The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-12-15
Paimettu Items.

Facts and information brought out
at the annual meeting of the State
board of health show that the small
pox situation is rapidly growing more
serious Throughout tine State. The
mortality percentage has been mora
than trebled since the first of Janu-
ary, and there are cases now in prac-
ticaliy every county in the State. The
situation is at present particularly Sc
rious in Georgetown and McColl, In
the lower part of the. State. Sccre-
tary Evans reported that the mortali-
ty has increased to 1-2 per cent,
since the first of January, as against
a highest previous record Of one per
cent. The viTulence OF the disease IS
also rapidly increasing in the North
ern States, the mortality in some be-
ing as high as 20 per cent. So far
this year the secretary reports 1892
cases and 80 deaths, az against 1892
cases the previous year. The MARI
Boro County Medical Society has Pc
titioned both the Governor and the
State board of health to quarantine
the town of McColl, in that county.
Secretary Evans reported to the
board this morning that when he was
at McColl about two weeks ago, he
saw two men at work in the knitting
mill in the seventh day of eruption.
He warned the authorities then that
the town would soon be full OF the
disease, but the physicians disagree
ing as to the diagnosis, nothing was
done to prevent the spread OF the IN
fection. The boardiis without authori'
" to order place quarantined unless
there are instructions TO that efectl
from the Governor, but lne secretary
was directed to call the attention OF
the town authorities to the fact that
the State law compels them to adopt
preventive measures against the.
spread of an infectious disease. In
the matter Of the quarantine stations
at Charleston, Georgetown, Beaufort.
Port Royal and Helena, the board de-
cided to memorialize the next Legis+
Iature to give the board the authori-
ty to transfer by lease CT sale these.
stations to the Federal government.
the State to be relieved OF the ex.
pense Of keeping them up, but to re-
tain a supervision over them, as was,
done in the case OF the Florida sta.
tions. The South Carolina stations,
are worth in the aggregate about S75.'
600.
The annual report of Winthrop col
lege was received Thursday by trus.
tees and turned over to the State SUI
perintendent of education. Most OF the
facts and figures in the report have
already. been published and are famii
lar to the. public. The cost OF. the
college last year was s64.6S9.63 and
the receipts were$65, ,691.6S The col
lege next year uill ask fora State ap'
preparation OF ss7.435.75.
Edwards, the alleged Eutawville
lyncher, who has turned States evil
dcnce, gave important testimony at
the heacing before Magistrate Mccoy
ut Georges. Edwards was brought In
by a pcnitentiary guard and immedi-
atcly after giving his testimony, ieft
the mace in buggy. His evidence
resuleeo in Andrew Iartin, Eastons,
Piney Martin and Policeman Palmer
being held for trial The prisoners
villa ut once apply for bail. Edwards
said that Butler and Piney Martin
were not present st the dDownins OF
the. negro Bockhardt. but hS impli
Gated Piney Martha, who had not been
arrested. According TO Edwards
Eastons, Palmer and the Martins tied
the bar of iron to BockharIt's body
and rowed him out into the stream
aud threw hins overheard