Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-17
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
High School Matter In Another Form
Heavy Electrical Storm-More
Cases Of PeiIasra-Personal Notes

High School Matter In Another form
Heavy Electrical Storm-More
Cases Of PeIIasra-Personal Notes
Correspondence The YorkviiIe Enquirer
Rock Hill, August 17.-Through
Governor Ansel. chairman Of the board
of trustees Of Winthrop college, the
local school board has received a prop
osition for renting the High school
property for one year. Governor An
sells idea Is to run the model school
in the High school building and thus
give more room at Winthrop for the
large number Of new pupils that will
be enrolled at the opening Of the next
session. 1t is understood that meet
ing of the board will be held this af-
ternoon for the purpose Of consider
ing the matter, but as the board Is dt-
vided on the question Of selling this
property to Winthrop, 1t Is not very
likely that an agreement will be reach
ed on the renting proposition either
Since the death Of Captain Roddey
who was one Of the majority members
of the board on the proposition to sell
the High school property to Winthrop
the board stands to on the matter
and are hopelessly deadlocked. 1t Is
said that an effort will be made to
elect q successor to Captain Roddey, II
a meeting Is held today.
The Harmony community was visit
ed by quite a severe electrical storm
last Friday night, but so far no seri-
Gus damage has been reported. A tree
in the yard Of a negro tenant on Mr.
John Ferguson's place was struck by
a bolt of lightning. A woman In the
house received a severe shock and
two hogs in a pen nearby were In
stantly killed. Two hogs belonging tc
Mr.. L. G. Edwards at Harmony, were
struck or badly shocked by lightning
also, and a vacant house near Cataw-
ba Junction was struck and burned te
the ground. No further damage OF
any consequence has been reported.
The summer session of the Ogden
school will close on Friday of thii
week with a big picnic.
Lou Walcott, a colored trained
nurse of this city, died Friday
from pellagra. She was graduate OF
the Charleston college and had a good
reputation az a nurse.
Dr. ]. R. Miller has a colored pa
tient, JEFF Robson, suffering with what
the medical fraternity term pellagra
sine, which Is form Of the disease
minus the eruption or breaking out or
the body, which is one of the cardinal
symptoms NJ the disease. The negro
has been sick for nearly year, but
his trouble was not pronounced pella-
gra until DR.. Miller was called to see
him about two weeks ago. Previous
to that time he had been treated
by some of the colored physicians Of
the city. DR.. Miller has had several
other physicians to. examine the pa.
tient and all Of them agree with his
diagnosis of the case.
Rev. w. M. Owings, pastor Of NORTH
Rock Hill circuit, had the misfortune
to lose quite valuable horse Sunday
night from an attack Of acute indiges-
tion. It Is quite heavy loss to Mr.
Owings, as he paid $3.50 for the horse
about two years ago.
Invitations have been sent out an
nouncing the approaching marriage OF
Miss Martha Steele Smith, the young
est daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. K
Bales Of Pineville. The ceremony
will take place at Ebenezer church or
the evening Of Wednesday, September
1, at o'clock.
Mr.. William M. Wilson, son Of Hon
and Mrs. w. B. Wilson, and men,
ber Of the Rock Hill bar, has made ar
rangements to move to Charlotte the
first Of next month, where he will To-
cate for the practice Of his profession
Mr.. r. M. Hall, wife and son, and
Mr.. w. r. Cunningham Of Downs, Ala
are visiting the families Of Messrs
w. ]. Caveny and A. r. Kimbrell.
and other relatives in this city. They
will also visit relatives in Fort Mil
and in Lancaster county before re-
turning home.
Quite a number from Rock Hill ex-
pect to attend the annual picnic al
Oakland church on Wednesday Of this
week
Mr.. and Mrs ]. B. Johnson expect
to leave the latter part Of the week
for trip through Canada, first spend
ing a few days in New York city.