The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 21, 1906, Image 8
Wim GORRESPOHCENGE.
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CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Heros of Interest From all Parts ot
Sumter and, Adjoining Counties.
XOnCE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Mail your letters so that they will
cr-sach this office not later than Tues?
day morning. When the letters are
^received Wednesday it is almost an
impossibility to have them appear in
the paper issued that day.
SALEM.
Salem, March 13.-A largely attend?
ed fish fry was given at the saw mill
of Messrs. McBride and Warren on
? ?iday evening last, at which Sumter,
Clarendon, Concord, Goodwill and Sal
-Sshury, N. C., were represented. The
Inst named place only , had one repre?
sentative, but he was considered the
honored guest of the occasion and spe?
cial attention was shown him. While
Ive made no comments, still one could
see that he felt he was the centre of
attraction and in this way added much
to the enlivenment of the crowd. The
Spread was one that is seldom surpass?
ed on occasions of this kind, and
-when the 22 participants had supped
noa two of Slack River's muds, there
-?as a remnant left.
It is reported that smallpox has
"broken out a few miles below here.
Xiittle* or no attention is given this
case and no doubt the patient is adver?
tising his possession.
Some corn has been planted, and the
past few days have been very spring
me, _
The late planting of oats have been
thinned out hy black birds aifd where
.fte seed were sown any length of
.time ahead of the plows, there are not
enough oafs left to tell the tale.
Mr. Joe Warren from Sumter spent
last week with relatives here.
Mr. Robert Mnldrow, who left these
parts about two weeks ago for Pine?
wood, spent Sunday at home.
Mr. A. C. Thompson, of Dalzell,
passed through here on Saturday on a
lostness trip to his old home at Beu?
lah, returning on Monday.
"We learn there were over 10Q bales
-sf cotton sold in Mayesville on Satur
?day, Mr. Hyman being the purchaser.
/ Rev. Mr. Wardlaw preached at ;
Brick church on Sunday. His dis?
course was enjoyed by all who heard !
?L After preaching he played and j
?sang a few hymnsi This art he has J
^wastered to perfection.
STATEBURG.
Stateburg, March. 15.-Miss Annie
Cunningham of Bishopville, is visiting
5*er sister, Miss Imo Cunningham at
^Cherry Vale," the home of Mrs. E.
38. Frierson.
Rev. W. H. Barnwell returned from
'.Clarendon today where he spent Sat?
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. James Pinckney and Miss A.
"N. Moore returned this morning from
Sumter, where they have been visiting
relatives.
Miss Julianne Frierson spent Satur-.
<?ay and Sunday with the Misses Dar?
gan at their home "Marston".
Rev. Tracey Walsh of Columbia,
.general missionary of the Episcopal
?huren* of South Carolina, will preach
at the Church of the Holy Cross at
Stateburg on Tuesday afternoon at 4
o'clock and again on Wednesday after?
3fM>n at-the same time and place. Dur?
ing his stay in our midst. Rev. Walsh
srfll he the guest cf Rev. W. H. Barn
srelL
Mrs. M. S. Burgess of Sumter, spent
^oday with Mrs. Screven Moore.
Miss Gena Dargan visited her sis?
?te, Mrs. A. S. Flud last week.
Stateburg, March 19.-Miss A. M.
^Barnwell spent Sunday at home.
Mr. F. P. Burgess spent Saturday
send Sunday with friends in Bishop
xrJBe.
Miss Beatrice Sumter of Sumter
spent a few days last week with rel?
atives here.
Mr. Earley Mellette spent Sunday
here with his family.
X>r. and Mrs. W. W. Anderson re?
turned today from Sumter, where they
liave been visiting Mr. Mark Reynolds
and family.
Miss Julianne Frierson spent Satur
>day and Sunday with Miss Sarah
Moore at "The Oaks."
Rev. W. H. Barnwell spent today at
Kagood.
Miss Annie Burgess is visiting rela?
tives in Camden.
Mrs. James Pinckney and Misses A.
X. and Frances Moore spent Saturday
and Sunday in Sumter.
Miss Mayo Rees, who is teaching
'school near Sumter, spent Sunday at
iiome.
ELLIOTT.
Elliott, March 14.-Mr. John M.
Mooneyham died at his home near
sere last night, aged 63 years, and will
he buried at Wells' church tomorrow
at 12 o'clock. Mr. Mooneyham will
be sadly missed by everybody for
miles around. He was a Christian
.gentleman, loved and respected by all.
