New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
HAMVULE NEWS. 30 MEASLES CASES REPORTED IN TOWN Disease Has Spread But Is Not
 an Epidemic ALL ARE LIGHT CASES

with Trolley Company OhcIal-
 Connecticut Company Win Pay for
 Removal of Snow-Lcnten Notes.
 Reports of the spread of measles
 throughout the town were substan-
 tiated this morning when Dr. J. x.
 Bull, health officer, stated that the
 numb bcr of cases of this disease may
 be roughly estimated at 30. The
 number of cases has practically dou-
 blcd in the past 10 days. Every pre-
 caution is being taken in the schools
 to prevent the disease from being cpl
 demic and an appeal has been issued
 to parents of school children to CO.,
 operate with the health authorities
 and the school board and faculty in
 preventing the spread of measles in
 the schools. Pupils have been sent
 home from the schools when measles
 was suspected and parents are re-
 uuCstcd to see that children who have
 hecn exposed to Contagion are kept
 out of school until the danger of in
 lection has passed. pr. Bull does not
 consider the situation as an epidemic.
 The disease broke out in PIainville
 about two weeks ago and Dr. Bull inn
 mcdiately began an investigation to
 learn the origin of the first cases. As
 result of his investigation, he an
 nounced that the disease did not ori-
 ginate in PlainNille, but was intro
 duced by carrier who had been eX-
 posed to the disease in nearby city.
 Few of influenza have been
 reported within the past few days and
 those that have been are of a milder
 type than those reported a week or
 1hpra n off
 pneumonia. pr. Bull said this morn
 ing that influenza is on the decline
 here.
 Denies Reported Dispute. First Selectman William J. Johnson today denied the report of d dispute with Superintendent Beardsley, of the
 New Britain office of the Connecticut company. The argument was said to have taken place on the street a few
 days ago relative to the matter of clea ring snow from the sides of the trolley. tracks. MT. Johnson stated there was no dispute. but confirm ed
 the report that the Connecticut com pany will bear the expense concurrent with the removal Of the snow. Ii was very evident that the snow would have to be cleared away by som cone [ other than the town, as it seems to be iul pOSSlplc to opldlu lhtll Lo SlON Gl snow
 Debt Raising Campaign. The members of the Methodist Episcopal church have started active Y ok in the recently announced cam paign 10 raj iSc the church debt which at present amounts to $1,600. The drive will continue until March 11 and the sum desired will he obtained, it
 is expected, by subscriptions among the church members. The campaign will culnlinate on St. Patrick's Day with a reception at the. church. The burning of the mortgage will take place on that evening.
 Lcntcn DeVotionS. A series of mid-week Lentcn meet | ings will begin on Thursday evening at 7:45 o'clock in the Congregational church parish house Tine meetings will be known as "l7ellowship Meet ings'' and will be given over princi- phI!N to informal discussions of topics suggested by the Congregational Eel | lowship of Prayer Pamphlets. Thare will be Lcnten devotions and prayer at the Church of Our Saviour , this evening at 7:3O o'clock in ob- servante of Ash Wednesday. Services were held this morning at s o'clock. The services at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy this evening at 7:3O o'clock will include Rosary, Renedic- ton of the Blessed Sacrament and distribution of ashes. Ashes were dis trhutcd this morning at the s o'clock mass.
 Appropriate Lerten services are be- ing held today in all of the local churches to observe Ash "Wednesday and the beginning of the Lentcn sea- 1 son.
 Nurse Still Missing. The executive committee of I'Eiin vile branch American Red Cross. is 1 still anxiously awaiting the ssignment ! and arrival of a visiting or public ! health nurse for this town. The de : lax in securing the nurse is not the ] fault of the local committee or ot the 1 chairman. they having done every l thing in thclr power to hasten the as ! sisrment of ! public health nurse for i his town. AdviceS are received peri 1 odicallN from the state Department of ! health stating that the t7sIay is caused 1 bv the difficulty of securing nurses for ] this particular work. The adviceS also state that PlainNile is first on the l waiting list.
 1 Parish Messenger Issued. The February mum her of the Parish i NesSen ger. a pamphlet issued monthly ! hy the Congregational church. is now ! being distributed to the church m mcm-