The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-24
PULLING IN uNVACClNATED.
The Epidemic at an End. Plants and
Fruits Killed by Frost.
Especial to News and observer.)

(SDcclal News anu ODSeIfciJ
Durham, n. c., April 23.-The Police de-
partmert continues TO drag in those VINO
refused to vaccinate when they were Wis,
tied by the health officer and his assist
ants sometime ago.
In the court this morning there were
twenty-five but they all produced certifi-
Gates, properly signed showing that they
had been Vaccinated prior to the time
when the law went into force. There
are yet some two hundred on the list or
unvaccinated and it is probably that nine
tenths OF these or more have complied
with the law. Today Chief Woodall adopt
cd new tactics. He issued warrants and
instructed his officers to arrest only those
who could not produce certificates. By
this means the list will be thinned rapidly
and there will not be so many cases in
court.
Durham is now one Thoroughly vaccina.
ted town. Practically every person who
has reached two years, and there is no
medical reason why they should not be
yaccinated, have the virus in their sys-
tens 1t is probabl, that there is not a
better vaccinated town in the State If
there is as much i'll vaccination as the
doctors have taught we laymen to be
licve Durham is free from the scourge for
sometime to come and with the start
vaccination now has there is no reason
for an epidemic in the future
As to the situation it is coming to
close. 1t is not nearly so bad. III fact
the cases arc being dismissed rapidly and
there are very few new ones 1t can be
truthfuliy said now that the epidemic now
is at an Ind.
On Thursday and Friday morning OF
this week there were heavy frosts
throughout this section and great damage
was done. 1t is reported by prominent
farmers who ere here from all Parts of
the county today that the fruit is prac-
tically all killed. The frosts looked like
old-time November frosts is the way
several people expressed themselves when
speaking of the damage this morning. IN
addition to the killing of all fruit il is
said that early plants of all kinds are
either killed Or badly damaged. Tobacco
plants were greatly damaged, SO much
so that many fear they will have to cul
tail the crop intended.
Mr.. James House q prominent citizen,
who livtd some five miles from toyl,
died this morning. He belonged to a large
family. He was II years OF age.
Fire in the country, some ten or twelve
miles from Durham, DESTROYED the cooks
house of Mrs. Luthrr Tilley and came
near causing bad ccnfagration. The loss,
including provisions, amounts to about
$780,
The County Democratic Executive Com
mittee held o meeting today at noon MIR.
J. Crawford Biggs, chairman, presided
over the meeting and Editor j. A. Robin,
son was secretary. The meeting was for
the purpose of naming the time for hold
ing the precinct meetings, at which time
delegates will be elected to the county
convention when delegates to the State,
Senatorial and Congressional conventions
will be elected. 1t was decided that the
precinct meetings be held IN this town,
ship Friday evening, May 9Th, at eight
o'clock, and in all other townships in the
county at two o'clock on the afternoon
of May 18th.
There will be two Democratic county
| conventions. one fer til. purpose OF elect.
ing the delegates named above and the
other for nominating county officers. The
latter convention has not been called as
yet.
Since the election Of the governor there
has been q change IN the precinct boun-
daries to such an extent that it is now
| impossible to E1-t the vote for governor
in each precinct. 1t was decided by the
| committee that the vote for solicitor he
| The basis of representation in selecting
delegates from Durham township to the
convention called.
superintendent c. w. Massey. OF the
County Educational Board. said today that
the opinion of Mr.. Joyner had upset some
of the plans of sending teachers to sum
mer schools from this county. He thinks.
however that this county may join With
Orange or Wake ard get the teachers into
either the University or a. and M. Sum
mer schools. He, has written Mr.. Joyncr
about it and will take some action as
soon as he hears from the State Supccin-
tendent.
The tallest tobacco stalk ever seen in
these parts Is now in Durham. 1t is in
head buyer for the Bull company. TiS
the possession of Mr.. w. G. Bradshcr.
stalk canc from South Carolina and IS
eighteen feet tall. At tn largest part it
is one and one-half inches in diamete.'
and had one hundred and siXtythree