Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-12
Bellows Pals.

Our village for the past week has been in
a high degree excited over small pox which is
reported to be on one of our principal streets
il the very heart of the village. The facts
are as follows Two weeks ago to-day Thurs
day daughter of John Busted, a well-to-do
Irishman, why lives on Green street nearly
opposite lawyer Eddy's residence, returned
home from a visit to Montreal Another girl
named Savage went up there with her and
returned at the same time. The last named
girl works in the family of d. X. Barry, and
went back there TO her work at once The
Busted girl went to her fathers. The follow
ing Saturday she was taken sick. Monday
DIR. Gosselin was called and has attended her
since Thursday afternoon it was noised
around town that it was a case of small pox
This coming TO the ears of selectman F. A.
George, he called upon Dr. Gosselin, who
said that he had no doubt but that it was the
small pox. To Others DIR. G.. has said that
he knew it to be that disease as early as Tues
day but said nothing till Thursday, when he
told Mr. Busted lie had better not let his chill
dren 60 to school for the present. George at
once ordered the street blockaded on both
sides Of the house at a safe distance and has
kept it 30 since There have been rumors of
other cases but up to the present time they
are without foundation. Mr.. Busted kept at
work with his gang of men, the other chill
dren attended school, neighbors and friends
visited the girl freely, and those who took
care of her nights worked in the different
mills up to Friday morning with no ntimA.
ton of danger, As might have been expect
ed, excitement ran high Friday aud Saturday
on the streets, and it is safe TO say that from
Friday evening TO Sunday morning over $50
of the citizens Of the village were vaccinated
and many others since, making a harvest for
physicians if no other effect 1t will be
strange indeed if the disease does not spread
largely with the amount of start which it had
and as the time for others coming down ap-
proaches large amount of anxiety is felt
The vescicles were forming rapidly the last
day outsiders were allowed to SEE her The
public schools all closed Friday night await
ing further developments. DIR. Gosselin is
much blamed for his negligence in not re-
porting it, and does not seem to give any rea-
sonable excuse. Many comical stories are
our citizens and outsiders have gone in their
wild fear, but as yet no visible effect is seen
upon trade and it is hoped the disease will
spread no further. Employees of the mills
and others known to have been exposed have
been sent home TO await developments, the
Savage girl mentioned above among the num-
Der. Quite number of the more timid fam
lilies in the immediate vicinity have left town.
Should another case appear all then sick with
it viii be moved to a pest house outside the
limits Of the village, but as this case was 80
far advanced before the authorities knew of
it, it was thought not best to move it unless it
spreads.
DR.. J. W. Reyes returned home from his
European trip with Dr. Tourjee's expedition
on Tuesday Of last week. 1t win be remem-
bered that the expedition was composed of
two parts, one of which were TO take a more
extended tour than the other, embracing Italy
and the Holy Land. Dr. Reyes went only