New Britain herald., 1917-08-18
P(ainVflIe News YOUNG GIRL MAY BE
 PARALYSIS VICTIM
Daughter of MT. and Mrs. Dona- hue Goes to Isolation Hospital
FEET AND HANDS CRIPPLED
Suspected Infantile Paralysis Case Re- portcd-Victim Taken III Yester- day-Davis Infant Dcad-Learn How to Preserve Fruits.-Briefs.

'"1oVlS @Aua1lt Dead-LeArn How to Preserve Fruits.-Bnefs. Believed to be suffering from tho dreaded infantile paralysis. the four- year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs, Ronert Donahue of Westwood park. was taken to the isolation hospital m Hartford yesterday. Symptoms of the disease are manifest in the little glrls case and while positive diagnosis has not been made doctors are of the opinion that the little girl is a paralysis victim.
 The child had not been feeling well for g. few days but was able to be around as usual until yesterday when both her hands and feet became par tlally paralyzed. Dr. J. c. Tanner was sent for and after an examina- tion he expressed the opinion that the little girl might be suffering from the dread disease although it had not developed sufficiently to permit of positive diagnosis. As a precaution the physician advised that the patient be taken to the isolation hospital for observation and treatment.
 Plainville has had but one infantile paralysis case since the disease broke out in this section year ago. Doc tors throughout the state do not an- ticipate an epidemic this summer although they believe there may be sporadic cases.
 Davis Child Dead.
 Kenneth Irving Davis, the three months old son of MT. and Mrs. Vic- tor Davis. died last night at the home of his grandmother. Mrs. William Bates of Mountain View. The child had been suffering from intestinal trouble. The funeral was held this afternoon and interment was in West cemetery.
 'Drunks' in Court.
 John Coyle and James Ellis faced Justice Prior in court this morning on charges of intoxication and breach of the peace. The former, arrested yesterday by Constable Downing, was fined $5 and costs. He made a scene at the freight office yesterday when he was refused work because he was in an intoxicated condition
 Ellis created a disturbance at Will liam H. Millers place on the New Britain road yesterday. He demanded admittance to the house and when refused threatened to do dire things to the inmates. Officer Marine finally landed him in the lookup. This morning Justice Prior sentenced him to jail for sixty days, finding him guilty on both breach of the peace and intoxication charges.
 Learn How to Can.
 Mrs. Julian Dean of Hartford, gave and vegetable canning today in the town hall. She gave lessons to small gathering this morning, explaining her methods to a larger number at this afternoons session.
 Mrs. Dean showed her audience how to can corn and tomatoes and also ex- plained the methods to be employed in drying fruits and vegetables.
 Plainville women have had plenty of opportunity to receive instruction in the art of canning and they should be we'll qualified to "do their bit' in the conservation of food while the war is in progress. Through local com- mittee headed by Mrs. H. A. Castle the Hartford county league has been prevailed upon to send Mrs. Dean here on two occasions this summer Dem- onstrations have also been given in va rious homes by local experts.
 The housewives in the town have shown considerable enthusiasm over the food conservation movement and preserve closets will probably be we'll stocked this winter as a result of their activities.
 Tobacco for Soldiers.
 Members of the fire department are making preparations to raise a tobac- co fund for the use of the Plainvillc boys serving in the various branches of the army or navy.
 The Hose company has voted to have a drawing on August 25 of mis- cellaneous prizes left over from the fair given during the winter, the re- ceipts of which will be used to start the fund.-
 There is considerable interest in the
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