The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 21, 1924, Image 6
FOl?K INJl'KKD IN WHKCK *
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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.
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('? 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
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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
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