The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-03-23
Rail Road Meeting. &c.


Cur paper, that public meeting of the citi-
zcns of the village, would be held in the
court House on the succeeding evening"
The object of this meeting, was to urge it
, upon onr townsmcn the necessity of doing
something in relation to our proposed Rail
| Road.
AT the appointed time the citizens assem-
bIcd, and the meeting organized by the In
tendcnt 5. B. Massey, Esq. being called to
the Chair, and Mcssrs. Austin and Sccrcst
appointed as Secretaries. The Chairman
briefly explained the object of the meeting,
and Was followed by J. Williams. Esq, who
forcibly urged it upon the citizens of the
town, to be up doing; that Rail Roads in
tcrsccted our State, ever District almost
( having one running through it, whereas Lam
caster was Isolated: that now the opportu-
nifty was offered our people to have Road
II they choose. He further stated. that in
| regard to our mail facilities. we were behind
the times, that whereas other VILLAGES were
! IN daily communication with the Mctropilis
I,.,;I '' " ~ ''''''"' VIII" "'''-"eeN,
/ ~ mail. In conclusion the speaker appealed
To their patriotism, and impressed it upon the
minds OF the audience, that for the rcputa-
acco '''''''' 10 ''.',2 '"e or'h place
.;o S"o" oy our nc
ton our District pride and 20 to work with
a hearty zeal and build the road.
;, -"l, w. =. C'S'"h followed Mr. Williams.
-'''' ,'' III " It" remarks urged 1t upon the
t'"p'' 10 Sr'ze hoId OF the opportunity, and
""''" ''l' ROAD that the people in the Dis
''''' ana surrounding country, were waiting
|" see what Lancaster village would do, aud
h'" W" Sh"u" 70" dong something. ARR
/ hr. CASTOR c"Iyiujr.. We were. .ya,rd uyou.
/ Quoting another "Whcn NV time como. !,
/ appeared afterwards to Inc, that had better
held my tongue"
What an ADVANTAGE ono has n,bo do.l,;r,s
publicly. over one ,yhov.r;,,, Va, .,..,I.
and if errors orc mod, ,I,,. 49,, ,.l
over. and when Won sit dawn o,,,o,,oa, =,
applause. altbou"b tboucht h, ,ho. ,,,ii,u,,,
noble effort. mov b,vr h,or ,b, c,r,,,,.,
pcrvcrsion of nil rbctori. ord rorio WI,
one writes however, !, i , d;tf,ror, ,,,,,,u
"What is writ is writ" and ,o.. ,,o,.., .,lI
around and still il i thor, proris;,o, -
/ pay verbally. and PROMISING to nav ,,r;,,.,,
are two very different matters Rn, a.. boI
few words 10 s,v !, r,I,,;or - op.n
| Road. We stated as our oniriop th,t o,hor
! contiguous Districts. were vvait;no 70 400, ,,,,,
Lancaster was going TO do. and that Iancos-
! ter District WAS waiting ON Ianccs,a, ,;,l,o,o.
that every one who could subscribe 70 tho
enterprise, should that meyer mind ,ybc,bor
one share, or fifty; subscribe for what opc
could pay for, and that was all that copId
be expected. We also gave instances
WhIch mad come under our observation, of
o'h"r halI hoad projects in the State, where
"' "FS' 'nc people were lukcwarm, but once
the importance OF the enterprise was made
apparent 10 Their minds, with determined
'l"'' '"'1 "'"' " work. ana thcir efforts
,.II ~ Wv" ''''rSS Ni'er we con-
''0U''' 'S'i' ""dr'SSed The
s,.>, 'I .''''r' "''''t ""u.' DC 'ne all
] Ha N.. Il1l L
caster. ,batR..I IE.,.,o in ,, ,n,,S, ,,i '.,
n, ,r,,,l, oob.,o,I - ,..I.. ~
Lancaster sborId h,.rn.l r.r
will. sipco ,h. oo,,rI,,;o,, r,LIn D.,
had bcc,mo or;,oa n,,oo onI a..
ter wouId oJso. instead - old da,.,,;I,,~I
buildings NO rorId ho,o Go, .a;,;."i ."',
would be f,ourisbirg and an, n.o,,I, ,'.,,,s
The Cbairmun of tho ,o.,tioo, = n M1..
ESQ. HAVING been ,.I,od uno, a,.,,I. .t!'
he was not nren,red ,o poto sn.aL a.,
until ne came to tho conr, H. -
not aware Of the object Of tho moo,i,,. n,",
nc was emphaticaIIv a Rail Road mnn' ,La,
onr citizens ro,IIv did no, oo,siJa- a., -
von,ooo. r,hioh ..o,uo 20 ,Lon, - .r;s ~ pN,
Road woro cons,,no,od ,ho, ~. -
would he bcros,tod onr mo.bon;oa 49,. g..
mers This bo ilIn.,ro,oa onI aoI,,I w. '"'
the pcople to act ~ '''' 'r''
-, ..;.' VOC ,1'V''u '''"' 'he meet