Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-01
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Executive Department.
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sOOO.
WHEREAS, a petition was filed
in my office on the seventeenth day
of May nineteen hundred and ten,
signed by more than one third of
the qualified electors of that portion
of Aiken and Edgefeld Counties
living within the boundary of the
lines of the proposed new county,
herein after. set out asking to be al
lowed to vote upon the question
of the formation Of a new County
covering the territory therein set
out, and which original petition has
been twice amended, the last amend
ment allowed by me being on the
fifth of November nineteen hun
dred and ten, and the territory now
sought to be embraced in the pro-
posed new County is as follows, to
wit:
Beginning at point in the mid
die of the Savannah River just
above the mouth of Dorton's Creek,
and about three-fourths of one mile
above the western boundary line of
Washington Township in Edgefeld
County; thence straight line to the
intersection of the said Township
line and Big Stevens Greek at or
near Parksville Bridge; thence
down the run of said Big Stevens
Creek with its various courses, for a
distance of thirty thousand feet;
thence straight line S. "A E. a dis
tance Of thirty-tlree thousand feet,
crossing the Martin town road near
Golfers; thence a straight line S.
36 E distance of two thousand
two hundred feet; thence straight
line S. so E. to the. division line
between Edgefeld and Aiken Coun-
ties; thence up and along said divi-
son line to the point of its intersec-
ton with the line as passing within
two hundred feet of a circle, with
Edgefeld Court House as it's center
radius of eight miles; thence adopt
ing said line and continuing to a
point thirteen thousand five hun
dred feet east of Little Horse Creek
near the head of Sages Mill Branch,
then S. 26 w. eight thousand feet;
thence S. 20 w. five thousand feet;
thence S. - w. five fhousaid feet;
thence S. 6 w. five thousand feet;
thence S. 81 w. eleven hundred
feet; thence south five thousand
feet; thence S. II Z. five thousand
feet; thence S. II E. three thousand
five hundred feet to the Graniteville
Road; thence along said road with
its various courses five thousand
seven hundred and twenty feet;
thence S. 16 w. five hundred and
ninety-fve feet; thence S. 29-3O w.
seven thousand feet; thence S. $3.50
W., three thousand feet, crossing
Clear Water Pond; thence S. 22-30
w. twenty-six hundred and fifty
feet; thence S. 4-30 w. twenty-five
hundred feet; thence S. 1890 w.
two hundred feet; thence S. 1880
w. three hundred ffty-fve feet to
the Hamburg and Barnwell Road;
thence along said road with it's va
rious courses to it's intersection with
the Pine Log road; thence along
said Pine Log road with its various
courses for distance of fifteen hun
dred feet; thence straight line S.
$3.50 Z a distance of eight thou
sand five hundred feet; thence N.
1880 Z. a distance of seven thou
sand nine hundred feet, passing to
the right of the McElmee's chalk
bed and to the left of Smiths house;
thence straight line for distance
of fourteen thousand five hundred
feet, crossing Towns Creek, and at
its nearest point forty-two thousand
four hundred and fifty feet from
Aiken Court House building; thence
a straight line to its intersection
with Silver Bluff road to point
forty-two thousand four hundred
and forty feet from said Aiken
Court House building; thence the
said Silver Bluff road with its vari-
GUS courses for a distance of seven
thousand five hundred feet; thence
a straight line S. 6l E. distance
of seven thousand five hundred feet;
passing between Padgetts house on
the right and Harden's house on