The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-18
BOUGHT TIE LIQUOR
WHAT THE BOARD CT CONTROL Ci0
THURSDAY.
Inspec ctor's Report--The Bo%rd's Position
In Regard te Shortages Fully Set Forth =
No Action About Stills:

most OF Thursday making Inc nOntn'
purchases of liquors and before the
work was competed quite q large
quantity of liquors had been bought
subject to shipmen. upon the direc-
tons of the State liquor commissioner
The board met Thursday with four
members present-Mr. l.. J. Williams
having arrived. A great many speci.
men bottles of liquors offered had to
be sampled by the members of the
board and the progress was necessarily
very slow. The purchases were not
completed until the afternoon session.
The following purchases were made;
Fifty barrels of NN Stewart corn
whiskey from Lsnahan & Co, Balti
more.
Fifty barrels of corn whiskey from
the Ulma, Goldsborough company oi
Baltimore.
Fifty barrels of Old Fashioned corn
whiskey from the kohn Distillins
company of Montgomery.
Fifty barrels of North Carolina corn
! whiskey from the Meyer-Pitts com
pany.
Fifty barrels of rye whiskey from
Angelo Meyers of Philadelphia.
Fifty barrels of X rye from Fl. III
W. Catherwood of Philadelphia.
Fifty barrels of Standard whiskey
from Rosskam, Gerstlery & Co., oi
Philadelphia.
Fifty barrels of Old Monongshels
rye whiskey from Lanahan & Co., oi
Baltimore.
Two hundred barrels Of beer from
the Acme Brewing company OF Ma
con, Ga.
One hundred barrels of beer from
the Atlanta Brewing company.
Fifteen barrels of whiskey from Il.
& 81. w. Catherwood Of Philadelphia.
Fifteen barrels of whiskey from VI
mar, Goldsborough & Co., OF Baltl'
more.
Fifty.fve barrels Of XN whiskey
from s. Grabfelder & Co.
Fifteen barrels of Xxx whiskey from
Meyer, Pitts & Co.
Fifteen barrels of whiskey from
Rosskam, Gerstley & Co., of Philadel
phia.
Fifteen barrels OF whiskey from
Angelo, Meyers & Co.
THE INSPECTORS REPORT.
The following report OF inspector
Hill, covering his work for the past
month was submitted and received as
information:
Gentlemen--I have the honor to
submit to you an itemized statement
of my expenses for the month of July,
and also to submit report of the
work done by me as State inspector.
July 9th l went to Laurens to look
up the accounts of ex-Dispenser Langs
ton. This matter found in the hands
OF Mr.. N. B. Dial, who will make an
effort to report to you. l was at Lau-
rens until the 18th, and on the 14th
went to Denmark. This dispensary l
found behind for a small amount,
which the dispenser said he would
soon settle.
July 18th I went to Blackville, and
on checking up the books of the dis
penser I found them correct.
July 18th I weAt to Barnwell and
Allendale and on checking up the
books I found them correct.
July 18th l went to Sycamore, and
on checking up found a difference Que
the State. The dispenser came on
here to Columbia, and after going
over the books with Capt. Webb
found that I was correct, and he will
settle up next week.
July 10Th I went to Greenville and
had to attend the court in the Hotz,
claw case. The solicitor not being
ready, I went to Laurens and then re-
turned to Greenville on the 21st, when
the case was again put off. I went to
Spartanburg and looked up the &C.
counts OF ex-Dispensers Wood and
Carson. Both of these gentlemen
will close up their accounts in the
next ten days.
On the oath l again returned to
Greenville, when the Holtzclaw case
was called and he was tried and con-
victed on two counts upon which he
stood indicted.
On the 9th I returned to Columbia
and got the other papers that Capt.
Webb had prepared for ME, and on
the 30th went to Charleston and
checked up the books of Dispenser
Powers. I found small difference
in favor of the State.
Aug. 1 I went to Monck's Corner
and checked up the books of the ex
dispenser, finding a small amount due
the State, which will be paid this
week. The present dispenser books
show up correct.
Aug. Q went to st. Stephens, and
on checking up the books of the dis
penser found that the mistake had
been made OF overpaying the town
and county, leaving him due the State
small amount, which will be settled
this week. l will recur to Laurens
to say that while there inspected the
books of Dispenser Henry and found
his books neatly and correctly kept.
Very respectfully,
w. J. Hill, Inspector.
When Mr.. Hills report was read to
the board all the members insisted
that the names of every man short,
together with the specific amounts,
shouh be given by Mr.. Hill in his
monthly reports. Mr.. Hill was sent
for and he appeared. He explained
that many of those reported short were
not really short, but that he had tt
report the difference found between
the amounts be went out with charged
against them and what he found from
their books. In some instances they
had made mistakes and the amounts
of difference were really not shortages
He!hought therefore that the publica