Dr. E. H. Smith, in his annual re
port as health officer, says that for
the first time during the 20 years he
has held that pusition, a year has
passed without the occurrence of a
single case of t'..e ordinary severe
communicable diseases. The town,
however, had its share of the influ
enza epidemic, there having been at
least 200 cases, mostly in Georgetown
vicinity. Referrir. to ceneral sani
tary conditions in Georgetown the re
port says that the disposal of sew
age there is difficult on account of
the lay of the land. Furthermore, In
the main part of the village it is
becoming increasingly difficult to
keep pigs or other domestic animals
without offence.
Steps have been taken to provide
the Episcopal church with a new or
gan which shall sen s as a memorial
of the late James T. Gregory who was
for many years organist at the church
and otherwise active in parish work.
The vestry has authorized Miss Elea
nor Dayton to secure subscriptions
for the proposed memorial.
While at work in silo Ailing a few
days since J. B. Eanford, Jr., received
a cut on the hand which later de
veloped infection, causing incipient
blood poisoning. It is supposed that
the aggravated conditions were caus
ed by corn smut which is of a pois
onous nature.
A prominent citizen was deeply
chagrined just after voting last Mon
day at the realization that he had
failed to place any designating mark
on his ballot, thereby rendering it of
no account. The moderator was
consulted as to whether there was
any way by which the situation could
be remedied, but decided that there
was none.
Frank Meehan, the meat dealer,
is laid out with an indisposition
caused by a digestive and nervous
ailment.
