The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-24
AUTOMOBILE WRECK.
Ran into Tree Lying Across Road Near
Halifax. Other News.

Halifax, July 22.-Quite sad &C
cident happened here, or about three
miles from here on the road to Wei
don Saturday night about ten
O'Clock, when an automobile ran
violently into tree that was down
across the road. The machine was
driven by Mr.. jenkins. of Tarboro,
who had with him in the car, Mr..
and Mrs. Howell and little girl, and
Mrs. jenkins. They were on their
way to Panacea Springs, and left
here lust before ten o'clock intend
ing to stay over at Weldon for the
night, but the road seemed so in
viting that Mr.. jenkins was running
at about thirty mile clip and failed
to see at all the tree lying across the
road Just around a bend in the road,
and if he could have seen it before
running into it, it is hardly probable
that he could have guided the car
around it sufficient to have fore
stalled an accident. The car was
overturned completely, all hands
being thrown out, Mrs. Howell be-
inp pinned underneath the car in
such way that she could not extrl-
cate herself at all, the result being
that the two men with the help that
Mrs. jenkins could give, by some
means managed to turn the car back
from the PROSTATE body OF Mrs.
Howell and found her badly hurt.
She was hurried here and given i'm
mediate attention by DR.. McNight,
and it was found that the scalp was
badly torn from the head and many
stitches had to be taken to get it
back in proper position. Of course
the lady suffered much pain but
under the ordeal she showed re-
markable fortitude and Sunday NOR
ming she was taken home accompa-
MED by the others who were in the
accident. No one else was hurt at
all except the little girl who received
some slight injuries. The machine
seems to be bad wreck and it is es-
timated that it will in all probability
cost several hundred dollars to get
it in good condition again.
LITTLE GIRL INJURED.
A horse ran away Sunday morning
belonging to Mr.. Dana Dickens, who
resides about four miles west OF
here, and ran the wheels Of the bug.
gy over his little twelve months old
daughter and bruised the little ones
head right badly. The little one was
taken up to Weldon Sunday after
noon and sent down to Norfolk to
St. Vincent Hospital, and from last
account seems to be getting along
very nicely, no serious consequence
are feared.
HORSE KICKED LITTLE GIRL.
Little Elizabeth Coppedge while
out in the back yard playing Of
Monday afternoon was kicked by
horse. or it is supposed the hors
must have struck her with his foot
though not hurt to amount to much
The horse which is kept in the var
is very gentle and has never show
any disposition to harm anyone 0
anything, and it is supposed tina
she must have gotten very close t
him and he probably kicked at fl
and being 80 close to the horse di
not get the full blow, as she wa
only bruised slightly on one side Q
the face.
SEVERE STORM.
The storm here was severe on las
Saturday blowing down fences, an
trees, uprooting many in and aroun
town. We learned Monday that
was even more severe west of her
and several reported corn, tobact
and cotton damaged to some exten
We learned that Mr.. Walter Bower
crop of tobacco of Aurelian Sprin,
was damaged a great deal, and son
others in that section were damage
more or less.
Mr.. B. H. Hale, on route /, wi
was taken sick last Saturday st
continues very sick.
There is little sickness in TOW
right now, and in fact there
been comparatively little this SUI
mer so far. There is one case of
phoid fever here now, colored w
man.
Watermelons have beeg coming
now for several days and of coul
the "darkey am gwine to live higf
There has been many fair visit'
here for some weeks and all
young people are enjoying the
selves immensely.