The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
FAIL
T0REP0RT BIRTHS
Gently Raped in Annual Report
of Secretary Of Board
of Health.
Especial to The rimsx-Dispstch.


Especial to The Times Dispatch
Winchester. Va, December s---The
doctors of winchester have been gent
ly raped in the annual report of Dr..
T. W. Boyd. secretary of the Board OF
Health. for their neglect In comply
ing with one OF the most important
sections OF the State health laws,
which they we're instrumental in hav-
ing adopted-that OF requiring ply
sicians TO make a written report 10
the health officer whenever birth oc-
ours. The fact that many Of the doc
tors have violated the law, which they
helped TO frame. makes IL appear that
there were only ten more births than
deaths in Winchester during the past
year Funeral directors have in every
respect complied with the law reqa!r-
health officer. Physicians who have
violated the law have had their atten-
ton called TO II again. and they have
been directed not TO overlook TIE mat
ter again The health officer, however,
has found that the death rate has been
greatly decreased since the Common
Council put into effect Its law Tor
the official inspection OF all meats, mix
and other food products. No butcher
can slaughter an animal or any de-
scription until IL has been inspected
by enc of the city inspectors Another
inspection is made AFTER the slaugn-
tering. rigid inspection 10 also car
ried on at all dairy Farms and in stores
where milk Is sold Since this law be-
came effective, less than a year ago,
only treee mild cases Of typhoid fever
have been reported There mas also
been a wonderful decrease III other
contagious diseases.
Calvin Felix, a negro youth. who
confessed this week that ne set fire
70 a large stable on the premises OF
c. r. Aulick, Of this city. has been
sentenced TO the negro reform school
near Richmond until he IL twenty-one
years old. He claimed that he set
To dry them, and thai the fire got be-
yond his control 1t was testified,
however. that ne had been suspected
of stealing money from MIR. Aulick. BY
whom he was employed. and hao been
discharged.
Nearly every public school teacher
of Winchester and Frederick County
attended the monthly meeting OF tns
Teachers Association. which was herr
Yesterday in this city. The principdi
address was made BY Miss Elizaoetn
Cleveland. member OF the Iacul.S u
the Harrisonburg state Normal School.
who discussed in an able and highly
,ntsresting manner THE Importance
Of oral and Written Expression oy the
Pupii" Teachers who ATTENDED tno
educational conference nsno - ,hs
meeting.
A movement has been inaugurated
nv the leading apple growers or WIN
chester and Frederick county 10 CIV
a banquet IN honor Of Thomas W.
stock, of Opequon, Frederick CouH.s.
whose whose q qnpS congress held recently
in New York won the first prizeEa
$50 solid silver cup-tn compet'.ou
with other exhibitors from an IN, nne
reproducing States east OF ,ne tna
go rr.ze nv Mr.. stock is claimed ~
iocs, fruit men as having neen o.
great advantage TO the entiFe i"'"
ter district:
A special committee OF the Common
Council of Winchester has o's.,
that the city can board ius Iu
moor in town as cheap. II not cneaps,,
than has been done at the Frederics
County parish farm for many yoars.
the committees report shows ina. "
costs the city about 50 week 10 oosl9
CITY inmates of the parish 90
M Of the superintendents salary;
The The Council has appointed "a = s Reard
conn,ittee to confer with the Hoanu
Snarvisors OF the county relative
-, ~ the future fiscal management Oh
the parish farm.
announcement was MADE mere
asv or TWO ago of the marriage OF
Miss Mary I, Fries. daugnte o. >"
Eiizabeth Fries and the late Jonh D.
Fries. TO Guy F. Lind. son OF the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Frank F. Limo the
ceremony having been performed on
November 80 at the Presbyterian
manse at Kernstown by the pastor
Rev AIRED Jones. D. D.
The Winchester and Frederick Coun-
~ fruit growers are arranging 70
make large display OF apples at me
annual meeting OF the virginia HOT
ticilturaI Society IN Lynchburs on
JANUARY s. and 10. and In view OF
me fact that they captured nine -tenths
OF the prizes offered at the Roanoke
meeting several years ago, theS eH
pect TO bring back come OF tue caen.
oiste and r'bbon prizes from the
i.ynch0urg apple show.