Small-pox In Pittsfield

Sinall-pox in virulent form has broken out in Pittsfield township, about four miles from Saline. It was brought by immigrants named Jacher, who arrived in the country November 13 in the steamer Saaie. Small-pox had broken out on shipboard, but the Jacher family were given certiücates of health by the New York officers and carne to this county. They went to the home of a brother-in-law, Henry Schneider. About two weeks ago they came down with the small-pex. Every member of the two families, fourteen in number, have since broken out with the disease. The cases were at lirst called chicken-pox by two Saline doctors who treated them, but on Dr. George, of this city, being called in, he at once pronouneed it small-pox. It iastated that the two doctors who had first been treating the cases then rel'used to go near the family-, and the whole medical care of them was thrown upon Dr. George. Vigorous quarantine measures were taken and everything possible will be done to stop the spread of the disease. A little child of Henry Schneider, aged three years, died ïuesday of the disease. Most of the others are recovering, although there are yet three very bad cases. The probabilities are that the dis ease will not spread farther, althougl the fact tbat the children attended the Saline parochial schools may have exposed a number of children. There is no need oL any scare being created, but every one who has not been recently vaccinated should be as a matter of precaution.