 Denison  Section 1  James T. Neel 20 January 1886 - 10 December 1924 Editor's Note: James T. Neel's Death Certificate show his birth date as January 26, 1888. The 1900 Terrell, Kaufman Co., Texas shows his birth day as January 1885, age, 14, of June 12, 1900 - household of John Neal. The Whitewright Sun Thursday, November 13, 1924 pg. 1 CHILD DIES AFTER BEING BITTEN BY DOG NEAR SAVOY From the Savoy Star About 2 weeks ago they had a mad dog scare in the extreme west edge of town when Lark Wright's fine shepherd dog got very playful and bit several children and animals. The children bitten are as follows: Margaret Pierce, Marene and Teddy Wright and Brown Morgan. A short time afterward, the dog began acting peculiar and still a little later went into fits and died. Its head was immediately sent to Austin and in due time a telegram came back stating that its brain showed signs of rabies. The children were immediately put under treatment and just about that time word came that 2 little boys over in Bells had been previously bitten by a large blue dog and that one of the boys was showing signs of hydrophobia, from which effects he died Sunday night. It is now remembered that this same blue dog was seen several days before in this community and had had fights with other dogs and it is believed that it bit Mr. Wright's dog. Of the 2 children in Bells bitten by the blue dog, one of them took the serum treatment and the other the mad stone, the latter not proving effective against the disease. The Graham (TX) Leader Thursday, November 13, 1924 pg. 11 CHILD BITTEN BY MAD DOG DIES OF HYDROPHOBIA Bonham, November 4 - A mad dog is reported to have bitten a number of persons as Savoy, 12 miles west of this city. The canine's head was sent to Austin for examination and it was announced that the animal had suffered from rabies. A child, whose name could not be learned, died of hydrophobia near Bells, 3 miles west of Savoy, it was reported. A mad stone had been applied, but did no good. The child's father is reported as having been bitten by the same dog, but was treated and is said to be getting well.  The Bonham Daily Favorite Monday, November 3, 1924 pg. 5 CHILD DEAD OF RABIES A six year old boy, whose name we did not learn, died at the home of his parents north of Bells yesterday. The boy and a man were both bitten some time since. The man at once took treatment and is getting along well. The parents of the child relied on the curative properties of a mad stone and the child is dead.  The Whitewright Sun Thursday, December 11, 1924 pg. 1 RABIES CLAIMS LIFE OF DENISON CITIZEN Denison, December 10 - James Tillman Neil, age 39, died at the City Hospital this morning at 10:05 o'clock from illness caused by the bite of a dog suffering with rabies. Mr. Neil was bitten by his own dog on October 29. The animal was killed the next day and the head sent to Austin, where examination showed symptoms of rabies. Mr. Neil immediately began taking the Pasteur treatment and continued to do so until recently. He was employed by the Campbell Grocery Company and became ill last Monday morning while at his work. He returned to his home and was later transferred to the City hospital, where he died today.  OAKWOOD CEMETERY
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