Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-09-05
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For the Adyertisar

In accordance with apreyious announce:
ment made at a former meeting, and in
the lasers of the .sgoining Counties, 9
meeting was held 81 the 2eth uit., at CalE
lihanYs Chsitch, In the Dirk cerner, 50
behaif.of Che Greenwood AND Augusta
Rail Road 3, = y.
&s5ahIainary injecting os,ths citizsh
had been called Oh the 19tK, at which
Mr.. ]. d. Talbert was elected to preside
on the Goth, and Dr. T. q. jennings to
act as Secretary.
1on the day appointed the neighboring
country turned ont rn masse, ai,d there
we're goodly number Of persons pres
ent from distance, iIlSsIdinF many from
the adjoining State of Georgia.
!, Mr.. Fssbert.took. the Chair, and after
calling the meeting to order, said that he
felt the responsibility resting upon him,
and would have desired that another,
older and more experienced than he,
should have been selected to preside over
so Important meeting. though none
could have been found who had taken,
and would continue to take,,' greater in
terest in its object than he. He again re-
minded them, in glowing terms, of the
innumerable benefits that would accrue
to them upon the construction of the
Road, and pointed out to them their rne}-
ancltoly fate should their scheme fail, Or
be too long delayed. he urged them,
then, iraforrible terms, to come forward
like men that appreciated their true In
ferasts, and subscribe literally to the
,eommendaRlassork in view. ..
The Chairman then introduced DR.: W.
D. Jennings as the first speaker OF the
day. The Doctors remarks were brief,
but pointed. He said, that although his
present place. of residence was Edgefeld
village, yet be still lived ip tbs Dark.
Corner, that his heart was with them in
their endeavors, and he had great faith
in their ultimate success. He had the
tact to address considerable portion Of
his remarks to the ladies, large number
of whom were present, appreciating as
he did their influence in thisssas well as
all other terrestrial undertakings. His
speech commanded the attention of the
assembly, and was.received with the Ap-
proBatioh, that whatever comes from
him, always is, in his native country.
Gen. P. f., Bradley, from Abbevifle,.
who has been a zealohs laborer in behalf
of the Road from the inception of the
design, was next introduced. In his
usudl calm and dignified style, he began
one of themost practical Railroad speech
es that 1t was ever the good fortune Of
my audience to pear. He made no at: /:
tempt Mt ornateness, bat spoke as to mem
Whom he thought were IN earnest. a
He showed then tho favorable auspices
undeh WHICH the enterprise had been
commenced that there was little or no
opposition, and then proceeded 10 answer
mos. completely what few objections had 1
been raised he convinced those who Gle
clined to sid il, beeaylse they "crs unable.
that they were abie; these who. objected
that it WAS y, short line, and would not
pay dividends, that itwo,lld not renaii
ashort line, and in any event would pay
them; those WHO objected because it
would take trade 0nt Of the State, that
that was cogent reason why they should
build it. He showed them that it would
Open quick communication with Au- !
gusta, which was one Of the best markets
in the world, ard RAPIDLY becoming All
important manufacturing town. Gen.
Bradley then went into calculation, ex-
hibiting the cost of grading, timbering
and ironing per milc ai,d he put down
the entire cost Of the Road from Green
wooG,t 10 whcrr tercsses the River, At.
the reasonable sun Of SI09S00. Hell
closed his remarks with some words to
the colored parsons Who were present,
to their interest to have tho road, and
urging them 10 render whatever assis-
tance they could. Tie audience gave tic
speaker their undivided attention, and
showed by the eagerness with which
they received his information, that they
had not met for holiday purposes alone.
Charles Wright, from Dorn's Mines;
was then introduced by the Chairman,
and followed in the footsteps of the pre-
ceding speaker, in cnumeratingt the bone
tits to Do rcaped from Railroad, and
urged them to build it.
After he had concluded, dinner was
and the crowd repaired to
The table. whore thoy wore in the enjoy
nent of a superb barbecue, when al M
lined clond made its appearance, and
Inc rain soon began to fall in torrents,
md continued so to do, with brief inter
vals, until late in the afternoon. 1t was
| great disappointment to all parties, as
here were several gentlemen present to
Iddress them in behalf of the Road.
In spite, however, OF the abrupt terhli-
lation of the proceedings, the books
vore opened, and the subscriptions were
LIBERAL aud gratifying to the friends of i
he road.
AS long as the meeting continued, it
ias conducted with the utmost harmony {
nd quiet, and great credit Is due Mr. j. L
}. Blackwell, the officer Of the day, for
ne good. order that was Observed. and
ne decorum wifi which the arrange.
tents OF tho table were conducted. !,
T. L. JENNINGS, sec'ry. :
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