The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-08-27
PLANK ROAD MEETING.


At meeting of the citizens of Union county,
held at the Court House in Monroe, on the 18th
instant, for the purpose of appointing delegates
to meet the citizens Of Kershaw and Lancaster
at Lancaster Court House on the first Monday
iu September, on the subject of Plank Road
from Camden, S. c., to Monroe, N. G.
On motion of ]. +. Drafin, ESQ.,, Major D.
A. CoEington was called to the Chair, and Maj.
G. W. May appointed Secretary. The Chair
in brief manner explained the object of the
meeting, and on motion Of Col. Johu McCollum
1t was resolved that the Chair should appoint
thirty delegates The Chair proceeded to ap-
point the following gentlemen as delegates, viz
Col X. C. Timmons, J. P. Griffin, Esq, DR.. J..
Cuthbertson, w. Hamilton, Esq, Col. J. Trul,
Col. T. G. Wilson, M. Crowell, Dr.. A. H. In
gram, Maj. G. w. May, w. E. Doster, G. NJ. T.
McCaully, Esq, W. Bib, Esq, }. v. Griffin,
H. Maser, E. ". Richardson, q. Mccain, H.
Wilson, DR.. J. J. Williams, ]. N. Davis, John
Blount, Esq, J. Houston, r. G. Howard, Col
]. A. Dunn, N. Armfeld, Capt. 6. A. Winches-
ter, e. C. .Grcr, Esq, H. NJ. Honston, T. D.
Winchester. C. Austin, Col. ]. NJ. Stewart, NJ.
w. Cuthbetson
On motion of C. NJ. T., McCaully the Chair
was added to the delegation.
the 2nd Saturday Of September, land that the
proceedings be published in the Camden Jour.
nal, North Caroliaa Argus, Charlotte Journal
and Hornets Nest. Iss.bs2
D. A. CovIScros, Chm.
G. w. MAY, Sec,
The following singular death of an accom-.
plished young lady at Green Bay. Wisconsin,
Miss Charlotte Ann Mooers, will be read with
melancholy Interests
''On the evening Of the 30th Of July at twi.
light. she@was sitting in her fathers house
against Al partition over which stove pipe
communicated with a chimney during thun.
der Storm singing with her sister, Mrs. Lath.
rop, as was her custom, the plaintive ballad
Good Bye each bearing separate part
And while the sweet melody fingered on her
lips, heavy cloud passing over the house dis
charged its fearful contents. The fatal shaft
entered the chimney, followed the stove.pipe
to the stove, and then down the partition against
which the deceased was sitting, and explo.
ded just over her head. The room was filled
with q sudden blaze of light, a laundering
crash, followed by a piercing scream was
heard, and Miss Mooers, who bat moment
fefore was in perfect health. now enveloped in
flames, lay upon the floor insensible, and ap-
parently dead.
Immediately, and before the death-light had
left the room, her distracted parents were by
her side, the flames were extinguished, water
was showered upon her and other remedies
used, but no signs of life appeared Her mo-
tber, with much presence CT mind, breathed in
her mouth, throwing volnme of air into her
lungs, which was repeated again and again by
her father, until by extraordinary efforts a
slight response was observed, contraction
of the lips, quiver of the chin, following by
a partial respiration until she was SO far res.
tored to consciousness as to regain her sight,
to speak, to know her friends around her and
appreciate their efforts to alleviate her suffer-
ings, but not to fully understand the cause. of
her distressed condition, and although her suf.
ferings internally were intense she was not
heard to complain. So many blessed senses
!, having been restored to her it very naturally
-aised in the minds of her afflicted parents and
riends around her hopes OF her ultimate recov.
ery wr!, for while were fondly cherished,
but tho,c hopes were Elusive. About twenty
hours after the fatal shaft struck her she gradu.
ally sunk away, easy and apparently uncon.
cious Of what was passing around her for some
hours before she died, until abont 8 o'clock on
Tuesday morning,