Evening journal., 1901-10-14
CITIZENS SCARRD
OVER SMALLPOX
appearance Of MaIady al
fort BaPOnt Causes
Alarm Here
special 10 The Evoning journal.

New Castle. Oct. l4.-No lfttle alarm
Is Ielt by citizens of Delaware City and
the section roundabout owing TO the
outbreak OF smallpox at Fort Dupont.
lt Is not believed that there is much
cause for alarm, however, as a strict
quarantine Is being maintained and
every Irecaution taken TO pre-
vent a spread of the malady. The
fort presented a deserted aspect yes
teiday, and only the forms of the sem
tinels as they passed to and fro were
TO be seen. No one is allowed to leave
or erter the place and mail is taken
by carrier to within several hundred
yards Of the fort and placed in a box
Tor ne purpose. The carrier then dis
charees a rifle and following his de-
gaiture a soldier goes after IT,
Despite the threatening weather the
rally day services held in Nazareth Nj.
b. Church yesterday were well attend
ed both morning afternoon and even
ing. The pastor. tho Rev. w. G.
KoOns. preached att the morning and
evening services. His text for the
morning sermon was Isaiah GA, g. I'VE
All DO Fade as the Leaf" In the even
on Sowing and Reaping.' Aside
from the rally day services Il general
autumnal service was held. The
church was tasteful.y decorated with
autumnal leaves. and on a table inside
the chancel rail was a display Of fruits,
vegetables and cereals.
The rally services were in charge of
Superintendent E. T. Dealxyne. The
Rev. J. NJ. Wise delivered an
address on Some Sunday School
"Reminiscences" which was fol-
lowed by one by the Rev. w. G.
Koons. who took for mis- subject Sun
day School Prophesies.' Miss Elsie
Johnson delivered a recitation on the
"Old Fashioned Sunday School" This
was followed by Miss Myrtlt
Mcguire on the Twentieth Century
school" specia. music characterized
the service. An Offering amounting to
1872 was taken.
Revival services will begin in the NJ.
L. ChurC1 ca next Sunday evening. Al
a revivalist, the pastor, the Rev. VIII.
liam G. Koons, has acquired renown
and during the first year Of his pastor
ate in Bridgeville The revival services
resulted in over one hundred conver-
sions.
A meeting OF the Lenape Fire Com
pany was held in the firehouse yester-
day at which proposed improvements
tc irle building were discussed.
New Castle fishermen at present ar,
engaged IN catching carp which ar,
aiken to Philadelphia a.ive. The fish
ermen have arranged to supply deal
ers cf that city. The fish on beinl
caught are placed in fish cars whicl
'~e ,owed bv launches TO Philadelphia
The fish are IN great demand.
The steamer Dumont is at presen
engaged In hauling pipes for the new
wa'er works in Lewes.
A meeting ~ the o. p. II. Association
win he held tomorrow night.
OWING to the inclement weather o
yesterday visitors to this city from
wilmington were few and traffic wa
Hight on tAe Wilmington and New Cas-
tie Electric Railway Company's line.
SOCIAL NOTES.
Mrs. T. j. Wilson. mother of Mrs. w
q. KOons. and Mrs. S. T. Reynolds
both OF Rising Sun, Md. are visitor
At tiih Nis r. Hai ioonAhNs
a. 3. Lancaster of Philadelphia, wa
4 New Castle visitor yesterday
George Knowles Is confined to hi
room with erysipelas
p. 7. Belts. of Chester, spent Satur
day and Sunday with relatives in thi
. city.
Captain Chauncey p. Holcomb ha
returned from the Pan-American EN
lTcs.tlOn. Mrs. HOlcomb will renal
for several days yet
Mr. and Mrs. James #. Challenge
I have returned from their bridal tour.
Lieutenant George Bridges Rodne,
, recently commissioned left for Wash
ineton. He will proceed from that cit
20 the scene Of his new duties in a fey
days