The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-01-02
VERY SOFTLY
and TENDERLl
f0UR LAKE CITY CORRESPONDENT LET'S
Us DOWN EASY ON THE new
COUNTY PROJECT.

Williamsburg and with feelings
only of the ,enderest affection for
the cear old mother, the upper por'
ton of the county is going about.
getting ready to set up house, keep
ing for itself. In the mind OF our
people that time whicn was bound
to come sooner or later is now at
hand when part of the county
must voluntarily withdraw and enter
corporate existence, OF else be forcl'
bly, taken away to unite with Sec
tions of other counties for such ex-
istence. In the natural course OF
events tits impossible that Williams
burg, with its nearly twelve hundred
square miles of territory, to remain
intact indefinitely. Dismember-
ment must come and we may as we'll
prepare to meet the invitable,
The movement to form a new
county out Of the northern part OF
williamsburg is not hasty nor ILL
advised movement, but is launched
after mature delibera.ion aud care.
full consideration of the times and
circumstances. The plans are all
laid with care and defnteness and
nov the enterprise will be pushed
with no loss Of time and without re.
laxation Of vigor.
The project Is to cut of Of the up
per end of this county the required
territory and not invade either
Florence or Clarendon. The area
Of Williamsburg is so great that this
can be done and still leave enough
for a county about as large as Clsren.
don. The intention is to take no
more than q safe margin above the
constitutional requirement. The
s'old homestead shall be cut no
deeper than is imperative. There
fore, the dividing line will begin at
the point where the western bound.
airy line of Williamsburg crosses
Black river; thence it will run
straight to the southern boundary Of
the town of Cades and will follow
this boundary to the southeastern
corner; thence in straight line, to
White Oak swamp at the point
where the old Georgetown railroad
grade crosses; thence down the
channel of said swamp to its mouth
in McCottry's Lake; thence down
this lake and the succeeding lakes
that form q chain emptying into
Black Mingo; and on down the cen.
ter of Black Mingo to the George
town county line. This will give
the. new county about four hundred
and twenty-five square miles and
will leave to the grand old mother
about six hundred and fifty. This
will give the necessary area, property
and population, and will leave the
old county in good and lawful con-
dition.
We all wish We could keep the
dear old name of Williamsburg with
all of it's tender memories, but that
may not be. Therefore, a new name
must-be given the baby and the
name which has been determined
upon is Rutledge. This is in honor
Of John Rutledge. If there is a
name in all South Carolina's galaxy
of the great and noble which has
not received the honor it deserves,
it is John Rutledge. He was COVER
nor of the State before the Revolu-
ton, and when, in March, 1776,
South Carolina issued her declara-
ton of independence of Great Britain
and all the worh,and set up herself
asafree and sovereign nation, he
vas made president of this State
republic. BE was a member Of the
Stamp Act convention of both Con-
t.nental congresses and leading
member Of the convention that
formed the constitution of the Unit
ted States and was one of the frsm7
eFs Of that famous instrument. Upon