The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-06-09
SCRANTON 6 LAKE CITY
At LGGGERHEADS
OVER ANNEXATION PETITIONS
SCRANTONHV WANTS TO VOTE ON
QUESTION SEPARATELY.

tention of the citizens living within
the territory that was first proposed
to be annexed to Florence county to
a matter of great Importance, and |
trust every voter living within the
proposed territory will consider the
matter referred TO carefully and
well. The promoters or originators of
annexing portion Of Williamsburg
to Florence county are at Scranton
and vicinity, and the citizens Of this
territory decided on a certain line
known as Lynch's lake without first
going to the Supreme Authority
at Lake City, which line would be a
natural boundary between Williams
burg and Florence counties and,
moreover, would serve as a line be-
tween Lake City and Scranton, which
we, as well as the best thinking peo-
pie of Florence county, deem of the
utmost Importance.
The writer is reliably informed
that the petitions were prepared by
the Scranton voters and unanimous
ly signed by the citizens Of the pro-
posed territory and presented to the
Governor of the State asking for an
election for the proposed territory
to be annexed to Florence county.
This petition was subsequently passed
to the Attorney General for his con-
sideration and he reported that it
was in proper form and had met all
the constitutional requirements
Just about this stage of the game.
the people of Lake City, headed by
the King of Williamsburg county
and closely and surely followed by
his many disciples, with all their dig
nifty, power and authority, directed
a delegation from the Metropolis, the
town that wants court house at
their door (and the taxpayers to
meet the expense) over to Scranton,
asking to come in and be embraced
by the Scranton petition, which re-
quest was absolutely refused. This
req uest or appeal was made a
second and third time, and finally
the,people of Scranton were inform
ed of the fact by the ever welcome
Lake City delegation that they would
not consider our wishes in the mat
~ but would at once get out new
pNtitions covering our territory
again and also their 5erritory which
they wished annexed to Florence;
and moreover would direct the Gov
ernor to hold over the first petition
till theirs could be prepared and pre-
sentei for his consideration" This,
we think, is not just and should not
appeal to any citizen. We are now
informed that they Immediately
started out with their petitions, as
previously stated, from Lake City,
covering the Scranton territory, also
the portion which Lake City wished
to be annexed to Florence county,
and evidently having an argument
for different individuals as the case
demanded.
Several have said that the can
yassers stated to them as an induce
ment to get them to sign the second
petition that Scranton and Lake City
had come to some understanding and
wished to be annexed to Florence
county under one petition, and that
every voter in the entire territory
had signed the petition without hes
itation. The writer happens to know
of quite a number that absolutely
refused to sign, regardless of all the
inducements and misleading argu-
ments. 'Tis true they caused several
to sign that would not otherwise
have done so, by their various state
ments; we have heard of several
who said that if they knew Lake
City would be taken in they would
ask that their names be erased from
the first petition. | have made some
inquiry and as yet have not found a