He reared a large family and his is
the first death in the family of fifteen.
There is a good deal of sickness in
-our community from measles, colds,
etc.
The Elliott Lumber Company was
burned out last night; the manager,
Mr. E. D. Law, was in Norfolk, Va.,
attending a meeting of the Lumber?
men's Association. There was no in?
surance at all, we hear, but this may
be a mistake.
Eliott has the benefit of a long dis?
tance telephone at last and it is a
great and much needed accommoda?
tion.
Messrs. Carter & Harris have
bought a nice lot by the railroad and
have moved their ginnery up there,
where they will soon begin the erec?
tion of a large store house on same,
and will open up a large mercantile
' business.
SMITHVILLE.
I Smithville, March 19.-It is highly
! desirable to the principal of our high
j school here for patrons to visit the
school and see what progress the chil?
dren are making. All invitations to do
so have,been hitherto disregarded so
last week the principal sent out dainty
little cards inviting patrons to come
out on "Patrons' Day." Not as much
interest was created as should have
been in a matter of this kind, still the
few who were present are not yet
through expressing their delight at
what they saw and heard. The pres?
ent principal has been greately instru?
mental in building up the school and
it will be to the interest of the whole
community if he Can be gotten back
for another year.
Mrs. W. S. Smith spent this week in
Sumter visiting relatives and friends.
Mr. A. C. Ducker of Sumter, the ge?
nial salesman for Fincker-Jordan
Company, of Charleston, came up on
Monday in his new automobile. He
was accompanied by Mr. Foster, who
is salesman for "Rub-no-More" soap
and washing powder.
Mr. J. E. "Wilson has a very sick
mule. He has already lost a mule only
a short time ago.
Miss Pet Wilson received a severe
cut on the mouth by a stone breaking
with which she was cracking walnuts.
Mr. Alse Ammons died at midnight
Thursday at the house of his daugh?
ter, Mrs. I. Melvin Brown, where he
ha^be^n. on a visit: Mr. Ammons was
84 years old and leaves only a very
few descendants. His children are
Mrs. Brown, Mrs. J. Wash Myers and
Mr. Sumter Ammons, with whom he
lived. There is only one grand-child
the 2-year-old daughter of Mr. Sum?
ter Ammons. The interment will take
place at ll o'clock tomorrow, Satur?
day, morning.
PISGAH.
Pisgah, March la.-Quite a serious
condition exists here in reference to
delivery of fertilizers. A large number
bought in January and have not re?
ceived any. The time Is here to mix
the acid and kainit and be ready in a
few days to put down and none are on
hand and no telling when any will ar?
rive. It looks as if a good many will
have to plant without any. This deliv?
ery of fertilizers looks fishy. Some
have received all on late orders while
others none or very little. The block?
ade of freights looks like a myth, or
why do "empties" remain on the side
tracks for weeks without being re?
moved. This certainly don't show a
want of carri, or the 'empties" would
be removed and the loaded ones pull-J
ed in. The Southern seems to keep up ?
with its freight and why can't other j
roads do the same. Goods bought in
Sumter require from one to two weeks
before delivery at Remberts, conse?
quently a large number of people have
gone elsewhere to buy rather than be
subjected to the delay and Sumter is
the loser thereby, much against our
desire and wishes.
What is the use to spend so much
money to build a fine court house? A
large, convenient one, plain in struc?
ture, is all that is necessary and more
in accord with our theory of govern?
ment. Ben Franklin stood before the
fine court of France in his plain
clothes as best representing our gov?
ernment. Have we outgrown the sys?
tem of government left us by the fath?
ers and are now seeking after the gild?
ed ones of Europe? It looks so. Forty
thousand dollars is all sufficient to
build a court house that will do for
fifty years, then we can build another
in accordance with the advanced Eu?
ropean style of living at that time.
Very little interest was taken in the
country in the bond issue, but what
votes were cast show which way the
wind blows.
Now let us be consistent and bullo
a new jail in accordance with modern
times, with electric lights, bath tubs,
fine fare, reading matter, etc., for hu?
manity should always be looked after
as best we can. Our county hotel wi1.!
always be well patronized and nothing
like giving- good treatment to all con?
cerned, especially to unfortunates.
