The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
NORTH ANSON

The opening of the schools is again
postponed one week on account OF 50
much sickness.
The remains of Mrs. Lester Witham
who died at Milton, N. H., Tuesoay'
Dec. 81, were brought here Friday,
for interment in Sunset cemetery.
Mrs. Witham died Of influenza and
leaves a husband and one child. Tne
family is we'll known In this village
as Mr.. Witham formerly lived mere
The D. A. r. meeting, which was 10
have been held Friday at the nome OF
Mrs. Wallace Emery, has been post
poned on account Of the prevailing
Epidemic.
The IndependentRepor Is Tor
sale at Holley's Drug Store
Miss Melvina Josephine. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Norman Chase, was
united in marriage to Eugene barteiie
Ouint, at the home of the groom on
New Years night. The ceremony
was performed at O'Clock by rev,
Ernest w. Kennison in the presence
of the nearest relatives of the bride
and groom and a few invited friends
the Jingle ring service being used.
They will reside on Union street.
Mrs. Henry Norton. who has the IN
huenZa. was very Ill the frst OF the
week with acute indigestion.
! George Kimball. who came mere
With the Newcastle Company several
years ago, and had since been employ
ed by the North Arson Manufactur-
ing Company, died Friday morning OF
double pneumonia, after weeks III
ness. He leaves a wife and two chill
dren The remains were taken to
Damariscotta for burial
DR.. e. c. Andrews sustained para
lytic shock Wednesday of last week
/ and remains in a critical condition,
Never in the history of the town
has there been SO much sickness as
at present. DR. Andrews was busy
all day attending to as many patients
as he was able until he was taken
sick. Physicians from Scion, Madi-
son, New Portland and Skowhegan
have been called and have Responded
when they could. AS DR.. Spear mas
not moved here yet. the village mas
been without physician who could
! be called at night or in an emergency
an the State Board of Health and the
Red Cross sent a physician, DIT Mayo
To come here to help until conditions
! were different He has rooms al GAR
j rabasSett Inn.
The installations of the officers OF
Table Rock Lodge and Emerald Re-
bekah Lodge have been postponed un-
j til February. Also the installations
of. other orders are postponed until
the epidemic Is past.
Curran Whitney who went up in the
woods to scale was taken sick with
influenza and brought to this village,
where he is quite ill at Mrs Betsey
Savage's.
Mrs. l.. C. Robinson went to Central
Maine Hospital at Lewiston, Tuesday,
for treatment of her face and MIS-
I,ottie Greene also went and will un-
dergo an operation.
word was received here Tuesday
of the death of Wendall Newcomb OF
Influenza. Mr.. Newcomb was here
on Dec. 2S and made arrangements to
come and work for W. J. Rand where
he was employed last spring. He re-
turned to Fayette to sell his farm and
stock. was taken sick with influenza
and died Monday. He formerly Nv
ed here. was unmarried, and was
about % years old.
Mabel. the little seven year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Clark. is critically Ill with pneumonia
Norman Crosby is very Ill with
pneumonia at the home OF c. V. Bailey
He was a former resident OF this VII
lage and student at Arson Academy
but his family moved to Cape COD a
few years ago He returned mere q
short time ago to work for the North
Arson Manufacturing Company and
! became i'll with influenza which de-
yeloped into pneumonia. His moth
err is here caring for him.
Mrs. Flora Durgin returned to per
| duties in the postoffice, Monday.
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