Harrisonburg Evening News (Newspaper) - February 10, 1903, Harrisonburg, Virginia 8, No. 66. HARRISONBURG, FEBRUARY 10, 1903. I 11 ri i lily nil rm 1 BARGAIN Street and Public Stock Selling at 50 cents on the Dollar and Shoe Selling at our Stores this AQ seamless worth 4 and 5. Tan in worth DO pairs Boy's and Girl's heavy dress worth Children's batton or lace 8 to 12, worth 88o. QQ fine lace somo worth Men's fine dross laco or worth Boy's the best in tho world for the JC and Men's solid a Men's lino dress H Wo 5,000 yards of tra dark what you have been looking Co. as only 2Ji Phone Spring Social Feb. 0.MissBernice L. the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John G. gave an evening in honor of hor sister and her Miss Wright and Messrs. Moore and of last Saturday Only a few of Miss Moore's friends were lucky enough to an The evening was most pleasant ono and one long to be by Delicious refreshments were daintily Among those present Misses Elton Elizabeth Bessie Emma Moore and Mamie of Messrs. Ira Charles J. Owen Solon and Porter of Sale of Personal sold my I will offer at public auction Feb. 18, at tho farm tho following 0 or 8 tons of 25 or 80 bushels of two work one 2 1 yearling 1 brood 2 1 two-horse 2 pair 1 grain spring tooth iron garden 1,500 feet of weather fencing and 2 1 roll Terms made known on day of D. R. town lot for Call on D. Bros. Hott have now on hand cotton seed feed and flax seed Domestic The and dignity of its and whiteness gives it an air of no friction to get It and for this reason linen Will not wear out as no Phone No 92.- TROY STEAM Market Branch in J T. IT'S who will look atour stock of OPTICAL GOODS and compare prices will be satisfied that here and here only does good quality and moderate charges go hand in complete Eyeglasses and Spectacles carried enable us to fit all ordinary cases of Impaired eyesight complicated cases tests are made and special lenses C. SADDEST OF Might Have went Up the OP A Bridgewater has Most Generously and Graciously 9.Ono week ago Messrs. your correspondent of this part of Uncle Sam's domain had gotten up a well and but and before it could be sent into your sanctum sanctorum the Daily News appeared on tho sceno and the result was tho dearly beloved and that was to with its rare and raoy the thousands of readers of tho was knocked a kite and had to be marked with a big N. G. And tho precious copy that took so much labor and research was stuffed in the stove under a stick of wood had a whole gallon of wood alcohol in whether you it or the sparkling news contained in that vivacious manuscript just made that soggy old stick of wood roar with the brightest the and the reading lost tho efforts of his but all that ho had learned bow to make somo kinds of wood burn but not how to hold liis temper your local editor stools his Mary Deter died at her late homo in Basic on last Friday She was far advanced in lifo and was the grandmother of Mr. Kemper the young and accommodating in Robson So Robson's Mrs. remains were taken to the cemetery at Beaver Creek Church for interment on Sunday meeting of tho citizens of this place and vicinity will take place at the Town Hall this evening to see what can be done to secure a State Normal School at this A committee will be appointed to select a sito for the building and ascertain tho price of said and to find out what inducements can bo offered to have the located in or near this It is earnestly hoped that the people will do all that can bo done to secure this most institution for this There is no doubt but that Bridgewater is one of the most locations in the State for a and if those who have the selecting site in hand can be induced to come hero look over this beautiful and section of country there can but little doubt that the building will be erected James T. who has at heme for a week or left this morning for to resume his place in the The Judge Campbell case comes before the trial committee again .It is out of tho question to take up so much valuable time with such a People grown tired of suds exceedingly slow progress and are muttering in no uncertain tones at the profligate waste of time and Vadie who has been in Ohio for several arrived at her Mrs. E. S. home in this place a fow days Her many friends were delighted to welcome her among James R. Shipman is a guests of her Mrs. George N. Penn since last Saturday morning and will be absent from home until the latter part of this a meeting of the Town Council a few nights Mr. Dinkel was elected assessor for tho present Mr. has served the town in that office for a number of terms and has always performed his duties with COME Missionary anniversary of the Baptist Missionary will be held at the Baptist Church Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. An interesting program is being Mr. will be present and address the The invitation to be present is extended to alL interested in missionary Social Game of Crap Abruptly on by tho familiar sound ' Como and stirred by tho lively airs from a banjo in tho hands of Peto Chief of Armentrout swept down on a gang of shooting craps ia stable Sunday officer know that it was tho custom of tho to gathor at in tho of tho proprietor and indulge in tho favorite so ho to put an end to it. Creeping up to a window ho dim bod upon a store and looking what ho saw was to justify his making tho for five negroes wero rattling tho bones on tho floor and staking their last cent. Peto Williams was sitting on a chair near tho nimbly picking giving an apology