Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-11-03
PLUM BRANCH NEWS.
The Town growing, New Ferry
Across the Savannah Brings
Cotton and Seed from
Georgia.

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Plum Branch, S. Cit has been
a good while since I gave you any
news from our town. so long that
y@u though, as. oldtM. B. predicted
more than two years since, that If
there was not something done and
done quickly a shroud, a box and a
hole in mother earth, would be the
final requisites for the ,townof Plum
Branch. After 6e:iberating over
the matter the old mansthought best
to delay the preparation for the in
term mt and to make a more
thorough examination of the case.
We thought it bestto call in some
other physician, one mole exper-
fenced in such cases.
The old man called in VIM. p.
Calhoun, and between the two they
decided to try the trolley line from
Plum Branch to Edgefield c. H..
M. B. did his part BY riding over
the proposed line and talking up
the possibilities -andtprohabilities of
the project until the people along
the proposed line became il terested
in it, and some of them, to all APP
pearance wers very much enthused
and a mass meeting was called at
Plum Branch aud Edgefeld. In
the meantime VIM. y. Calhoun was
not idle but was fourishing his pen
as never before, which aided very
materially the cause, and all that
mortal man could do to arouse tile
people of old Edgeiieid from their
lethargy to take hold of the oppor-
tunity that lay at Stheir door,
A grand pow5wo8 was called to.
meet at Edgeield and decide upon.
some plan Of actions The delegates.
or committeeman and all the big:
chiefs met, ana result was-I
guess the reader spps forgotten.
We know old M came home
crestfallen looking very much like
an old game chicken Just out Of the
pit, with what feathers there were
left on him very much disheveled
which bespoke defeat. In a few days
the old war horse came out with a
bright smile on. his countenance
that said that Richard, was himself
again, and renewed delight.
The inquiry was, whats up old
boy?" Well boys we will change
the medicine and treatment alto
gether. The program is just this:
You all know in '7ewe called on
Lincoln county in Georgia and they
responded. The skentic: what do
you expect from them and in what
way? Just this; fl can find a
place on the Savannah river below
the old Douly ferry where I can put
in an up-to-date ferry l will save
Plum Branch. Just watch me. l
found the place and a good one it is,
and we have an up-to-date ferry now
with a steel cable across the river
with a breaking strength of % tons
where the farmers of Georgia eau
cross in safety and quick, until the
river overhows its banks, and bring
their cotton and seed S3 one of tie
best cotton and seed markets along
the line of the C. 6 VIC. R. R..
Brother Minis, come up and see
what we are doing with the ten to
twenty wagons from the dark cor
n2r of Lincoln county loaded down
with cotton and cotton Seed. All
of them crossed at the new ferry.
Come up and see the new i'm
provements that are gong on and
others being planned. Three new
residences are being planned among
them which is a Baptist parsonage
which, when completed according
to the designs, would be. an orna-
ment to q much larger town than
ours. If we miss the waste basket
we will come again.
RAMBLER.