The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-18
PRECAUTIONS
AT POSTOFFICE
OutIir 4pv,.eps Taken To Pro-
rubIic From Smallpox
THE BUILDING fUMIGATED
Even With Four Carriers OFF Duty Be-
cause Of Illness, Work of the 0ffce Is
Going Along with Remarkable Dis
patch-Appoint Substitute Carriers.

On request OF Postmaster Bisbee. every
apartment in the Barre postofliec WAS
fumigatcd last evening. after the office
bad been closed to patrons, by DR.. Wood
ruff, who was assisted b,- /. r. Rickert.
While particular attention was given to
everything in the building. the employees
have separate wardrobes or ''lockers." in
which wearing apparel is kept; and all
wearing apparel was placed loosely out
| OF the lockers to enable it all, including
the locker, to obtain its share of the
! fumigation.
Postmaster Bsbee, being interviewed. in
! formed a Times reporter this morning
! that ever since the information came to
! him that the state board of health had
| decided that Letter Carrier MeDonald's
ailment was smallpox. formaldehyde has
been kept in the postoflice for ready use.
As soon as carrier has gone off duty
! because of the disease. or for observation
by the doctors. the carriers routing case,
! locker and other articles used by him
have been fumigated, by use of the for
maldehyde, in such manner as members
OF the state board had informed him
would be most effective.
IfSleIcice WIS mace 10 q possible qHeS-
tion as to the right Of local health officer
to interfere with the affairs OF post
office: and Mr.. Bisbee replied that there
was no such question here; that he had
asked DIR. Woodruff to come to him with
any suggestion he had in mind that would
better secure the safety of the people
against spread of the disease.
Mr.. Bisbee also stated that no mail
haI I1ux l. \. n
leeted by carrier from places that were
under quarantine or houses where the
occupants were confined for purposes of
observation. That the physicians having
charge of such cases had willingly CO.
operated with him to prevent any such
persons from attempting to send mail,
and he did not believe that there had
been violations of the rule He further
said that in cases of emergency the at
tending physician might take such mail;
and after it had been punctured and
properly fumigated, it might be dis
patched.
The postmaster was further asked as
to how the work of the office progressed
with four of the regular carriers off
duty; and he replied the working force
of the office were doing the best they
couiu. anu he Hopeu tHe patrons Noulu
be indulgent in case of delay in the de-
livery of their mail John A. Leslie was
appointed temporary substitute letter
carrier yesterday and took route one,
that has been served by Carrier Spear
Mario +. Soldini was appointed tempo.
ary carrier this morning, and it is in.
tended that he take the place left vacant
by Carrier Lewis.
Two new cases OF smallpox have been
reported since yesterdays report Ida
Mauzzi of Hillside avenue and Ralph A.
Martin in the Tomas house on Merchant
street.
The quarantine has been removed
rom the G. Tomas block. all the occu-
,ants having been vaceinated and the
,lace thoroughly fumigated.
One New Case at Wililamstown.
No new cases were reported in Barre
Town to-day, but one was reported from
that in the family Of
frank T. Bacon in Mill Village. In adj
ition to the schools closed at Upper
iranitevile and South Barre, the con-
ent school at Graniteville and the
chools at Foxville in the town OF Will
amstown have been closed.