The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-22
TWO CASES or pirHrHERiA.
Woman Wen, from hEas,lsbofe 10 Put
nsy ana Died With u


MaTi received ffam falhsy Sunday
that = ssmaA from iiIaiilebafo had died
that day II diphih1Fia resulted u an i'm
mediate Investigation which disclosed
ise rasos in this iaan, un1 Mas that
II Gilbert liniSii, seven Yrafsald sou of
Mm. clark Halcii, ~ ~ killal street
and the other that II Albert owl, a 10
wear old boy On Canal street, Tho In
formation IL the death af Mary H.,
NilaM af David Moud af fulney, with
liphthsfia disclosed the fact that Mrs,
Maod. Mha j. the neither of Mrs. Clark
lInieti, left hfaiilehoHa Thursday Of
iasi week aud died sunday The AZ.
tending phgsirian of Mrs. Need notified
nf. II. u. iialion, SECRETARY of the state
board 81 health. ~ Mrs, Wood 5 death
aud ~ "a. fact that sho came 10 fuiney
from llFaill-hora. DT, iialion, aseef'
iaihins that Health onicer Henry Tuck
~ Nas cat of iown, notified Chairman
.lohn nalyin II the board of srlccimon
that "a investigation should he made at
once 81 the iinleti family, MI Calvin
IL company With Dr. =. II. O'Conuor
visited Mrs. llnletf who denird that
any member II her family had recently
gone 30 ruiney aud told Mr.. Calvin
that he must he mistaken Ia attempting
Ia connect her with the case u diphthc'
ria in Puihey. As Mr.. Calvin did not
know the name Of the woman who died
Ia Pniney b. was unable 10 connect the
nuleits with Mrs Wood.
Nj. Calvin reported the result Of his
investigation 60 DR.. Holion and the lat.
ter asked him Ia make another trip 10
the hoine ~ Mr.. nuleii aud have cul
lures taken from the ihrOais Of the HUI
lett family, lie told Mr.. Calvin the
name of the dead woman In Putney.
rpon the second visit of Mr.. Calvin and
Df. O'Connor. Mr.. Calvin told Mrs, Hu,
lett the name of the woman who had
been a recent member u her family.
Mr. Hulott was nearly overcome 10
learn that her mother was dead and
acknowledged that Mrs. Wood had been
a recent visitor IN Braitleboro and that
she went 10 Putney last week.
DIR. O'Connor took cultures from the
throais Of Mrs. lluleit and her son Gil.
bert and two Malcomb children who
boarded with her. These were sent 10
the state laboratory at Burlington and
report received Tuesday stated that
one culture was positive. that of Gilbert
Hulett. A culture from the throat Of
the Oviit boy showed that he also had
the disease The Ovitt ease had been
placed under quarantine before word
was received from Putney. The Hulett
boy. who is a pupil in the free kinder.
garden. had not been in school siIce
Thursday of last week. The two Nal.
comb children were pupils in the third
and fourth grades in the high school
building. They were placed under qua
rantine with the fIulett family. Tues.
day il was reported to the board OF
health that Harry Fredette, 90, living
al los Elliott street. had the disease.
Cultures were taken from his throat and
sent TO Burlington. The Fredette family
were placed under quarantine much
against their will. Reports came TO the
board Of health Wednesday that the
quarantine was not being observed in
this ease and that children of the family
were allowed to play out of doors. I'M
mediate steps were taken to enforce the
orders of the board of health and the
family were told of the penalty of vio-
lating the orders of the board of health:
Monday il was learned that a pupil or
the school in district l. had visited the
Huletts last week and Superintendent OF
Schools John NJ. Whittier ordered that
school closed A culture was taken from
the throat of the pupil. A report from
yesterday showed the cnl-
turc to be negative. The school will be
opened Monday.