Sampson County NcArchives News.....Mr Ed Britt Bitten by Mr George Strickland April 19, 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Natasha Miles bittersweet3@yahoo.com June 6, 2020, 1:55 am The Semi-Weekly Messenger (Wilmington NC) April 19, 1898 Mr Ed. Britt, a prominent citizen of Sampson county, is in a critical condition from a peculiar trouble. Some weeks ago in a difficulty which he head with Mr Geo. E Strickland over the settlement of an account owed him by Strickland, his left thumb was badly bitten by the latter, the bone being crushed. Later it became necessary to amputate the thumb. His hand is in such a condition that its amputation is now being considered. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/sampson/newspapers/mredbrit799gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb