New Britain herald., 1917-12-08
PlainVtlle News TOWN IS VISITED
 BY AN EPIDEMIC
Between Thirty and Forty Cases
 of Whoopin6 Cough
WELL UNDER CONTROL

Four Light Cases of Scarlet Fever Re- ported to Health Officer BulI-Fire- men Hold Annual Election of Om- cers-Sullivan Foreman.
 That the town is in the grip of an epidemic of whooping cough was ad- l mitted by Health Officer J. N: Bull this 1 morning. The health officer stated 1 that at the present time there are be. tween 30 and 40 cases in the town.
 The disease is prevalent especially | among the children and the majority of the cases are light ones. Dr. Bull stated that there was no great cause of alarm as the epidem- 1 ic is fairly we'll under control He 1 said, however, that parents should ex- ercise care in the prevention and spread of the disease by keeping their ] children at home as much as possible mild cases of whooping cough. The rumor to the effect that there are several cases of diphtheria in town
 was denied by the health officer. In addition to the numerous cases of Whooplng cough there are four mild cases of scarlet fever. Those afflicted with the disease have been properly quarantined.
 During the month of November the health officers report shows that 1 there are no contagious diseases in 1 the town with the exception of two
 mild cases of whooping cugh. Men Laid Of.
 It was officially announced that about 20 employees of the Rockwell Drake Corp. who form part of the 1 night shift were laid off indefinitely l this morning. It is said that the local i subsidiary of the Marlin-A Arms Go. is
 encountering some difficulty in getting
 material, mainly steel.
 1 One of the officials remarked this
 morning that the company had several
 car loads of steel on the road but 1 when it will arrive is not known. 1 The report that the government ] had taken a carload of steel from the
 local factory could not be verified. 1 At the Churches. 1 Advent Christian church-''What is
 Man?' will be the pastors subject at 1 the morning worship which will be ] held at 1O:45. Sunday school will be i held at 12:O5 and at 6:15 there will 1 be a Praise and Social service. Eve
 ming preaching service will take place
 at o'clock at which time the pastor 1 will speak on 'The Arithmetic Of | Christian Experience-''
 1 Congregational church-The morn 1 ing service will be held at 1O:45, the l theme of the sermon being Awake l to Righteousness" All departm ents l of the Sunday school will meet at 12 1 o'clock The Christian Endeavor
 meeting will be held at o'clock. Miss
 Helen Day will be the leader her
 topic to be Here Am I. Send Me" ] Baptist church--The theme of the ] pastors sermon at the morning ser 1 vice which will be held at the usual l time will be "The Place For Anxiety. l All departments of the Sunday school 1 will convene at noon and at p. Ill. 1 the Young Peoples service will be l held At the evening service at p.
 m. the pastor will speak on "A Lesson From Nature
 l Episcopal church--Holy Commun- 1 ion will not be celebrated tomorrow as l Rector Burton is indisposed, having 1 contracted a severe cold. Morning
 prayer and sermon will be held at the
 usual time, 1O:45. and at noon all de-
 partments of the Sunday schoo! will meet The evening service will be 1 held at o'clock with Rev. W. J. 1 Simpson of Cheshire officiating. Ow- 1 ing to the recent indisposition of the 1 pastor, Rev. R. J. Burton, it is doubt ] full if he will be able to ofhclate at l the morning service. For the past few 1 days MT. Burton has been suffering 1 from hard cold.
 | Annual Election of officers. l The annual meeting of the Plain
 vile Hose company for the election of officers for the ensuing year was
 held last evening in the Foresters' club 1 rooms on Pierce street. Michael Sulli- 1 van who bears the reputation of hav- 1 ing missed but one fire in ten years 1 was elected to succeed himself as l foreman of the company.
 1 The following other members of the AA