https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/ede84f5d3d18731c2f8bab8fe722fae5.pdf d9e9a6134b5d8370093308dfa74cb1bd PDF Text Text GEORGETOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 13.1912 = ===------=======;--At Jj 111 . the ntw tioHII't' r~ , tht· BIG LAND SALE Burton Bro-; , of Cn:t'll\ illo•, N. C at•comp tniecl hv thctr hm s I null, At Johnsonville---Over ·Three took t hf'i r phil'<'~' on t J,,. v,r 1111 I; Tbouslnd Penons Present··· w ith the auctionters •,t leuhn){ tn n wagon, th~> hilutl p'a ill" o N tti .. u Biddinc Lively and Many al air, the livt:ly \\·mk , ;,.~.t n , .111cl 0\'\ r I()() I hoin lots unt cor I Ill ,,., " ' Interested. Ve!>terday morning at 8.ll0 o'- clock found a goodly number of Georgetonirm'f at tbe d e pot of the - G . and W . R. R teady to take the t rain on a n cxc-11 r'>ion to J oh n'lonvillt: where a la rg e la ud sal · w as t o be consumatell later in the cia\'. The train lt-ft he re a • k .4:i ami arrived at its dest ination at 11 20 a . ru. where a c1owd of oth~:rsau x iou s to a\'ail the mselvt>S of a day's enjo) me nt among the towering piues and waviug mcadows, mel u s aud ron~ingly wckorucd t he incowing condu:s which we• c filled with visitor'! fto m G eorgetown, Sampit, Antlrews, Nes m t th ~. Hem ingwar nncl fl puq•, tn h1- augment ed lat.-r hy si x C'oac hes cro\\ d t:d witb peoplt: from Alli.,oos, ~ 11111 te r , Plottnrc•, Mulliuo; a ud Ktn st ree, anti fn>lll th o: :-<l'lilln uf J o hn · sonvil'c. readth• sotlrl at remark.ohlo· gnt ol pric~>-;; '.e\'rral mta-,uring 'illx l fitl were kn Ol·ke·l down lo hiJelt>1 o.; , nt aa,.O a nd $tOO Wbtlt! I he aur tiom:eri 11 ~ wns 111 prl.lgrt•'l Ul .lll\ , f th t \'i•.tt or-., " ith tllf'ir lunc h I.Ja•,L:f:'h, 'ill ll){ltt "''' I~~'·· en~d aud • hJJ) ">Jl· th '' ht: t' I h o \ enjoyed a bountiful r• pa t. An IWUlt-ll'ie barh.~c n t:.' was soon• ed at 4 .:JO o'clock to a' l who c·nuld rt:ac b I ht: tables tb ron ~ ~~ t h~: H'll t .1bl.e rru•.h gat he red t he• P I o up ~~~---=====---. Mr. S R Poo;ton, ·the hn ~tlin~ Bank of J o hn'lonville, and th i promoter of this -.clwnll', to lll.'wl· stockholde r'> aH· pteparing to erec ope 1 bat se<'ti•• n of \\' tll i.uu.,hurg a suitable hr kk hni'din g for tbc Couqa:y, aud who abo lt:ndl•n d f H .- e pmp::r cond ne t ol l he busi ues.'>. the t:sC'nrsinn train!~ , is to lw c onOur t rip to John.;on\•illt! yeslt't gratulated. lie ~c,.,, a .. did the d a y OC..' (':'ISIIliiCcJ ll'i IIIU C'h t>)••a· llrf' Superiuteudrnt u f tlw G t>orgt-t n \\ o i 1 t he ml!eting of h"t0 r'r1.; or a nd \Ves ter11 K. R. t'o . who built friends, we kn<'w in n•tr 1 ,-'·~')()(! the road from Anoltt•ws 111 Alliso11.,, da y-;, and a renewill of that frie nd a distance o f 30 milt·s, tthlll.' o~ lo ·s~ s hip until the nrbitt-r of tim'! pa<;ses. the great a<lvo~ntng(.'s to lw ~n ino d us into oblivion. fo r the farm~:rs lhwul(hOIII the Le11ving the SCC IIl' of the rln) ''I Johoeouville, and o elt<' t !><:• liow of a cti \'i t ies nftcr nutncrouo.; h:uul the s urrouodiug count i(.' .. fur quick shakc'> nwl God SJlCt•tl you's wt. nr traoaporlatiott to 1 he n1.1rl..t·t " of rive..! hc rc, a t holll t' -sweet home tbe coaatry. the gr~·ate.~t of .,art hly hle~ings, Favored a.•• it ''• \\it h a lar l(e tir..-d, but plcno;ed with the trip farming back counh y, t h(.'ro: io; among whisp·t iug pi ncs :llld lo\•el) acarcrly a r ca•un "It• Johtt.o n \ el.c: mcadu\\ s. abould not in a t•·w Y• 'lr'> tlt' a '"''''II of &Pnt·h co•u•u· 1 uul irutl4trtanre. Our predicthtu is, a Lril(ht fut ure awaits each of llu.• luwn.; re•'«:ntlr sprung into exi~teu• ·t- on thiK u .. w road t o Allison's Ferry , to- wit : Heminrway, Henry and j ohu'IOn- pd'lt: the C' fd\ iugs of I hi! 11111t:r man . The attPndancr on tIn· o.~l'll"ion was varion ~l y es timat d from :lOOO to 3,1l00, wtth not the •.lt ~ ht t'sl j " r to mar the husiue..-;o; or ple'lo.;tttc., nf ville. the day. Alrndy a large and ha11dsome drug ston! has bern built (and did ' a rusbin~t bu.,iae •s iu soft olrinks, ice cream, etc.• vesterdav ' and a larp two story brick store is un• cler c:onatraction by Mr. Po~too . A Commission bas been ~u oted a., tiM 8ecrecarr o1 mate to tbe � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource News Articles Subject The topic of the resource Newspaper and magazine articles. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Big Land Sale at Johnsonville - 1912 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Daily Item Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9-13-1912 Description An account of the resource The Daily Item from Georgetown reports on the Johnsonville land sale of 1912