The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
SMALLPOX SCARE:
IN CHARLES CITY
Several Cases Reported From
Different Sections of the
County.
Especial to The Times-Dispntoh1

Williamsburg. Va, May l4.-It is re-
ported reliably from Charles City that
the smallpox scare in that section had
i'm no whit abated. DR.. Ashton Har-
wood. who has been very III with the
maiady, III convalescing. Many cases
are being reported in other sections Of
the county. and vaccination Is pro
ceeding as rapidly AZ possible Tho
quarantine Is not being observed as
strictly as il should DO BY those ex-
posed. No services are being held in
the churches OF Grass Ankle District
and the meetings OF the secret orders
and all other gatherings have been in
definitely postponed. With the com
ing OF warm weather il is believed that
the danger of further spread OF tho
disease VIII he passed ana normal con-
ditions prevail No deaths have been
reported from Charles City. There has
been one case of smallpox near Hal
stead's Point, York County, but no
others have developed down that way
The electoral board OF williamsburg
has elected II. d. Colo registrar to sue
coed w. Q. Johnston. resigned. Mr.
Cole viii SIT for the registration OF
voters at the courthouse next Tuesday.
Registration IN this city Will be light
this spring. as there Will be no cleo
ton here till next November.
Final examinations in the Williams
hurG public schools Will begin next
Monday. May -. Commencement ex-
crcises will probably be held on tho
evenings OF aIuy "a, 20 PC and 81
The next regular meeting OF the Will
liamsburg Equal Suffrage League will
be held next Tuesday Afternoon at 8
o'clock in tho home OF its president.
Mrs. Richard NJ Crawford. general
invitation is extended all interested to
attend this meeting.
The Colonial Capital Branch. a. p.
V. a.. viii give card party at the
home OF Mrs. Lyon q. Tyler next We'd
nesday afternoon from 10 $40 o'clock.
Auction. bridge, FIVE hundred and
euchre viii be played. Each player is
expected to contribute q sum Of money,
and tho proceeds will be used to pur-
chase u tablet TO be erected in the
college building to commemorate tho
Prioritics OF william and Mary.
An informal dance was given at tho
Sigma Phi Epsilon house yesterday
evening Those present were Mrs. r. l..
Spencer. Misses Mary Ware Gait, Mary.
Geddy, Estelio Crawford and Emily
Hall. Messrs James. Turpin Gcddy.
Frey Cooper Walton. Cato. Woodson,
Games. Brown. O'Neii and Watts.
Lionel Frost entertained TT a birth
day party few evenings ago In the
home OF Mr.. and MIS-. L. w. Roberts.
at '2lairs" Those invited were Misses
Mary Ware Gait. Emily Hall and Ebert
Moncure. G.. u. Gerry. Fred Goodwin.
y. w. James Turpin and Spindle.
William Hunter. OF the White Sui
phur SPRINGS spent last Sunday with
Mayor and Miss Warburton.
Mrs -. $. Jones, or Newport News.
is visiting her sister, Miss Celia Powell.
Mrs l.. Henley Jones. of Charnttes-
Vile Is visiting relatives here.
When a female patient. who was
being admitted 10 tho Eastern State
Hospital yesterday. was examined. she
was found 10 have had concealed about
her person the sum OF S48S.SG. Her
relatives did not know she had any
money about her. The amount was
taken charge of by the hospital author
tiles and placed in bank. If the woman
recovers ana is discharged it will be
returned TO her. and RI she dies 1t Will
be turned over TO her heirs