After so many years of good service
to his State and nation, I a,m surprised
to see any opposition to the re-elec?
tion of Senator Tillman. He is one of
the most useful men in the Senate, and
he and Bailey from Texas are the
ablest from the South. Both stand in
the front rank for ability and useful?
ness.
Judging from some of the speeches
in Congress the Japanese nation is one
of the lowest in morals and dishonesty
in private matters that exist on the
face of the earth. That has ever been
our opinion of that set of yellow jack?
ets.
The usual colds are here. None very !
seriously sick, though.
Mrs. Anna Allen of West Wateree is
here visiting her children.
Mr. Editor, we like to visit Sumter
but the automobiles keep us off the
road for fear of getting our neck
broke, and for poor service this end
of the Northwestern railroad takes the
cake every time; so we can seldom go
to see you.
PRIVATEER.
Privateer, March 19.-A few of the
farmers have begun to plant corn, but
the cold weather is making most of
them hold off for awhile. There will
be no reduction in the cotton acreage
in this neighborhood this year.
Misses Elma Geddings, Winnie Riv?
ers and Mary Alice Kolb spent Satur?
day and Sunday in Paxville.
Misses Hennie May and Kate Brad?
ford and Erma Nettles spent Saturday
at Mr. G. A. Nettles'.
Mr. Scott Harvin, of Manning, spent
Saturday and Sunday at Mr. S. A.
Harvin's.
Mrs. Russell Lee of Oswego, is
spending some time at Mrs. S. J.
Bradford's.
Miss Amy Wells spent Saturday in
Paxville.
Mr. Kelly of Timmonsville is spend?
ing some time at Mr. Perry Ingram's.
Miss Jones of Paxville is spending a
few days at Mr. W. G. Wells'.
Mr. Peter and Mr. Alva Mellette of
Wedgefield visited in Privateer Satur?
day.
DARK CpRNER.
Dark Corner, March 17.-Well, as I
did not write last week, and I heard
that one of your readers was wonder?
ing what was the matter with me I will
write to say that I had nothing worth
writing, and that I was holding the
plough handles instead of the pen; 1
have nothing interesting to. write
about. We have not commenced to
plant corn in this Corner as yet. I
expect, though,, that we will plant
next week.
I attended the election at Bloomhill
last Tuesday; but there were only four
votes cast, Messrs. S. M. Coulter, A. B.
Cofher, myself and another, a negro.
Surely the people are not interested
about a new court house. I was in
your city last Thursday and heard
more than one man say that he did
net vote because he forgot all about
the election. I wonder if they will
forget to vote next August; I hardly
reckon they will. But it is said that
we never get warmed up on anything
but a magistrate here in this corner.
Mr. Silas B. Kolb was married last
Sunday night at parsonage in Pine?
wood to Miss Lena, oldest daughter of
the late C. P. Barwick, formerly of
your city, but for the last few years of
Pinewood. May their shadows never
grow less, is the wish of this scribe.
Mr. R. D. Kolb of Wedgefield spent
a night here at his uncle's, W. J. Ar?
dis, last week.
Mrs. Joe M. Ardis and daughter,
Miss Mary Lee, visited Mrs. W. J. Ar?
dis- last Saturday evening.
G. W. Scott and T. D. Weeks visited
Mr. Joe M. Ardis last Sunday.
O. C. Kolb,\who clerks for Messrs.
Harper Bros., in your city, was visit?
ing here last Sunday.
I hear that those "shin-digs" are
still going on. There was one last
Tuesday night at Mr. Alex Osteen's
and there was to be one last night aat
Mr. Mack Avins,.
The Greenland Savannah Sunday
schcol is to start up again next Sun?
day.
A negro by the name of Tention got
one of his fingers badly mashed by a
piece of lumber at McCutchen's Mill
last Tuesday.
John Ardis, son cf Joe M. Ardis,
was right, sick last week, but is about
all right again.
' Old man Jim Ardis has been real
sick, also Mrs. Tabby Lackey, but all
were better at last accounts.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Hodge, of
Paxville, and Mr. Robert Mellette, of
Davis Station, visited at Mr. T. H. Os?
teen's last Saturday.
A dog that was supposed to be mad
went to Jim MceLod's yesterday morn?
ing and bit two of his dogs. His son
Clinton succeeded in killing the dog
and afterwards killed one of those that
was bitten and says he intends to kill
thc other.
REMBERTS.
