Butts County GaArchives Obituaries.....Shepherd, Jane June 1899
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Jackson Argus -Wk of Aug 11, 1899
A  Negro woman named Jane Shepherd died of hyprophobia  last Saturday night.   
She was in the employ of S. H. Mays who resides five miles northeast of town, 
and while a servant at his house, she was bitten by a dog belonging to him.   
This occurred in May and little attention was paid to the injury on the arm, 
where the dog bit her.

Only a few days ago she began to show symptoms of hydrophobia and before her 
demise, when water was brought in to alleviate her sufferings, she became wild 
and hysterical and could hardly be kept under control. Her suffering was 
terrible and she died a violent death.

Mrs. Mays and Hilo Blesset were also bitten by the dog at the same time, but 
as the skin was not broken on them it is believed that they are in no danger.  
The Negro woman who died was bitten on the bare arm and the wound was a 
fearful laceration.

Jackson Argus – Butts County
Week of August 11,1899


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