Wayne County NcArchives Obituaries.....Best, John 1893
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Daily Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar 1893
A Fatal Case of Hydrophobia in Wayne County - A correspondent at Mt. Olive, 
Wayne County, reports to the Goldsboro Argus the facts in the case of the 
distressing death, by hydrophobia, of a colored man, John Best, of that place 
last Saturday morning. His dog became engaged in a fight under his residence 
during the severe cold weather last January. Best went under the house to part 
them, when he was bitten. The dog that bit him acted strangley the next day, 
going from place to place, bitting dogs as he came to them. Best's wounds, 
which were on his hands, soon healed and he never felt any uneasiness until a 
few days ago. Wednesday, 22d, he was ditching and became frightened at the 
water and came home very weak and sick. He was attended by two physicians, who 
pronounced the case as above stated. He had to be secured to the bed with 
ropes Friday night and remained in that condition until death came to his 
relief.


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