The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26
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At STATE CAPITAL.
DlSPENSARIES To REOPEN TOMORROW
VARIOUS MATTERS OF GENERAL
and SPECIAL INTEREST.

ary Auditor West to-day sent out to
the various dispensary boards and
dispensers a letter calling attention
to the fact that the act providing for
kthe closing down of the dlspensaries
in those counties voting against the
sale of liquors provides that no
CLAIMS shall be paid unless the same
have been audited.
The following is Mr. Vests letter:
"Gentlemen: This is to give you
notice that under Section 2 of an act
of the General Assembly, 1909, pro-
viding for the closing of the several
dispensaries in those counties voting
against sale, no claims are 70 be PAD
by you until same have been audited,
approved and ordered paid ny the
State dispensary auditor. This. OF
course, does not include nor prevent
the payment of the current expenses
incident to closing up the business,
but does include such items as may
be due the whiskey houses with
which you do business, any unpaid
profits and amounts that you may
owe banks on notes or for borrowed
money. 1t is expected that all county
dispensary boards will adhere strictly
to the provisions of this act, and any
violation of same will be reported
promptly for the reason that it would
in all probability give rise to compli-
cations and furnish ground for suits
and htigations. Yours respectfully,
W b VEST,
"Dispensary Auditor.
In the counties that held elections
the dispensaries will very probably
be opened next Friday. Even in
those counties in which protests may
come up before the State. board the
dispensaries will be opened, 1t is
thought. The State board will de-
Aelare the result and whether there al e
appeals to courts or not the dispens
aries will be opened. In this county
it is almost a certainty that the dis
D6ensaries will open Friday morning.
The BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD.
According to story in an up
country paper interest in Blue Ridge
Railroad probabilities has again been
!. revived. The story says in part:
"The visit this week of Vice Presi-
dent Andrews, OF the Southern Rail.
way, to Seneca and Walhalla and the
Blue Ridge properties above that
town, stimulates the belief that
something is doing right now in
that section. Of course, with the
customary reticence prevailing in
railroad circles, Col Andrews gave
out nothing for publication, but his
business there is acknowledged to
have been in the interest of Blue
Ridge probabilities
ELECTION TO BE PROTESTED.
Local interest centres in the pro-
test to be argued before the county
board of canvassers tomorrow in
this city. The prohibitionists in this
county are claiming that the election
was not conducted altogether accord
ing to law, and the effort will be
} made to have the same annulled. The
board for this county consists OF
Messrs w H Townsend, J B Friday
and " H Sigh, with Mr. E j Bren'
men as clerk OF the board.
The returns recently published
showed that in this county the dis,
pensary won out over prohibition in
the election by majority of 11C
votes. The following precincts were
carried: Ward l, Ward 2, Ward 8,
Killian's, Waverley, Hyatt Park,
Taylor's, Sligh's, Davis, Paramount
Gadsen, Eastoyer and Garner's. The
vote at Hopkins was tie, being IA
to IA. The prohibitionists carried
Wards and 5 and Shandon, Hor