Newton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Smith, Tommie April 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Phyllis Thompson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002524 November 1, 2004, 10:53 am The Georgia Enterprise, April 7, 1899 YOUNG BOY KILLED Tommie Smith Instantly Killed at Porterdale Yesterday Morning. Little Tommie Smith, son of Mr. Jim Smith, was killed at Porterdale Thursday morning. He had charge of a machine and came to his death by accident. He was fourteen years of age, and a very energetic boy. Coroner Brown was notified soon after the accident occurred and hastened to the scene. Little Tom was caught by a belt and thrown violently under the machine. His neck was broken, but no other injuries to his body. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/newton/obits/s/ob5730smith.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb