Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-24
LOCAL NEWS.

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH "A
meeting of the Board of Health was held last
n;,ht at the Auditors Office, at which were
p, rsDrnt G. H. Robinson, President pro tenn,
H!nrI Mcssrs r. H :Rudd, C. L. Neale, Josiah
Ford Ford, Michael Smith, and NJ. b. Harlow, Sec
retag
-, was to take into consideration the DISPOSE
, nH to be made of a case Of smallpox reported
~ Mr.. Agnew as existing at the lower end of
Wote street, and read the following letter:
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept p, 1878.
,y U'm ~ Bcrkkey, Mayor:
Thar Sir: Another case OF smallpox has de-
..nned itself in one of the tenement houses Of
1 lines Green, adjoining my wuarf hope you
I'LL take prompt measures to have the case re-
WI, to a safe place. The prevalence of this
i;assc lust in the midst of my men, as well rs
NO captains, sailors, boatmen, &C., is very dam
. r to my business, and | must, therefore,
FOX TO the city for protection. Yours truly, &c,
wv" JOHN p. AGNEW.
DR. J. B. johnson, who had visited the case,
bong also present, presented the following re-
c,,r,s r. Robinson, esq, President pro tenn Of
re- Boerd Of Health:
nssrS SIR: In obedience to request, examined
ia csse of smallpox reported and complained Of
NJ Agnew and found it to be of mild
::-m in \ child of twelve years of age. The pa
..n,s If the child had confurmed to all the re-
,.;r,ments of the law on the subject, and can
'.rnypu, and Mr.. Agnew through you that
Ss.' i: not the least danger of spreading the
no",.yior to any one employed about his place
,Jms;npss The only danger is to those within
. o. 'I honse and to those wlo may be brought
n'' sontsct with the case. Most respectfully,
III ''" J. B. JOHNSON, NJ. d.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Sept. % 1878
A. / N,lls
Amounted u committee to rent the building no"
Known as the smallpox hospital Tor one month,
with the privilege OF SIX, at tue rate OF sl2'oo
4 hin Of DR.. j. B. johnson for $50 tor med
;cnI services and medicines at the smallpox nos
rtal was ordered to be paid. 81
PA 4 hin of G, W. Clifford, Superintendent OF
p,Iiee amounting to $50, for acllng as mcSseh-
ger to smallpox patients: was relGflIu " w W.
uIiltee consisting OF NJ. d. Hirio"' - W.
Nails and Josiah Ford.
Mr. Stephep A. Green was elected mem
her Of the Board FROM the 9th District, to MI
vacancy occas;oned by the resi- gnatlon OF Mr..
lanes EntwiIe, jr., and DR.. Johnson was IN
s,ruc,ed to walt upon Mr.. Agocw and lntorm
him there was no danger of the spread OF the
disease among the sailors at his wharf.
The meeting then adjourned.
TOURNAMENT A tournament was held near
Oiyet Chapel, on the Back Lick road, few
miles southwest of the city, yesterday afternoon.
The Knights who entered the lists were VIM.
CCckere, BENZ Hunter, Frank Reed, SAM.
G,lard, VI Mckenzie, John Monroe, r. Il.
FAIR, VIM. Reed, Thomas Addison, Richard
Nyvivt aud Asbury 'Triplett. The successful
knight was Mr. Coard, who crowned Miss
Barton Queen of Love and Beauty, the Maids
Of Honor being the Misses Francis. Reed aud
Young. in the order mentioned The charge
10 The knights and the coronation speech were
made by Judge james Sangster. After the
iiug daucing commenced in the pavilion
which had been erected for the occasion, and
Continued until put stop to by the rain One
Il the male attendants imagining that he had
tten afroncd at the ball by one Of the mana
cers invited the latter into the adjoining woods
70 settle the difficulty according to the rules of
The 2. r., and the invitation being Immediate
accepted the challenger was whipped at the
lrst pass, and at an invitation from the mana
ger that he could whip all the challengers
friends, they all with one accord began to make
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