Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-07-28
For tue Advertiser.
A GOOD FOR The EDGEFELD
AIKEN AND TRENTON R. r.
Fifteen Hundred and Fifty Dollars
Subscribed In the Twinkling of an
80 FIVE.

BAusRErT's.P POND, July q, 81.
MEssRs. EDIToRs.-At a barbecue
given at this place, the main purpose
Of which was to get together the peo-
pie of Edgeield, Trenton an Aiken,
in the interest Of the Edgeield, Tren-
ton and Aiken Railroad, on motion
of Mr.. A. J. Norris, I aptain Lewis
Jones, the President of the Road, was
called to the chair. he stated the
object of the meeting in very inter
estlng speech, giving an account OF
his stewardship as President of aaid
Road.
President Jones said he had com
pls.sd The gpyaaIgPs of tsR tthe Small gaps
which were of very little consequence,
and that the unds of the Road were
now about exhausted. He made an
earnest appeal to the people to make
arrangements to raise the necessary
lunds to complete the grading to
Aiken, a distance Ct about six miles
and said that If the work was allowed
to stop, it would be much more diff
cult to get it started again and fin
lshed than if it was kept moving now;
that about three hundred and fifty
dollars Per month is all he needs to
keep the .wenty.seven convicts at
work; that Edge6eld had already is
sued twelve. thousand dollars worth
of bonds, which have been sold; that
7 enton subscribed two thousand Eve
hundred dollars worth Of bonds, one
thousand, five hundred of which have
been issued and sold; that Aiken vo-
ted against issuing bonds, but some
of her enterprising citizens had raised
about one thousand dollars by private
subscription; that Charleston had
also subscribed two thousand dollars
By private subscription; and that all
This is about exhausted; and he beg
ged the citizens not 10 let the *
stop when there was only six miles
more to be graded.
The Chairman then called for
speakers. Mr.. A. J. Norris, DR.. W. !
Il. Zimmerman, Capt. T. H. Clark,
Dr.. Croft, DR.. B. H. league, Mr.. Jas
Aidrich, Mr.. O. G. Jordan, and 9th.
ers, made interesting speeches in ia
vor of the Road, and of Railroads
generally. All present were very
enthusiastic on the. subject. Mr.
Norris moved that two committees
be appointed by the Chairman, one
TOT Shaw's Greek, and one tor Aiken, |
to solicit subscriptions to continue the
grading of the Road. The following
are the committees:
Shaw's Creek-Dr. w. H. Thinner
man, Aquilla s. Seigler, B. F. Ian. |
drum, Jr.
Aiken-O. C. Jordan, P. J. Rock
we'll, A. D. Beckman.
Capt. Jones, the kind host, then
announced dinner, and it proved to
be ".Sxpor6, Magn!Rque By Gar"
The barbecue. ling un.sass, taters
and hash." ;" in fact, everything was
bully" Mabin did it. After din
ner, Capt. Jones sent for the convicts.
They soon came and surrounded the
same table, filled with the same good
truck" While they were at the
table, in full view of the crowd, Capt
Jones asked that they be inspected,
as to their condition. The universal
opinion of The crowd was that the
convicts were in fine condition and
we'll cared for. In the meantime the
TWO committees were not idle, for In
a very short time, they announced
one thousand. five hundred and fifty
(Sl,550) dollars, subscribed to the
Railroad fund.
The crowd then gradually dispers
ed, well filled and we'll pleased.
Nothing whatever occurred to mar
the pleasure Of the day.
W. S. AnAMs, Sec'ty.