The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-16
RAILROAD NOTES.
Late News from Along the Zine
OfGhc 'Ehrec C's.

The Camden correspondent OF the
Columbia Register writes under date
Of Thursday:
"Now there are only two pieces of
the road bed unfinished between Cam
den and Lancaster-one cut ON the
fourteenth mile, which will be finish
ed in day or two-any way, by the
time the tacklayers get to it~-and
the large cut at Hanging Rock,
which will be finished this week. 1t
is very probable that n regular sched-
ule will be running between Camden
and Lancaster on the Goth Of next
month. Col. johnson, who arrived
last night, seems well pleased with the
progress and is Enthusiastic over the
future prosperity of the road and
communities through which it will
run. He hopes that Sumter will sub
scribe something, and promises, if
done at once, that the road will be
built from Camden to Sumter by
July or August. The authorities
have under advisement an offer from
u large contracting company, whose
plant Colonel johnson says is worth
$750000, to finish the road from Ash
land, Ky, clear through by January,
1889. This company, if they get the
contract, will work at night, by cleo
trio lights, as well as during the day
and will offer q good guarantee to
finish it by January, 1889, never
minding the tunnels and other diff
ficult pieces of work.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
c., G. e. G. Railroad and it is expect
ed that by the last OF this month trains
will be running between Camden and
Lancaster. There are only two cuts
to be completed, when the road bed
between the two PLACES named will be
finished, and this will be made in
about a week
The road-bed between Lancaster
and Rock Hill is also nearly compile
ted Messrs. Ruddey & Whitner who
have the contract for grading from ii
point about seven miles Southeast of
town to Rock Hill, are working large
force of hands night and day, and
their part of the roadbed will be speed
ly completed under their business
push and skiliul management They
have now reached AnderSOn's shop ON
the Landsford road and expect to be
in Rock Hill by the first Of April.
When they shaII have finished their
contract the road bed will be .comp.e-
ted between Yorkville and Camden.
This looks like business, and we ex-
pcct by the first Of July to haye a reg
ular schedule between RutheriOrdton
and Camden. Rock Hill Herald.
Several miles of grading between
Camben and Lancaster on the G. G
& G. Railroad were completed last
week, and the track layers have again
started to work. They will probably
reach Lancaster by the first Of next
month.-Shelbg Netg Era.
Captain Lewis is progressing favor
ably with the Chester road bridge
across the deep cut mile south of the
Court II ouse, and Dr. Gorton is NOV
ing steadily and surely towards the
track of the Chester and Lenoir Rail
road under which this cut will run.
Mr.. E. +. Lathrop was in town las
Monday and reports satisfactory pro
gress with the work under contract by
Smith Il Lathrop.
Mr.. T. NJ. Fayssoux has taken {
small contract on Mr. Kinsley's work
near Hickory Grove.
The Shelby aurora Of last Thursda!
says; "Mr. Sam Hampton was il
Shelby on Monday. He has secured
the contract for grading six miles from
Rutherfordton towards Marion. Th,
contract was sublet by Col. P. P. Dick
inson to him. He proposes to go t.
work in short time, as soon as tht
necessary papers are signed" 1t i
stated that J. B. Harrill is also making
preparations to 60 to work on the gra
ding above RutherfOrdton.
The Lancaster correspondent Of tn
Charlotte Chronicle, writing unde
date of last Monday, says The stet
rails on the Charleston, Cincinnati
Chicago Railroad lack only twely
miles of reaching Lancaster and tn
contractors say they can complete tn
track to Lancaster in eight or ten day
when the line will be open between
Lancaster and Charleston YorkUil
= Enquirer, 8h,
S A bill has been introduced in til
t Ohio Legislature to permit a woma
e to be arrested in civil action for deb
d just as man may be arrested.
t ought to pass. The woman suffrag
e bill ought to pass also. There is Il
e reason why woman should not