The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-05-09
For the Lancaster Ledger.
Rail Road Meeting.


Pursuant TO call made several weeks
ago. large number Of persons assembled
at the Court House on Monday last TO con
slider the proposed railroad to this place.
The meeting was organized by calling
Col. Jas. II. Witherspoon to the Chair nns
w. NJ. Connors, Esq, was requested to act
as Secretary.
The Chairman explained the object OF
the meeting and impaired some appropriate
information in relation to the proposed
route by way Of Bishopville, connecting
Lancaster with the North Eastern Railroad
obtained in n recent interview with ths
President of the North East ern r. II Com.
pany.
The Chairman also apprised the meeting
that meeting had lately been held in Cam.
den to consider the practicability Of build.
ing road from thnt point - Lancaster
The report Of said meeting was then call.
ed for and read. 4 letter FROM the Presi.
dent Of ihe North. Eastern railroad was also
read.
Mr.. s. D. Massey submitted n resolution
that delegates be appointed to represent
Lancaster in the railroad Convention to be
held at Bishopvile on the 18th inst, to
which we have been invited. Mr. NJ = res.
olution was adopted and the following per.
sons appointed by the Chair to rerresent
this District in the BishopvIle Convention
SB Massey, r X Belk, J ID Wvlie. NJ
P. Crawford, r l. Crawford, VIM Stevens
Geo Nee Witherspoon, James ii Wither.
spoon, J Williams, w A Moore. IA Has.
seltine. J Adams, John NJ Crockett, Jones
Crockett, D w Brown, r NJ Simms, G
Caldwell, Adam Ivy, DR. r l. Johnston. r
NJ Miller, Thomas X Magill, II X Cureton
Alexander Coffsy. Maj Funderburk. Sam'I
Robinson, John Clvburn, Thomas !. CIy.
burn, Charles Bird, w e Cauthen, Lewis
NJ Cauthen, James Nj Ingram, Jessee d
Mobley, UIiah Fnnderburk, G. + Hinson.
Amos McManus, DR. N Nisbet, Rev ID p
Robinson, Col Rutledge, II + EAlIison, DR. ].
II williamson, VIM Black, James Miller, + ID
Green, II Hammond, A I Stewart, w G
Stewari. w CuretOn, } Il Welsh, T. Rob.
insop, Henry III G9och. JaWes ID WcIIwain,
WitherspG9n, James l. Reid, Andrew
Nelson, 81, William Reed, Dixon Barnes,
John Foster, l. Dunlap. J N Crockett, W
NJ Connors. Jos A Cunningham J Craig,
Sam'l Faulkner, Msssrs Craie g. ia, lor,
w Twitty, James X Mngill William
NcIlwain, Joseph Clark. r ID Monteome-
ry, J b Cousart, Capt Glass CASTOR, Geo
Sinclair, Rev w + Hrazington, J n McMur.
ry, X G Billings, Stephen r Small Geo w
Bell, G t Wade, w L. Huey, DIR r F. WV.
lie, SAINT McSIanus, Capt u X Nisbet, II
) Mcliwain, DR. w J Baskins, X d VI Dun.
lap, JF g Mittag, II II Duncan, Geo +
1uncnn, Capt Cauthen, Allen Morrow.
II W Campbell, DIR 3 l. Strait, Capt ] +
Perry 'Dr Frank Mackey, S J Dunlap, A s
Nisbst, b Emmons. Jefferson Belk, JC
Small, A J ConnOrs, II Hancock, John
A Stewman.
On motion, resolved that the Chairman
and Secretary of this meeting be added to
The above Committee.
The following preamble and resolutions
we're offered by w. II. 'Connors, Eco
Whereas, We the citizens of Lancaster
District here assembled, having thsbest in
erests Of our District in view, are firmly
onyinced Of the importance 81 c5Dnecting
'ef by railway with some one Of the IOil.