New Britain herald., 1917-05-26

every man ih the performance of hi. professional duties just becau.e one does not perform those duties in a way to suit Mr. Webster's mistaken ideas or now they should be done.
 wonder If 1t has not left q r,thor bed taste in his mouth, and am also wondering what and who. is back of It. Tor cannot believe that he had the courage to write such . letter of his own initiative. We understand 1t fs not uncommon for the gentleman to DC made . cats paw of by politicians longer headed than he is.
 If l were at liberty to give MT. wooster all, or quite a part, of the knowledge in my possession, about the origin and spread of this epidemic I think he would be ashamed of him self, and as he really knows nothing about the inside facts, the public can be congratulated tha the is in a posi- ton where he can circulate only rumors ,and misstatements
 eff were to make public all the things which have come to my know ledge in this epidemic, it would do a great amount of harm, hurt many en- tirely innocent people, and do no possible good.
 MT. Webster seems to be 'peeved. because the health officer did not seek his valuable advice in the manage ment of these matters, but if he had oomd to me for information, and it had seemed best to give 1t to him, it Is reasonable to suppose that this sense of honor might not have been any greater than that of another man, who after being told certain things which had come to my knowledge, under the seal of absolute confidence and secrecy, in fact in . confidential disclosure, and in an attempt to shield innocent people, reported what had said.
 Under such conditions as this, 1t should not be wondered at that the health oncer soon learned that he had to take all the responsibility on his own shoulders
 After the selectmen were awake to the serious condition which we had on hand, they have stood back of, and given every aid to the health officer, and their calm good sense has been in marked contrast to that of such hysterical and nervous critics as Mr. Webster.
 When any ono meddles in such matters as these, matters which often involve the question of life or death, and the happiness, prosperity and reputation of a whole community, without . very clear and definite knowledge of the facts and conditions, he is not only doing . great injury to tho pubic, hut he is working harm. and doing damage In many ways that he cannot know of, and damage which can never h4 repaired.
 Such . person, like a meddlesome old village gossip, Is one of the most dangerous factors to the peace and prosperity of any town. A very few such individuals render any town 'an undesirable place of residence For tunately. Berlin has not many such So far as am concerned, this ends all newspaper controversy. I am too old to be looking for fight. and would not walk across my front dooryard to hang the scalp of the best man in town at my belt, but If any one is hunting trouble, and looking for a scrap, have just enough Irish blood in me to dislike to see any man go way dissatisfied because no one would accommodate him.
 .'R. M. GRIswoLD.'' Church News.
 Rerlin Congregational Church, Rev. s EYske. pastor-Morning worship Conducted by the pastor will be held at 1o:46 o'clock. Sunday school serv- ices will again be resumed after being postponed for two weeks and will take places at noon. There will be : service for the Junior Endeavor isocisty II . o'clock and at s;se otcacclE