New Britain herald., 1920-10-01
MUCH DAMAGE IS
 DONE BY STORM
Numerous Trees Uprooted and
 Wires Torn Down
NO TYPHOID CASES HERE
Polls Open Monday for Town Election From 6 a. m. Until p. m., Standard Time-Registration of Women Talk ing Place-Headstones for Vets.

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 Probably the storm of early this morning fingered over the district of Plainville a little longer than was necessary, at any rate it left consid- erable damage throughout the place. Electric lights were out during the storm and the town was enveloped in darkness. Trees were uprooted and the telephone wires were torn down. Officer Philip Moreno kept a vigilant watch throughout the storm, as sev- eral high tension wires were sputter- ing and sparkling on the roads. Three large trees were uprooted on BaSSett street near the sand bank hill and lay across the street. One of the larg- est trees that fell was on Maple street, near the corner of Whiting. The roots were all exposed and a hole fully ten feet wide and five feet deep was made in the ground as it fell. The road was completely blocked and the tree fell directly into the Newton yard across the street, blocking the driveway and preventing teams from coming out. A gang of men were at work early in the morning saving it at the roots anu il So piSSSS. AC VII Oc were taken with it as it fell, and from Whiting street. down Maple, to a distance of 300 feet, tangled masses of telephone wire lay in the road. Broad street had a case similar to this, be- tween Park and Whiting streets, and a large tree next to the Plainville bank on West Main street, broke off at the base and fortunately, when falling. grazed the side of the bank, missing the large plate glass windows on that side. Wires were also torn down with it. Telephone service was almost completely paralyzed this morning and many lines were out of order. Hanson Brothers Screw Machine Producing company. on Southington Road. was unable to begin operations on account of the electricity being off. More than three hours later when the wires were fixed. the factory started. Every street in the town was covered with branches and leaves of trees, and all fruit-bearing trees were nearly devoid of any fruit at all
 No Typhoid Cases.
 While the sources of typhoid fever cases are being traced by several doctors of New Britain and the health department inspectors, an interview with Health Officer Dr. J. N. Bull this morning, gave view to the fact that there are no cases in Plainville at present. However, it had been feared that several cases in New Britain and elsewhere had developed in a local factory This question was investigat- ed by pr. Bull, who took blood tests from IA employees that worked in the of the Standard Steel and Bearings plant, and found them to be free from any germ whatever. There are, however, cases in Bristol and New Britain of men who are employees of the Standard Steel and Bearings factory, but no trace of their having it in Plainville can be found. The case of Thomas A. Kel- lev who died in the St. Francis hos pital about a month ago was the only case that the health officer knows of this fever in town. The deceased was ! an employe of the Standard Steel | plant and boarded in town, having | eaten a greater part of the time in | he factory restaurant. With the ex- i ,eption of this case there was no con- a gious disease recorded for the month 1f September.
 Mondays Voting Hours
 The voting for the election of town | officers will be held Monday in the Town hall. The polls will be open rom 6 a. m. until 5 p. m. standard | ime This will mean that they will oa open from a. m. until 6 D. m., laylisht saving time. The machines |