Cnurt and Main
streets. Lewiston. Wednesday night
about o'clock. when as rushed up