Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-17
DIsPENsARY TROUBLES.
Aiken County Dispensary Needs
Reforming. Not Conducted
in Proper Manner. Dis
satisfaction Exists.

sausfacuon Exists.
According to the following clip
ned from the last issue of oneso1
the Aiken papers, it is evident tha
i there is much dissatisfaction exist
, ing concerning the management OF
). the dispensaries of that county:
!, At meeting of the Milbrool
!. Democratic club held on August
i 9Th, the following resolutions were
passed:
J. Whereas, al this time it1seems
thata majority. of the voters Of
Aiken County arein favor of the
J, dispensary as solution of the whiss
key question, therefore, be it, resolv.
ed, that The candidates for the
House Of. Representatives be requir
ed to say whether they are in favor
of the following or not:
4 l., A complete change of all the
officers that are now connected witt
the dispensary. -
2. A law that no officer of >the
.fdispensary hereafter elected will bt
eligible to succeed himself ant
serve only twelve months at time
8. That no dispensary be allowed
/ to buy or sell bottles, demijohns o.
jugs.
4. That salaries be paid only
according to service rendered in
comparison with other lines Of
j business.
Resolved further, that we viii
only vote for such men for the
House of Representatives that are II
accord and favor these resolutions,
and call on the people Of Aiker
county to help us elect men that arc
IN favor of these reforms of the dis
|. pensary.
The following were the remarks
4 of Mr.. e. T. Holley at the meeting
mentioned above.
i At this meeting Mr.. G. 70. Hol,
. LEY was the first speaker, md along
the line. of the dispensary matter
gave many statistics, and showed
I the extravaganza in the manage
! tImsnt Of ny de- al Comp parison
a between The sAi; !s-n n and chlane
Z Idispensaries. He said he had nothing
personal against any of the men in
the Aiken county dispensary, but
he thought it should be run like a
4 private business.
4 At meeting at Banks Mil they
were asked the various candidates
, for the House of Representatives
We have been furnished with the
remarks of one gentleman on them
and now offer to give space to any
other who will furnish us with his
reply in short form. We do this
to give the candidates an equal
showing, as we have extended the
, privilege to one. -
lie saio hlcnlana county eleceee
pottle 1uver aI sioo per 1loh'l
anu a clerk ae > a9'oo PEI noh1n ano
helpers at soo,oo ~ PEI inunth; % : al roll
1910, they bought during the year
eA 57S dozen bottles. paving SlO,.
e1o'o r. icy a.n p"'on"s.u 90 va 01o 90 oo. e :
JOINS i1i so,o or. o.o,oo' ~. @uu oo'oGf , oz -.
oosens eeel oa lns ooIs,e va a. i'o' pei uoAeA
&C coselng ss'49o'iS. GO, %
Iota, cosI ''o'''
lo'al expenses 'o'' Duset 900 ~
etc 0'lzo.ol
r eot ore oo
ro'"' 80,
The prices, palo 1or Doetles were
IL <plnts, LUG per oozen' plnes loc;
quarts loc., demiJo1hs LUG eacfl
aud peer oottes loc: aozel'
He sala AIKEN county olspensary
board pala tne SIX dispensers q Dig
salary ana gave eacn one eSera' Soc'
per dozen 1or Il pln1s' QUO. tol
plnts; AUG for quarts' NC each lol
demlJohns, ana allowed the men TO
sell peer oottles oackto tne brewery