The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-23
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gies tho State Board OIL Con.
troll on Petition.

Bary LOOK an enJire new stand nv e1st
nesday In the atter OF localities pc.
titioning for the removal OF Their dis i
pensarieS at their meeting In C0lum-t
bia, reyersing the position assumed by
former boards In this matter and es.
|tablishing an important precsdentl
which it is expected will result In the
removal OF a large number or diRpen.
sarics through ghout the state, for there
can be no doubt that there are ainum-
ber of small towns IN the States like
E!loree that would like to get rid of
the dispensary. Former boards, in
the case OF Saluda, Yorkyille and
other places refused ma jority petitions
seeking toremove their dispensaries,
which resulted in the passage by the
last legislature of the Brice bill which
allows county TO vote out its di8pen-
saries provided 1t leved mill tax to en-.
( force prohibition, but all Efforts to eE-
tend the provisions Of the law to COM
munities failed.
Wednesday, however, In the Gaze OF
the dspensary In the town Of Elloree,
In Orangeburg County, which has six
other dispensaries located in the towns
of Orapgeburg, ST, Matthews, Branch
Vile, Fort Motto, Livingston and
Springfield, the board, by two to
one vote. dicided to close the d!spen-
sary lat Elloree on and after January
l, and thereby grant the relief asked
for In number of petitions, although
there was not the slightest intimation
of miSmanagement on the part OF the
dispenser, concerning whom all who
appeared before the board in behalf
, of the petitioners spoke in the high
est terms and declared that he was
about the best and straightest dis
! penser in the state, The action OF
, the beard indicator q determination
! on the part Of the sdispensary people
= to let each town decide the dispensary
! question for itself.
. At the OUTSET of the hearing Wed
+ nesday morniug Chairman Evans tool
a. the position that III view of tho fac
II dTt the ls" did not define the board
IS shouhs an this matter, the board
e ture's aot, in the light Of the legisla
!: dispensation on the Brice bill, vote ,
;. merely Coy out Of any commu nit,
8 petition, 10 the showing Of majorit.
/. right to dehshe reason that it had N
g from such disthe revenue accrainl
tions of the countysary to other por
I showing that such disr. except upon
] mismanaged or otherSnsary Is balm !.
ed as nuisance. Use con5uct
Col. Thos. f. BrantleyS
Ihos. M. Raysor, State Senator. =an.
peared as counsel for the citizens q,
, Eiloree and surrounding comtry
who wanted the dispensary closed, nm
and Capt. B. Hart Moss represented
Dispenser Weeks and Others who
wanted the dispensary to remain
hlesSlS' -. w. Ulmer, Julian Evans
anu b. a. Shuler, intendant OF Ello.
.ee' testihed to the overwhelming sen.
timeht of the community in favor, Of
tne removal OF the dispensary.
Messes. Raysor and Brantley, atsor.
neys for the petil ioners, di;avoSe1
any right on Mr.. Weeks, the di,ponser
or M management Of the dispsnsnrv
at Eitoree, but declared that their ne.
tlilorers went deeper than TINT. wan.
into the policy of the dispensary ltsSlr
ihei., petitions presented thls ulesiio i
clearly defined, Shall the over HheGr y
Ing sentiment Of community seeklf, AZ
TO rie Itself OF It's dispensary be IA.
spectadP" They thought that's: q, Z
gran' Ing of such petitions would jRo
weaksn the dispensary system, ,Uuf
would strengthen 1t with the peorHie,
IL vas all nonsense to talk aboutH ea.
tablishing dangerous pS5sedilpt 81
other communities soN9 l;uca relief
they should be Jit without
tion pu zsts of t,a Wind
com az ;s9ties which ,.vadant
et rid of the dlspen-
30 give opportunity 10
I'D lat among the petitions
3dted to the board was cne signed
II the inte dant of Ellnrea and all