Audie Chandler, the sweet little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Chandler, who was killed by an automobile at Fish Tuesday, was buried in the New Prospect cemetery Wednesday. Funeral services were conducted by Revs. J. A. Edge and Lynn Parris. The schoolboys of Fish, were the pallbearers. She was ten years old, and is survived by her parents, her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Chandler, five sisters and one brother, Mesdames Horace Dobson and Heslep Dansby and Misses Inez, Glenna and Ludie and Master Talmadge Chandler. The heartbroken family have much sympathy in their sad and sudden loss. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, April 17, 1919)
The tragedy of last Tuesday here at Fish has aroused the feelings of the people to a state almost unbearable. The people of your city have a speed law of 8 miles per hour for the protection of both lives and property, and you have sidewalks for your children to use going and coming from school. Here we have nothing but the public roads for our children to walk in, and as The Standard of last week says, we have had some very close calls, at least two the same day this awful, uncalled for tragedy occurred. It seems like when a lot of the motorist get out of town they simply pull the bridle off their cars, as it were, and turn them loose regardless of the consequences, and when I saw this man Barber make the dare-devil dash, on the wrong side of the road, and a curve at that, running the speed he was running, I knew if there wasn't from one to a half-dozen children killed, it would be nothing short of a miracles; and the consequence was the sweet little ten-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Chandler was taken without any warning except the noise of Dr. Trumbo's and Barber's cars. They were making a noise we will not soon forget. She was about thirty feet from the center of the road when she was struck, and her little life snuffed out almost in an instant. We take this method of warning the general public we will go before the next Grand Jury and endeavor to have those who have been running so reckless and endangering the lives of our children indicted, and will continue going from time to time till this reckless driving is stopped. I will by the help of the good people of this community, have this reckless driving stopped, regardless of sex color or Kind. I. J. Stephenson, Fish GA. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, April 17, 1919)
Chandler Child, The first fatal auto accident for this section occurred Tuesday evening at Fish. There have been many "Close Calls" and some minor injuries, but this is the first time that death has resulted. Mr. W. A. Barber, a valued employee of the Central Railway, was trying to pass a car ahead of him Tuesday evening at Fish. There happened to be no ditch at the side of the road, and he left the road in dr4iving by. His car struck the sweet little daughter of County Surveyor and Mrs. W. K. Chandler, inflicting injuries from which she died in about half an hour. The remains of the unfortunate little one were laid to rest yesterday, and the bereaved family have the heartfelt sympathy of their host of friends in their dad and sudden loss. Mr. Barber was placed under arrest, pending commitment trial to be.(Cedartown Standard, Thursday, April 10, 1919)
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FATAL ACCIDENT
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Auto Kills Little Girl at Fish
The first fatal auto accident for this section occured Tuesday evening at
Fish.
There have been many "close calls" and some minor injuries, but this is
the first
time that death has resulted.
Mr. W.A. Barber, a valued employee of the Central Railway, was trying to
pass
a car ahead of him Tuesday evening at Fish. There happened to be no
ditch
at
the side of the road , and he left the road in driving by. His car
struck
the sweet
little daughter of County Surveyor and Mrs. W.K. Chandler, inflicting
injuries from
which she died in about half an hour.
The remains of the unfortunate little one were laid to rest yesterday,
and
the bereaved
family have the heart felt sympathy of their host of friends in their sad
and sudden
loss.
Mr. Barber was placed under arrest, pending commitment trial to
be...........
(Cedartown Standard Thursday April 10th, 1919)
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