The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
sroNEwALL COUNTY.

the petition that is being circulated
in the territory of the proposed new
county, and with the petition map
of the new county as it has been
surveyed.
We return thanks to the committee
for the courtesy, and assure them
that the information relative to the
new county placed within our reach
is appreciated, for we have been in
the dark with respect to the new
counties for so long q time that the
means Of even partial emergence
from total ignorance is q boon not to
be esteemed lightly.
The County Of Stonewall is to be
formed from PORTIONS of Sumter and
Darlington Counties. and is to have
an area Of 4o3 square miles. Dar-
ton County furnishes the following
territory Stokes Bridge township,
20 square miles Cypress township,
IS square miles !; Lamar township,
65 square miles /; total, 130 square
miles. Sumter County will furnish
TERRITORY as follows Lynchburg
township, So square miles Mt. Clio
township, As square miles Bishop
vile township, 81 square miles !;
Carter's Crossing township, 43 square
miles; Bradford Springs township,
81 square miles Swimming Pens,
IS square miles /; Mayesville town
ship, 8 square miles total. 273
SQUARE miles.
The County of Stonewall takes in
all of Bishopville, Mt. Clio. Lynch
burg and Carter's Crossing town
ships and portions Of Swimming
Pens, Bradford Springs and Mayes-
vile townships in Sumter County.
IT takes. only q small portion of
Msyesyille township on the eastern
side of Black river. aud does not
take IN the town Of Mayesville.
From the southeastern corner Of
Lynchburg township where it touch
4es Scape Ger swamp the line fol
lows that swamp to Swimming Pens
mill pond. From that point the
boundary is straight line drawn in a
northw esterly direction to some point
in Bradford Springs township, there
it follows line n n. E. to the Ker-
shaw line. These boundaries are
somewhat obscure and indefinite. the
map showing none of the roads OF
other objects by means OF which the
line could be definitely located.
From the map, however, fairly
good idea of the proposed county
may be obtained. 1t will be kept at
this Office for the inspection OF those
interested
The petition reads as follows
PETITION FOR s7oSEwALL COUNTY.
To His Excellency, Governor W. Fl
Ellerbe
We, the citizens Of a portion of
Darlington and Sumter Counties. OBJ
serving manifest disposition to Gre
ate new, county in this section of
the State, and realizing that only one
good county can be formed between
Darlington and Sumter and between
Camden and Kingstree. have re-
solved, after mature deliberation, TO
map out couaty from the best ter
ritory obtainable, with regular shape.
following natural or old established
lines as near as possible, regardless
of any place for county seat, and so
appeal to all of our fellow citizens to
uni.e with US in securing so desira
bic county, to be known as Stone
wall
We feel this duty we owe our
selves and all taxpayers, as we'll as
showing due consideration for our
countrymen who live beyond the
limits of the proposed territory.
Knowing that the Constitution gives
us this right, and that our cause is
just, we are actuated by the following
brief and we'll grounded reasone for