The review., 1920-02-05
FIVE DEAD WITH FLU AT
HIGH POINT
,o+ion on Closing Up Town Postponed
pending Further Developments.

Drbather the lid will be clamped on
. High Point as a result of the out
n.oak and rapid spread of influenza
ILL he determined later and will de-
,,ord entirely upon the number of
bonafEe cases now under treatment
Nv nhvsicians, the city council, in ex-
+raordinary session at noon Saturday
decided after consulting with various
nhvsi~ians. Some s--owedly advocated
lspension of pl .~ gatherings,
would have So + closing
.,es of amusement, = others
fan at the alarm was p4,4 lature, in :
fact i'll founded. Varying reports of
tho number of cases actually in the
city had much to do with the council
rcstponing action, it being decided to
have It'd, doctors, effective Sunday
morning, submit official daily reports
- Mayor D. A. Stanton so that actual
facts would be had on the situation.
Saturday the return of influenza has
,.s,i1red in but one death in the city.
F,idav at II o'clock, David Swain,
,oad Il years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
2 Swain, died at the home of his
rorants. near the Pickett Mill village
after an illness of but a few days.
Last week he contracted influenza
which eventually resulted in pneu-
,n,a. the direct cause of his death.
Il. addition to the parents, several
hrothers and sisters survive. s.
revelopments of the past day in the
served to
c9use much more attention to be palo
70 the person who sneeZes or coughs
likewise has there been many IN
oniries at drug stores concerning the
sock and sale of government conns-
Gated whiskey on prescription by
musician. Two of the local drugglsts
asserted that while they could possibly
gat all the whiskey they might want
,7a chances of ending up in Atlanta
was TOO great a risk.
THE DEATH ROLL
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Smith died Monday
Mrs. w. CIemment Hammond,
died in New York of flu She was
dauehYer of II L. Paylor and
erauddaaughter Of the late y. u.
Paylor of this city. ;.
lee Briles, well known here. died
in VIRGINIA Tuesday of flu u-pneumon'
Infant son Of Mr. and Mrs. J c:
Swaim cf the Pickett Cotton mlll
section died Tuesday. making the
rnird in this family to die wltn1n 4
days The entire family has been
affected ..:o.
JB Jordan, we'll known citizen
and fra;ernalist, died\ this m'rnlne
at his home on W. Commerce OF nu
John Her mau, Is months DID, OF
flu, 2 milss east of city. :,
Cnrnev H. Weiborn, we'll known
here. died in Charlotte Sunday OF III
Fu!,er account next week.
Clvde Swain, FIVE years olo' ul4u
tho home of his parents, near the lON
oft Cotton Mills Monday morning o
fin A brother, II years DID, Da'is
d:od of the same disease last week a.
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. SWAIN l
at the point of death while tne eloo
Swain has lust recovered from an
tack Of the flu This family IS sOrei
afflicted. ~
Davis Swain, II years of age, die
Friday morning at II O'Clock d. tn
home OF his parents, Mr anu Mi
7 G. Swain, near the Pickett co
ton mills. M,
Several days ago young SWAIN co.
tracted influenza, which resulted
nno1n,onia and his death Friday.
weak heart superiaduced, MS ue''1.
His parents and several DrotherS oD
sisters survive. ~
The funeral was held from ~. :.
home Sunday afternoon at a.!
o'clock and interment tollo"eu
Oakwood cemetery.