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Show DIPHTHERIA AT TOQUER. Dread Disease Claims 13-Ycar-Old lone Spiisbury Large Number Num-ber of People Exposed. $r. Leonard was called to Toqucr-ville Toqucr-ville Wednesday evening to attend. 13-year-old lone Spiisbury, daughtor of Mr. and Mrs. David Spil8bury, whom ho found suft'orjng from diphtheria in an advanced fltago, Tho doctor at once adminUtorod 0,000 units of an-titoxino, an-titoxino, but it camo too late to save tho llttlo sufferer, and she died this morning at about one o'clock, Tho child has been sick for more than ten days, and practically tho en-tiro en-tiro town has been exposed, but as diphtheria is not regarded as nearly so contagious as scarlet fever, smallpox and some other diseases, the condition con-dition may not be particularly serious down there, though a sharp lookout will no doubt be kept for the development develop-ment of other cases. Tho doctor arrived homo last evening even-ing at about 5 "o'clock, running tho gauntlet of a heavy rain storm with his auto from Dry OroeK tq Kannrra.-ville. |