The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 26, 1908, Image 3
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MR. J. D. OILLAND
MAKES REPLY
TO THE STRICTURES Or THE LAKE CITY
iORRESPONDENT OF THE FLORmi
TINES.
Editor F*l,oresce Times: if nder
date of the 14th iust., there ap
pears iu your paper an arcicie i rora
^yc^r correspondent iu Lake City in
.g' regard to the dispensary trouble that
has recently arisen in Williamsburg
county. In reply thereto I would
like to state, in my behalf and as
authentic information to the readers
of your daily, that the article as pub-1
dished is a gross injustice to me,
since the same is absolutely void of
veracity and is a dirty, malicious
attempt, on the part of some informant,
to deceive the public iu
their first conception of the matter.
In the first paragraph of the artiole,
it is asserted, upon information
obtained, "from the member!
of the ooooty board and of the county
delegation who are accessible to
the reporter of the Times, that the
afi? in fKo AAnntv ^ltinonaarr vnaf.
OWi 1U VUC VVUUVJ vuO|rVMOfit J t * * v? v
tern is likelr to be nothing more
than a tempest in a teapot, and that
the board will conae oat all right."
Such a feeling shMjId be cjuitir Ofaoling
to the resident member of the
board at,Lake Gity and also to t^e
member of the coanty delegation
who also there resides, yet such ab_
' oolute confidence is not entertained
/ bf the members of the housed who
are a part of the delegation, and a
certain member of the county board;
for on the contrary they held an entirely
different opinion.
In regard to the letter to the
whiskey house in Atlanta claimed to
h^ve been written by the clerk of
the board. the writer beca to inform
your Lake City correspondent that
hereafter he need not allege or claim
the writing of this letter ' by the
clerk, but that he may state the
aame as a positive fact, it be will
quote the exact wording of the same
. which is as follows: "Blnthenthal &
^ Bickart, Atlanta, Ga, Gentlemen:
What inducements do you offer
for orders? J D Gilland." This
letter was incorporated in the report
made to the dispensary auditor
by the clerk of the Williamsburg
county dispensary boaid under date
cf February 21st. It will be difficult
for some to understand the foregoing
correspondence unless the
conditions and circumstances attendant
were known, which could
be fully understood if you will favor
me with a publication of my letter
to tbe auditor, a copy of which I
will gladlv forward to you upon re?quest
and the assurance that you
will publish the same.
Yet perhaps those interested may
draw some conclusion when they are
hereby informed that all orders are
made by the board and that on the
18th of November last the Williamsburg
county dispensary board, (W E
Snowden absent) made an award to
Blnenthal & Bickart for 550 drums
of whiskey, consisting of three
brands only, to be shipped to the
dispensary in Williamsburg couuty
within three months as by law contemplated
and required and that o?ie
brand, "Old Joe," was for 300
drums, at a loss to the county of
$900 and 19.1 per cent proof as
compared with other bids on file at
the time, the above purchase was
made.
Your correspondent has erroneI
/\nolv ofQfkof T u-anf A*/v
vuoi y ovwwu V1IOV x ncut UCIU1C VUU
delegation in Columbia to prtfer
charges after being discharged. I
?* was discharged on March the first I
^ went before the delegation, the senator
absent without excuse, on February
the 18th. I made my report
to the auditor on February the 21st,
^ A which report is an authentic compi^Wifttion
of statements and statistics,
showing many grave irreguiarities
in the operation of the Williamsburg
board and which report charges
certain members of the board
with malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance
and the grossest negligence
J n A Ap /In !
1L1 IUC UiatUrtl^C VI. LiiCIL VlULiai uu
ties, with an absolute disregard for
the Carey-Cothran law under which
they are presumed to exerciae their
authority and discretion. Mr West
was not present at the meeting of the
/
delegation and myself in Columbia.
Mr West ariived Saturday morning
at the ixjhest of myself and Mr
Snowden, a m?'inl?er of the l?oard, to
make an examination of the records
in the office of the Uv?:d and to ver
ify the charges iw*(c by the clerk,
which will not be difficult iu
' least. The books have been thrice
checked by the assistant auditor and
fouotj COrfect in every detail.
