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FOl?K INJl'KKD IN WHKCK * ? ' - F*?4rnjc<*r and Freight Kngine* t^ash at Andrews. Four (hthoiii vi ITU painfully *aju red and two rwcivid minor bruise* when passenger train No. 117 f .f the Southern railway, on route froih York to Columbia, and a J4outhern freight engine had a head en collision at a curve about 100 yards distant from the Andrews Mock, on the outakirt* of the city, yesterday afternoon at 1 :04 o'clock. AH of the injured were aboard the passenger train. They are: N. A. Weimer, 35, flagman, 4401 ILklffe wood .street, Columbia, sprained hack and severe bruise* about the face. J. It. Watson, 44, conductor, 1521 Pkkep? street, Columbia, three ribs broken and cut on hand. Mrs. J. B. WUliaraa, 64, passenger, Gadsden, sprained wrist. J. L. Fouche, 42, engineer, 2008 Taylor, street, Columbia, wrenched back. Engineer Kouche was resting very comfortably last evening at his resi dence. Fie was taken to the hospital soon after the wreck but wis later raoved to his room on Taylor street. The other three injured are at the Columbia hospital and arc resting as well as could be expected. Several passengers received minor brpises but their injuries were not sufficiently se rious to necessitate their going to a Hospital. According to Engineer Fouche and Flagman Wciroer, No. 117 waa on Vime and was due to meet train No. 118 at the Andrews blockhouse, which ia located at the point where the Atlantic Coast Line and the Southern tracks come together. Their traiif was within .'*00 feet of the block when the accident occurring The freight engine had clcarod the block and waa ^n its way to the other end of the Andrews yard to "pick up" its string tif box cars and start towards Charleston . The crew members of the passenger train thought the track was clear. The freight engineer could not be reached last night, mk ho prooeodod on his run. The two engines wore considerably wrecked. Stoum was pouring from Engineei; Fouc^e'a cab after the smash. vThf wi'OckAge w^a cleared an xoon as poH.sibfe in order to allow No. 1 18 to move towards York. An unusual part of the wreck was 'hat out of four members of the crew, who jumped from the engine.* when they siiw that the crash could not l>e avoided, only Engineer Fouehe re. ceived- a ?painful injurs . Dave I )<? - Witt, engine*-! of the freight, and June Wingard, tirenian on the "light" engine, averted possible death bv making daring leaps from the loco motive. Steve I'inckncy. negro ? fire man on' the passengei train, also' lumped without rciTivmu apparent wurt v . Flagman Weimei was standing on 'he real platform of lie* passenger oach, he when the two engines .anw together. He was thrown from 'he mm and fell to the ground. Coil duetoi Watson, ht said, was making Mis way towards the d"ot t a negro . o.K h when she i i a>h >ane H< was thrown against the ilum and ;n >a\ ing himself from a ??i-riou- tail *>y < atch ng hold < i' 'he . ntrann way, * tit h;s 'eft han.i He managed s ? crawl through ll.< doo i , amid a . 1 < ? vj< ! of ? team i ha' was eomitig from the wi'-ck'-'i ? ng lie > aini was later found m a dit? h alongside the track. Mis. Williams was hurt, she said, by hom-r r "???? M'll aga M-* one oj the <e;its Fng.ne? ? F-mche ''-aid that h< ? I id ? ?! Mr t 1 ? '* .-::u unt \v ith .n abwiiS .o ..f i ? He sJti.i he Shrew .:u:gt:.. > hiakes and apphed * "? *. ? h;j? eemg ? ha*, the ' o 1 1 1 s ; i ? ? ? \\ tl . e.dablc. , '.imped. He said he u. : ? make the leap froit ? n. ? : . man's -:de of he locoiiii >t j \ e in i Hi.e? ? s .i i. vim he i f box <ais on she er.g.ni > - and 'hat lie ?' limped head f :> :r* ' ' ^ i :tch Mi F..sk1 e -a :> I that , ! ? , . (?.. .( red f I <111 t he efTe< { s f ' f . !? .1 w:i!'-- I down 'he track .r ' ; * . ? ?i! n ! < apt a ; r W at sun in > ; ; . 'i ? - ? u 1 ? : h. <lift h. The >n * ? u i : ? get ins breath until watei had l-> appoed to his face. He ? : ushed . ? ? t'l.'.jmbia hospital in an autom-.o \ k imbulanee earried VI r. ] u> ; ? \! .? Wei me r and M r < William" fl; hland county ;n stitutson n r r: t.nv afterwards. Six whit? t e. . ; .e ..nd two r.egroes were aboard N ,'"7 when th?- a?.i den* occurred The w.fn of a t orr.ir.g, New Yc-sl. man. on Friday served her husband ?a ith pancakes marie of planter of paris, she mistaking a sack of the ! plasVer of paris for a sack of Hour , ?that sat bealdc it. The husband ate j four of the cakes and did not di?- i cover the error until a daughter re- j marked tbe flatness of the taste of j the cake*. The man suffered no ill I . effects from hit pancakes. KAIHKD KAR(*E AMOUNT Colored Methodists Preparint !?> Iluild New flounr of Worship. The member* of Trinity Methodist Church of thin city have put on u campaign to raise funds for the building of a new church on the pres ent site and we are glad to publish the following result of a canvass made public last Sunday: Ax an item of news and feeling that the public will be interested, we wish to submit for publication the following report on tho New Church Rally at Trinity M. K. Church (colored) on Sunday, March 16, 1924, at which time the total collections for the day amounted to $2,301.00. Much credit is due the pastor, Rev. B. K. flradford, for hia remarkable ability in organising hia membership leading up to this occasion, For the purpose of the rally the church membership was divided into clubs, or rather the various clubs connected with the church worked in dependent of each other in 'raising funds, with the view of assembling all the proceeds on the Anal day. It was the