New Britain herald., 1916-08-30
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN ON SEPTEMBER IS
Date Postponed by Board as Pre-
 Cautionary Measure
TEN DAYS FOR OBSERVATION
All Pupils and Teachers From Out of Town Must Return by September 8 Large Chosen-Other Items.

Following the policy adopted in
 some of the larger cities of the state
 for the purpose of checking the fur i ther spread of infantile paralysis by 1 postpOning the date of school opening,
 the Plainville school board last night voted to forward the date from next 1 Tuesday, September 5, to Monday, i September IS. In connection with | this order it is further announced i that the school board expects all pu- | pills to be back in town at least ten 1 days before the postponed date. Teachers coming from out of town i will also be required to report In Plainville ten days before the reopen ing of school.
 All pupils who fail to return to Plainville within the prescribed period must remain at home for the ten days period or until all danger of the de velopment of infantile paralysis has passed. It was stated this morning that the school authorities had noti- fled all out of town teachers of the new order and it is expected these will report here no later than Friday, September 8. The school board con- siders it important that parents and pupils do not interpret this order as an extension of the summer vacation, but purely as precautionary measure in the interest of the health of all. To merely postpone the date of school opening and not require the presence of all connected with the schools would be futile. The ten day exten- sion is in the nature of an observa- tion period to allow the health au- thorities to watch for possible devel- opments and should one or more cases develop in September, which accord ing to government statistics is one of the most prolific months for the dis ease, the authorities will be In a posi- tion to segregate the victim and places their homes under quarantine.
 No Diptherta Here.
 Through an error a case of dip theria was reported in these columns yesterday. the alleged victim being Raymond Cunningham of Maple street. The child is suffering with an attack of appendicitis and nothing worse. So far as can be learned there Is no case of diptheria in the town of Plainville.
 Delegates at Large.
 At a convention of the republican delegates to the state convention from the Fifth Senatorial district held at the Plainville town hall yesterday aft ernoon two delegates at large were chosen. They are: Charles T. Tread way of Bristol and A. c. Sternberg of West Hartford. The majority of the delegates in the Fifth district attend ed the convention.
 Another Turtle.
 Plainville appears to be the con- VPntiOn for nf turtles in Hartford county according to recent report of captures of the rep tiles. Last week Barney Mason and Luke Welch were credited with snar- ing the biggest snapper caught in these parts in a half century and to- day one of the cooks at. the transfer station gath tered in his twin brother According to a story told by one of the transfer men 1t is a "whale' of a turtle and was apparently on it's way to the cook house for lunch when by mischief it fell foul of the cook. This doughty individual hesitated not a moment and inside of a minute had his snappership cooped up in a big barrel. The date of the execution has | not been set and the cook who is a. kind hearted chap says he may release the reptile and award him an iron cross for courage in venturing into 1 the danger zone.
 Engagement Announced.
 Announcement of the engagement 1 of Miss Louise Brainerd, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Charles Brainerd of Broad street, to Frank Powers of this place has been made. Miss Brainerd severed her connections with the of- flee force at Russell & Erwin's last Saturday and in honor of the ap- preaching event was rendered a mis- cellaneous shower, which included ! many handsome gifts. The date of the wedding has not been fixed, but it