Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-20
NORMAL AGAIN.
The City Of Waterville Re-
sumes Business as Before.
The Epidemic Safely Checked and
No New Cases Reported.
mills 10 Start, Today, and Schsols Will Open
Next Monday.

the board OF health said. Saturday
morning that he regarded the situation
rs much more hopeful and encourage
ing. No new cases have been reported
to the board for several days. This to
the minds Of the board means that
they have the trouble corraled.
There is "A strong possibility that IL
may not be necessary now to move the
patients under quarantine to the hos
pitaI which has been prepared for
them This matter has not yet been
decided, however.
The public schools will be opened a
week from Monday. was the announce
ment of Chairman Brown Of the
school board. Saturday. II las not yet
been settled whether or not the
premature vacation at Colby will come
to a close at that time or not. That
will probably be settled in "A day or
two.
Beginning. this morning the city will
assume something Of it's old business
like air. The mill operatives have so
far recovered from the effects OF their
vaccinations that there will not be the
slightest difficulty in equaliZing the
work. Superintendent w. H. X. Alb
bolt stated that the mills would GER
tainly start Monday. for as near as he
could learn the operatives are now in
IA condition to resume their work.
The report of DR. L. q. Bunker. the
quarantine officer 10 the board of
health was most encouraging.
Flaming red cards posted on trees and
fences in different parts of the city
showed the activity Of the Augusta
Board Of Health to ailay the fears of
the people in that city on account OF
the smallpox in this city. The notices
were to the effect that any person not
having a certificate OF good health
from the local board OF health win be
taken in charge by the Augusta Board
of Health and placed in quarantine for
two weeks.
The appearance of the bills created
much unfavorablc comment in the city.
yesterday. While the Augusta Board
of Health is not blamed for taking any
reasonable precaution. yet the posting
OF the notices is regarded as wholly
unwarranted from the fact that they
are apt to magnify the situation here.
and especially with those who without
investigation accept the idle rumors
which are afioat.
DR.. l.. G. Bunker. the secretary of
the board of health, said last evening,
that he considered the precautions as
wholly unnecessary. President Smith,
of the State Board of Health who was
here Saturday afternoon. expressed
himself as being so well satisfied with
the manner in which the local board is
a Il, a
tinuance of the same precautions
DIR. +. G. Thayer. the health officer.
when asked his opinion as to whether
or not he regarded the precautions nee
essary said that they We're most en-
phatically not. AS reason for this
opinion he said that he did not believe
that with the precautions which are
being taken it will be possible for any
one TO escape from the uuarantined
houses. He regarded the precautions
as wholly unnecessary and piece of
fooliShness.
When DIR. l.. G.. Bunker had com
pleted his rounds. yesterday. there was
nothing new for him to report All the
patients are reported as being on the
mending hand. Better still no sus-
pected patients have been found for
several days.
Religious services were held ut both
the Methodist and st. Francis de SALES
churches. yesterday At the latter
church the services We're rather lightly
attended.
The board of health is not at all
pleased with the Noncompliance with
their request OF the pastors to close
their churches and at a meeting held
Saturday night, passed the following
resolution:
Resolved, That it is with the deepest
regret the board view the fact that
the Rev. FIR N. Charland, pastor of the
Catholic church, and the Rev. Geo, ID.
Lindsey pastor of the Methodist
church. by their refusal to close their
churches at the request of the board
have put themselves on record as be-
ing opposed to the efforts being nut
forth for the restriction of the epidemic
of smallpox now in our midst The
board would also observe that relig-
ion which does not treat of citizenship
is hardly practical enough for this
closing year of the 10Th century"