Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-06
wALLINGFORD.

The Schools Closed-The Rooms 10
 be Fumigated-Mrs. Bullock's Flu.
 neral-The Hibernian Rihes-The
 A. o. F.
 The scarlet fever epidemic seems to be the principal topic of conversation about the borough, and there is no use in deny ing the fact that the disease is spreading instead of diminishing. Az yet there has been no decided action taken toward clos ing the schools, but there is no doubt that there soon will be. As it is the number in attendance at the schools is every day diminishing, as many who are afraid of
 the contagion are keeping their children at
 home. Others who live in the center,
 while they fear and dread the disease, ar
 que that even if the schools are closed the
 children will mingle together more or less
 on the streets and in play, and the condi-
 tion regarding contagion would be about
 as bad. Dr. McGaughey is decided in his
 opinion that the schools should be
 closed, for 8 time, at least, and
 every room thoroughly fumigated for
 several days, as it is well known that the
 germs of the disease Turk in every school
 about the center. In the little cottage school on Quinnipiac street since Septem- Der 1 there has been no less than sixteen cases. In the Colony street school the the same in the high school. The doctors are doing all in their power to stay the spread of the disease, and when they have cases of the same strict orders are issued to | the parents regarding letting their other | children mingle with their playmates, or | in any way place themselves in the way to | spread the disease. In many cases these | instructions are strictly adhered to, while | in others they are almost entirely ignored. AS a general thing the cases of scarle, fever this year are light onea, and consid.
 ering the many cases in town but few | deaths have resulted. Only five are re- ! ported during April, of which number three were in one family in Yalesville. Tn reply to the letter sent by F. w. Richards, c. A. Lindsley, M. D., answers | as follows:
 l NEW HAVEN, May 5, 1899. | F. W. Richards, Ksq.:
 | Dear Sir-Thanks for your favor of yesterday ! will make immediate inquiry respecting the l matter you mention and endeavor to have some thing done. herewith send you few circulars
 which you may sgS possitSly t4H tl1d Vdss %ss for c. A. LINDsLEY, Secretary. Mrs. John Carey of Colony street will sail for Ireland on the Germanic May 24 Miss Kate Curtin of New Britain is the guest of Miss Maggie Kennedy. l Mrs. J. A. Cook is suffering from 6 | quinsy sore throat and not ths scarlet | fever, as has been intimated. The G. A. R. and K. of P. will meet this | evening.
 l Sheriff Rod Austin is learning to ride 6 | bicycle.
 l The first grand sociable of Company F, | Hibernisn Rifles, will occur this evening in | the armory. Music by Williams orchestra l Professor Mitchell prompter. Among the
 attractions will be drill by twenty young ladies.
 | There were twenty deaths in town dur. ing the month of April, of which number l five were from scarlet fever. The funeral of Mary E., wife of Edward
 J. Bullock, who died in Philadelphia the Sd inst, aged thirty-three years, will oc- l cur at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the | residence of his parents at 1520 Palmer I street, Philadelphia. The interment will be in the Mt. Peace cemetery. Major Kellogg of Waterbury of the O. | N. G. brigade staff was at Company Ks
 armory last evening and inspected the com pany.
 Company o, Hibernian Rifles, of Meri- | den will attend the sociable of the local l company Tn the armory thls evening. They will arrive on the S:29 train. M. J. Redmond & Go. will begin work
 on Monday laying the new water main on Hall avenue and by contract have it con- pleted in one week or forfeit S10 day for | each day over the week. The delegates from Court Windemere, A. o. F., to the convention in Middletown | next Wednesday and Thursday are B. F. Williams and Henry Norton, with P. F. Gsherty and J. J. Hayden as alternates. Charles and Abby Powers, colored, have
 qlw baby and have named him Frank Bartholomew Powers.
 F. c. Allen has deeded to Jesse Ather-
 ton lot 40190 feet, with buildings, on Orchard street.
 Miss Lizzie O'Brien goes to New York Monday to fill position in the office of the Metropolitan Rubber company. w. B. Dowse was in town yesterday. G. E. Dickerman has contracted to
 build L. M. Ives house on Center street. The new water main on Hall avenue will
 go through the abutments under Commu- nifty bridge, instead of around under the
 water of the lake, as the present main is laid.
 The ladies of St. Pauls guild will clear | twenty-fv dollars by their entertainment
 last evening.
 E. J. Murphy's daughter, May, was re- ported as dying late last evening.