The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-02
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Man With Smallpox, Was Shin
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Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,
H Is2 f59 1lO2 .tIull Street. if
Mr.. n1ohh Thompsol, OF Richmond, WIS
iii Manchester yesterday afternoon look
ing for Mcssrs. Pete Jcwett aid Clarence
Coxson, who weic going to ,nllow him to
ride with them III ran uirship tliilt wns to
ny UP from Cownrdin Avenue and not
light any more until It reached Drcwry's
Bluff. He was IL readiness for tho trip.
and q certain city official was going to
steer the ship through the@nir until
Drewrys I5uff was sighted
Somebody mentioned the fact that March
had ended and yesterday was the first
day Of April, and Mr.. Thompson rode
Oh street car back to Richmond. rho
Manchester flying machine didn't work
on Sunday. .tr.. s. n "A
Annual Officers.
Olympia Club, ono or the oldest social
organizations ii, the city, and a. club
which numbers among It's members some
OF the most prominent cltizons OF Mani
chester, elected officers for the ensuing
term at meeting held IN tho club rooms,
No. l. West Fifteenth street, Saturday
night.
The following officers were elected:
Mr.. w. D. Ferguson, president; MI. w.
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Morton, secretary; Mr. John w. Moore,
I rcasllrer. and MrtW ar, Allen; stcwa rd
Smallpox Case,
Inc Mnhchestor board lofI LEA tn ana
the Health Commit ee4oft the City'Coun-
Gil met III special session. at thca.Office
OF Or. NJ 7. ker$yestoitay after
noon and took prompt action III duaran-
timing house In the lot bounded by De-
Cntur unn1 Iull and Eiftceutl z,nnd Six
teentt Streets. Where negro. Jul1ius
jefferson, had gone after It was found
out that he had tho smallpox. Twelve
other negroes ~ the house with tho IN
fected man were duarantincd and q
Waterman with a.. shotgun was sta
toned not far from the front door 70
prevent any one from leaving Or enter
ing the house.
Tho negro was shining shoes at Cowar
was discovered that he wns3 broken out
with smallpox croWaymack' saw him
and the negro 9rnn Off. lNhof oillcor fol-
lowed the negro TO the house III the lot
mentioned and there kept him confined
until DR.. NJ. p. Rucker, President of
the Board OF Health. could be notified,
DR.. Rucker at once saw that the disease
was smallpox and ordered a guard to
stand at the door to prevent any one
Ally Farmer was stationed on the outside
with shotgun.
The incident created considerable en-
element IN the neigliborhood. for many
people were returning from church while
the negro was shining shoes OH the street.
DR.. Rucker had to vaccinatca several
persons in the afternoons.
The action OF .ftheohealth authorities
was prompt and there Is no danger of Il
spread Of the disease Every negro liv-
ing IN the vicinity Of the home OF JEFF
ferson will be vaccnntcd to-day, DR..
Fucker having been instructed BY the
joint sessionof the Health Committee
and the Board Of Health to itii&e this
means OF preventing the spread Of small II
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