“Baby Burns to Death on Coals at Newton,” from the Hickory Daily
Record, January 2, 1918
Newton, Jan. 1—Saturday night at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. James Gantt their little nine-months-old daughter was burned to death. The
mother had only been out of the room a few minutes when she returned to find
her child lying on a bed of coals, it having crawled to the fire and falling in
face foremost. It only lived a few minutes after it was found. The little one
was frightfully burned about the face and head. The funeral services were
conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev. M.A. Matheson of the North Newton Methodist
church.
Thermometers Sunday morning registered anywhere from 1 to 8
degrees below zero. All pipes were frozen and in a number of homes the canned
goods didn’t escape. Services were held in the churches, but the attendance was
very small.
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