The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-03-29
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First Train Over Cheraw Line.
The Seaboard Air Line hauled its
first train from Portsmouth to Column
bia over the new line from Cheraw,
via Camden, the past week. The new
line is a direct route and will give the
Sesboard splendid Florida connec-
ton as soon as the bridge over the
Congaree river, just south OF Column
bia. is finished.
The new line is built of finest mate
rial and heaviest rail. All the rock
ballast has not yet been put IN.
Fresbets delayed completion OF the
Wateree river bridge, near Camden,
and the Cougaree river bridge, near
Columbia, but within a month the
Seaboard's trains will be running
through and over the Florida Central
& Peninsular.
Much whi%key Needed.
Columbia dispatch says: Under
the new laws the directors the South
Carolina dispensary will in a few
DAYS advertise for those willing to fur
nish liquor to the largest retail estab-
lishp,s snt in the world for the next sue
ceediug ninety days.
Before the dispensary was establish
ed the then Governor Tillman fre-
ouently alluded to it as "great moral
institution, the argument being that
it would result in such reduced con-
sumption of whiskey that the effect
would be, practically, as beneficial as
prohibition. Prohibitionists who voted
! for the measure on that ground will be
startled when the figures are publish
ed showing the amount of liquor those
who are awarded contracts are requlr-
ed to furnish for three months con-
sumption. The supplies will be as
follows:
K corn, 1900 barrels; Xxx corn, 100
barrels; K rye 525 barrels; Xxx rye,
$50 barrels; of higher grade rye, 60
barrels; apple brandy, 80 barrels;
peach brandy, Is barrels; porter and
ale, rs barrels; whisky in better grade,
2,4OO cases; Cognac, Scotch whisky,
blackberry cordials, 500 cases.
The beer ussd is supplied by the
beer dispensaries that make their own
purchases, paying the dispensaries q
royalty of Is cents dozen.
No liquor establishment wishing to
make bids is permitted to send rep
resentative to make personal inquiry,
nor can they solicit orders or praise
their goods by letter. Sealed bids,
with half pint samples, must be sent
by express to the state treasurer. He
will keep them opened in his vault till
the directors are gathered in public
meeting, then deliver them in public.
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Visited Haunts OF Sin.
Rev. Arthur Crane, pastor Of the
| First Baptist church of Charleston,
preached q sensational sermon on vice
and sin in that city. he had previous
ly visited the blind tigers, gambling
houses and questionable resorts, and
his sermon was a TRADE on these
places. He made statements in his
pulpit about the city not altogether
true, and some of his stories and jokes
had the congregation in dutter OF
laughter and merriment. 1t was q
sensational day for church, and wise
people are not in sympathy with the
movement, according to a correspond
ent.
| Seven Dispensary Districts.
Governor McSweeney has divided
the state into seven dispensary dis
tricts. He thinks that it is better to
have a chief more directly RESPONSE
bic for his jurisdiction and by having
smaller districts closer attention can
be paid to the work and more famil-
iarity had with the people to be dealt
with. he thinks from the letters he
is receiving that the people are better
satisfied than they have been with the
administration of the law. he has
not been receiving letters complaining
of the existence of "blind tigers" 1t
has all along been his policy, where
complaints came from responsible
men, to have a prompt investigation
made.
A week or two ago Governor Nc
Sweeney thought of making some
changes in the districts, and as soon
as it was heard of in the communities
involved, letters were received from
the leading business men stating that
they were pleased with their present
chiefs and the administration OF the
law; that there. was no friction aud
that officers were doing their duty as
best they could and that it would not
be we'll to make change and jeopardize
the good feeling and cooperation that
exists.
Governor McSweeney has directed
that a statement be made mp from the
records showing the work that the
constables have been doing, the seiz-
ures that they have made and where
they have been operating.
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Recommends Their Sale.
The naval inspection board, as q re-
sult of its visit to Port Royal, has
recommended to the navy department
the sale at auction of the single
turreted monitor Nantucket and the
tug Comanche, both lying at the
Port Royal naval station. The board
found that it was costing the govern
ment about $4,000 per nnnum to care
for these vessels, which are OF no use.
It was recommended that the Nan
tucket be towed north for sale. She
was appraised at $4,000, and the
value of the Comanche was placed at
$4,000. The Nantucket was lent to
the North Carolina naval militia be-
toro tho NOR and during the war she