Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-03
STATE HOUSE,
STATE HOUSE.
Increased Danger Of SMALLPOX
at Names Northera Border.
80 Cases !" Carleton County, n. b.
Or. A. G. Young In Aroostook.
Today's Rifle Shoot Al Brunswick. Other IN.
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spring and summer. and now the
greatest source of danger of the sea-
son and for years past makes it's an
p.arancc on our northern boundary.
L. fact, Aroostook county and. in
truth. all Maine is in danger of an in
Nasion of the dread disease. Smallpox
mas reached an epidemic stage in
Gafleton county. New Brunswick. i'm
Which there are about 80 cases and
,nsnE persons have been exposed.
sDf. Young received. Tuesday. a tele-
gram, from Houlton which called him
eff.roSt haste. Arriving there he had a
con7Rfence with the local board of
health and arranged with DR.. Williams
to go3nto the Provincial territory and
investigate With the view of learning
the reaN facts concerning reports of
smal!po& there. That 1t Is genuine
smallpox is now settled beyond a
doubt and they have found two in
feoted families at jackson Falls. only
two miiessfrom the Littleton border.
DR.. Williams planned further invesi-
cations. Eriday morning.
DIR. Young I, arrived in Augusta.
Thurseta Y evening, and had a con-
ference t.feh the attorney general with
regard til some legal questions and left.
on the iieon train. yesterday. for
Aroostooks, The report Of the secretary
of the Pnokincial board of health re-
gardins tlyso cases in Carleton county
gives very serious aspect to the
situationts
= The Riverside campmeeting opened
in the town of Blaine. yesterday. and
at least one-half the attendants come
from the other side of the line about
the infected sections. The secretary of
the. State board found that the pro-
visions offered by the law do not plain
~ prescribe that the campmeeting may
be closed 50 il has been considered
best 10 quarantine those infected
places in other words to prevent peo-
pie from points of danger visiting the
campmeeting. AS the meeting opened.
yesterday. however some of them may
BE- already on the ground. In ac-
cordance with his conference with the
attorney general Secretary Young will
publish the following notices.
Special order of the State board of
health--On account of the presence of
smallpox in the parish of Wakefield.
y. B.. and the uncertainty that it may
not exist in the neighboring parishes,
it is hereby ordered that persons from
New Brunswick shall not come from
the Riverside campmecting in the
town of Blaine.
Persons violating this order will be-
come liable to arrest and quarantine.
and, as the law provides they shall be
punished by fine not more than $500.
or by imprisonment in the county Jail
for Il period of not more than six
months. or by both fine and imprisOn-
mcnt. in the discretion of the court"
BY order of.
State Board Of Health.
Augusta. Me. August l.
Secretary Young has published no
tees to health officers. local boards Of
health. municipal officers. sheriffs.
corstablc4. and all county, town and
village authorities regarding the mat
ter saying that it is his duty to ask all
citizens to help guard against the dan
| ger and especially to request all officers
20 enforce the special order of August
| |. published above. as is provided in
| the extracts from chapter 3o3. Public
Laws of 1893. here given:
| Section l. And the said (State) board
of health may from time to time make.
alter. modify or revoke rules ana
regulations for guarding against the
! Introduction of said diseases into the
state etc.
| Section . All health officers. local
boards of health. municipal officers
| sheriffs. constables. policemen. and
marshalS shall enforce the rules and
regulations Of the State board Of
health made as provided in this act in
every particular affecting their re-
spective localities and duties: and any
person who shall neglect or refuse t.
obey the said rules and regulations. OF
VII" shall wilfully obstruct OF
hinder the execution thereof
hall he punished by n fine
OF not more than five hundred
dollars. or by Imprisonment in the
county Jail for period of not more
than six months. or by both fine and
imprisonment in the discretion of the
court. And it shall be the duty of al
authorities Of every county. city. town
ana village corporation. ana of al
local boards of health. and of al
officers and persons in charge of the
institutions. buildings. and vehicle:
mentioned in this act to cooperate
with the State board Of health III
carrying out the provisions OF this act.
The competitive shoot for places 81
the state rifle team. which is to com
pete at Sea Grit. y. j.. at the meetin;
Of the National Rifemens association
to be held. in September. will tak'
! place. today at Brunswick. under tn
supervision of Col. f. G. Dill inspect
or general of rifle practice on the stat
of Governor Hill.
The list of competitors is as follows
Major Bal r. Bradbury. surgeon. Is
infantry; capt. William II. watson
Co. {, LIST Infantry, Auburn: Scrgean
ID. A. kaler. Go. f., lst Infantry. Port
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