for was a popular and tho officer thou wont to tho office pushed it open and caught them in tho All kinds of pleas were made by tho as won't do it no is just in Mr. lot us but all to no and a part of tho gang was up this morning in tho Polio evidence was all against Sam an old helped out by giving up and Will and Ernest and Jim tho fourth member of tho had skipped and did not put in his Neither was Wade the last of the seen at tho bar of but when found later by tho he said ho was waiting for his but tho officer did not Bee is the first game in which Long has been caught and ho will be given a chance to explain this Little Maids from were college girls and as thoy fluttered into the street car all eyes turned in their Thero were no feminine disputes over each drew out an if but tho first girl had evidently an She fished five 1-cent coins from hor hoard and laid them in tho palm of the conductor's The second girl no she also counted five coins deliberately while ho stood meekly The third girl gleefully added hor fare in and the fourth turned her purse almost inside out in a successful effort to follow hor worthy Tho fifth gitl also made but a silver quarter was her only This sho handed to tho conductor and smilingly extended her fingers for She got it. Quick as a flash he dumped the 20 conts in her open palm and retired precipitately to the while tho whole carload of people roared with 1), 1908. Mr. Thomas H. Homo Lifo Insurance of Now with thanks your draft for in fall settlement of c laim under policy No. 111,233 on the lifo of tho late David H. you only succeeded in writing Mr. Turner's application on the 80th of July I wish to thank you for your prompt settlement of this Tli ho policy has been paid in full and without take pleasure in commending tho HOME LIFE INSURANCE of New York to my truly N. Administrator of David H. Laura is erecting a large brick residence on South German street on tho lot located between the residence of A. and Wesley The house will contain eight rooms in addition to two largo hall The roof will be The frame work of the buildin has about reached Mr. William has the You are doctor is We fill his orders exactly as Absolute confidence improves a Prices Supervisors Discuss the A SPECIAL BOARD Quarantine Measures will bo for Plains Board of Supervisors mot in special session for tho purpose of considering tho smallpox iu Plains district and authorizing the adoption of such menus and as tho County Board of Health might doom necessary for tho control of tho Tho mooting was called at tho request of tho Board of the latter having boon solicited by Supervisor of to tako more stringent measures in regard to tho Supervisors Rogers and woro as Was Dr. T. O. as secretary of tho County Board of conferred with stated that although as tho supervisor from Plains ho had been directed to carry out tho instructions of tho Board of Hoalth in tho way of appointing quarantine yot bo felt tho necessity for more definito authority before into contracts necessitating expenditure of People all over his said wero protection which ho felt powerless to and in the face of facts many persons who had been exposed to tho woro moving about throughout the community in a munner that was regarded as greatest trouble experienced grew out of tho fact that tho disease was in a mild form many people refused to it is Mr. then introduces Messrs. W. H. acting mayor of O. S. chairman of tho Board of Health of tho same and W. mayor of Those gentlemen all stated that of the smallpox scare it at present liko one long Sunday in thoir towns and that very groat concern was felt throughout thoir communities on account of tho of stated tho Town Council of his place had held a mooting that morning and that they were contemplating posting guards about ttio town to prevent tho of any ono who approached from any of tho infected He desired in regard to tho best courso to of represented that persons daily como into his town from whore tho disease after having exposed themselves to smallpox and that tho danger to his people was in so great that it could no longer bo tolerated if any means could bo found to prevent it. He stated they daily warn people to keep out of but that they come in and the fool powerless to prevent this sort of If they placo those under arrest who come into tho corporation after having been in contact with tho disease they simply have an elephant on their for they have ho place to lock them They don't want to place them in the town lockup and are at a for a method of disposing of is liko it favors establishing a strict quarantine against and the territory in Shenandoah in the disease Mr. Buhl stated that whilo tho public generally are aroused in regard to tho situation lurks in tho recklessness of those who refuse to recognize tho fact that tho prevailing disease is Tho public school at has been closed and tho mayors of and Broadway thought it best for their schools to had already prohibited all church of tho Board of stated that tho greatest difficulty to bo ovor come in meeting tho situation is the fact that because the disease prevails in a very mild form many people decline accept the fact that it is and they reckless and to and Broadway have the right to if thoy ho thought it would amount to for people can slip into town mid out again In spite of if they are inclined to do so. In his opinion the proper way to meet the situation is to placo a competent guard at every house in which smallpox and a allow none to go from or como to the In addition to