Rembert, March 19.-Most of our
planters here were disappointed today
as they were prepared and fully ex?
pected to commence planting corn, but
a cold wave came upon us on yester?
day, and a cold rain has set in toda\
which will delay farm work for sev?
eral days to come.
The oat crop has improved very
much and with favorable seasons from
now out a line crop will be n:ade.
Our school here did not give holiday
last Friday as most city schools did in
honor to Jno. C. Calhoun, but the lit?
tle ones were treated to a "candy pull?
ing" in the afternoon and all seemed
to have enjoyed it greatly.
The Cotton Growers' Association
club of Rafting creek will take notice j
of the call meeting to be held at Rem- |
berts Marci. 31st to hear our newly'
elected president, Mr. Parrott, talk on
the cotton situation; so let every man
in the community drop his work that
day and turn out.
Mr. D. V. Keels left last Saturday
to visit his sister, Mrs. Phil Muller, of
Bc-nnettsville.
yfirdan. ..des ed and that there hast
Mrs. K. C. Harllee and children re?
turned home last week after a pleas
ant visit of two weeks to relatives and
friends at Florence and Darlington.
Services will be held at McLeod's
church next Sunday morning at ll
o'clock by the pastor. Strangers are
invited.
MAX.
Max, March 19.-Rev. Mr. Tren
holm preaches first and third Sundays
at Beulah Presbyterian church.
There are quite a number of cement
blocks on Bethel church yard, which
is something new.
Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Mott are the
proud parents of a fine boy.
Mr. and Mrs. William Severard of
Darlington are visiting the latter's
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Quint Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Ringold Thomas of
Mouzons are visiting relatives here.
The large new residence of Mr. Hen?
ry McElveen of Sar dis was burned
down Sunday. His many friends sym
j pathize with him.
HAGOOD.
Hagood, March 19-It is with much
pleasure I spent the day with my kind
neighbor, Mr. Wallace Sanders, the
man whose farm is an object lesson to
so many of us, for there he frows the
finest fruit, especially poaches and
pears, one could wish to i-.ee; se:dom
missing a year and maltes it ?. p?jrlng
business. For some time he has been
hauling fruit to Sumter, but he says
he has never reached the court house
with them yet. Every year he adds to
his orchard, but has never, with all
this, been able to supply the demand
for fruit. It would pay those with or?
chards, or who contemplate planting
them, to visit him and get some prac?
tical ideas about the management of
an orchard. One thing I learned from
him last year, and he gave m e.the vis?
ual proof, that a north hiiiside is bet?
ter than any other ground for peaches
because the fand being colder, the
trees bud later. If you wish to set
clean, healthy, thrifty, well shaped
trees, an orchard well laid out, to
know the best and leading varieties,
to get some helpful suggestions to suc?
cessful fruit raising, go to Mr. San?
ders. In connection with the fruit he
has a stock farm which he is enlarg?
ing every year, raising cattle and hogs
for the market.
WEDGEFIELD.
Wedgefield, March 19.-The rains
on yesterday put a temporary stop to
cornplanting which was becoming
general.
The mild weather has been favora?
ble on oats and they are looking well.
Only a small vote was polled here
on the bond issue, 8 for and 6 against,
as voters did not seem to care one way
or the other how the election went.,
and the same indifference seems to
have prevailed throughout the county.
I think it is a great mistake our voters
make in not coming out and casting
their ballot for or against whatever
the election is for. We should feel it
a duty we owe our county as citizens
to even inconvenience ourselves in or?
der to vote, and not let this indiffer?
ence grow on us. For the time might
come some day when too many might
decide the same way, like some who
always say "my vote is not needed to
carry or defeat the object of the elec?
tion," when it will be too late.
Miss Edna Ramsey of Privateer is
spending some time with relatives
here.
Mr. Elliott Thomas, who has been
attending Clemson College, has been
forced to return home on account of
his eyes which have been giving him
trouble.
Mr. Thad C. Troutman of the S. C.
C. L, has returned home and will en?
ter the employ of the Atlantic Coast
Line.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Aycock, who
have been on a bridal tour visiting
several of the Northern cities, are
stopping over for a few days with Mrs.
J. H. Aycock before returning to Co?
lumbia.
CLARENDON- NEWS NOTES.
Manning Times.
Died at the home of Mr. J. D. Jones
in Paxville last Sunday, Miss Martha
Beatson, aged about 65 years.
