The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-16
Who Wanted County Seat Changed.
The Petition to Gov. ElIerbe Ask
inn Him TO Order an Election to
Remove County Seat of Lee
County.

n6luUVC OV4sbt4y S0Oe W
County.
The following is the petition ad-
dressed to Gov. Ellerbe in the Spring
of 1898 by citizens of Lee county ana
the names affixed to ten of the origi-
nal petitions circulated for signature.
Other of these petitions have been
misplaced and the full list of those
singing the petition cannot be given:
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
LEE COUNTY.
To His Excellency W. H. Ellerbe, Gov
ernor of the State of South Caro-
lima:
upon the question OF the formation OF
the new county of Lee and the loca.
ton of its county seat, the Town OF
Rishopville promised and agreed to
raise the necessary funds for the pur-
nosa of erecting the necessary Public
Rnildings. which said promise had
the effect of. influencing many. votes
in favor of the formation of such new
comfy. And whereas, since the said
election and the establishment of such
new county the said town Of Bishop
willie has failed to provide the neces-
.sary means for that purpose, ana lts
refusal to do so has NOW become ap-
parent. ~
The new county Of Lee have applied to
The Sinking Fund Commission to bor-
row a. large amount Of money upon the
obligation of said county WhereWlGn TO
erect said Public Buildings, and are
about to place thereby a heavy. bur;
den of debt upon the taxpayers OF said
new county, by reason of the town OF
Bishopville falling to comply with the
terms of the aforesaid promise.
Now, therefore, the undersigned.
oualiied electors of said county of
lee. do petition your Exeellency to
order an election as provided by the
Constitution of said State for the pur-
nose Of voting upon the question OF re-
moving the Court House of said conn
ty from the town of BishopEille to
such point as may be designated oy
the qualified electors in such election.
And your petitioners will ever pray. DC.
D. &. Keels, N. G. Pennington, T.
T Goodman. W. B. Justus, J. J.
DuRant, ". G. Pigate, NJ. L; heeiS,
j. ". Phillips, J: ". Hodge, Lewis =.
Hickson, B. F. Mcleod, S. E. Iun-
stall, Andy DuBose, J. a. Caves. Sr;.
j. A. Caves, Jr., S. ". Frlerson, y.
A. Baxley, Z. A. Hawkins, >. A.
DuRant. E. B. Durant, T. n. Griffin,
Joe S. Potts, F. S. Potts, j. NJ. Will
son, Sr., B. F. Jones, j. A. Rhame,
A. J. Price, John Mcintosh, I. B.
Rhame. G. W. Stokes, Jno. NJ.
Miller. Phil Miller. W. D. Jones, =.
T. Darby, NJ. D., C. P. NJ. Wilson, I.
E. Rhame, j. B. Talon. I. T. Elem
inc. T. Dunlap. j. G. Stokes, p. p.
Timmons, L. B. Sansbury, ". {.
Whitaker, a. Middleton. j: j.
Mcleod, T. E. Sanders, n. ". Flem-
ing. J. F. Hawkins, M. A. Moore, j..
F. Matthews, T. A. Nance, Jessie NJ.
Wilson, j. D. Clark, L. Lane, D. T.
Dennis, W. R. Sandres, S: I. 4.
Wilson. J. L. Pranell, j. A. Hlckson,
T. W. Mcdonald, J. S Lewis, J. ".
Mcdonald, S. A. Durant. j. S.
Wheeler, 7. E. Rhame, r. I. Cook,
c.. H. Decker, R. G. Westbery, +. b.
Brutsch. II. B. Fraser. j. A.
McCutchen, E. D. Boykin, j. B.
Thomas. J. E. Westberry, Elias Allen,
G. M. Richards, E. G. McCutchen,
Jr., J. Fl. Wingate, ". F. Bullock,
W. NJ. Anderson. T. R. Anderson, 2.
A. Atkison, j. T. Talon, ]. B.
Anderson, D. H. Smith, John a.
Christmas, A. L. Atkison, Geo. d.
Brearley, G. B. King, j. NJ. Mooney
ham. ]. =. Mooneyham, R. NJ. Plowden,
G. NJ. Plowden, ". G. Mccoy, A. 7.
Cooper, W; Il; Bryan, H. IL L.
Atkison, j. W. Mccoy, J. G: Bull
lock, S. a. Atkison, ]. D. Mooney
ham, F. A. Atkison, G. F. Nesbitt,
1. R. Young, j. NJ. Smith, G. W.
Self, J. E. Price, ". Brearley, ".
". PLAYER, II. E. Mooneyham. W.
D. Hancock, J. w. Mathis, j. j.
Parnell, j. F. Hill, ". P. Mooney
ham, e.. A. Craig, J. 81. Skinner,
Jno. e. DesChanps. W. ". McKagen,
Il. C. DesChamps, s. A. Baker, j. r.
Parnell, W. f. Hill, II. G. Mum, L.
H. Everett, J. E. McDuf6e, E. D.
Law, J. A. Law, l. ". DesChamps,
j. ". Player, A. N. Mooneyham, B.
D. G. Muldrow, J. p. Muldrow, ".
A. Green, W. B. Mcleod, W. v.
DesChamps. S. J. Scarborough, G.
F. Hill, W. W. Skinner, W. NJ.
Cooper, G. Taylor, W. P. Newman,
C. NJ. Minis, J. D. Newman, W. M.
Kirby, J. j. Kirby, j. Z. Boise, W.
A. Kirby, A. L. Talon, D. E.
Talon, J. Il. Talon. W. A. Talon,
E. B. King, P. B. Sanders, e. L.
Sanders, W. B. Galloway, T. Hug
gins, W. j. Copeland, j. Fl: Higgins,
r. W Mcdonald, W. F: Mcdonald,
W. E. Lenoir, R. A. Keels, J. a.
Stuckey, M. N. Baker, W. b. +.
Mccoy, j. E. Mccoy, NJ. NJ. Herring
ton, e. Alexander, Geo. B, Shiver,
W. E. Moore, NJ. G. Mayes, II. B.
Skinner, S. j. Hill, R. S. Heriot, l.
S. McLendon, J. K. Heriot, G. W.
Shiver, J. NJ. Mathis, J. Lawson
Mathis. NV. W. Fraser, R. NJ. Bradley,
D. G. Rembert, j. V. Baker. J. NJ.
Minis, ". X. Mccoy, S. NJ. Mccoy,
W. T. Brown, E. H. Mathis. II: K.
Mathis. z. R. Josey, NJ. r. Mathis, j.