The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-31
BRANCHVILLE LETTER.
The People Interested In the Edisto
River Project.

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Our people are getting interested
! in the Edisto river navigation pro-
'.Ject, and steps are being taken te
serd delegation to Washington. to.
gether with .Orangeburg, Charleston
and the other sections interested to
meet in Washington on January 3ro
and confer with the COMMITTEES Of
engineers.
Secretary j. P. Matheny. Of the
Orangeburg Chamber Of Commerce
was here and met the town council
and q number.of citizens in tho town
hall and discussed the aim and vora
Of the committee. He gave a brief
review Of the work already done ano
pointed out the weak places In the
first batch 1of data presented.
The people down the river did not
show enough interest at ,frst, but
since Capt. Adams report has been
acted on the entire section travers-
ed by the river is yitally interested.
Delegates are to be sent from every
section. It was to get up Branch
Vile delegation that Secretary Math-
eny was here. This Is assured. but
the number it will be composed Of iH
not yet, known.
After a free discussion of the pro-
ject a motion was made and carried
that popular subscription be taken
for defrayins the expenses Of dele
gates. A mass meeting was held in
the town hall on Thursday night
when a report was made and the
number of delegates from Branch
Vile decided. Aiessrs. ]. W. Black,
P. P. Bethea and w c. Martin com"
posed the committee to secure funde.
Already sufficient funds for one dele
gate are in hand, and 1t Is most prob
able that at least three will 80 from
Branchville to Washington Jan. 3rd.
Work has been commenced this
week on the erection Of the new
freight depot for Branchvflle. ". M.
Warren of this town has the contract
and already has torn down part OF
the old depot and started the new
work. A temporary depot Is being
erected on the Augusta side for the
handling of the freight while the
new one is in course Of construction.
This new depot was secured last
winter when the legislature passed a
bill requiring a new, freight depot
and the reconstructing Of the passen-
ger depot. The work has been lons
delayed, council having sanctioned
the starting time for the work. Now
the work is to be rushed to compile
tion at once, and every one in the
town is glad that the labors for de.
pot are beginning to show fruit.
One of the saddest occasions that
has happened to the people Of the
Tabernacle section Of Smoaks recent
ly was the death on Christmas day Of
Mrs. 3. l.. Jones. Mrs. Jones has
been Ill for the past several weeks
and while her death was expected by
the family, the news was quite 3
shock to her relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones had been mar
ried about thirty years all Of which
was spent on their farm. Mrs. Jones
was life long member Of the Meth
odist Church In the cause which she
had rendered many acts of true ser
vice, her life and character WAS
beautiful and known far and wide.
She Is survived by her husband, Mr..
B. L. Jones, one sister Mrs. H. W.
Mathews and one brother, Mr.. A. b.
The funeral services was
conducted by Rev. J. E.. Rushton, OF
the Methodist Church in the pres
ence Of large crowd who hat gath
cred to pay the last respects to a
faithful one whom they all loved s.
we'll. The interment WIS held at the
family burying ground at Tabernacle
Church.