In the maueror uic uoutfa ffi<?
legatlou of the members of the board
cannot be proved authentic by any
authority whatever. The bonding
company petitioned for relief upon
charges made and sustained by the
clerk and an houest member of the
board. The clerk seeks no sympathy
whatever in this affair and only that
equitable jnatice du? him as a unit
of the Williamsburg* public and
righteous sustenance of the charges
which he felt duty bound to make
and which are consistent with the
records in the office of the board
No charges are made of irreg ularities
in the bookkeeping; nor from
statistics "based on his own book";
but on acts of certain members of
the board, sealed bids and purchases
made,
la the second colaran of jour issue
of the 14th inst there appears an artide
ffhich is very misleading and
gives the pub)io$ wrong impression
as to the reality of this affair. Nothing
has ^een found wrong with the
bdOktHn the often' of the hoard by
the assistant attditor who checked
them seyeral times and I dare say he
is every competent man. Indeed,
the books of the old system are quite
different from those now in use.
There is absolutely no malice whatever
in the charges made by a member
of the board and the clferk.
There is tio authority that new bonds
have been secured by a member of
u n J tka aIovIt Tkaro i.
| tuc uvaiu ?uu *uw vivia* uv*v ?w
no authority that new bonds hate
been secured by the board aud if
you will consult the statute on the
subject you will Sad that personal
bonds will not auffice and that the
same must be obtained with some
security company.
In conclusion, I wish to request
that if any further correspondence
in this matter is sent to you from
Lake City, you will publish the
name of the author. Thanking yon
for the space thus allowed me to
place this matter in the right light
and to emphatically deny the statements
from your representative in
Lake City, I remain,
J D Gillanb.
Kingstree, S C, March 16.
Florence Times.
Be careful about that little cough
Get something right away; some
good, reliable remedy that will more
the bowel*. Kennedy's Laiative
Cough Syrup acts gently yet promptly
on the bowels and allays inflammation
at the same time. It is
pleasant to take and it is especially
recommended for children, as it
tastes nearly as good as maple sugar.
Sold by W L Wallace.
Savad Iron Befog a Cripple far Life.
"Almost six or seven weeks ago I
became paralyzed all at once with
rheumatism," writes Mrs Louis McKey,
913 Seventh Street, Oakland,
Cal. "It struck me in the back and
extended from the hip of my right
leg down td my foot. The attack
was so severe that I could not move
in bed and was afraid that I should
be a cripple for life.
"About twelve years ago I received
a sample bottle of your Liniment
but never had occasion to use
it, as I have always been well, but
something told me that Sloan's Lin
iment would help, me so I tried it.
After the second application I could
get out of bed, and in three days
could walk, and now feel well and
entirely free from pain.
"My friends were very much surprised
at my rapid recovery and I
was only too glad to tell them that
Sloan's Liniment was the only mediciue
I used."
Local Views.
The latest in post cards local
views, at the People's mercantile
Cos. Following is the series:
Bank of Williamsburg, Street
Scene, Academy street, Hotel
Van Keuren, Steel Bridge, Court
House, Kingstree Graded School
Building.
All in beautiful color work.
Call and see them at People's
Mercantile Co's. 3-19-tf
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INVESTIGATION OF WILLIAMSBURG
COUNT* DISPENSARY BOARD.
[Continued trom pa<$e >.]
!
' tiiat I go to Atlanta for a persona1 ,
11. *'
J interview, that l)nsui<f.s.? ot
.! Mature CuiiiJ not l)t* tmnaaoted est- !
cept in person.
Y?n stated iu this letter that
jreu MF6 Vefy bti9V. Was that the
i t'eascm foftf did not go?
A, Ho sir;
Q. Why?
A. 1 did" not want to go.
Q. Do you think possibly soi'iie
other motive might have been attributed
to the writing of these letters,
that you made a statement to that
effect?
A. I do not know, but I think
that Mr Coward or Mr Hunt or Mr
Kinder would make a statement to
that ef ct.
Q. Who wa3 legal counsel for the
board?
