Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-16
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Chester, August 13: The hookworm
campaign now In progress In this coun-
ty Is one that is greatly interesting the
people. DR.. l. A. Riser Of the state
board Of health Is finishing his first
week Of examination OF people, and up
to the present time he has passed on
300 cases, and twenty per cent Of that
number were afflicted with the disease.
He says that the lower part OF the
state Is more productive Of hookworm
disease than the upper country, and
that this Is due to the sandy soil. And
to prove his case, he pointed to LOWRY
Vile, In the northwestern part of Ches-
ter county, which is a very sandy ter
ritory, as being the most prolific Sec
ton Of the country for the malady. At
that point it will be necessary to es-
tablish an additional dispensary. max
ing six in the county. The campaign
Is to continue five weeks In this coun-
ty, and while 1t Is not thought a large
number OF cases will be discovered,
nevertheless, II is believed an immense
amount Of good will be done.
Columbia special Of Tuesday to the
News and Courier: At Ills State
Electrician B. c. Boozer gave the sig
nal to j. G. Robbins, guard at the
penitentiary, who threw the switch that
sent Alex Weldon into eternity. The
1,900 volts passing into the body Of the
condemned man made q low humming
noise, Weldon's body stiffened and
strained at the straps while every
muscle in his body contracted. The
high voltage was maintained for sew
eral seconds, when It was reduced to
200 volts. 1t was constantly varied be-
tween these extremes for one minute
and two seconds when the switch was
thrown out. An examination by the
prison physician showed that death had
resulted. The negro was q physical
giant according to those who have seen
him, and 1t was thought best to keep
the current passing through his body
for a full minute to insure death to a
frame so powerful. The relatives Of
the dead man have not asked for his
body and 1t Is. probable that he will be
buried in the penitentiary grounds. The
crime for which Alex Weldon, was this
morning electrocuted at the state peni-
tentiary was the murder Of q promi-
nent farmer Of Florence on the night
Of October 2S, 1910. The circumstances
were as follows: The body Of Mr.. Eli
hu Moye was found in his home the fol-
lowing morning with two gunshot
wounds in the chest. After an investi-
cation Clarence Ham was arrested and
sentenced to hang. Upon the scaffold In
implicated as accessories William Bur-
ress and Alex Weldon. who until that
time had not been suspected. These
two negroes were then arrested end
tried, the trial resulting In convictions
in both instances. They were placed
in jail and while there a new trial was
secured for Burress. He died. however,
before the date set for his execution.
Owing to the fact that the electric chair
hnl 49, tva
cution had been stayed by the govern
or from considerably earlier date un-
til today. The electrocution passed of
quietly, not, a single hitch occurring TO
mar the solemn proceeding.
The Walker CASTOR camp u. C. ",
Of Chester had quite a successful and
enjoyable Reunion last Friday. Col.
Asbury Coward was one Of the speak
ers. The Reporter gives the following
.t2t Of the veterans present: y. B. Nc
Waters, Richburg; w. B. Robinson,
Cornwell; Hugh White, Chester; w. H.
Edwards. Chester; w. b. Cameron.
Smiths Turnout; Jabez Sexton,
Chester; ]. c. Kirkpatrick, Chester; ].
H. Mcdaniel, Chester; Josephus Smith,
Cornwell; w. 8. Turner, Chester; w.
Chester; A. w. Darby, w. d. Knox,
Chester; L. j. Watts, F. L. Allen, T. A.
MCGUIRE H. w. Hafner, Chester; ]. II. :
Westbrook. Rodman; g. w. Boyd,
Cornwell; w. B. Crawford, Chester; G..
d. Heath, w. D. Mobley, Samuel
Banks, Chester; Samuel Shurley,
Blackstock; Newman Hudson. Rich
burg; 8. NJ. McWatters, Blackstock;
w. o. McKeown, Cornwell; r. b.
Mobley, Rodman; o. ]. Gwinn,. ], A.
Robinson, Blackstock: w. B. Wylie,
Richburg; Joseph Martin, Richburg;
John ]. Hollis, Rodman, T. @. Hudson,
Chester; M. M. .Johnsey, Lowryville; ].
s. Mills, Blackstock; ]. A. Thomas,
Edgemoor; w. W. Lipford. Chester;
John o. Hardin, r. L. Hicklin. Rich
burg; A. Ferguson, Fort Lawn; A. w.
Hardin, Chester; w. !. Smith, w. l.
Caldwell, John B. Dove, II. F. Horton,
w. T. Stewart, w. R Wallace, Lowry
Vile; A. o. Pittman, ]. M. Smith,
Bdgemoor; Ira Coin, Chester; T. c.
Brakefield, Lowryyille: w. 7: Simpson.
Richburg; ]. w. Wilks, Wilksburg:
T. Holton; H. A. Brakefeld, Wade
Worthy, Lowryville; w. C. Hedgpath.
c. s. Wilson, Chester; R B. Ander-
son, Richburg; w. T. Harris, C. II.
Allen, Edgemoor; ]. A. Carter, Rock
Hill; Alex Wise, Chester; John Ross,
Cornwell; !. Med. Hood, j. ]. Hall, A.
A. Owens, ]. w. Bigham, Chester; 8.
T. McKeown. Cornwell; 8. B. Latham,
Chester; M. w. Harper; II. M. Steven
son, w. w. Coogler. w. R Sims. Ches-
ter; w. o. Goch, Fort Lawn; Daniel
Clark, John G. Brown, Chester; Abe
Boyd, B. j. Randell, Chester; r. p.
Workman, Harvey Lemon, B. p. Greg
ory, Chester"