The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-10

'SAf iHi.t SiI.ii dCLti. tu!E Sudll pOS
/ has assumed anything like an epidemic
form and the mortality has been very
light. 1t has appeared in twenty-three
counties during the year ana is still
prevalent IN some sections. IT. IS i'm
por.:Int that stringent measures enou.t!
be adopted in order 10 stamp it cat be-
! fore IL assumes Il more virulent type.
The Secretary Of the State Board, DR..
James Evans. in his report to me says:
1T was Impossible for the State Board
! OF Health TO prevent the rapid spread
of the disease to those widely separated
sections OF the State for several reasons,
the chief Of which was the Inadequate
! funds at the disposal of the Board: not
being clothed with sufficient power to
| enforce their authority in isolating
guarding aud preventing intercourse
with the sick: in enforcing the great
safeguard against the spread of the
contagion, compulsory vaccination. and
the great necessity of extending the
| health organization to the township
which would secure prompt notification
OF the preSeace Of any contagious or in
| fectlous disease to the health authori-
ties, who could thus take prompt ac-
tion in stamping out any disease before
it could possibly infect other persons
ard become epidemic" This matter
deserves your careful attention. TO ex-
tend the organization from the State
Board to the County Board and from
the County Board to the Township
Board would put in operation machin-
cry that should be able to control and
stamp out any contagious or infectious
disease before it could have opportuni-
ty to spread. and could guard with a
! Jealous eye the health Of the State.
You have now on your calendar a'bill
providing for township boards of health.
On account of the prevalence Of small
pox recently ] made arrangements to
| borrow $1,000 TO be put at the disposal
of the State Board of Health in order
to stamp out and control the small poX
| epidemic. Up to this time that fund
has not been drawn upon but l have nc
doubt the State Board has incurred
some obligations which will have to be
met in handling the disease. The
health of the people Of the State is a
very important matter and should be
carefully guarded by the enactment Of
wise sanitary measures. In the rerort
of the State Board you will find several
| important suggestions ard recommen-
dations which should receive your care
full consideration.
MEDICAL COLLEGE.
The Medical College of the State of
South Carolina located at Charleston
| is not State institutson but through
the kindness of is faculty has for sew
eral years been furnishing free tuition
to seven deserving young men, one from
each congressional district in the State,
These young men have been named by
the Governor. Thought proper to call
this matter to your official attention
and to commend this institution for the
good work it has been doing for the
State.
OYSTER BEDS.
In our coast counties the oyster busi-
ness could be made animportart indus
| try if proper and wise legislation were
enacted to project the oyster beds. |
am informed that tons Of oysters are
shipped from Beaufort County every
week during the winter to canning fac
tories in other States for which the
state receives Prac1icaliy no re!e-
nue., ana Ihese oeos are allnosU IN j.
eHha9sUIoie. Anu EuaU - Itue VI
beaulOrU IS Irue VI oeorSe.o"n snu
our o'her coaS' couutle9. II - d Lnucu !.
more important mattef Inan some ol
| our people who are not familiar with it
imsgine. II properly protected. can
nerles could not De oullt ana proiilaoiy
operated where the oecs are ana remun-
eratlVe employment given our own peo-
pie. II they were no1 ana Ine oysters
were exported tue State should receive
some revenue from them anc no1 Soi-
unfairly con'flouIe 10 enr!cn oIneT
states from property "nlcn IS ours. l
ask Tor thls matter your caFelul cons!u-
eratlon ana SNc'' lesls'aIion as III your
wisdom you MY concluoe proper lor
the protecIoa "t the Sta!e. AZ Iue
session OF 1871 I'm, ''Slslatlon was oau
along this Hue '''ast needs 10 oe amend
ed and pertec.eI and made more eHec-
tive.
CLAIMS FOR CAPTURED AND ABANDON
ED PROPERTY.
T. bas baan brorgbt to mvnotice that
49, ~ ,lao nonoa;ns n IN Iba Trassnrv ~ the
I-;.o5 80 800 10 w s,r, ~ en- zI3 0o- oG
utIcu S.a.H' 49, W. ~. t.on, W 10 soIe of
90 - ahandonad -ro-,er+r ~ rho
Sap,ban, Sap.L. GU S4atsS nnJar tbe actsofCon-
,'oasnet an,,.o..ed S@e Iaroh @ - IsGS and
F.! ii,,II, , fs6t This heinz chiefly cotton
| ooAy -. AS'@! SA1S ~'Nc