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Great Mass Meeting and Barbecue a
Greenwood, in Behalf Of the
Greenwood and Augusta Road.

ehad, tho pleasure on Thursday
last, the list inst, of attending the
great mass meeting and barbecue,
which, according to previous notice,
came off at Greenwood, on that day,
for the purpose of inaugurating the
enterprise of building a railroad be-
tween that'town and the city Of Au-
gusta.I" The charter Of the road had
been obtained at the last session Of
the Legislature, and this meeting was
held for the purpose of awakening
public interest in behalf of the work,
Of oponing the books Of subscription,
and fairly setting the ball in motion,
which is toroll the enterprise on to
completion. 1t was such a meeting
as we might expect On such an occe-
sion, in the District of Ahbcvillc, and
in a community like that Of Green
wood. From far and near, special
and regular trains and vehicles of all
kinds, brought the gathering crowds;
until some thirty-fve thousand Of the
solid faanaand blooming matrons and
lovely fmaidcns. of Abbevillc, assem-
bled in bright array, to lend their aid
and countcnance to an enterprise
which promises so much in the cause
of Industrial progress and material
development.
Running down on the regular train
with a party Of friends from Donalds
yillc, we arrived at about II o'clock
A. NJ, and were indebted to the kind
noss Of our 2obliging friend, Mr.. Thos
F. Riley, for pleasant ride behind q
pair Of fast trotters, to the scene Of
operations, about one-half mile distant
from tho depot. By the way, We
may mention, that Mr.. r. is the pro
prictor of ono Of the best hotels in
the up country, the "Gre onwood Ho-
tel which we can commend to the
patronage of our friends. Some half
hour before our arrival, the procession
had been formed in the public square
near the depot, under the direction OF
Capt. j. Z. Parks, Marshal of the
day, and, with the Newberry Brass
Band, and the Board of Corporators.
in front, marched to tho pleasant
grove on the outskirts Of the town
where stand had been erected fol
the speakers, and seats provided fol
tho audience, and where ample provi
sion had been made for the guests OF
tho occasion.
The meeting was called to order by
tho Chairman, and the Act Of Incor-
poration read. AS matter Of inter
est, weannex the Cd and Sd Sections,
which provide for the organization OF
the Company
Sec. 2. That this charter, with the
rights and privileges incidental there
to, is hereby granted to and vested in
J. 81. Jennings, A. NJ. Aiken, S..P
Boozor, P. II. Bradley, Nick Merri
wethcr, J. D. Neil, VIM. L. Parks, J
l.. White, VIM. K: Blake and G. J
Sheppard, of the State Of South Car
olina, and Robert II. May, Thomas
Phinfzy, John D. Butt, Edward Car
ry, Austin Mullarky, ". A. Ramsay
Il. Jefferson Jennings, Joseph I
Smith and Wm. P. Crawford, Of tht
State of Georgia, and J. A. Barker
Lawrence Cain, ,Evcridge Cain, T. NJ
TalbcrtS Of the State Of South Caro-
SEC. s.. sss.o'That,y for the purpose O.
raising the NECESSARY capital stock O.
said company, it shall be lawful tc
open books Of subscription, in the
State -ofssSouth Carolina, in the coun
ties Of oAbbeyille and Edgeficld; and
in the State Of Georgia, in the coun
ties of Richmond and Columbia: ano
in such cities end towns as may be
deemed for the best interest Of the
corporatioIi.5 under The direction Q,