Grant Child
On Wednesday of last week a two year old child of Paul Grant was burned to death at one of the cottages at Pepperton. Grant is a night operative and at the time of the accident was asleep. The child was playing in the fire when its clothing caught and the flame enveloped the little fellow almost instantly. Dr. Jarrell was sent for but the child had been frightfully burned internally and despite all that could be done it died

(Jackson Argus – Butts County - Week of January 22, 1900)

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