The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-13
SHORT IN THEIR CASH.
Many of the Dispensers are Said to be Dc
faulters.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. g. It is sad
to think that all these sixty or more
good men who have been selling the
official liquor for the state, have been
permitting themselves to get behind
in their accounts with the State, but
according H. Governor Evans nearly
all of them have been found to be be
hind with their cash. Just how OF
why this is no one knows. It is under
stood that some of tIom are short to
the tune of from $500 to $500. OF
course the State is secured from any
losses, because each dispenser had tc
give bond properly approved.
When the newspaper men stepped
into the executive chamber yesterday
Governor Evans made this annouc'
ment; "You can say that we have
found nearly every dispenser in the
State behind in his accounts, some o!
them considerably behind" The Gov
ernor went on to say that, under the
provisions of the new law, the county
supervisor of each county had beer
made member of the board of con
troll of each county, and this necessi
tated the dropping of one member
from each county board. He says the
State board is now very busy reorgan
izing the county boards. When each
board has been reorganized, each dis
penser in the State will be required .tc
execute a new bond, with sureties who
must certify to owning twice as much
real estate as the face value of the
bond. This bond must be approved
by the county auditor; then by the
county board, and finally by the State
board. The States dispensary inspect
ors are now hard at work inspecting
every dispensary in the State. Every
dispenser found short in his
accounts, the Governor said, must
either submit satisfactory explana
ton, or else make the shortage good
Immediately, or the State would pro-
ceed to bring suit on the bonds and
prosecute. Said Governor e vans
1--WE can't afford to have in charge
of the States business any one who
allows himself to become in arrears
for any cause. After the reorganiza,
ton any one found in arrears will be
summarily discharged. The inspect,
ors have full authority to take charge
of the assetsof any dispensary not con
Quoted according to law" >,
Governor Evans went on to say II
might be that the dispensers would be
all required to give a guarantee in
surance bond, the State giving the
guarantee companies the right to In
spect the dispensaries. The Governor
says, in his opinion, the shortages,
one or two of which run up.over 81, 900,
have been caused by the loose way OF
doing business which some of the dis
pensers have practiced. He says the
State board has been at work having a
new system of bookkeeping prepared
for use in all the dispensaries and ii
would be ready to be put in use by to-
day. This system, he says, will en-
able the State to tell the amount a man
falls behind in his accounts.
Talking of the dispensary in general
Governor Evans said that by the re-
duction of the force of constables
which was recently made, the State
had saved so far $500 a month";
State.
NOT AS BAD AS THOUGHT.
The State of Thursday says: Yes
terday Governor Evans seemed sur
prised to sec his own statement as to
nearly all the dispensers in the State
being short in their accounts. He says
that he meaat to state that majority
of those whose accounts had been en-
amined by the inspectors, some six Ill
number, had been found. short in their
accounts and his remarks applied to
them. So mote it be-"
A Mothers Love.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Feb. Ga cat
upset lamp early Friday morning in
the house OF Conrad Singlinger and
set the house atire Snglinger, his
wife and fou;' children escaped, but
the mother suddenly remembered that
her twins were lett in the Burning
house. Although euurts were made
to restrain her she rushed into the
flames and reached al upper room
where her babes were. She was over
come by smoke and the three died TO-
gether.