The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-11
|DRR'||, williams
tuberculosis |'.|'|| G.
Actinic Light is the Most Effecs
tive Cure.
CITES. A. CASE. in PARTlcU LAR
CITES. "A CASE N AR.TlcU LAR
Spoke Before the County Medical So
ciety-Patient Was Cured by Treat
nent-C anons of Two Bodies.
Other Manchester News.
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Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No. 1902 Hun Street.
Before meeting Of the Chesterfield
County Medical Society held at the
home OF Dr. EFT. Rucker, in Manches-
ter, last night, DR.. Robert f. Williams
read a paper on tuberculosis, which set
forth a new and the best means of ex-
terminating this disease. This treatment
is by Tinsen light, concentrated actin1c
rays.
The case where the treatment had been
used was OF a lady, and the patient, With
in a short time experienced rapid
change for the better. After three
months the lung which was affected was
practically restored i The lady gained IN
flesh and was entirely freed of the cough.
This was the first case treated by this
method in the South. The paper was
of highly interesting nature to the
medical men present, among whom We're
some Of the leaders in the profession.
DR.. Williams is a. Richmond physician
having his office at No. sos East Grace
Street The society, after hearing the
paper read and explained by DR.. Will
flians, extended to him avote of thanks.
DR.. Haden sent a paper. which was
read by DR.. w. P. Mathews, on tubercu-7
lcsis. Drs. Fisher. Reid and Bailey re-
ported cases of the disease and made
short talks on its treatment.
4 DIR. w. P. Mathews closed the meet
ing with a talk to the members on the
disease. For stopping people from expec-
torating en- the sidewalks came under his
notice, and he argued that the disease
was brought into homes in this manner
He said with proper care tuberculosis
could be cured and, Furthermore. the dis
ease exterminated, and he wanted to see
enough money appropriated to the medical.
profession to establish a hospital for just
such patients as were reported. The
actinic rays, as presented by DR.. Will
liams, Is the proper treatment for the
disease in the minds Of those who heard
him.
The next meeting Of the society will
be held at Chesterfield Courthouse on
next. courtsday
s=y Is FIxsTHE RULES.
Nineteen representative citizens of Man
chester ! last might attended the caucus
of the Board Of Aldermen and the City
SAssemblymen in the Council Chamber.
Mr.. A. w. Fair was the only absentee.
A. committeesof five, two from the Board
/, and three from the Assembly, were ap-
pointed to draft rules and regulations
governing the two bodies. It is we'll
known to every Manchesterian that this
Z is the first time there has ever been a
Board of Aldermen. For this reason. the
caucus was held, so that thesrules might
be made before the men take their places
in municipal government in Manches-
ter.
From the Assembly. Messrs. j. S. Wake
field, r. v. Owen and w. B. Bradley
were appointed on the committee. and
iMessrs. John E. Utz and S. r. Perdue
from the Board: They will have a meet
ing tonight when they will try. to come
to some terms. or, rather satisfactory
agreement, as to the rules which they
shall work under. The committee will
meet for the final time on June Goth
when their rules will be presented to the
twos branches for adoption. Within this
time there will be typewriter copies
made%of the rules and presented to each
member.
The meeting was called to order last
night by Mr.. sUtz. The first thing. done
was to elect / presiding officer. and on
motion of Mr. Wakefield. Mr.. J. r. Alb
bolt was placed in the chair. Assembly
field, w. Nunnally, ]. D. Reams. A. Z.
Sampson, c., r. Petit, W.3B. Bradley,
G. S. Grizzard, c. c. Cox.
W.. d. Ferguson, NV E.. Gill
Jr., and R.sV.t Owen. The Aldermen pres
ent were: Messrs: John e. Utz, J. w
Barrett, u. B. Tillery, S.. R. Perdue, J. T
Abbott, r. u. Patram, "A. r. Hooker and
J. B. Rudd.
SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN.
The little child of Mr.: George w
Blankenship had a narrow escape from
ing "a safety pin. The pin got lodged
in her throat and but for the prompt ac-
ton of Drs. w. P. and T. P. Mathews
death might have ensued from strangu-
lation. AS it was. the little one will
suffer very little trouble from the acct
dent.
At a meeting Of the Water Commits
sion held last night, all the old en-
ployes were reelected. The officials Of
the works remain also the same There
was nothing done at this meeting rela
tive to the filtering Of the water. which is
! used. There are several applications OF
| letters from filtering companies in the
| hands of the commissioners. but as We
| no action has been taken in regard
to them. Some Of the members thinl
that, the city is unable to expend some
one or two hundred thousand dollar:
| now for better water.
MAY NOT QUALIFY.
The policemen in Manchester who have
| in the past been deputies for the City Ser
geant, are at the present time in a guam
4 Diary as to whether they will qualify fol
| another two years. IN the event they dc
| not qualify. who will be appointed by
4 Judge Ingram is of some interest also
! The small amount paid is scarcely enough
/ for their time. and they may not agar
i qualify. M. J. G. Saunders goes into of,
| fee the first of July, and unless the police
decide to qualify by that time, it is likely
the Judge will appoint some one for the
work. 49,
In times past there were two police
men who did the work mentioned, anG
for their services they received $500 each
Since that time the salary has been cut
down. until now it is only about s37 Z
year. The whole amount paid is s149.92.
FIGHT AGAINST BELL.
When 81 the S Recommendation from thu
]sStreet Committee to the Council relative
to granting Of a temporary permit tt
the Bell Telephone Company to- string
wires on Eighth Street comes up there
will be some lively argument against 1t
Not only will the councilmen who arr
not members Of the Stree. Committee
vote against granting any permit to this
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