The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-21
JR. A. 0. u N. MEET
Session at Durham al s p. m.
Yesterday.
Aldermen Recommend Vaccination, Horse Sold
for Is Gents. Hacks Mustbs slightly"
Smallpox Closes School.

Smallpox Closes School.
Durham, y. c.. Feb 20.-fSpeciall--
The Board OF Aldermen of this city have
passed the following resolution:
Whereas, Smallpox is prevailing IN
many counties in the State, and seems
to be spreading over the State, ana
whereas, the only safe preventive seems
TO be vaccination; therefore. the Board
OF Aldermen Of the city OF Durham here
by recommend that all persons residing
in the city b. vaccinated; and it IS the.
opinion Of the board that vaccination
should be made compulsory on and after
the 9TH day of March, 1900
Tom Luckey. the smallpox patient,
who was carried to the pest house, IS
getting along very we'll His wife ana
child, who were also carried out there,
have shown no sign Of the disease as
yet. Two or three residences in Brooks
town have been strictly quarantined ever
since the case was discovered.
The Athletic Association of Trinity
College will give a gymnastic exhibition
al the Durham Opera House. Tuesday
night. February 9th. The college gym
naSts have made considerable improve
ment since the exhibition last spring at
the Angler Gymnasium, which was 50
much enjoyed. There win be perform
ances on the horizontal bars, parallel
bars. German horse. dumb bell, Indian
club and wand drills, jumping, weight
lifting and boxing. The last feature IS
an innovation here. and will be interest
ing. especially to the ladies, who have
little idea of what it is actually, and
many express themselves as wishing to
see it. Boxing. as distinct from pugilism-
is one of the best of exercises and forms
Of sport.
-Four civil actions were heard before
Squire ID. c. Gunter yesterday, i'll
which judgments We're given to the fol-
| lowing parties against Theo. \. Brown:
Freeman Bros. * Co. $117. 30; l. \. Car
vehl Il Co, $40; Gray, O'Halloran Il
| Co. two cases, one for $175.50. and
the other for $147.50.
| 1t transpires that the thief who stole
Attorney Charles f. Turner's horse and
rode il to Pittsboro, was colored boy
who gave his name there as Rencher
Evans and also as Freda Jones. The
hoy sold the horse TO a darkey near
| Grove. Chatham county, for night )
lodging, valued at - cents Where the
thief went next morning is unknown.
c. A. Sykes. L young man about "a
years of age. died last night shortly
after 10 O'Clock. al the home of his
brothcr-in-law. w. r. Ausley, on Morris
street, of consumption. The deceased
had been sick for sometime The re-
mains were taken to Hebron church to-
day for interment.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
r. l.. Lindsey will celebrate her first
birthday party tomorrow. Little Miss
Lindsey can boast of the following liv-
ing ancestors: Three -grandmoth-
ers, one great grandfather, two grand
fathers and two grandmothers.
| The State Council of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics. convened in
this city tonight at s o'clock \ good
attendance of delegates from various
| councils in the State are present. The
local council and people of Durham gen
| orally gave them a cordial welcome. and
hope that their stay among us will be
both pleasant and profitable
A. e. Jordan, who came to Durham
about three months ago tc assume the
bells furniture store, will return to
Raleigh about the first of March to take
charge of the store for the same firm
there. Mr.. Jordan has made numerous
friends during his stay here, all of whom
regret that he is to leave. He will be
succeeded here as manager by l.. G.
Thompson.
Prof. Edwin Minis returned this morn
ing from Raleigh, where he lectured
before the Monday Evening Club on
Matthew Arnold
The Board Of Aldermen Of this city
have passed an ordinance that 'if any
person shall secure and use the services
of any hackman or carriage driver, with
intent to cheat, defraud or deprive him
of just compensation for his services,
such person shall pay fine of two dol
lars for each offence. This section to
be operative ON and after March 18th
1900"
Another ordinance also passed was rs
follows: "AH carriages, drays and other
vehicles used for the purpose of carry
ing passengers or freight shall be slightly
and sufficiently safe and strong, not to
jeopardize patrons, customers or other
persons.
Mr.. T. r. Fuller returned this morning
from New York, where he had been
on business.
The highest percentage of attendance
in the first six grades of the Durham
Graded Schools for the past month was
as follows: Fuller School, sixth grade. 93
Morebead School, sixth grade. "a. High
School Department, A. seventh grade
81. Enrolment in white schools. 1856
and in colored school, 400 making Il
total of 1916 in the graded schools.
Mr.. L. a. Carr has gone to Richmond.
Va, to attend a meeting of the board
of directors of the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company.
w. J. Christian, Jr., who was one of
those who successfully passed the cX
animation for license to practice law
a few days ago has gone back to Chapel
Hill to take a special course in law.
On account of the smallpox scare, the
West Durham graded school has closed
for twenty days. 1t was thought best
to take this course as a preventive in
case any Of the scholars have been OK
posed to the disease.
Mrs. Frances Crawford aud family
returned from Greensboro last Friday.
They have been notified by the carnage
mont IF tho EtI.uin C'ot4ou ~ He n,