New Britain herald., 1920-02-28
HEALTH OFFICER
 FILES STATEMENT Influenza Cases Totalled 8O-
 Town Fortunate, He Says PLAN COMMUNITY SERVICE
Rev. Dr c. w. C. Hill of New Britain to be Speaker Tomorrow Evening in COngrc CationaI Church - Distin Sues for Divorce.

UT. d. N- Du ull hSdltI OIiCSi, ildc compiled one of his perodical reports which shows that there have been 95 cases of m easles reported since Janu- ary 25 when the epidemic broke out here. pr. Bull stated that there are probably number of cases which have not been reported and that the plumber of cases may total more than 100
 There were so cases of influenza reported during the winter months. This is the severe type of flu and not the usual grip colds experienced In New England during the winter There were three deaths from pneu- monia. which, presumably, developed Ironl1influen
 There has been no diphtheria dur ips the winter. Dr. Bull feels that the ttownFAs sinEulaliH fortunate in escap- ing this disease which has spread all over the state and which is cpl demic in some localities. Neither was there any scarlet fever, Whooplng cough or humps.
 The health officer issued a warning; to the townspeoplc in regard to the : use of ripe olives. Recent cases in which the consump ption of ripe olives proved fatal, wiping out entire fami- :. lies, should be a warning to all fanl- lies to exercise extreme caution m the use of this food article, pr. Bull said. He explained that his remarks should not be construed as a condemnatory talk the use of olives in general.
 The epidem of measles has inter- fered to a great extent with the at tendance at the public schools. Most of the children who contracted the disease have brothers or sisters who attend school and when the malady appeared in a family it usually meant two or more children in the family who were absent from school for more than two weeks. No figures are as yet available on the attendance at the schools during the present term.
 The second of d series if commun- ity services to be held during she Lenten season, and in which f1e members of the Congregational and Episcopal churches will unite, will be h cid tom orrow eveuing at : o'clock at the Congregational church Rev Dr. George W. C. Hill. pastor of the south Congrega tionuI church in New Brit ain, will preach Lenten sermon. There will be special mu- sical program hy the church choir. The public is invited to attend.
 Sues for Divorce.
 Everett F. Distin of Mountain View. has instituted suit for divorce from Ada B. Russell Distin, whose present wherea bouts are unknown. The com plaint alleges adultery. They were married on September 6. 1905. In addition to the divorce, Distin has 8 piled for the custody of four minor l children born of the marriage. The | case is scheduled for the superior court in Hartford on Tuesday, April 1
 Temperature Reports.
 Reports of extremely low temper ature. the veracity of which have been 1 questioned. came from the Scott 1 Swamp district this orninE- It is sa id that it was 20 degrees below zero in that section of the town at o'clock l this morning, At wind swept cor ner in the center of the town the l thermometer registered 6 degrees be- low zero. at 9 o'clock.
 Factory Changes Hands.
 The Hardware City Manufacturing of the Elm City Brass company fac tory, will take possession of the property about May 1 and will man uracture trunk hardware. The prop erty contains 13.4o0 square feet of floor space and has a frontage of 100 feet the right of way of the Eortham pton division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road.
 The New Brita in concern will make number of alterations and improve ments in the buildings and will in- stall new machinery before begin- ming opera tions. The purchase Of the ia ctory was the result of rush of new orders. The factory will employ about 100 hands.
 Church Notices.
 CongreSational. Life Work Re. cruit Sunday'' will be observed at the church. tomorrow according to the calendar of the Intcrchurch World Movement. The sermon will be "Nhat Shall I Do With My I-ife?' The young people of the parish especially those attending High school. are urged to attend. Th" Sunday school will meet at !noon. The Brotherhood class will rasume sessions with meeting tomorrow to organize and discuss plans for the eight weeks series of sessions The committee Of which L. l.. Rrastow is chairman, has .'repared an interesting series of topics. and leaders for discussions have been chosen. Programs and letters of announceme ent have been sent to the men of the parish and 8 large attendance is expected. The Christian Endeavor society will meet at o'clock. Topic The Results of Our Words and Deeds"
 Brotherhood Program.
 The Sunday noon Brotherhood class
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