The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-01

;z,!.tsd With present conditions and
q n,t desire 6i-p Q asaries reopnned.
The supervisor, Maj. G N. Lynch,
..7s: That the reop'e are ss.tis fed
zith present 6itions. There is
less DR. cZiog a2d disorder and net as
many blind tigers as there we're when
was in operation.
County Superintendent OF Educs'
ticn R. T. Ea,.um says: That t.
eentin ent Of the people is against tie
dispensary and they do not desire it
t. bs opented. ELere is less O. drum
kenness and disorder.
LANCASTER COUNTY.
Mayor Vile, OF sncaster, is a5
ssnu from the city and no expression
ccu!S be ohtsired from him bus the
setting mayor, Warden T. S. Carter,
said: ''rtere bas been great impro-
ysnent in conditions Of both town
and County Virtually no blind
tigers now. R,rely see or hear OF
drunk man. Remarkable increase 10
cash trade OF town. People thorough
" satisfied with prohibition !"
Sheriff John P. Hulter says:
:'There is much less drinking and
drunkenness than when the d:spen-
sary wss here. Believe majority OF
the people here want to see State and
county dispenSarIes wipsd of the face
OF the EARTH
NJ. c. Gardner, county supervisor
Lancaster: Conditions over county
greatly improved. ssldon hear Of 3
blind tiger. Majority OF people salts
fed with prohibition"
I. T. Hunter, chief Of police OF
Lancaster: Conditions wonderfully
improved in town OF Lancaster since
dspenssry closed. Records show only
Eve (5 arrests for drunkenness for first
six nonths CT this year as against
ffty.fopr (54) arrests for same months
Of 1905. Fewer blind tigers. Jug
trade somewhat increased. People
satisfied With prohibition "
sALUDA COUNTY.
G. c. Wheeler, mayor OF Saluaa
says: There is far less drinking
and less disorder in the town OF Salu-
ds since the diSpensary was removed.
believe this to be true in the county
at large. AS to whether OF not 1t is
desired that dispensary be reopened
in this county sentiment IS divided.
Dr.. j. W. Pitts, e1.mayor, said:
''Tne amount OF drunkenness snd
rowdiness has greatly decreased since
the removal OF the dispensary and l
am sure the majority Of the people Of
The town and county are pleased at
these results %
B. F Sample, ST., superintendent OF
education, stated that there is less
drinking in the town OF Saluda since
che removal Of the dispensary, by this
l nesn that drinking on the part OF
Uhe people from the county, has de-
creased. There are fewer arrests, tut
no la1ness in the enforcement OF law.
The town IL ;ials are as rigid as ever.
could not ssy whether there is more
or less drinking in the county at large
out do believe there is more illict
zhiskey handled. In my opinion the
people OF the county prefer the legal
sale Of whisksy to the Illicit sale Of it
and would rather have the dlspensary
purged OF rottenness and graft than
blind tigers.
e B. White, treasurer, gave 1t as
bis opinion that sobriety in the
sown OF Saluds has increased at least
SO per cent. since the dispeEsary was
voted out and that there had been q
correspor ding increase in Law and
order. BE further thinks the people
OF the county do not want the dispsn-
sary reopened. There is less lawless
ness in the county and more soorie-
ty."
B. F. Sample, Jr., sheriff, said:
There is considerably less drunken.
ness in the town OF Saluda than when
the dispeDsary wss here. Do not
know how it is il the county at large.
The orcer here Is much better. There
was much complaint about the way
the Gispensary was managed and
msny Of our people In the county
think that the dispenssry, properly
and honestly managed, II that can be
done, the best solution Of the whis-
key question"
NEWBERRY COUNTY.
Chief OF Police W. e. Harris, O:
Newberry says: There is no COM
parison as to conditions now and
when We had the iispensary. The
police docket will show that lswless-
ness has been greatly reduced While
the dispensary was here 1t required
the work Of two police to keep Gown
rowdyiSm and make certain street
and corner passable the negroes,
mostly drunk, crowding the thorough
fare so. Now that is al changed and
no cficer is needed there. AS to
bind tigers, there are no more now
than before; in fact, there are fewer.
The conditions are better ten to one"
As to conditions in the county, Sher.
If Buford says be can tell only what
ne hears. That there have been re,
ports Of blind tigers in different parts
Of the county, but these reports were
also in circulation while the oispen-
sary was here.
ANDERSON COUNTY.
Sheriff Green says that there has
been a great improvement over the
county since the dispensaries were
closed. Some blind tigers existed while
the dispenssries remained open, and
since their removal the number OF
tigers has shown some decrease. There
are few blind tigers, but the officers
are vigilant snd suppress them as
they appear. There have been blind
tigers all the time. Fewer complaints
OF drunkenness and shooting and other
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