The daily gazette., 1883-03-12
sMALL-PoX AT NEWARK.
A Genuine Case This Time-A Pastor
Resigns-The New school House.

Resisns-The New school House.
Especial correspondence of tile Gazette.
NEWARK, March l2.-An entertainment
was held in the College Oratory on Friday
evening, under the auspices of the Philo-
maGhean Literary Society of the Academy.
The entertainment was principally made up
of rectals by Miss Du Russean, of Washing
ton. Rev. j. L. Polk, principal of the
Academy, made few appropriate remarks.
This is the first entertainment given by the
Philomathean, and the young ladies' are to
be congratulated upon their grand success
At the morning session yesterday OF
White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church, the
Rev. W. d. Mackey rendered to the congre-
cation his resignation as pastor of that
church. Notwithstanding the fact that III
health caused Rev. Mr.. Mackey to offer h, 8
resignation the church had formed such
pleasant ties with the pastor that the resig.
nation was unanimously rejected. Resolu
tions were drafted, in which the present
pastor was granted a leave of absence for
three months, and another pastor is to be
procured to fill the vacancy of Rev. Mr..
Mackey.
Probably, through good fortune, the case
of sickness at Curtis paper mills, reported
in the papers few days ago as small pox,
turned out to be chicken-poX, and this COM
munity was happily relieved of great fright
left the tongues of our people before real
case of smallpox was brought to light, in
house within stones throw of the house
in which the previous case was said to have
been. The victim is Shadrach johnson,
colored, son of George johnson, the wagon
driver of Curtis Brothers. DIR. Henry is the
attending physician, and after a most con-
siderate investigation, there is not a doubt
but that Johnson has the smallpox. Messrs.
Curtis Brothers use every possible effort to
prevent contagion in their mills. They
spare neither pains nor money to prevent
the spread of this frghtful malady. The
Messrs. Curtis Brothers deserve great credit.
for the Kind care they give to the sick, and
their thoughtful action for the good health
of the public.
The voters of United school district 80 and
Al, of White Clay Creek hundred, are re-
quested to be present at public meeting to
be held in the Exchange Hall Wednesday
evening. The meeting is to consider plan
for the school house, which is to be erected
with the money which the present LeRisa-
ture authorized the town to borrow. From
present indications warm contest " Ill take
place as to which plan will be chosen. that
of G. c. King, OF this town, or Graham 81
Sons, OF Wilmington.
John L. Lewis, the proprietor of the Deer
Park Hotel, who has been suffering for
about two months from the effects OF vaccl-
nation is much better; and his eye sight,
which had almost been despaired has partly
been regained.
Tie debating club had for its subject, last
Saturday evening, the abolition of the
electoral college, and the debate was a hotly
contested one. The question for next
Saturday evening, will be "ReSol0ed, that
trade unions are beneficial to workingmen.'e
Mr.. Shiveler, station agent Pennsylvania
railroad, is erecting large flower house.
It is reported that Rev. w II. Hutchins,
pastor of the NJ. +. Church, will not return
to this appointment This is entirely unex
peeted.