The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-02
RAD ACCIDENT AT NEUsE.

A Party of Wake Forest People over"
turned in the Road and Two OF the
Women Badly Hurt---interestlng
Services and Addresses There~-Dr'
Durham's Statement About Baptist
state MissiOns-~-The Meeting at
Reaver Island TO-day-~Prof, Poteat
Gives an Entertaining Account of
the Activity Among the Baptists.
/ Mr.. W. L. Poteat, professor at Wake
Forest. passed through the city yester-
day on his way from the Central Bap-
fist Association at the Falls of the Neuse
to the Baptist Association at Beaver
Island.
He told of what came near being
serious accident: Mrs. Molly Dixon,
Miss Annie Rogers, Miss Annie Dixon,
Miss Mary Purefoy and Mr.. Pettlgrew
Fowler made up a party that had
come over from Wake Forest IN
a surry to attend the exercises Of
the Association. They were on the way
back Tuesday afternoon, when on the
way down a long hill, the tongue of the
two horsed vehicle became losened on
one side of the Y-iron connecting 1t with
the axle. The horses kicked up their
heels, and the tongue fortunately fell,
allowing them to run away without
dragging the surry after them. MIR.
Fowler had jumped out after the horses,
but now gave his attention to the surry
which was going pell NELL down the hill
with the frightened women. With
promptness, he seized the wheels,
cut them around into slde-bank
causing the whole outfit to be overturn-
ed. The wheels passed over his body
scratching and bruising him up some,
but not seriously. The women were all
thrown out and, strange to say, Misses
Dixon and Purefoy escaped without
harm. but Mrs. Dixon had her wrist
broken and Miss Rogers, who is daugh-
ter of Mr.. Rowan Rogers, had hen right
arm seriously bruised. Dr.. Thompson,
who happened to be near rushed to the
rescue, and later telegraphed
to Or. Powers, of Wake Forest
who went over yesterday morning,
The sufferers and their companions
were taken to the home of Mrs. Fonvllle
where they stayed all night, and yester-
day were carried to Wake Forest where
Prof. w. L. Poteat said they were doing
nicely.
Prof. Poteat says the meeting at Neuse
was held in Mt. Vernon church which
was crowded to OVERLOOKING and was in
every way pleasant and profitable, there
being 700 or 800 in attendance.
In the morning, Rev. DR.. Carter, of
Raleigh, addressed the people on the
subject of Ministerial Education which
was much enjoyed.
At noon, the church was given up to
the women, who had mission meeting.
In the afternoon addresses were made
by DR.. W. r. Gwaltney and DR.. Durham,
the latter speaking on the subject of
State Missions In the midst Of his re-
marks, DIR. Durham said that the Bap-
tests were doing more State mission
work than all the rest of the churches in
North Carolina pet together.
President W. J. Young of the Asylum
for the Blind, who happened to be stand
ing near while Prof. Peteat was talking
was disposed to take issue with the state
ment referred to of DIR. Durham's, and
cited statement by DR.. Pritchard, of
Charlotte, in recent number of Charity
and Children in which the Doctor had
said that the Presbyterians we're ahead
in State mission work. Prof. Poteat
here explained that the work referred to
by DIR. Durham embraced only the
money appropriated for missions by the
Boards, whereas DR.. Pritchard's state
ment embraced also the money col
lected by the mission workers as well as
the valuation of the buildings erected.
Superintendent Young took the train
for the Fayetteville District Conference,
where he will prosecute the work Of his
institution, having just returned the day
before from similar work.
Prof. Poteat said the meeting was con
Guided yesterday at Neuse, and that at
Beaver Island whittier he was going, he
would be joined by DR.. Durham, Mr.
Caddell and others. The meeting began
there yesterday and will continue for
day or two longer.