The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-03-16
ON RIGHT LINE.
THENEw DIsPENsARY BOARD TO
CORRECT RECENT ABUSES.
Request Blank Feature Eevived in
all Dispensaries and Goods
May be Sent Back.

The new state board Ct dispensary
directors assumed control Of the bust
ness Wednesday afternoon, adopting @
sensation set Of resolutlonal as 6
starter In what promises to be an I'M.
proved ard highly interesting admin.
istration. The resolutions assert tina,
several hundred thousand dollars
worth OF high priced goods" have
been purchased by the old board with
no legal record OF purchase" and ap.
parcntly mot ordered shipped in &C.
cordance with law Therefore, the
resolutions say, the board will en-
ploY the best counsel 1t can find aud
In the event this suspicion is confirm
ed the shippers Of these goods will
be notified that these goods are here
sut j3ct to their orders, and the same
must be removed at once"
The resolutions 20 on to instruc.
the clerk to publish a complete tn
voice OF the goods on hand, see that
the people Of the state can and will
see the condition Of affairs at the
state dispensary on the 1st Of March,
1906"
And "the commissioner Is hereby
instructed not to receive any goods
claimed to have been bought by on
predecessors In Cillce, or any goods
now In transit; and that no goods
whatever shall be ordered except
goods purchased by the present board
Of directors.
The dispensary investigating com
mittee Is called upon to furnish the
names or any whiskey houses sus
pected OF unfair dealings with the
state $50 that we can hold up their
bids"
The request blank feature Of the
law which Senator Tllman roasted"
the old board for allowing to fall into
disuse is called back into operation
in no uncertain terms, delinquents In
this respect to be jerked up before
the governor.
Another recommendation OF S ma
tor Tillman is carried out In chang
Ing the form Of the advertise ment for
bids SO as to put them on a cOmpeti.
tive basis.
Although the state dispensary is In
urgent need Of certain lines Of sup
plies only about 81 200 worth OF pur-
chases we're made In cheap goods to
supply immediate needs. The board
adjourned to meet again on the 20th
when the legality Of purchases made
by bne Old ehoafd with be ifurGner can
vassed.
The annual stock taking now In
progress will not be complete for sev-
eral days. Commissioner Tatum esti.
mates the stock On hand at the state
dispensary at S40,0 900. Probably more
chan that amount is In the sub. dis
pensaries throughout the state.
Five cars OF high priced whiskey are
n IVY standing IN the yards, Commis
soner Tatum having refused them.
How much more is on the road Is not
known. The old board has not yet
made It's report to the legislature. The
only member OK the old board present
80 transfer the business GO the now
board was Mr.. Boykin.
TIE new board gave out rumher
OF clerical Jobs today. NJ II. Mobley
was made clerk OF the board to ~ :
oeed q. IL. Challcs, resigned, j S j
Faust, OF Is mOerg, was maie general
b 'okkeeper to sue 'eed MobIty, Miss
Sadie Thrailktll, ot Richburg, succ .cds
Mss Florencc Mex a z,e as stenog-
tapher 20 the board and william Il.
Lamar. OF Colun. bia, succeeds Joe L.
Tnnrp rs inspf ctor
The resolutions, which will create
so much interest, were introduced by
Maj Black. They were unanimously
adopted.