The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-04
LITTLETON GONE DRY.
No Liquor License Issued.

There was warm contest before tht
county commissioners in Halifax Mon
day over the question OF granting
liquor license to the bar-keepers o.
Littleton. J. B. Pearce, w. L. Furger
son, J. L. Faucet, 4. l. Rlggan and
J. L. Robertson presented certificates
showing that the commissioners of the
town of Littleton had granted them
license in the regular way; and they
asked for license from the county com.
missioners.
Rev. J. NJ. Rhodes, President of Lit
Teton Female College, asked the board
of county commissioners to refuse to
grant the license asked for; and pre-.
sented petition from the town OF Lit
Teton with 50 signatures against the
granting of license, Is of whom were
colored voters.
The saloon people were represented
by Mess. 7. N. Hill and E. L. Travis
and Mr.. Rhodes was represented by
Mess. Howard Aston and w. A. Dunn
Mr.. Rhodes was sworn and examined
as to why he was asking the commits
sioners to refuse to grant license. He
said he had been president of the col
lege for IS years. Mr.. Dunn examin'
ed Mr.. Rhodes as follows:
Question. Gin what respect has the
sale OF liquor in Littleton affected YOU
SCHOOL,"
Answer. "The college has been va
riously disturbed. The students are
afraid to go to town to some of the
prominent stores on Saturday after
noon. They have come in contac,
with drunken mon in stores. Drunken
men ride by the college and disturb the
teachers and pupils. Some weeks age
a man who bought his whiskey In Lit
Teton came into the college gymnasium
through a window at 10 o'clock al
night. Ladies were practlcing In the
rooms adjoining the gymnasium, and
the incident created considerable excite
ment and disturbance. took the man
in charge and kept him until the chile
of police and Mr.. Pearce came fol
him."
Q. "Have there been other disturb
ances there within the past twelve
months or two years."
A. eyes, number of them"
Q. "Has there been a temperance
society in Llttleton recently?"
A. eyes, the State convention oil
the W. C. Z. U. was held there in
June"
.. "Wnat was done to bring the
movement into ridIcule?"
A. can anonymous letter was
written to the Raleigh Post that Mrs
Carrie Nation was coming to tha
meeting, stating that Mr.. Pearce had
written that she was coming"
"The children in company greeted
the delegates to the convention with
flags and banners, and little dog or
which was placed one of the flags was
made to trot around In the crowd. TIL.
was protested against by a number o
prominent citizens"
Mr.. Hill questioned Mr.. Rhodes:
Q. "Do you think any one OF these
men (meaning the men who were ap
plying fer license) put the flag on thu
dog?"
ave have strong circumstantial ev:
dence, and it has not been denied"
Mr.. r. I. Riggan, one of the appli
carts for license, was sworn and exam
ined. He said of the IS names on Mr.
Rhodes petition, so live in Warner
county.
Mr.. Dunn 'sDo live they in the
town of Littleton?"
eyes,"
With other general questions by the
attorneys, Mess. Dunn and Hill, the
examination closed, and the arguments
were made.
Mr.. Aston first spoke briefly fo1
Mr.. Rhodes petition. He read
the Act of the Legislature o.
1897, which prohibits the sale of liquors
within one mile of Llttleton Female
College in Warren county.
Mr.. Dunn at the opening of the ex.
animation laid down two propositions
from the considerations of which they
proposed to show that the commission
ers ought not to grant the license ask
ed for. These were % Each place
where the liquor was to be sold wa
within ore mile CT LittIeton Femal'
College, and therefore it was prohibit
ed by statute. (2) The commission
ers have the power to grant or refus'
license under the law as it applies tt
liquor license anywhere in the State
MIR. Aston argued both these point
| as to the act of 1897 and the dis
cretionary power of the commissioners
and drew the conclusion that the.