Still Battling the Flu at Home, Feb. 12 and 13, 1919

From the Hickory Daily Record, Feb. 12, 1919

Asheville Lifts Quarantine Again

Asheville, Feb. 12—After being closed for more than a month owing to the influenza epidemic, the official quarantine in Asheville was lifted today. In the first 11 days of February, there have been 88 new cases and 11 deaths in the city.

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From the Hickory Daily Record, Feb. 13, 1919

Influenza Quarantine Lifted at Statesville

Statesville, Feb. 13—The quarantine which has been in effect here since last September, being lifted only temporarily during the Christmas holidays, was again removed by the board of aldermen Tuesday night, and unless the influenza situation, on account of which the ban was placed on public gatherings, becomes acute again, it is not likely that the restrictions will again be effective. The board passed an ordinance making it a violation of the law for any individual who has the disease or who has been associated in any way with anyone who has had it, to mingle with other people outside his own premises. Mayor Bristol says he intends to strictly enforce this ordinance. The quarantine being lifted, allows the moving picture shoes to reopen and also religious service in the churches. The city schools beyond the eighth grade will also open, but the lower grades will not be permitted to open for the present.