The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-23
s. c. WESTERN RAILROAD.
THE sEABOARD BRANCH TO
SUMTER.
Application Made to Secretary of
State for Amendment to Charter of
the Bonsal Railroad That Is to he
Extended from Hartsvlle to Bishop
opvillc and sumter.


The South Carolina Western Rail-
4 way, AS the Seaboard branch line
that is now In operation 20 Harts-
vile. Darlington and Florence and
which will be extended from Harts-
vile to Sumter by way Of Bishopville,
has made application TO the secre-
tary OF State for an amendment to
the charter of the road permitting
the proposed extensions.
The following official notice which
II printed In the watc' -aan and South
ron OF the goth inst. gives the route
Of the proposed extension In general
terms. and shows further that consid-
erable work On the road will be un-
dertaken In the near future. The
surveying corpse has been at work
on the line between Hartsville and
Bishopville for several weeks and
the line between Bishopville and
Sumter will be located In the near
efuture. Options have been obtain
ed on a number Of lots Of land In
the city and from among these the
tevminai site will be selected. The
fact that nothing has been recently
published concerning the Seaboard
lis no indication that nothing has
Wbeen done toward building the road
to Sumter. Things are moving satis-
ractoriiy and the road will be COM
pleted and In operation In time to
handle business next fall.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
q Executive Department
BY the Secretary Of State.
Whereas South Carolina Western
Railway. a corporation duly charter
ed under the laws Of South Carolina
by certificate issued by the Secretary
OF State March 2sth. 1910 and by
~rcsrtihcate OF amendment issued No
~sember 10th 1910. have filed with me
as Secretary OF State petition for an
amendment Of charter authorizing
said corporation to build and operate
additional lines Of railway OF ex-
tensions therof as follows:
"A line beginning at the town of
Hartsvillo. In the township Of Harts-
Vile. In Darlington County. and ex-
tending partly through tho said town
OF Hartsville and township % Harts-
vile. and throssh tho township Of
swift Creek. or the township Of
Clyde. or both. and partly through
he township Of Lydia. in Darlington
County TO the village Of Lydia. in
the County of Darlington; thence
through the said village Of Lydia and
township Of Lydia In Darlington
County. and through the township Of
cypress In Lee County. and partly
Through the township Of Bishopville.
In Lee County. to the town Of Bishop
Vile. In the township Of Blshopville
In Lee County: thence partly through
the town Of Bishopville and the
township of Bishopville In Lee Coun-
y through the townships Of Mt. Clio
Ind Mechanicsville. In Lee County.
and through tho township OF Swim
ming Pens. I'm Sumter County and
partly through the township Of sum-
ter. In Sumter County. to and through
the City OF Sumter. In the township
OF Sumter. In Sumter County, to a
oint two miles beyond the City OF
Sumter. all within the State Of South
Carolina.
Also a line beginning az the vii
iage OF Lydia. in the township of
Lydia. In Dariin xton County. and ex-
IPdihs partly through the said VIII
eke or lydia and township OF Lydia
and the township OF Philadelphia. or
tho t1wnship Of Lamar. IN Darling
ton County. partly through the town
ship Of Timmonsville. In Florence