A. At tirst Gilland & Gilland
and I think afterwards Attorney
Bass ot Lake City. I am not certain
as to the latter.
By Dr Bass: ,
Q. I want to ask if he believes I
received any graft.
A. I do not know positively.
Q. Have you any reason to be- ,
lieve that I attempted getting a
penny?
A. -.If you will tell me why that 1
letter was sent to you from Orangebnrg,
I might know. - (
Q. It must have been sent by f
some of the parties you wrote to, 1
bnt I have no way of knowing.- 1
Mr Parker:
Q. * Why did you not go to Mr \
West With this matter when you first ;
spoke to me and Dr, Bass? j
A.. The flower bad not bloomed
' yet and was uot ready to be plucked. 1
Q. Why did you not tell Mr j
Hunt of this? , <
A. I think I told Mr Hunt.
Q. When Big Springs Distilling
Co made an offer to you, did yon tell 1
them I was getting some graft?
A. They made me no offer, l
[Continued next week.]
THE COTTON CROP FOR 1907
Estimated by Ceosus Report to be Uf< 1
261,163# Rales. !
Washington, March 20: The '
census report issued today
shows that the cotton crop in ,
1907 aggregated 11,261,163 run- ]
ning bales, counting round as j
half bales and including linters, '
and shows a total of 277,577 active
ginneries for 1907. This is ,
against 13,305,265 bales in 1906 <
and 10,725,602 in 1905. That !
statistics include 127,646 bales |
returned as remaining to be ginned
after the time of the March ,
canvass. The total number of '
running bales as given is <
equivalent to 11,302,872 five- '
hundred pound bales.
The average gross weight of
the bales for 1907 is 501.8
pounds. The items for the crop <
of 1907 are: 10,799,596 square J
bales, 198,549 round bales, 86,- }
793 sea island bales, linters 276,- \
500 bales. (
The number of running1 bales 1
by States follows: '
Alabama, 1,126,028; Arkansas, j
760,162; Florida, 57,616; Georgia, ,
1,891,900; Kansas, 34; Kentucky, I
4,205; Louisiana, 676,823; Mis- >
sissippi 1,464,207; Missouri, 35.997;
New Mexico, 447,000; North j
Carolina 648,517; Oklahoma, \
864,106; South Carolina, 1,175,- (
375; Tennessee, 374,536; Texas, *
? A". --TJ XT? !_!. A tOQ 1
v irgin:a,
Remember that when the Stomach
nerves fail or weaken, Dyspepsia or '
Indigestion must always follow.
But, strengthen these same weak inside
nerves with Dr Shoop's Restora- c
tive, and then see how quickly i
health will again return. Weak t
Heart and Kidney nerves can also t
be strengthened with the Restorative t
where Heart pains, palpitation, or ^
Kidney weakness is found. Don't s
drug the Stomach, nor stimulate the s
Heart or Kidneys. That is wrong. ]
Go to the cause of these ailments, i
Strengthen these weak inside nerves 1
with Dr Shoop's Restorative and get i
well. A simple, single test will
surely tell. D C Scott. I
THE DAHLiA. -1
Story of the Plant's Strange Introduc- j
tion Into England.
Not long ago thorn <
la'tv
..-oiaatic gaFd?"" a nisi:
puzzled her palate. She" cu.iTtl noi
decide whether it were*~5 singular!)
turnipy potato or a remarkably potatoey
turnip, and whichever It was
she did not like it. She summoned
the cook, and inquiry presently revealed,
to her dismay, that it was
neither, but some of her choicest
cactus dafhli_a_s, innocently mistaken
for a' froge'table. The
erf6? was less disastrous than
the famous one of the Dutch house nrtKon
ttfli.i /111 f in rf fh a nrotro lonon I
KCCj/Cl WUU uuuijg vug pigiaigugg
the historic tulip mania accidentally
boiled for onions a handful of
tulip bulbs worth a fortune. But it
was certainly vexatious as well a?
funny.
According to historic tradition,
the original introduction of the dahlia
into England occurred through
an error exactly opposite in character.
It was imported for a vegetable
and turned out a flower.
