The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-04

is true of his own knowledge.
Sworn to before me this day of Sept.
1905.
Notary Public for S. c.
State of South Carolina, County of
Clarendon-Court of General ses-
siops.
In Re-return of County Dispenser to
rule to show cause.-Return.
In pursuance of q rule to show cause
issued by his Honor Judge r. 0. Purdy
dated June 7th, 1905, whereby the
County Dispenser was required to show
cause on the first day of this term why
the said dispenser should not be indlct-
ed ''For not observing the dispensary
law in not requiring all applicants for
liquor to sign request blanks" the dis
penser respectfully showeth unto this
court:
l. That upon Respondents appoint
mens as dispenser at Manning, S. G.,
and upon his taking charge of the dis
pensary, he found no request blanks on
on hand and upon inquiry found none
in town: that Respondent knew, that
while these request blanks were not
used anywhere in the State, that the
law required them to be used, and he
at once set about obtaining them.
2. That after several weeks he OBJ
tanned a supply and commenced the
use of the request blanks: that on the
tenth OF the month when he is required
by law to make return of these request
blanks to the County Auditor, Respon-
dent sent one of his employees to the
County Auditor with the request
blanks, when this employee was d.
rected by the auditor to carry the re-
quest blanks back to the dispensary as
he had no room in his office to store
them: that these books were after that
stored in the upper part of the dispen-
sary building, respondent using them
whenever the stress of business at the
dispensary would permit, and that
shortly after this direction by the audi
tor, the busy season coming on, it was
an impossibility to comply with the law
in the matter of filing out requests for
liquor and supply the demand.
3. That as another reason why this
could not be done is because of a lack
of room in building furnished to Re-
spondent as a dispensary, Respondent
finding that these books cannot be kept
straight with large crowd surround.
ing the employees of the dispensary
and all clamorlng to be served.
4. That Immediately upon his atten-
tion being called to his error in this
regard, Respondent has rigidly com:
piled the law since then in matter of
requests, regardless of the time custo-
mers of the dispensary are kept wait
ing.
5. Respondent however, states that
whenever customer of the dispensary
came TO purchase liquors, whom the
dispenser or his employees did not
know, where from his appearance
there was any doubt as to his being OF
full age, such an applicant has always
been required to sign request blank.
E. That Respondent realizes that if
he is held up to the strict letter OF the
law this return cannot be held sufh-
cient to the rule to show cause, as he
should have insisted on others doing
their duty so that Respondent might
comply with what the law required OF
him, but he does plead such neglect of
Others as. reason why these books
have not been kept for every day he
has been dispenser, as it can be clearly
seen if for several days in a month
these request books are not used be-
cause they are not obtainable, the re-
Quest blanks at the end of the month
would be valueless as check upon the
dispenser of the amount of liquors sold
during the month and would not show
the amount sold.
I. To support Respondents conten-
ton that this portion of the dispensary
law has not been followed anywhere in
the State and that it is practically
dead letter, Respondent respectfully
shows that after the grand jury made
its report at the last term of court,
Respondent went before the State
board, told them of what had occurred,
and was informed that it would be sew
eral days before they coulo furnish the
blanks leaving impression upon Re
spondent that there were none on hand;
and it was week or ten days before
Respondent did receive such request
blanks.
Wherefore, Respondent prays that
the rule against him be discharged.
W. C. DAVIS,
Plaintiffs Atty.
State of South Carolina. County of
Clarendon.
J. D. Alsbrook being duly sworn says
that he is County Dispenser at Man
ming, S. C. and that the foregoing re-
turn to the rule to show cause is true
of his own knowledge.
J. D. ALSBROOK.
Sworn to before me this END, day of
1905.
w. C. DAVIS,
Notary Public for S. c.
Letter to S. r. Venailg.
Dear Sir: Why don't we make paint,
as many others do, to go three-quarters
as far, OR two-thirds, or half, or third,
or quarter?
Mr.. AarQn Higgins, Plaintield, n. j.,
always usaS15 gallons of paint for his
house: Devoe took II.
There are two sorts OF Haint: all
paint, true paint. strong paint, full