The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 25, 1905, Image 2
WRECK AT WEDGEFIELD.
TWO TRAIN HANDS KILLED IN A
COLLISION.
A Freight Runs Into Material Train at
Malta Siding-The Freight Disre?
garded Orders and Ran Past
Wedgefield.
The passenger train from Columbia
"was; over one hour late this morning,
?id upon its arrival in the city the
news was brought of a fatal wreck at
Wedgefield. At 7:18 o'clock on a
track three miles west of Wedgefield,
near . Malta's siding, on the down
grade to the river, freight train No.
82 ran into the rear of a material
? train in charge of Conductor Tooten
Trith the result that Fred Armstrong
and Frank James, hands on the ma?
terial train, now lie dead from inju?
ries sustained in the collision, Flag?
man R. T. Barnes of the freight train
suffered a severe sprain by jumping
and the rear car of the material train
and the pilot of the engine are both
badly damaged.
From the obtainable facts, it is learn?
ed that the freight was going towards
Columbia and ran over orders, not?
withstanding the fact that torpedos
Tvere put on the track a t Wedgefield
to signal the engineer to stop.
Coroner Flowers went to Wedge?
field to- hold an inquest over the bod?
ies and the verdict was to the ef?
fect that the deceased came to their
death by reason of injuries sustained
.in the collision.
The freight train that collided with
the caboose of the material train
Thursday morning was an hour and a
bali late when it reached Wedgefield.
Hie conductor knowing of the pre?
sence of the material train wanted
to sidetrack but was Sagged to go
ahead.
The early morning fog bad not lifted,
and at that time it was impossible to
see any great distance ?bead. In
order to stop the freight, torpedoes
?were put on the crack, but the warn?
ing came too late to prevent the dis?
aster. The engineer and the fireman
of the freight, seeing their immediate
peril, jumped from the engine, which
nav8r stopped until it plowed its way
into the caboose of the material train
and crushed to death its two occu?
pants. One of ' the negroes who was
killed had $26.25 in his pocket, which
"Coroner Flowers turned over to Clerk
of the Court Parrott.
The accident appears to have been
due to negligence; but both con
conductors, however, disclaim the
o?ame, and the fixing of it will be j eft
to the Coast Line authorities.
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As mercury will surely destroy the
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A Correction.
The Ministerial Association of
Sumter does not desire to be misun?
derstood. It is in existence for the
'welfare cf the community. Its pur?
pose is to co-operate with the law in en?
couraging the proper respect aLd re?
gard for the law. Arid it may be be
readily understood that it can do
nothing mere than suggest. In a
recent letter to the citizens of our
city and in reply to a request from
the Ministerial Association from the
Myor of the city this association was
misrepresented unintentionally we are
told. In our resolution in regard to the
statement of the professional gambler
we resolved to "ask" and not to de?
mand" of the Council a denial cf the
charge or encfrcement of the law.
This may seem to be a late hoar to
make this correction bot in jsutioe to
the associaation we will say that the
Mayor has promised twice to do it but !
nas failed. The association does not I
exist as a "boss" but as a servant for
the best interests of the commumnity. j
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Third Week Jury.
The following jurors have been
chosen to serve as jurors for third
week of ?he Court of Common Pleas
and General Sessions:
W. M. Graham, A. S. Truluck. W. T.
Newman, Daniel H. Brunson, Geo. F.
Epperson, Silas Mewett, Jr., E. F.
Holmes, S. P. Gaillard. W. S. Tisdale,
James Rodgers, L. B. Ingram, F. B.
Bradford. J. W. Durant, L J. New
man, W. D. Lynam, J. W. Fort, j.
Dargan Osteen, J. L. Haynsworth. D.
V. White. W. J. Jones, W. J. McKagen,
L. W. James. C. F. McFaddin, W. H. \
Suggs, H. J. Harby, John T. Green, |
Jr., Thomas S. Sumter, Perry Moses,
John Haynsworth, Geo. B. Betts. W.
G. Stubbs, Geo. H. Hurst. D. J. ('han?
dler, C. C. Player, L. R. Jennings, C.
?Weston McGrew.
MOKE SCHOOL HOUSES.
