Newton County GaArchives News.....BURNED TO DEATH March 28 1895
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Georgia Enterprise
  One morning last week Miss Missouri Boggus, aged 11 years, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry J. Boggus, of Gum Creek district, went to the school house
and while trying to build a fire her dress caught in a light blaze. She
ran out in the road where Mrs. George Harris saw her and came to her rescue,
putting out the flames with a blanket. For some time it was thought that she
was not seriously burned, but it was deemed best to send for a Doctor, who
came and at once pronounced her case hopeless, as she was then in a dying
condition, having swallowed the flame of fire. Miss Missouri was a bright and
beautiful little girl, the pride and joy of her parent's hearts and beloved
by all who knew her. The sympathies of all our people go out to Mr. and Mrs.
Boggus in their time of grief and sorrow over the untimely and tragic death
of their sweet and precious daughter.

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