The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-02
State News.
Happenings Noted In A Week.
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SMALLPOX IN WAKE.

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SMALLPOX IN WAKE.
Thursdays News and Observer said
"Small-p now exists to eonsidefa
tie extent in this county and the au.
thorities are beginning to seriously
consider the question Of how it may be
stamped out.
"The disease seems to be pretty well
scattered, and on Wednesday there was
a death from 1t in the northern part Of
thu county. The victim was Mr.. Robert
Norwood, well-todo young farmer.
"Mr. Norwood served on the grand
jury here at the March term of the
court; negro woman came before the
Jury as witness and it was later dis
covered that she had smallpox. Mr..
Norwood, it is supposed, contracted
the disease at that. time. It broke out
upon his return home, and on We'd
needay proved fatal.
"1n view of this situation the Coun-
ty Sanitary Committee met yesterday
and took action whereby it is hoped
tie epidemic may be checked in the
rural districts. There is no further
danger in Raleigh, nearly every person
In the city having been vaccinated."
Also 1t recited resolutions passed by
the county board of health making
vaccination compulsory throughout
Wake county.
GATTIs-KILGO CASE.
Raleigh Post 10Th The Supreme
Court will finish the cases on appeal
from the Twelfth district this week,
and then argument OF the cases at the
end of the docket, which have been
passed oyer, will be taken up.
One Ct the most notable and inter
esting cases that has been before the
court in years is among those at the
end OF the docket. This is the Kilgo-
Gattis libel suit, and it will probably be
argued before the court next week.
As is we'll known, Rey. T. J. Gattis,
a minister in the Methodist church,
sued DR.. J. G. Kilgo, Mr.. B. N. Duke
aud Mr. Odell for 100000 damages,
alleging libel, and he was given a YER
dict for $4,000 by the Superior Court
in GRANVILLE county.
The case now comes up on appeal.
The defence made number of excep-
lions to the trial and the verdict in the
Superior Court, and these will be argued
bsfore the court next week.
Judge Clark, it is said, will not sit in
the hearing of this case, by reason of
the fact that he figures In it more
prominently than either OF the parties
involved. The KiIgo-Gattis case de
yeloped from the Clark Kiigo contro-
varsy, and Judge Clark's name appears
frequently in the evidence.
A brilliant array OF legal talent is en-.
gagged in the case. Two of the promi-
nsnt attorneys who took part in the
trial in Granville Superior Court will be
missed at the hearing of the case before
the Supreme Court. They are the late
E. 0. Burton and Governor G. B. Ay-
cock. who appeared for the defence.
Should the decision of the lower
court be affirmed, the defendants would
be compelled to pay the $4,000 dam
ages, which is the largest award ever
made in libel suit in this State. If
error is found by the Supreme Court in
the trial below, new trial will be held.
DIDN'T GET THE >sNIPEs.
Clinton Democrat Catching snipes
in a bag at night, or rather we should
have said, causing some one else to
make an effort to catch them, is all the
rage these days among our fun seeking
and irolicksome folks. A few nights
since crowd over at the Murphy House
proposed to young gentleman, who is
sojourning here for a season, and who
hailed from one of the far eastern coun-
ties of the coast, where the people sub
ri It mainly on fab cn1poc op1 in foo,