all those who complain of any of the symptoms of tho disease should bo promptly re ported to tho arid placed under Ho thought that with a local physician iu charge and these precautious together with general there should lie no trouble in confining the disease to a very iu a short time wiping it He believed the schools in nearby towns could go on as provided of tho pupils were He reported only ono case Imd developed within tho past fow thereby refuting the many rumors to tho effect that tin* epidemic was spreading stated that many people demanded that a guard be placed about to prevent anyone from entering or coming out of that This Dr. Jones regarded aH practically It was his opinion smallpox cases could he successfully but that a village could not bo picketed so people could not stoal in or and that of thoso who have tho disease are excluded from contact with tho healthy that that is all that is Tho Board adjourned after instructing Mr. Minnick that ho should employ at tho espouse trustworthy watchmen to gnard all housos and contract with a physician to tako churgo of all existing cases and such us muy in tho vicinity in tho near Ho was instructed to have ail persons vaccinated at the county's expense who aro unable to pay for tho W. E. who is ono of the most physicians in the so boon in charge of cases iu and it. 1 ho will bo engaged to give his entire timo to tho was stated during tho last that Dr. Vaugh hud 70 Saturday and that Dr. had an almost equal tho instructions of tho Hoard of Hoalth will bo carried out explicitly thoro can bo but littlo par. there can bo no doubt after tho mooting that thoy will back up that body in all necessary steps that it may is iu tho hands of the Board of whether smallpox exists thoro or tho Board will use its thoso who place their judgement against that of by declaring tho not to bo smallpox wo wish to emphasize tho fact that the Board of Health in at present supremo and tho regulations they establish had best bo The Stato law ou the subject says the County Board of Health shall have control of tho and eradication of contagions and infectious tho removal and quarantine of mav provide for compulsory tho restriction and caro of smallpox and other contagious or Infectious and with tho cousent of tho Board of Supervisors of tho county fix the compensations for tho officers or agents employed in discharging such and shall seo to tho abatement of Thoy shall likewise have power to adopt and such reasonable rules and regulations as thoy may deem necessary to attain penalties aro prescribed as a punishment for thoso who willfully ignor tho authority of tho Board of to the connection with our shipping business we decided to handle grain and feed and aro prepared to furnish you corn and oats mixed cotton seed meal and by retail and wholesale at our opposite tho passenger depot at L. SUBLETT HAY Whitescarver was here yesterday by friends announcing tho death at her homo in South of Mrs. tho wife of u former Baptist minister of this now Mrs. Whitescarver and her husband wero located hero about 15 years aud has many Appeal for Aid and RECONSTRUCTION who have Containing Information Requested to the People of the determined to tho history of the Reconstruction in the I desire to earnestly for the aid and co-operation of all persons having accurate knowledge of any facts that would shed light upon that or who can tell me where nr how such knowledge can be persons possess or letters giving contemporary account of events from the time of reconstruction experiments down to the withdrawal of Federal troops from the by Such historical though comparatively useless in many cases to its and lying upon dusty shelves or garret would be of inestimable value to tho historical Much of now in danger of being lost or would ho preserved Ki if deposited in tho absolutely library of tho University of Lack of moans unfortunately prevents tho as well as from purchasing much of tho I should he glad to know the price of newspaper or anything olso with which tho owners aro willing to part except for But I appeal to tho patriotism of our either to old to tho library of tho University of or at any rate to lend them to me personally for a persons who actually lived through tho days of knowledge of interesting and important incidents that occurred under their own Those if should bo recorded and I strongly urge one who wishes tho history of tho South to bo based upon rather than to give mo as many such facts as Opinions concerning tho significance of facts will also be but thoso who no time for writing dispensation can none the less aid tho cause of truth by making concise statements of concrete Such statements uro desired from men of all political and from of all sections of the from Unionists as well us and from those who approve as well as those who disapprove of tho Reconstruction Act of is impossible to all tho kinds of facts but it may bo stated as a general guide to that any information will bo appreciated that will throw for upon tho economic condition of tho South in 18**5; upon tho attitude of different social classes toward each upon the extent to which antebellum partisan political upon the feeling of Southerners toward the North on The Young Ih It with the young people of your Are they Having Have they learned to appreciate tho value of u Would you like a plain If here It in the young to our bunk with the dollar that their The next dollar be treated in liko anil ho a good habit marled will grow Into nnd thrifty manhood and NATIONAL
