Friday, July 29, 2022

Thomas Farbee Injured While Unloading Material at Railway Station, July 29, 1922

Negro Hit by Piece of Timber and Hurt

Thomas Farbee, negro, was injured early this afternoon when struck on the head by a steel beam while unloading material at the station of the Carolina & Yadkin River railroad.

Farbee was placed in the ambulance of J.W. Sechrist & Son and was hurried to the Guilford General hospital, where he was rendered medical attention by Dr. T.M. Stanton.

Farbee suffered a cut on the head and six stitches were taken. He was unloading material for the Commercial National bank building when injured.

From the front page of The High Point Enterprise, Saturday, July 29, 1922

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