The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-18

knew. lie snew 1t had oeen properly
turned over, because I told hin 50 and
showed bin the record
Ttere is another lie told BY Mr..
Miles He promised ne that should
be accorded full hearing by the board
before vote was taken on the motion
to make my suspension permanent.
Bat the vote was taken without hear
Jog being given me. though | was on
band waiting for it, Waeu I taxed
Mr.. Miles with his peri6dy ne at first
tried to deny having made such a
promise. After forced him to admit
it be said. ''Yes but I forgot it,"
Then be returned to the board room
aad said to the board, "Mr QUITS
wanted hearing but did not know it
was my place to get it for him"
While on the question of Mr.. Miles
veracity. l might state that be is a liar
by his own confession. have heard
bim say 90 several occasions "l have
told more lies since I have been 90 the
board than in all my life before y |
dare bin to deny that he made this
statement if he does / will prove it on
him.
In nv case MIR. Miles is great
ssickler for strict obedience 20 the rules
of the board, bus he is more iaxed in
other cases. have shown bim that it
is very doubtful if there was such "a
rule as was claimed | violated, bat
there are other rules of the board as to
which there is DO doubt and violations
Of which have been reported to Mr..
Miles, chairman, without any action
being taken by him.
The beard passed rule forbidding
employees of the dispersary to driok on
the premises. Printed copies of that
rule we're posted all over the building.
Shipping Clerk Black had been report
ed 70 Chairman Miles time and again
for drinking and being drunk and
cursiug in the dispsusary against the
positive rule of the board, but be has
not even demonstrated with Black,
much less suspend him Yet be sus-
peuds me without 40 Investigation Of
the charge against me.
By his position as chairman of the
board, Mr.. Miles was able to give or
get the job of receiving clerk for his
nephew. F. L Moore Young, Of Clin-
ton. Que has only to refer to the
books Young tries to keep to 6ud his
utter uD6tness for the job. Young
does not know the multiplication table
srd could not count carload Of glass
correctly if bis life depended upon it.
Time and again be has made gross
errors in bis count of goocs received at
the dispensary, though bis count was
relied upon to verify the invoices for
which the dispepsary paid.
Commissioners Douthit is bonded
officer 1t is his duty to pay for goods
received at the dispensary- It be pays
for goods which has not been received,
his 6ood can be sued for the recovery
of the money so paid. Naturally, Mr.
Douthit endeavored to make the receiv-
log clerk, whose reports we're toe basis
for ais payments of goods received at
the dispenssry. ef6oieusl discharge bis
duties He reported number of
Youug's serious mistakes to Chairman
Miles, who. however, did not suspend
bis nephew. but got angry with Mr..
Douthis aud myself, imagining that We
were prosecuting the boy. His votes
against myself and Mr.. Doutbis are
part OF his revenge.
It used to be au uDwritten rule that
nobody under 81 years of age should
be employed in the dispeDsary Young
is only II, but the temptation of bis
$50 mouth salary wss too strong.
His childish nature is sbowo by the
fact that be used to play prsuks on the
men at work 10 the dispeasary, throw
ing water on them and hitting them
With paddles when they we're bending
over. Because of these praDks, which
we're ou. of place in business iostisu-
sion, Commissioners Dootbit on one
occasion suspended Young for q week.
This suspension increased Nj. Miles
feeling of resentment towards ME.
Doushit
Young played some of MS pranks on
man named Looper, who was ooe Of
the best hands io the dispensary. Be-
cause Looper objected and told Young
what be would do TO him il be did not
les him alone, Chairman Miles took
advantage Of his Office as chairman and
Locper's subordinate position and vilely
cursed him 10 the dispensary AID
threatened to cut his I'D heart
out"
Talking about iguorace and uu6sDess
for position. Mr. Miles is chairman Of
the board of control. yet be did not
know that the dispeussry had to have q
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