Talbot County GaArchives News.....Case of Smallpox - Mr. Seab Jones Has Well Developed Case March 3 1904
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The Talbotton New Era

The Talbotton New Era
Thursday, March 3, 1904
Page Six

Case of Smallpox

Mr. Seab Jones has well developed case.  Lives seven miles out from Talbotton.

Talbot is not to escape from the smallpox which has been so prevalent 
throughout the country.  There is one case in the county now and unless all 
possible precautions are taken against the spread of the disease, we will 
probably have more.

Friday afternoon word was received in Talbotton that Mr. Seab Jones, who lives 
about seven miles from town, had a peculiar breaking out on his body and that 
is was thought to be smallpox.  Dr. Bardwell went out to see him Saturday 
morning and found that he had a well developed case.

Mr. Jones is of the opinion that he was exposed while in Columbus about two 
weeks ago, and is satisfied that he caught the disease there.  It is not 
thought that he has a malignant case, but the mild form which has been 
prevalent in most of the counties in the middle and southern part of the state.

Smallpox being a winter disease, it is not so likely to spread extensively at 
this time, and it is to be hoped that we will escape without having any more 
cases.



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