Died at his home on Sammy Swamp
last Monday afternoon. Mr. Charles
A. Rich, aged about 77 years. The
funeral service took place at Home
Branch church yesterday. Rev. J.
N. Tolar conducted the services.
Died last Thursday at New Sumter.
Mis. Martha B. Jordan, wife of J. C.
Jordan, aged ."3 years. Tho deceased
was a daughter of Mr. T. X. Lowder of
Jordan. The funeral took place at
Bethlehem church, near Davis Friday
afternoon. Rev. J. C. Youngue of Sum?
merton conducted the service.
LEE COUNTY DREWS.
Bishopville Vindicator.
.Measles have broken out in the
graded school and they are raging
over town, but the doctors say they
are of a mild type.
At the examination of rural car?
riers recently held here, Mr. Luther
Parrott made 97.50, and Mr. J. D. Gal?
loway 96.75. These two having made
tiie highest per centage out of a list of
17 candidates, they have been declar?
ed the successful ones, have received
their commissions and will enter upon
their duties today.
DURANT.
Durant. March 13.-Mr. Joe Durant
, who has been quite sictt, is able to be
out again.
Mrs. H. C. Ingram is spending some
time with relatives here.
Our little station has presented quite
a lively appearance lately with the car
loads of fertilizers coming in and the
farmers' wagons taking it away.
Dr. Fraser of Staunton, Va., to the
delight of his many friends, filled the
pulpit of Concord church Sunday.
Mrs. Moore Fulton visited her fath?
er last week.
A house occupied by Stepney Jacob,
colored was burned Friday night. The
fire had- made considerable headway
when discovered and no attempt was
made to save the dwelling but the few
that gathered turned their attention
to taking out the clothing, etc.
Mrs. Willie Gaillard has gone to
Williamsburg county to recuperate af?
ter a spell of sickness of several weeks.
MAYESVTLLE.
Mayesville, March 21.-An amateur
opera troup from Pinewood will give
an entertainment at the school audi?
torium on Friday night.
Mr. I. Strauss of Sumter spent the
evening in town.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold
another cake sale at the school house
on Friday afternoon for the benefit of
the carpet fund. These sales are very
successful for the society, financially.
The town shows signs of building
again. Steady work for the last year
has been in evidence.
Mr. H. C. Eland, the jeweler, is
hauling lumber for the erection of a
very handsome residence on Lafayette
street.
Mr. J. F. Bland.1 Jr., is contemplat?
ing building a veiw large concrete
stone warehouse on the lot next to his
sale and feed stable.
Mr. X. D. Womble, the popular and
efl?c'ent depot agent at this point is
sick and Mr. Marion Dubose of Bish
opvi'le has relieved him. Mr. Wom?
ble leaves in a few days for his home
In Sanford. X. C.
LYNCHBURG.
Lynchburg, March 20.-Yesterday
morning while Mr. Samuel Brown's
son was standing on a stump with gun
in hand, watching for a rabbit, by
some means the gun fell from his
hands to the ground and striking
some hard substance it discharged, the
contents tearing away the flesh from a
'portion of his arm and chest, causing
a serious, if not a fatal injury- Dr. J.
W. Tarrant was the attending physi?
cian. Mr. Brown resides about three
miles from this place and at present is
'engaged in some business in Sumter.
WISACKY.
Wisacky, March 19.-The rains
have begun again, and farm work is
progressing slowly. The farmers are
getting discouraged.
There is an epidemic of measles in
both country and town, many compli?
cated cases.
Mr. M. L. Williams has several very
sick children with measles, and our
physician, Dr. X. Y. Alford, is kept
busy day and night with his patients.
Mr. Edgar DesChamps gave his
friends a great surprise when he
brought his bride home a few days
since. He married Miss Belle Crain,
of Georgia, a daughter of Mr. Sidney
Crain, formerly of this place, and a
niece of Mrs. Dr. X. Y. Alford.
Miss Mamie Gibson has been visit?
ing friends here recently.
Judge Prince has granted bail to
Policeman J. B. White of Honea Path,
who killed John Marion Ashley, in
the sum of $2,500.
Mr. M. C. Wallace, a member of
the Columbia State force since its es?
tablishment, and prominent as a la?
bor leader, died Wednesday of pneu?
monia. \ ^.
Georgetown is endeavoring to ar?
range to obtain a water supply from
Black River at a point 14 1-2 miles
from the city.
The State convention of the Baptist
Young People's Union will meet in
Spartanburg April 3-5.