A little over a century ago, so the
story runs, Lady Holland, traveling
in the south of Europe, was regaled
upon a soup of delicious flavor, j
which her hostess informed her was
called "Palestine soup," because its
chief ingredient was the Jerusalem
artichoke. j
Lady Holland, always on the (
alert for interesting novelties, ordered
a root of the" artichoke'to be 1
sent to her gardener at Holland 6
House. This was done, as every- s
body supposed, but w' the strong g
shoots, thrusting up ooldly in the c
vegetable.garden, and, tended under
the watching- eyes, of gardener, cook c
ind great lady, arrived at maturity 1
end bloomed, they bore a new and f
splendid flower, inedible, but glori- i
aua.
The plant was transferred to the
parterre and became the pride] of
the garden, although at first Lady I
Holland's feelings were mixed, for c
?he did npfc like to lose her "Pales- ?
fine soup." But when a London j
seedsman came to look at it and of- f
fered 30 guineas for the root her
last trace of disappointme it vanish- *
sd, and her husband's graceful trib- a
ute, which was soon passing from ^
lip to lip through the fashionable c
drawing rooms of London, added
the final touch to her satisfaction. c
Lord Holland, who had a pretty r
taste in verse, wrote gallantly: ]
Tha dahlia you brought to our lslo c
X OUX m XIW LUIIYU 11*11 iy?*a
In garden* a* i?m( a* your wnil*
And color* u bright a* your chMk.
Youth's Companion.
A ft AgtnL
Although the old gentleman with
% red face and choleric temper had
opened the car window five times
with much vigor, he had found it
closed every time he waked from
his dose.
He felt perfectly sure that the
person to blame was the man* behind
him, who gave vent to a stifled
groan each time the window was
i ax i xii l I :
upeueu. ai laav iue iuuicmi; gvuueman
turned in his scat. s
"Sir/' he said indignantly, "you
are evidently one of those persons >
who cannot bear fresh air, but may J
[ ask you who controls this window,
the person beside it or the one be- J
hind it V
"If you could stay awake a few
minutes," responded his neighbor,
"you'd soon discover that nobody
:an control that window, sir not
?ven the brakeman or the conduct- ^
jr." Exchange. ]
Origin of tho Dogwatch.
The dogwatch on shipboard is
jither of the short spells from 4 to I
3 o'clock in the evening or from 6 "
to 8 to break the monotony of the \
regular four hour watches, so that
the same men will not stand watch
luring the same hours every day. \
[f, however, you should ask the most
lautical person of your acquaint- k
ince or, indeed, all the nautical peo- t
)le you know why this is so called, .
foil would proDaDiy una mem un- j
ible to tell you. The true answer {
s this: Dogwatch is a corruption (
)? dodge watch. The dogwatch was f
ntroduced to prevent the same men }
Tom always keeping watch the same 3
lours of the day; hence on these oc- t
;asions the sailors are said to dodge *
;he routine or to be doing dodge <
ratch. Philadelohia Record. f
Read the Farmers k Merchants \
Bank's ad. this Issne. \
Tickling or dry Coughs will \
jnickly loosen when using Dr {
Shoop's Cough Cure. And it is so ?
horoughly harmless that Dr Skoop <
;ells mothers to use nothing else, )
?ven for very young babies. The \
vholesome green leaves and tender 1
items of a lung healing mountainous \
ihrub give the curative properties to ^
Dr Shoop's Cough Cure. It calms <
the cough and heals the sensitive )
bronchial membrances. No opium, j
no chloroform, nothing harsh used .
to injure or suppress. Demand Dr t
Shoop's. Take no other. D C Scott. 4
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X rlT" A Boston
X F weak and sickly.
j w?.
X He didn't have a i
a entire body.
a The physici*
9 the family for thii
0 Scoffs Emu Is
? NOW:
5 To feel th
wou^ think he wi
jRA blacksmith.
1 MJ ALLDRUOQIST9:
RHEUMATIC FOLKS!
HE Ito SDH Ten IIBRETS AK
VOX?
