Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-16
Correspondence of the YOrkville Enquirer.
THE FRANKS OF 4 VICIOUS DOG.

CLOVER, S. G., June 14.-About 6 o'clock
in the afternoon, on the Sth instant, MIR.
John j. Smith, a merchant OF this place,
was sitting at a table about the centre of his
store room, busily writing. While he was
thus engaged, a strange dog entered by the
front door, passed in behind the counter,
vent on towards the rear end of the store
and came out from behind the counter at
the opening to the right hand of Mr.. Smith.
He did not know the dog was in the house
until that moment, and as soon as the dog
saw him, being so close, the animal Jumped
at him and bit him on the thigh. Mr..
Smith kicked off the dog, and as he started
to Jump up, the dog again grabbed him on
the right arm just below the shoulder joint.
Mr.. Smith again knocked off the dog and
it passed on to the rear end of the store and
he saw no more of it.
Mr.. Smith Immediately ran to the front
door and called to some persons on the OPP
posite side of the street, telling them that
he had been bitten by a large dog. Capt.
w. B. Smith ran to him, and about that
time the dog was seen on the sidewalk, it
having come out by a side door at the rear
end of the store. When the dog reached
the corner it turned and started across the
street, passing on until it went under jack
son e. Jackson's store, where it was killed.
1t seems that the dog was first seen on
Crowder's Creek, beyond Mr.: j. G.. Patrick's
1t was seen several times on the day before
it came to this place. 1t passed through
Mr.. S. l.. Adams yard, but did nothing
there. 1t was next seen on Mr.. NJ. II. Cur
rence's place, where it entered a cabin and
lay for some time under a bed. The old
woman living there was in her garden at
the time, and seeing the dog enter her
house, she remained outside at least an
hour waiting for assistance. Before any
one came, however, the dog passed out.
After it left there it was next seen at Mr.. y:
A. Clinton's, about two miles east of bere.
Mrs. Clinton was out and when she entered
the house it was standing on the floor. 1t
paid no attention to her, and when she
stepped to one side of the door it went out.
1t next passed through Mrs. G. Matthews
yard, and came on from her house to this
place. 1t disturbed nothing in its travels
except to fight other dogs. ,
But to return to MI. Smiths unpleasant
adventure with the animal. Of course the
affair created q good deal of excitement in
town. DR.. J. r. Latimer was present, and
in less than five minutes from the time Mr..
Smith was bitten he cauteriZed the place on
| his arm, which, by the way, was more a
bruise than a bite. Mr.. Smith did not have
on his coat, and the dogs teeth caught in
his shirt sleeve. Having on thick panta-
looms the bite on his leg did no harm. At
ter cauterising the arm, DR.. S. A. Smith
came in, and he with DR.. Latimer accom-
panied Mr.. Smith to his house, and it was
then decided, as a precautionary measure,
to cut entirely away the bruised place on
the arm, which was done in a few minutes
and the ~incision thus made again cauter-
lied. Mr.. Smiths arm is very sore from
the cutting and cauterizing, but otherwise
he is getting along very we'll. There are
various opinions in regard to the condition
of the dog, but from all the circumstances
the majority of those conversant with the
facts do not think it was a case Of rabies.
j. D.. G..