The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-03-07
OPENED up AGAIN.
There is No Longer Any Scarcity
of Whiskey.
Services of Policeman Required To
Keep Crowd That Was Eager To

Purchase,
An inspector came down from Col
umbia last week and inspected and
checked off the stock of whiskey in
several of, the dispensaries in this
county. The stocks were then turn
ed over to the Orangeburg County
Board, they paying the State Dispen-
sary for same. The goods were
bought at atliberal discount. which
puts the County Dispensary in good
shape to commence business. The
stocks at orangeburg, Branchville
and st. Matthews were inspected and
checked over, by the inspector assist
ed by the orangeburg County
Board and the, old dispensers at each
of these places. All the other dis
pensaries in the county will be- gone
over in the same way before they
are reopened.
The dispensary at st. Matthews
was the first to be reopened. Its
doors were thrown open for business
on Friday afternoon with the old dis
penser in charge, which Is a guaran-
tee that it will be run right in every
particular. The opening of the ST.
Matthews dispensary seemed to be
joyfully anticipated by the thirsty
souls who usually buy their stimu-
lants at that place. 1t became noised
about early in the afternoon that the
dispensary was to reopen, and soon
a large crowd had congregated about
the doors to be on hand to get their
supply when business was COM
menced.
Occasionally somefellow who was
over anxious to get at the booze
would give rent to his pent up feel
ings with a yell. Even before the
dispensary was quite ready for the
opening, the door was opened to
let some one out, and before it could
be closed several purchasers had
gained admission and were begging
to be served at once. A policeman
was sent for and when the doors
were finally thrown open, the pur-
chasers were held back, and only
two or three allowed to enter at a
time.
The opening of the dispensary at
Orangeburg on Saturday morning
also caused big rush, which show
ed very plainly that there were thirs-
ty folks down this way as we'll as at
st. Matthews. The rush continued
for about one hour, when matters
quieted down and about the usual
Saturday business was done. There
was no disorder, and, so far as we
have heard, no drunks from Satur-
days business. The large crowd in
town was very quiet and orderly,
but the usual amount Of drinking in
the back yards of the different stores
went on all day. The Branchville
was also opened up for
business on Saturday morning
If the dispensaries in all the coun-
ties in the State had been conducted
as they were conducted in Orange
burg County there would have been
no trouble The same will be the
case under the new order of things.
Messrs. H. C. Paulling, J. G. Smith
and T. R. McCants, who constitute
the County Board Of Directors of the
County Dispensaries, are all men Of
character and integrity, and we will
guarantee that the business under
them will be managed as it should
be. These gentlemen ran the old
on business principles
and they will run the new ones on
the same high plane. There will be
no graft under their management,
and every official under them will
have to do their duty.
+. These gentlemen have engaged the
services Of Capt. j. H. Claffy to aid
them in the management of the large
whiskey business of the county. Cap
tain Glaffy has been secured to sup
erintend the entire business, and the
directors are to be congratulated on
getting him. He will have charge
of the county warehouse, which moy
later contain a bottling and blend
ing plant, and he will also be direct
ly in charge of the dispensers and
their accounts. Capt. Claffy needs
no introduction He is known all
over the county as gentleman OF
the strictcst integrity and the high
est honor He will allow no grating
about him.
For ten years Capt. Claffy was in
charge OF the Orangeburg dispensary
but for the last three years he has
been superintendent of the State Dis
pensary at Columbia. He made the
Orangeburg disDensary Il model, and
there has never been tie least sus-
picion of wrong doing in it at any
time. He has been the captain OF
the T;!lman volunteers since their
in 1894, and when he
moved to Columbia he rendered his
resignation, but the company de"lln-
ed to accept it. and SO he has retain
ed the captaincy even though he has
been able to he with the company
but seldom.
The building formely occupied by
Rich Brothers as spoke and handle
factory, has recently been purchased
by two or more business men of the
city; and it is stated they are now ne
eotiating lease with the county
board who wish to secure the build
ing for their warehouse. This build
ing is in the warehouse section OF
the city, is on a spur track OF the
Southern, and will probably soon
have connection with the Coast Line
tracks. as the Southern desires to
extend it's spur on to the Coast Line
so as to reach other warehouses sit
uated between. This will make
nice location, and a more convenient