Lizton - Clifford Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bailey, who was stricken with spinal meningitis while in high school, is dead.
from the Gazette for March 19, 1914:
SPOTTED FEVER VICTIMS
Clayton and Lizton Youths Succumb to Spinal Trouble - Lizton Schools Closed for Week
Spinal meningitis, or "spotted fever", has made its appearance in different parts of the county and is causing some uneasiness in the localities affected. Up to the present time there have been two deaths from this dread disease. Last week Francis Glover, 18, son of Vince Glover of Clayton, died from the disease. The next death was north of Lizton when Clifford Bailey, 17 year old son of George Bailey, fell a victim. Young Bailey was a sophomore in the Lizton high school. He was taken ill on Tuesday of last week and his death occurred Monday.
...Following the death of the Bailey boy, the schools at Lizton were dismissed. The grade school only had seven more days until the end of the term and it will not be resumed. The high school will be closed for one week and will resume if other cases do not occur.
Lizton - Clifford Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bailey, who was stricken with spinal meningitis while in high school, is dead.
from the Gazette for March 19, 1914:
SPOTTED FEVER VICTIMS
Clayton and Lizton Youths Succumb to Spinal Trouble - Lizton Schools Closed for Week
Spinal meningitis, or "spotted fever", has made its appearance in different parts of the county and is causing some uneasiness in the localities affected. Up to the present time there have been two deaths from this dread disease. Last week Francis Glover, 18, son of Vince Glover of Clayton, died from the disease. The next death was north of Lizton when Clifford Bailey, 17 year old son of George Bailey, fell a victim. Young Bailey was a sophomore in the Lizton high school. He was taken ill on Tuesday of last week and his death occurred Monday.
...Following the death of the Bailey boy, the schools at Lizton were dismissed. The grade school only had seven more days until the end of the term and it will not be resumed. The high school will be closed for one week and will resume if other cases do not occur.
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