The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
NrNsrY-s1x AND HER NEW RAILROAD.
The Farmers of that Section Bear OIL
Premiums ut the State Fair-s.The
Good Time Coming.

N~1SETY-SIX, s. C. November 16, 1883.
We have been shown by Mr.. II, >. Auuisoii
some of the finest second crop irish potatoes
that we have seen this far. Mr.. Addison lives
in Edgcticld but so near the line that we ci;llln
him as Il Nincty-SiX man. dc is one OF the
best farmers in the u~pcountry. Has every
mcnts, fine horses, mules, cattle ana Bcrk-
shire hogs, besides the broad-tailed sheep. He
also sells fine rcd oats, barley and wheat for
Pursuant to agreement the corporators Of
the Port Royal & Grccnville Railroad met at
his place on the 18th at 8 o'clock a. NJ. col.
lanes iM ISsirn1uG ,,0 of G MT' Inmcs f R"reis, J Jrs'
Secretary. The following corporators in per-
son or by proxy answered to their names:
james Mccullough, a. B. Williams, NJ: F., An
James II. Rice and W Scott Allen, The sub
scription lists were canvasscd and Sjl;SD OF
bona fdc subscriptions were reported. vi
course there were othcramounts not included
in the above, which were conditional; About
GOD shares were represented and Hotcd. AN
election for officers was held and resulted as
follows: II. p: Hammgtt' eres sn1ytT "; O.:
Mccullough, r. w. Chiles, 6: T. Jackson, ".
Moore and s. b. Humbcrt, Directors. Subsc.
uucntly the Board elected +. N. Pope Sccreta-
nv and Treasurer, and it was resolved to 20 to
work at once. The route from Grccnville to
Johnston has been decided upon. One install
mcnt of the stock will be due and called 1or
NJ once. ana DSl)Tc IlIlSlIIlslS Univ VII ~ ot"N
en-. 1t is estimated that three or four hum
drcd] stockholders and friends of the enterprise
were here last Friday. Our citizens, much 10
their credit, threw open their houses ana en-
Six are delighted, of course. The organization
is all that WI could ask. 1t Is useless to speak
of these gentlemen personally. we are sal,s-
fed that no better board OF officers couig DC
elected by any corporation, no Il single dead
head" all working, cntcrrrising business men,
and now We are satisfied that the building OF
this road will not be left to "our postcrlty;'
We were too much enSrOSScd IN ralifoaa
matters to go to the Fair. y great many OF
our people were in ATTENDANCE and Ninety
Six carried off many prizes. MI. +. !; Shep..
pard, on thrcc-ycar old Norman stallion, LIST
premium, so; Norman mare, LIST premium,
$40; Norman mare, End premium, STU, Nor
man stallion one year old, LIST premium, $40;
End premium, 81. Mr.. w. II. Frazier received
numerous premiums on cattle, logs, chickens,
and ON butter. Mai. r.. A. Griffin on colts, cat
tie and hogs and on me crops. Mr. . r mo .
cattle. They all agree in p~ronouncins thc
State Fair a success, and say it is not as easy
to take premiums now us ii has been that !he
State is full of fine stock and they arc being
brought to the front.
Our Board of Directors assure us that we
may get ready for Il railroad banquet by. the
LIST of December, 1856, ana thcnl we Want an
of our friends to como and rejoice with us.
We will give them a genuine, hearty welcome
road meeting last Friday. The Captain Is full
of railroad, and by the time we get to Fruit
Hill, we hope he and Capt: Mitchell Will Do
there with the Augusta and Newherry roau.
Now is the chance for AbbcNille; II they
want an outlet let them go to work and bulld
their road out to CokcSbury and connect with
the Atlantic and Northeastern. This IS dcs-
tined to be the most important trunk Inc OF
railroad III the country. EAST END.