Many rheumatic attacks are due
? uric acid in the blood. But the
luty of the kidneys is to remore all1
iric acid from tb# blood. Its prea>noe
there shofrfrtbe kidneys are inactive.
Don't dally frith *aric acid
olveuts." You might go on till
loomyUy frith them, but until yon
lure the kidueya you will never get
veil* Doan's Kidney Pills not only
-emove* uric acid, but cure the kid*
ieys and then a}l danger from uric
icid ia ended- .,
Rupert B Calvo, bookbinder, em>loyed
at the State Aiblishing Co.,
tffifMAl nrintera for the State of
South Carolina, living at 1010 ??am.
>er St., Columbia, 3 C, says: 4j,
bought 1 had rbeumatiam and
reated for it on that belief. I used
>11 kinds of liniment The pain
v:is in my back and in my hips,
dear to the shoulders. The linioenta
did no good and 1 took blood
nedicines but they did not help me.
! took a long trip in hopes that the
:hange of climate might help me.
was away for three months but
;ould see no change for the better,
beard of Doan's Kidney Pills and
letermined to try them, and got a
>ox at a drug store. They com
)letely removed toe paias out 01 mj
>ack and I have not felt a touch of
he old trouble since I used them."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
:enta. Foater-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
?evr York, sole agents for the
Jnited States.
Remember the name Doaa's
ind take no other.
Always That I can save
Remember you money onj
IASH, DOORS AND BLINDS
AND OTBER
BUILDING MATERIALS.
.Vhr>ioan Iti Prices Direct from
' ? UV1V4UAV .? w,. ,
factory. Everything Qua raneed
to come up to Specifica10ns.
). J. EPPS, Ktagstree, S. C.
[epresentlag CheravDoor I Sash to.
Title, Mortgage, Bill of Sale,
jien on Crop, and Lien and Bill of
>ale combined blanks for sale at
his office. 2-13tf
ifiTlif!
Applied by skilled mechanics )
is worth a fair price. Cheap )
mixtures slopped on by cheap J
painters are dear at any price. J
' We expect to receive a reason- J
' able equivalent for onr labor. )
' But we give an honest dollar's r
' worth for every dollar we get, r
' and we endeavor to permanent- )
' ly satisfy our customers. )
i ALFRED WELLS,
f Painter and Paper Hanger, )
| KINGSTREE, fc>. C. i
^ Leave orders wi th J
| Kiogstree Hardware [Co. j
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*rJioolboy was tall, J
- Jfc Y
ere soft and flabby. 5ls
itrong muscle in his X
b>
??e 1?A#I ft m J X*
ui ttiiv iiou nvivuu^u n
ty years prescribed 9 - ^
ion. Q
at W? arm 7<W *
is apprenticed jtd M'\l ?
50c. AND SI.OO.
n
Hereafter we positively refuse
to publish any communication
received at this offye later
than TSiesday, noon, except local
and personal items, which
willjnot be available later than
Wednesday, noon, for the current
week. By trying to be accommodating
we are thrown late
every week and we ajr$ tired of
it This nntirp armlipa tr?
EVERYBODY.
4-25-tf.
70S wt i
A BIE3IC3C. jr
Spectal ahip* rttade to order. Corre*
pondence solicited before placing rear
orders. W. R. FUNK.
Beristration Notice.
i.4_ ?' ' ' . ' \.
Theofflce of the Supervisor of Bey
istratioa will be opened on the flrsl
Monday in every month for the parpose
of the registering of any person
who is qualified as follows:
Who shall hate been a resident of
^he State for. two years, apd of the
county one year, and of the polling precinct
in which the elector offers to
vote four mouths before the day of
election, and shall have paid,- six
months before, any poll tax then due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of the constitu
tion or isvg suomitte<i to Dim 07 tot
Supervisors of Registration, or who
can show that he owns, ahd has paid
all taxes collectable on during the
present year, property in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars or
more. J. Y. McGILL,
Clerk of Board.
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Plate Glass Insurance V
Life Insurance,
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a policy is as good as
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We'll
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As Cashier, Treasurer
or any position
of trust in any of the
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Insurance & Bonding
Agency.
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