The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 01, 1905, Page 8, Image 8
The Anti=Liquor League.
Organization Formed to Prevent
the Sale of Liquor in
Lancaster County--Strong
Men at the Head of the
Movement?-?Auspicious
Beginning.
In pursuance of call published
in I'll K IiA N<' AS I KH N lows of
Saturday a mass meeting was
heM in the court hese at Lancaster,
S. (J., this 30th da* ot
October 100f>, at 11.30 (>' lock.
On motion duly < arried the
meeting or^> nized bv the election
of Mr. .I-hti T. tireen as
President, Mr. Waddy Thomson,
as Secretary.
The object of the meeting was
staled as Icing to (T"et an or
ganization 'o prevent the illegal
sale of liquors in Lancaster
county, and enforce the prohibitory
features of the dispensary
law
After a five and full discussion
of the subject or object of
the uv eting a permanent organization
was decided up; n, to
be known as Lancastkh County
Antik?Lkjijok Lkagi k. Its object
bei 11 l to prevent the sale of
liquor in the county of Osmesis
ter.
Th ? pernuinent organiza'ion
w?s duly entered into, by the
eh c ion of Mr, .John T. Grlen
as President, Mr. W. T. Gregory
as Vice President and Mr.
Wadcly O. Thomson as Sec'y
and Tresis
On motion duly carried the
President appointed as commit I
tee of live It) draft suitable Con
stitution and By Laws to govern
the or ani/.al'on, Key. K E.
Tuni'pseed, Me-srs. K. C. Mc
Man us, Geo. \V. Jones, K. E.
Wylie and C. L. McMatius, to
report at n \ meeting.
I'pon request of the IV-si j
dent, Mr W.T. Gregory occupi j
ed the chair and the following
resolution was offered by Mr
John T. Creen. which, after be I
.
nig duly discussed, was un ?ni j
mously ad >pted :
NVlIEItEA^, the citizens o :
this county in the exercise ??1"
their right of self governm lit,
did on t e J?rd, d v ?. October
PJ05, declare their opposition
to the sale of ir toxica' ti'J
liqu rs; and Whereas tin* Slate
Board of Control has, pursuant '
to law, closed the dispcn>aries
in this count v. Now, wi'h til
view of proving to tlm Governor;
of this State an 1 totho j ublic
at large thai wo earnest v do-inand
int( n<l to Imv the prohiln !
t >ry features of tlie Dispensary 1
Lav onfoiced in our countv asj
st'ietlv as any r?f our criminal
lnw^.lie i it'1- lved hv t!ie L.\n
castkk dul'nty An'ti Tjhp:<>|<
TjK.m u' i:
Lie t 'I lia' we call upon the i
town (Council an i Policemen of
the v. rious towns in this e um
tv, upon our S icritV a d all
i a'c- and (lonstabh - and
upon the Grand Jury of the!
county to lend their ai 1 towards
the enforcement of the law,
against the sale of liquors in,
this county
Second. That we call upon
all good citizens of tho coun'y
to give their support and encouragement
to our various ex-j
/
ecutive officers in their effor's
to enforce the aforesaid law,
aud to see to it that those oflieers
who will noi do their duty,
arc removed fr"m office and
their places filled *>y ihose that
will, and that they furnish to
the Magistrates of the county
affidavits upon which they may
issue their warrants lor the arrest
of viola'ors of the law, coming
to their knowledge.
Third. That 'lie county papers
be requested to publish
this resolution.
It was brought to the at'en
tion of the meeting bv magis
trate Caskey that Magistrates
are powerless to act in v ola
tions of law except upon atlidavits
upon which to base their
warrants of arrest.
It was brought to the attention
of the meeting that the
lThice Law" was now being
attacked in the U S. Courts
and that in the event of this
law being declared unconstitutional
it was probable that the
dispensary would be re-opened
in this and other counties, on
motion duly carried the officers
of the Lanoastkk County Anti
Imp <>n Lkauuk were authoriz
ed and instructed to take such
necessary steps as appeared
best to prevent the re-opening
of the dispensaries in Lancaster
county.
On motion duly carriethe
ollicers of the Letigue were instructed
to appoint committees
throughout the county to look
after violations of the law atid
prosecute violators of it.
On motion duly carried tin
enrollment of members of the
League was made and the
Secretary repotted thirty one
(31} as having enrolled as
members.
It being brought to the at
tention of the mee'ing the
necessity of having some funds
in the Treasury to be used by
the ollicers in bringing abou!
v i?\ v ? ' J ? V ? O VM VllXT' Wl ^(111 U.il H/ll,
pledg s and contributions were
called for, and Treasurer report
cd these aggregating $102.50.
()n motion the meeting !
adjourned to meet again Mon
day Nov. <>tli, at one o'clock in
the Court 11 "use.
Waddy C. Thomson,
Sec'y.
Lancaster, Oct- 30ih, 11)05
? A pood nml" helonping to
Mr Wallt Sievvniot was ae?*i i
do ally killel at Klp'n I as 1 I?" i*id
ty. Tli v ti ;n i! became entnn
i
pie 1 in a mill ol the harne.-s and
.ell.
? According to vesterdav's dis
patches the situation in Kussia
is improving. Kmperor Nicholas
has virtually turned over the'
ivins <>!' lu.\ermneut to Count
W'itte, who will construct his
csihine on the Hritish plan.
i
NOTICE.
No net: in licrt bj given that tinluniks
for tin* registration of the
<|im(ilied electors of the Town of
Lancaster will he open for the registration
of qualified electors at the!
oilice of the Treasurer of the (touuty
of Lancaster in the Court House
every Monday in each week commenc11jtc
Monday Nov. 1th 1905, and continning
until Monday Hen. -It h 1906
inclusive.
A McManus,
Supervisor Registration.
Oct. 31st 1905.
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m to our stock. We now handle some o
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S than the other fellow, no matter what
2 clothing business and expect to get it i
i Men's Suits
Men's $6.00 Suits, this sale $ 4.48 $5
6.50 " " " 4.98 6
" 9.00 " can't bo matched 10
anywhere for less our special price 6.90
Men's 10.00 Melton Suits, for this 12
sale we make the price 7.48 15
Men's 12.50 Black Thibet Suits, this W
sale # 9.90
Men's 15.00 all pure Worsted Suits,
this sale 12.00
Men's 18.00 all pure Worsted Suits, we
for this sale we make the price.. . 14.00 pr
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sale as you will save money.
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