The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-02-18
Reported That Smallpox
Prevail i'm City and County.
CARNIVAL COMPANY
THEREBY EXCLUDED
Lnurens Citizens Visit Nowberry and
Report Prevalence OF Smallpox in
Both City and County. so the Bars
are Raised. Endorsed by State
Health Board.

ouHuay ihOIHllS inc Clty DOafQ OF
health ordered a quarantine against
the city and county Of Newberry,
where it is reported there are a large
number Of cases of smallpox. The
quarantine order was issued after two
members Of the city board OF health,
DR.. r. e. Hughes and Mr.. II. Lane
Monroe, had visited NewBcrry and
verified the reports that had already
reached here. State Health officer
J. A. Haync, Of Columbia, was nc
quainted with the situation and he
wired the local board Of health en-
dorsng them in the step they had taxi
en- and promising his aid in carrying
out the order
The quarantine order was issued as
r. result Of activities begun last week
to bar carnival company from COM
ing to Laurens, Objection to the car
nival prevailed very generally in the
city because of the bad moral effects
on the community alleged to follow in
the wake OF such amuscments When
to the other undesirable features the
quarantine regulation was resorted to.
The carnival company stopped off at
Clinton and is showing there this
week. 1t Is reported that it has
contract in Greenville next week.
Whether or not the managers will
make an effort to come here later is
not known. -e.,...--
AS an additional precaution to pre-
vent the spread OF the disease here,
the board Of health in ordering the
quarantine against Ncwbcrry, made
vaccination compulsory in this city. A
large number Of vaccine points were
ordered to be shipped out Immediate
ly and all those who are unable to
pay for vaccination will be given
treatment free Of charge.
There is already one case Of small
pox in the city and has been for near
ly two weeks. The house where this
ease exists has been closely watched
since the case was first discovered and
strict quarantine has been enforced.
AS result there has been no spread
of 1t here 30 far.
Both Newberry papers had reference
es to tho quarantine this week. The
Following was taken from the Herald
land News, OF that city:
"rhe special in the daily papers yes
|terday morning from Laurens that
Laurens had quarantined against New
berry created some surprise here.
There are number Of cases OF small
pox in Newberry, and in the county, as
there are all over South Carolina, but
there IA no epidemic OF the disease
and all cases in the city are under
quarantine. And no case has been
known to spread from the quarantine.
Nothing has been published about 1t
because 1t is generally understood that
the disease is scattered all over the
State. T5 be exact. Health Ohicer
Adams SAYS there are at present IA
|bases In the city and seven Of these In
|one family, And all on the edge Of
the city limits. All the cases are
among the negroes except three. Since
the 18th Of January, 1919, there have
|been 50 cases In the city and no deaths.
"The people are being vaccinated
and the trustees have been rigidly en-
Forcing the rule as to school children
laid none are admitted to the public
schools who can not give evidence Of
successful vaccination.
1.-THE general opinion here is that
IIaurens wanted to get out OF con-
tract tho city had made for the carni-
val to come to that place this week
and the quarantine was|put on as an
excuse to keep the carnival away.
"The IA cases now in this city are
conyalescent and will be discharged
from quarantine this week.
"There arc a number OF cases In the
country, but just to what extent the
disease prevails it Is impossible to as
certain. In the township In which
Prosperity Is located 1t was stated
some time ago that a school election
had been called of on account>of the