Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-08-09
THE AUTO-BICYCLE ACCIDENT.
Isichlnnd Correspondent Tells Story
or Nearly Fatal Collision.


past week in laying by" their crops.
While there is still considerable
grass in the majority OF crops they
seasons we believe will not fall much
below the average.
The protracted services which
were recently held at the Presbyte-
rian church closed with the commun-
ion services on Sunday. Two ser
vices were held each day during the
past week. The pastor was assisted
by Rev. II. A. Knox, OF Georgetown,
! and Rev. II. NJ. Stribling, of Cedar
town, Ga.
Rev. and Mrs. II. A. Knox and
family are visiting at the home Of
Mrs. KnoN's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
!. Ballenger.
Rev. T. NJ. Stribling. pastor of the
Presbyterian church Of Cedartown,
| Ga, Is spending several days at the
home Of his brother, I p. Stribling,
and is visiting friends and relatives
in this and surrounding commune
ties.
Misses Pauline and Christine An
| derson left this afternoon for Liberty
Hill, S. c., where they will attend
house party during the coming week.
Miss Mae Stribling, of Seneca, was
the attractive guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. B. WHY during the
past week.
The friends Of Miss Cora Wyly
will be sorry to learn that she has
been very unwell at the home of her
parents At the time Of writing she
is reported improving.
Miss Bert Norris, Of Gainesville,
Ga, is spending this week at the
home OF her uncle. J. p. Stribling.
Stokes WHY, who is assistant
postmaster at Georgetown, is visit
ing at the home of his parents
MI. Newton, Of Greenville, was n
recent visitor to the community.
Mrs. S n. Hughs and recent
guests, Mrs. T. e. Stokes and daugh-
ter, Miss Abbie, are spending several
days at Montreal, N. G.
The young people of the communi-
ty gathered in S. N. Hughs's pas
ture last Thursday afternoon and
enjoyed a late afternoon, picnic.
John M. Bruce, Of Avalon, Ga,
was visitor at the home of j. p
Stribling Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen Dendy, re-
Gently Of Anderson, have secured
rooms at the old Dendy homestead
near here and have moved their
family to this place. We understand
that MIR. Dondy intends to enter
business here. Mr.. and Mrs. Dendy
have numerous friends and relatives
who gladly welcome them back to
the old home.
Mrs. S. B. Craig, OF Pickens, was
recent visitor at the home of w. II.
Hughs.
Mrs. Sherrard is visiting at the
home OF her brother, John w. She
lor. who has been unwell for the
past few weeks.
Stiles Striblng entertained a few
OF his friends very informally at a
| watermelon "slicing" Saturday af-
ternoon in honor Of his guest, Miss
Morris.
Saturday afternoon while driving
from Seneca to his home in his Ford
touring car, Homer Ballenger col
lided with bicycle on which Nor
man Palmer was riding. Young
Palmer was thrown through the
! Windshield Of the car and was severe
ly cut about the face and neck and
his frontal bone was fractured. The
| accident occurred near the forks of
the Walhalla la-Westminster road, just
west Of the Blue Ridge railway cross
ing. The car was coming from to-
ward Seneca and the bicycle from
toward Richland. According to the
| evidence. at the time of the collision
the car was running at low rate
of speed, having just passed two
busgies, and the bicycle was run
ming pretty fast 1t seems that
young Ballenger was on the right
oil nf fhn IT.
turned to the left, realized his mis-
take and too late tried to turn to
the right. The accident happened on
very sharp, curve and neither Pal
mer nor Ballenger saw the other in
time to avert the accident, although
Ballenger threw on his emergency
brakes and the car was practically
at standstill when the bicycle hit
| 1t. According to the information
available to your correspondent no
blame whatsoever can be placed upon
the driver Of the car, and this con-
| clusion Is strengthened by the repu-
| tation young Ballenger has Of being
one Of the safest. most careful driv-
ers Of the county. In fact, the acci-
dent seems to have been totally un-
| avoidable.
Ia the car with young Ballenger
were his brother John, and Sam Ber-
ry, Of Greenville, mail clerk for the
Southern Railway. They Immediate
ly picked up young Palmer, and with
all possible speed carried him bacl.
to Seneca, where he was Immediately
given the best possible medical at
tention. He was carried on to hos
pital in Greenville and at last re-
| ports his chances for recovery were
good. The sympathy Of the entire
community goes out to the family OF
the injured young man.