The Rapidly Increasing Attendance
Calls for More Buildings.
j Last fall The Daily Item predicted
! that in less than twelve months the
two city school buildings would be
overcrowded, owing to the rapidly in?
creasing school population, and sug?
gested that steps be taken at an early
day to provide for additional school
buildings. The conditions forecasted
by this paper now confront Superin?
tendent Edmunds and the school
board. All the class rooms in both
buildings are now in use, including the
rooms into which the assembly hall
of . the old building was converted, and
the assembly hall in the high school
building is now used to accommodate
one grade. If the school attendance
shows the same percentage of in?
crease next year that it has this, :t
will be absolutely .impossible to ac?
commodate the children seeking ad?
mission.
A statement of the facts and a sug?
gestion as to how provision can best
be made for the accommodation of
the rapidly increasing attendance will
be found in the sub-joined report of
Superintendent Edmunds to the City
Board of Education:
To the City Board of Education of the
City Schools of Sumter:
Gentlemen.-I ''beg leave to report
at the end of the first scholastic
month, October 13th, there was an en?
rollment of 669 pupils in the white
school. At this time last year there
was an enrollment of 590 pupils. Even
at the same rate of increase there will
be next year 750 pupils. Where are
they to be placed? Several years ago
the auditorium of the old building
was cut up into recitation rooms; this
year one-half of the assembly hail in
the new building is used as a recita?
tion room. In all probability there
will be 70 pupils in next yearfs Eighth
grade and of course this grade will
have to be divided. Thus the whole of
the assembly hall of the High School
building will be converted into reci?
tation rooms. Xext year in the old
building at least one more section of
pupils will be required and there will
be no place in which to put them ex?
cept the ante-room of the superin?
tendent's office. How may the diffi?
culty be remedied? Xot by ward
schools now; for the crowded condi?
tion is not confined to the lower
grades. Ward schools will of course
be necessary as the city may continue
to grow; but they twill not remedy
the difficulty now. I commend to
your earnest attention the plan re?
cently suggested by a committee of the
Chamber of Commerce-the estab?
lishment of a University High School.
A school of this kind has been my
dream for many years; but I never
until now felt that the time was ripe.
I sincerely trust that you gentlemen
will see your way clear to lend your
official endorsement to the plan pro?
posed and that you may authorize
me to take immediate steps to sub?
mit the suggestion 'of the committee
to the consideration of the public.
Yours respectfully submitted,
S. H. EDMUNDS.
Superintendent of Schools.
FLORIDA SAND-SPUR SRASS.
There is a new danger in the way of
a grass plant, known as the Florida
sand-spur grass, that lias of late^yeais
found its way to Scuth Carolina and
is rapidly spreading to a really alarm?
ing extent. It seems to be as prolific
as the much dreaded nntgrass, which
our farmers have been fighting for
years, and unless it is stamped out in
the yery near future it will present
a serious problem to the residents of
this section of the State.
The grass is of a very peculiar
species; it grows in clusters from five
to seven inches in eight, and at rbis
season of the year it matures and
goes to seed by putting out on the end
of? each stem from ten to twelve seed
pods, each having about eight small
needle-like points, and when the ends
thoroughally mature, they drop from
the grass and are scattered broadcast
by the wind over a large ai ea.
Tbs prickly pods are a terror to
bicycle riders, aod the writer knows
of a bird dog being perminently in?
jured by having one of these pods to
snck in bis foot. In certain sections
of Florida, the farmers found it im?
possible to secure labor to pick thei.
cotton in sections where this grass
was particularly abundant.
The only means of preventing the
spread of this new terror, appearing
as it does in only small quantities to?
da}', is to kill it before it goes to
seed, or to destroy the grass by fire
after the pods have made their ap?
pearance. There is a quantity of the
grass at the Coast Line passenger
depot, and all who may be interest?
ed can see it there. I
Mr. J. C. Iver was tried, convicted
and sentenced to pay a fine of ?30
by Magistrate Barby for hawking and
peddling patent medicines without a
license. Mr. ivey bold by samples
and did not deliver the medicine.
His counsel, J. H. Clifton, Esq.,
will appeal the case. The State was
represented by L. D. Jennings, Esq.
Mrs. J. L. Alnutt entertained the
I Whist Club at the Hotel Sumter Fri
? nay aifernoon. During the game de?
lightful punch was served. Those
present were: Mesdames: B. B.
