The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-09-02
WARNINGS.

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throwing stones about main street, they
will be arrested and confined in the
guard house.
We presume that the Town Council
have taken this step in consequence of
the death of " illiams, last week, caused
by his being struck with brickbat.
> We have frequently noticed the
reckless manner of boys, in throwing
stones at each other with no provocation
aad it is. strange that no one has been
kaled or seriously injured, before Will
liams. +. ,.,.r..- .. ....
Boys should take warning from this
event, and find some other more HARM
less amusement.
The Council have taken another good
step IN enforcing the law, prohibiting
retail dealers 10 liquor from selling on
the Sabbath. IF the bar keepers do not
des;st from motives of respect to the
day ofrsst, they should feel the strong
arm Of the law interfering in behalf Of
"a duty they owe to society and religion.
THE s. G. CENTRAL RAIL ROAD.
The charter of this Railroad was
granted to the Corporators by Act of
the General Assembly, approved March
26th,' 1869. The route proposed is
from point at or near Gourdin's Depot,
on the North Eastern Rail Road, to
Manning, in Sumter County, thence to
the State line, through Chesterfield
County: inlthe direction of Charlotte,
NC 90, .. ,a,,
On the 18th ult., a meeting was held
in Sumter, aud the subscription Of
Stock being sufficient to warrant it, the
Company was organized, Mr.. D. B.
McLaurin, President.
There are; now three propositions be-
fore the peop;e as to what shall be the
rjute, Wis.
l. To Sumter, from Gourdin's thence
on the east side of Lynches Greek, tap
ping the Charlotte and Wilmington
Rail Road. " .. - .
"42. TO Sumter from Gourdin's, thence
Be- Lancaster direct, thence to Char
Hotte: "-a
8. To Sumter from Gourdia's thence
TO Glaremont Depot on the Camden
Branch, thence to Camden, and Lam
caster.
- They agree to run by Camden, pro-
vided the owners of the Camden Branch
take stock in their company in exchange
for ous own, lifting our road for thirteen
miles, {from Claremont Depot) and
turning it. round to Sumter, thirty-two
miles from CamdenIa distance very lit
tie grcatarathan an air line, which is
,tWenty,eight miles. 'a0 ..'"r
They then propose to rua from Cam
den to Lancaster, provided the people
Of Lancaster viii give them the right
Of way free, and subscribe 100000 to
their stock, payable in land, along the
route of the line at its assessed value;
which proposition the Lancaster people
have unrescrvedly accepted.
81 The only question before the people
Of Kershaw, then, is whether we shall
comply with their proposition, or suffer
the road to.be built without any benefit
to ourselves. We know that Lancaster
is determined to have Railroad either
to Camden, Rock Hill or Charlotte,
whichever offers greatest inducements.
@ The people of the upper portion Ct
Kershaw desire now, more than ever,
a railroad to develop their resources and
afford them those opportunities Of
ready market which heretofore they
have been deprived of, and it is certain
that unless we of Camden and vicinity
seize the opportunity now presented,
of increasing our wealth and popu.
lation, our town will degenerate into a
third or fourth class place.
To builda road from Lancaster would
Be of'little avail, but by extending it
to Charlotte we gain the advantage ofa
through trade, and have the monopoly
Of rich grain country.
- A meeting Of the people will be held
in Camden on Monday the 9th inst,
at which President McLaurin will be
present, and the project discussed in all