The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-13
LIQUOR AND POLITICS.
DIspensaries Must Not Mix the Two Things
The State Board of Control.

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COLUMBIA, S. G., May s.-The State
board OF control spent greater par)
| of yesterday in making the appoint
ments of the county boards of con
troll. 1t see ms to be their desire to re-
move the dispensary as far from poll
tics as possible. Tothis end the board
passed an order that a man could not
be member of county board of CON
troll or county dispenser who was a
candidate for any office. After sitting
the list of applicants the following
were appointed as members of the diff
ferent county boards:
Abbevillee- E. Sample, 7. j. Ell
lis.
Aiken-Clinton Barton, B. F. Hol-
ly.
Anderaon-John Eskew. Jesse M.
Smith, J. w. Bowden.
Barnwell-J. B. Hunter. T. Q. Wise
and @. B. Free.
Beaufort-Jos. l.. Reed and G. L..
Paul.
Berkeley-s. P. Driggers, S. ]. Nc
Gov and W. @. Whaley.
Charleston-J. NJ. Muirhead, W. T..
Miller and J. Fl. Graman.
Chester--J. J. Hood, S. M. Jones
and w. o. Guy.
Chesterield-John M. Laney and j..
Pickett Laney.
Clarendon-E. B. Fielder, w. E.
Jenkinson and &c. Thomas.
Colleton-Henry Remley. L. Bell
niger and L. w. Westberg.
Darlington-A. F. .Stuckey, j. 0. A.
Moore and J. w. Davis.
Edgefeld-Jesse w. Dorm, D. K.
Derrissoe and R. B. Dorm.
Fair6eld-E. P. Jenkins,J. F. Lyles
and J. M. Higgins.
Florence-E. J. D. Mum, Jas. Law
hon and John G. Wilson.
Georgetown-W. O. Burk and -
Merriman.
Greenville-R. Y. Hellams, W. L..
Killett and j. E. Speegle.
Hampton-C. J. Gray, w. H. Jut-
en- and A. A. Browning.
Horry-Jas. F. Harper, CO. Prince
and J. D. Oliver.
Kershaw-D. M. Bethune and D. E..
Spencer.
Lancaster-K. T. Estridge, F. M.
Fitzpatrick and w. NJ. Neal.
Laurens-J. D. M. Shaw, H. E..
Gray, j. w. Little.
Lexington-W. B. Taylor, w. T..
Ballentine and S. P. George.
Marion-A. M. Gasque, D. McIn-
tyre.
Marlboro Not yet appointed.
Newberry-Not yet appointed:
Oconee-J. J. Keith and w. L..
Hudgins.
Orangeburg-E. T. Edwins, Chas.
A. Stroman, 81. @. Pauling.
Pickens-W. w. F. Bright, L. R.
Durham and w. T. Field.
Richland-E. w. Robertson, p. L..
Melton and Robt. E. Martin.
Spartanburg-Robert +. Lane, j..
M. Hanelser and w. l.. Morgan.
Sumter-W. j. Dinkins, H. @. Cut
tins and T. T. Hays.
Union-B. f. Foster, G. G. Sartor
and A. @. Lyles.
Williamsburg-H. o. Britton, w.
| D. Fitch and G. M. Hines.
York-P. M. Burris, w. +. Dye
and w. H. Moore. The State.
His Accounts Short.
WASHINGTON, May cit is reported
upon what proved to be good author
| ity that the expert accountant employ.
ed by the Secretary of State has found
shortage of 1927, 900 in the trust
funds account of f. J. Keickofer, un.
til recently the disbursing officer OF
the State Department. This amount,
together with the $4,000 shortage
said to have been found by the audit,
ing officers of the Treasury in MIR.
Keickhofer's general account, brings
the total up to $4,000. What action
the government will take in the mat
ter has not been made known.
Sudden Death IN Columbia.
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 5.-After
midnight this "Wednesday morning,)
some one, by the means of false key
sent in a lire alarm over the police
electric system. The towerman, Rob
ert z. Mayrant, in reproducing this
alarm by the city bell, fell dead oi
heart disease as he gave the last pull