West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-01-27

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that neighborhood to not have been
a case of that disease at all and 1T
was mistake of the physicians In
diagnosing the case. We are in
formed that doctors Reppard and
Campbell. of Middlebourne and DR..
E. B. Conway, of Alma, pro-
nounced 1t genuine case of small
pox Not being satisfied with these
gentlemen's diagnosis of the case,
DR.. Morgan, of Clarksburg, and a
member of the State Board OF
Health was sent for. He went
over to Middlebourne, examined
the patient and pronounced 1t
genuine case of smallpox. This
was certainly evidence enough to
Justify the town authorities and the
County Board of Health In taking
every known proper measure to pre-
vent the spread of this dreadful
disease. The officers did do this.
The patient was sent to a house
and nurses provided for him. The
officials also quarantined all per-
sons who had been exposed and In
doing so, so we are informed,
quarantined many persons among
whom were o. w. 0. Hardman,
Ohio Barnes, D. II. Morey and
others connected directly and in.
directly with the Star, through
which paper some of these quaran-
tined people have used as medl-
um to vent their wrath against the
town authorities for having them
quarautined. The officers OF the
town and the public generally are
very wroth about what the Star has
been publishing about them, and we
think justly so. The authorities
certainly had evidence In abun-
dance to warrant them In quarar-
timing all persons who had beeo
exposed to the sick man. Another
thing that has added to the Ill feel
ing Is the tact that Mr.. McGinniss,
the sick man, was boarding at the
Morey hotel and of course D. H.
Morey was guaranteed, and he
does not seem to like 1t and thinks
1t Is all spite work against him. AS
the town election at Middlebourne
was only held a few days since,
and G. B Riggle defeated Mr.. Mo-
rey for the Office of mayor. Is not
calculated to make him feel very
friendly towards the powers that
be and has been talking pretty
freely about the matter. So 1t ap
pears and we are informed that It's
Morey's friends against the public
who are causing the remarks In the
Star to be published making fun Of
the officers for guaranteeing them.
We are informed this is true aud
have been asked to make this ex.
PLANTATION In behalf of the officers of
the town and county.
AS an outsider we think the Off
GERS did exactly what Is right in the
matter. Three reputable physicians
pronounced the disease smallpox
This was enough evidence to war
rant strict measure being taken.
The officers did right and the Star
should sustain them and no. allow
Its collins to be used to ridicule
them In. Natural, a man shut up
In house for several days would
not like the job very long aud
would naturally kick. We read the
articles In the Star and thought
they were funny at first but later
on they read to us as If there, was
some malice behind them all. But
perhaps we are discussed and
cussed so often we have grown
hardened In the profession and
don't care any more for newspaper
abuse than duck does about water.
To the man who Is doing a disa-
greeable duty honestly 1t Is an
other thing no doubt to have disa-
greeable things said about him.
The officers of the town of Middle
bourne In enforcing the quarinetine
laws strictly have done just what
they ought to have done and just
what every man and woman In the
county expected them to do and
don't care who likes or dislikes 1t,
Ii was the only wise thing to do and
the public generally will thank
them for doing as they did and will
sustain them.
We trust the case will prove not
to be smallpox. IF 1t does, but lit.
tie harm has been done, If 1t was
smallpox aud the patient had not
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