Senator David B. HUI, Judge Alton
B. Parker and Chief Justice O'Brien,
three big guns of the Xew York Dem?
ocratic party, are in Camden.
The frame of the Methodist church
which is being erected at Bethune
collapsed Saturday and seriously in?
jured Mr. Angus McLaurin, the con?
tractor, and Bill Sellers, a negro car?
penter. Sellers will probably die.
Mr. Frank P. McLean, of Bishop
! ville, died Thursday of heart disease.
Alfred Hillson, white, killed a negro
man named Tillie at Snelling. Barn?
well county, Saturday night.
The new Methodist church at Bam?
berg was dedicated by Bishop Duncan
Sunday.
The Greenville county tax assessors
have refused to take the oath to assess j
all property at its actual value.
Governor Heyward has appointed
Captain W. A. Black treasurer of
Georgetown county, vice Pyatt, re?
signed.
Jim Scott was arrested in Walter
boro Saturday on a warrant charging
him with being an accessory to the
murder of Ed Tully in Columbia,
MB. ANSEL'S PLATFORM.
HE DEFENDS HIS PRESENT POSI?
TION ON THE DISPENSARY
ISSUE.
He Puts the Voters on Notice That He
Has Altered His Dispensary Views
so That They are in Accord With
the Apparent Drift of Popular Sen?
timent.
Greenville, March 17,-Mr. M. F.
Ansel, candidate for the office of gov?
ernor of South Carolina, has given out
the following letter for publication:
Having already announced my can?
didacy for the office of governor of
the State of South Carolina, many of
my friends throughout the State de?
sire that I give my views upon the dis
nensary question.
i, therefore, take this opporunity of
again stating my position, and shall
hope to satisfy a majority of the vo?
ters of the State, that my solution of
that subject is correct.
In a letter published by me in Au?
gust, 1905, I stated my position in sub?
stance as follows: In the first place,
I am opposed to the system of a State
dispensary. I once thought it the best
solution of the liquor question, be?
cause I thought it would minimize
and decrease the sale of liquor in this
State, but when we consider the great
amount of liquor that has been sold
by the various dispensaries the past
year, rr.y hopes have been disappoint?
ed: and it appears to me that some
other method should be adopted.
"in the second place, I am in favor
of local county option, as between
prohibition and county dispensa?
ries; that is, I am in favor of any
county in the State voting upon the
question as to whether they wish pro?
hibition for that county, or whether
they wish county dispensaries. If a
I majority of the qualified voters of the
county desire prohibition for that par?
ticular county, then I am*one who be?
lieves that they should have it, and I
further believe that the good people
of such county will see to it that the
prohibition law is enforced.
I also stated in that letter as fol?
lows: "Personally I would like to
see no liquor sold in this State as a
beverage, but it is a condition which
confronts us, and th? question is, how
best to deal with that condition.
There is -no law that can be passed
that will keep some people from
drinking liquor, still I believe it to be
the duty of the State to pass such laws
as will minimize the use . of liquor as
much as possible." I stated also in
that letter, as follows: "I am opposed
,to the high license system, as it is tpo
near the old barroom system, and
would not decrease the sales of liquor,
whatever the restrictions might be."
I have no cause to change my opin?
ion since the publication o? said letter,
but the more I consider it the strong?
er is my conviction that this position
is correct.
County prohibition has been a suc-ls
cess in many counties in the State of*
Georgia and North Carolina, and in
these counties in the two States
named, where county dispensaries
have been adopted, I have heard of
no complaints.
Why should we not adopt the same
system in our State that has been
tested in those States? We should at
least be willing to give it a trial.
The "Morgan Bill" as it passed the
-House of Representatives at the last
session of the Legislature, had many
good features in it, was on the line of
the laws of the States named, and had
lt passed, I believe it would have giv?
en more satisfaction to the people of
the State than the present law. . - "
In the several counties in this State
where elections hays been held under
the "Brice Law" and prohibition has
been adopted, so far as my informa?
tion goes, it has proved a success and
the stronger will be the sentiment in
its favor in the minds of the people.
In short, I am opposed to the sys?
tem of a State dispensary. I am in fa?
vor of local county option as between
prohibition and county dispensaries. I
am opposed to high license, and am
in favor of such laws as will decrease
'he sale of liquors in this Seate.
M. F. Ansel.
Greenville. S. C., March 16, 1906.
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