Breeden, G. T. Burnett, C. H.
Dorn, P. S. Finn, E. S Hood, J.
A. James, A. Ct'ina, John Wilson,
A. S. Led better, Hazel San dc is. W.
S. Schumacher, S. K. Walker, and
Miss Luhe Emaanuel. After the
game, a sal?d course was served. Mrs.
Schumacher won the - first prize, a
handsome Wedgewood vase, and Mrs.
John Wilson drew the consolation, a
pretty Wedgewood pin tray. ?
The Wilson Railroad for Manning.
Our*readers will-remember in onr
last issue, we suggested that efforts
be nude to induce President Wilson
of tee North Western Railroad to
briny: that road to Maiming. Mayor
Bradham and others agreed with the
suggestion, and they knowing that
The Times editor and Captain Wilson
are personal friends of long standing,
requested him to interview Captain
Wilson on the subj-ct. Captain Wil?
son spent the past week in Manning,
engaged in attending court, and in
trying to defend his railroad interests
from damage suits, and under ordiuaiy
conaition this would have been aa ex?
cellent opportunity to bring him and
the business interests of Manuing to?
gether, for we know from an intimate
acquaintance with Captain Wilson
that he has always ' entertained a
kind feeling for this town and county
and naturally so, because he is one of
the largest taxpayer in the county and
was formerly a resident of it, but Cap?
tain Wilson is like most all men who,
when they feel they have not been
justly dealt with,'are not going to
run pell mell over themselves to do a
favor for men or communities that
manifest an antagonistic {spirit, and
he feels that such a spirit was mani?
fested towards him in the railroad
cases, more especially the case where
his agent at Davis Station resented an
insult from a negro.
We approached. Captain Wilson on
the subject of bringing his roadjhere,
and, unfortunately, we found him in
no humor to give any encouragement
to our argument for his considera?
tion, the mau was iudignaut at what
he regarded unjust treatment he re?
ceived in our court, and did not
hesitate to express his opinion of what
he calls "the pull, and wire-pulling
system" in this county. It did not
take us long to learn that this was
no time to impress an argument for a
railroad to Manning on Captain Wil?
sons nevertheless, we endeavored to
lay before him the advantages Man?
ning had to offer his road, and that
in our opinion, it was to the mutual
interests of his road and this town for
the road to come here, and that be?
cause of the acts of a few he should
not punish himself and the town.
Captain Wilson's reply was, "I real?
ize all that you say is true, and I ad?
mire your zeal in behalt of your town.
I like to see men stand by their towns;
it is such a spirit that is fast making
tlie town of Summerton a business
centre for this county, and it is such
a spirit which has made, and con?
tinues to add growth to the city cf
Sumter. Manning, I would like to
see prosper. I have some good friends
there, it was there my older childen
went to schooj, and I want to feel
kindly to that town; at one time I
needed but little encouragement from
the business interests of Manning to
carry my road there, but conditions
have changed somewhat, my iuterests
are nearer to Summerton, and besides,
I am adverse to turning the one cheek
when I 2ffh smitten on the other,
without fault on my part. However,
if the business interests of Manning
really want my road to come there,
and have any sound business proposi?
tion to offer, 1er them make it known
to me, and I will give it considera?
tion. Railroads cannot be changed or
built with hot air, there must be
something substantial on which to run
trains. If I was m the balloon busi?
ness it might be different, but in rail?
roading it takes rights of way, and
money to build tracks and operate a
railroad, so you see ??the necessity of
having submitted some substantial
proposition if my railroad is needed
to help the business interests of Man?
ning. Several times you have souaht
to interest me on this subject, and
each time I have showed a disposition
to meet your people in a proper bnsi
ness spirit, SE I am always ready to
do with ail tiie people along-my line
of roads, all that I ask is fair and
jest treatment in my property rights,
and sound business propositions will
have my earnest attention. -Manning
Times.
Tiie Brice law election will be held
in Williamsburg county on Tuesiay
November 2lst.
CASTOR IA
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fhe Kind You nave Always Bought
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Signature of
Union is auch wrought up over
the single automobile that is owned
and operated in that town. If ODe
creates so much excitement, what
would happen if Sumter's fifty odd
should be turned loose there at one
time.
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