The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-04
VIRGINIA'S SMALL POX SCARE
Winston May Establish a Quarantine
Against the Infected District.
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WINsTOM N. O., Aug. 3.


DR.. John Bynum,s Winston's health
officer, who went to Virginia to make a
| thorough investigation of the question
as to whether or not this city should es-
! tabIish a quarantine against the small
poX infected district, in Patrick county,
has returned, lie had an interview with
the mayor and physicians Of Martins.
! vile, and they assured him that they
| had taken all necessary steps TO pre-
vent the spread Of the disease. Strict
quarantine regulations have been
adopted and they say that these rcgu-
lations cover all public approaches TO
this section from the infected dis
trict. Ali the known cases have
been collected and isolated at
Stella, twenty miles from Mar
tinsville. The first case appeared Mt
Stella, and was that of a eoIored Eoman
who escaped from Roanoke during the
contagion there When the woman was
first taken sick the nature OF the disease
was not known, and through visits 10
her the small-pox began to spread. Com
petent physicians have been poeed IN
charge of the pationts, who say that
they have no doubt that the disease ~
under control. The people Of Martins
vile do not fear that IL win reach that
place. AS the result of the investiga
tion DR.. Bynum does not think IL neoes
sary for Winston Salem to establish
quarantine, but, as vaccination Is the
best protection against small -pox, he
recommends and urges that every citi
zen be vaccinated at odce. A supply OF
fresh virus was telegraphed for and
arrived to-day. The city authorities
will make provisions for vaccination Of
all who are not able to bear the expense
themselves.
The particulars Of a sensation, which
occurred Thursday night at Midway,
Davidson county, We're received here last
evening. 1t appears that q crowd OF
men from Walnut Cove went to Midway
for the purpose Of making DR.. hill, q
young physician, who stands charged
with running young lady at Walnut
Cove, promise to marry the girl or set
tie the matter to the satisfaction of her
people. The young physician had been
warned of the intentions of the party
and consequently secured a deputy sher
if together with number of his friends,
who met the party from the Cove. The
opposing factions are said to have been
well armed, but the sheriff and his par
ty came off victorious. The crowd from
Walnut Cove were arrested, tried before
magistrate and bound over to court.
They put up the money for their appear
ance. A crowd went after the doctor
once before but they failed to find him.
The Forsyth Sunday School Oonven-
ton was held at Maple Springs church,
four miles west of Winston, to-day. The
attendance was large and many interest
ing and enthusiastic speeches were made
by preachers, suporintendents and teach
ers.
The r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
of this city, has secured six hundred feet
of space for large exhibit of manufac-
tured tobacco at the Atlanta Exposition.
DR.. J. A. Blum, of Winston, has been
engaged to arrange the exhibit, and he
says it will be both novel and attractive.
1t is learned that no exhibit will be made
by the Winston Board of Trade.
The Winston tobacco manufacturers
had fine trade this week, their ship
ments aggregating some $50, 900 pounds.
The revenue collections amounted to
$15, 900.