Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-21
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Killed BY Liehtnine-Best Amateur
Baseball Team-Personal and Other
OF the Yorkville ENQUIRER.

Baseball Team-PersonaI and Other
Matters.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer
Rock HILL, June 20.-Wednesday af-
ternoon about o'clock, at the begin
ming of a slight thunder storm. Sam
Anderson, the bright seventeen year
old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. George b
Anderson. was struck by lightning AM
assisting the workmen. who were
building his fathers new residence
which is nearby the present home 81
the family. All OF the workmen ex-
cept one had gone down from the sec
ond story as the roof had not been put
on. Young Anderson was standing
near the corner of the house and nail
ing on the studding. The bolt struck
him on the left temple and followed
that side into the shoe tearing his
clothing and setting it on fire. The
workman with him was knocked down
and severely, but not seriously shock
ed by the bolt Mr.. George B. Ander-
son, the father, who is a we'll known
insurance man, was not at home, but
was reached by wire and arrived home
Thursday morning early. The funeral
was postponed until Friday in order
that Mr.. David Anderson, the eldest
brother Of the deceased young man,
who lives in Birmingham, might reach
here. The deceased was a young man
of many good qualities and was just
home from his first year at the Uni
versity of South Carolina He was q
member of the Presbyterian church,
and in addition to being a favorite in
his home was very popular with the
neighbors, and especially the children
"a true index.
A scaffold fell Wednesday afternoon
with a number Of workmen engaged
T. B. Craig in Oakland and some OF
them were pretty badly bruised. No
serious injury was done, however.
A number of those Philadelphians
connected with the company, which
owns the Water Light and Power
company of this city, Florence and
Darlington were in Rock Hill Thursday
and talked matters over with represen-
tatives Of the city council again. So
far nothing has been definitely settled
as to the water situation. 1t Is very
bad. The present holders Of the fran
chise have expressed themselves as
willing to sell out to a local company
at q fair valuation.
There is absolutely no doubt that
Rock Hill has the best amateur base
ball team in the state. They are bona
fide Rock Hill men, most Of them stu
dents home from college. and they are
playing ball for the fun there is In 1t.
Mr. Crawford Witherspoon Is the very
efficient and hustling manager. So
far the team has played the following
games and won all of them: With
Charlotte Highland Park team, score
to q; with Fort Mill, / to l; with
Blacksburg, to 5 and to l; Concord,
2 to / in ten inning game.
The old brick building on Railroad
avenue near Main, for twenty years or
more used as the fire engine house,
has been torn down and removed. The
bell tower too is to be taken away and
a sidewalk made along the railroad
right Of way.
Miss Margaret Poag. the attractive
and accomplished daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Poag of this city, is to be
married Tuesday morning, the 25th to
Mr.. R. NJ Swofford Of Gaffney. The
marriage will take place at the brides
home in Black street, and they will
leave Immediately after for a northern
tour. Rev. w. B. Duncan of st. Johns
M. f. church will officiate.
DR.. ]. r. Miller and Mrs. Miller, DR..
]. E. Massey, Jr., and Miss jamie Mas
sey have returned from a trip to At
lantic City, Philadelphia and other
points.
Mr.. M. H. Sandifer, who is a MEM
ber of the state board of Pharmaceu-
tical examiners is at Charleston at
tending a meeting Of the board.
Mr.. B. F. Kee Of Lando, a graduate
in pharmacy, is now upon the staff OF
the Rock Hill Drug company.
Rev. r. c. Mercy of Texas, is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Lizzie McRoy in
Oakland.