hop*- ami intention of the pastor and congregation to raise at leant $.4,000.00, and although they did nut succeed in reaching their goal, their success on the occasion was re markable and beyond parallel of any colored organisation in the history of Camden. The various club* reported in the order of their seniority. The Offi cers Club, Rev B. P. Bradford, re porting $630; The Supday School, K. J. McGirt, reporting/ $28; The In dependent Society, 8. R. Dibble, re porting $418.96; Willing Worker* Club, Kate Powell reporting $212.55; Missionary Society, B. L. Dibble, re B>rting, $136; Queen Ksther Circle, ettie Praiier, reporting $46.26; Ushers Club, H. P. McGirt reporting $656.06; Trinity Glee Club. A. M. Thomas reporting $206.46; Other col lections, $130.74. ? -Total, $2,361.00. , The pastor and members of Trinity M. B. Church desire to express their sincere thanks to all friends, white and colored, local and transient, who contributed so generously toward the campaign. H. F. McGJItT, ? President Ushers t'tub. fiarretts to Serve Time. Cumberland Court #!ouse, Va., March 13.? Motions for new trials for Kobert (). Garrett, Cumberland county clerk, and his brother, I^arkin C. (iarrett were overruled today by Judge J. A. White in Cumberland county circuit court, and the brothers were ordered confined in the state penitentiary at Richmond for periods of five years and four years, re spectively. > Walter I* Cohen, negro republican leader of Louisiana, has been con firmed as comptroller of customs at New Orleans. Found Dead in Room. Florence, March 16.T?-Fraser Warr, 36, Unmarried, an employee of the At Untie <.)oa?t l.tiu* railroad shops, was found dead on the bed of his room at the home of his parents here about 11:30 o'clock this morning, with a gaping wound in his breast and h single barreled shotgun, con taining one exploded shell lying on the. floor. Mrs. H. K. Warr, mother of t^e dead man, said she heard the report of the gun and rushing into the room, j found her son dead. The parents of; the young man say he had been in bad health and despondent to which j state of mind they attribute the act. J Iffoyd H. Grandy, of Pifckena, has been appointed Federal prohibition director for South Carolina. ? i i 1 j y, . - j- ^ ??? ('? I.m County Uti Ro?4 Contract. At u meeting of the board of com, misaioners for I<ee county hold Tue*: day morning at ,tbe court house, bi<j* were received for the construction o( 1.656 miles of sand-clay road, feeing that portion in liee county of the highway connecting Sumter and Floi. 1'iu t'. The lowest bid considered >, , that of R. 8. Connor of Bowman. S. C., who offered to do the work for $7,059.12 and complete the under, taking in forty days. It is ulso stated that the co?t 'of building this road will be met by tho highway , department from the gasv^ lino tax fund, and will not cost jJV county anything. J. W. Martin of Florence, representing the highway department was present for the re ception of the bids. ? Bishopville Mes senger. Miller -&r Rhoads A splendid new store for you to shop in is now officially dedicated to your service F^or more than a year we have been looking forward to the time when workmen would have ceased their ham mering and sawing* and left with their tools: when the new store would be com pleted' and we could invite you to come in and inspect I he South s greatest and hand s( >inest depa rtinent store1. Now that time has come. This splendid new store is complete. The last nail -has been driven, the last fixture' is in place and we are' read > tor the long and eagerly anticipated opening. A w hole week of shopping days. Mrtrch *JUh to lMHIi inclusive, has been set aside tor you. who do not live in Kielrfnond. to visit the st? >re. That week Miller & Rhoads will hold open house tor visitors froifi out of town. Conic m and let lis show you the nicest place to shop you have ever seen. W hat a transformation you will find in the whole store ! More th an half of it is ?iew new from roof to basement, new fix tures and new merclnuidise . And the old building, too. has been rejuvenated. You will hardl\ know it refurnished, redec orated and beautified from top to bottom. It is practically a new store from Broad Street to ( * race Street, from Fifth Street to Si \ t h St ret-t . We are justly proud of our store. We feci that you, too, have a right to Ik? proud of it. For without your loyal friendship and the loyalty of thousands of friends throughout the Virginias and Carolinas, it. would not have been possible. - The week of \lareh 24th will he .a week of dedication of the greater Miller & Rhoads Store to the service of the public, . to the comfort, of its customers and to the principle of fair dealing. You will find hero the same standards of quality and value that have a Iwavs characterized Miller * tt & Rli oads Store. Hut vou will find it a far more .comfortable and pleasant place to shop for the things you want. Spring styles lend color and enchant ment to the luisy streets of the old capital. It is the most delightful time of year to visit Richmond. Plan to spend at least a day or two in this, one of the most beauti ful cities of the South. And spring, too, is a delightful time of vear to visit Miller & Rhoads. Y on will find it convenient to make your headquarters here. Cheek vour b;igs and parcels here, rest in comfortable rest-rooms, lunch in pleasant tea-rooms and shop ;it your leisure* In the new store, just ;is in the old, there is a friendlv welcome and a willingness to serve. If you can't get what you want in your own locality, try RICHMOND, VA.