https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/05ecd8898ed7a7c510739c4bf3224374.pdf 77175ae98290937553081842c44b2927 PDF Text Text .. GEORUE'l~OWN 'l'IMES. VOLUME 48 OEORGETOWN. H. U.. SATURDAY. FEI3RUAHY ::!:.!. J Ulij. NU~lBER 102 ~~~~--~----------------~==,-------------------------------~r--------------------------~ -- nriek and 1~1 ate GIMs. People In and around J ohnsonville claim that they have the best tobacco Atandtng on the blghest pine ridge Brick eonstructlon and cement land In South Car o11na and as good Two JllWoD P o rts. between the P"e I>«>e River and .ffl.d"walk laying has already been t:otton land as there Js Jn l\farlboro OeorgC'town Is Johnsonvllle. It ts In begun. The Poston IRlock Is a. "fact or anywhere else. And they seem to They are looltlng tor a: b1g tobacco Williamsburg county, but It really accomplished". It stands at the co r-· have the courage or their assertion. buslm!!llll at Jobnsou:vUle ln tbe fa.ll. ought to be In Georgetown, because ner of Broadway and Hallroad ave- TlH•Y are going Into tobacco and cot- Much rorUllzc."'S has moved out, and It ts worth bavlng.. At any r ate, lt nue, and is as substantiul a block as ton ' 'for keeps", using rertfllzers lots or tolr.tcco Is coming back from ts In the Georgetown buelneu terri- brick and mortar and money can liberally and using the best agricul- It. Two tobac-co warehouses are gotory. J ohnsonville la a lmost br and make. The corner or the block ts tural machinery. Mr. Poston's twen- Ing UP ~ They are a.raou.t iO by 100 new; j uet out of t he bandbox, a.a tt occupil'd by the Farmers and ~fer­ ty-horse rarm or 400 acres Is about feet, rubber roofed. The housoa wer e. B ut Ita n ewneee won't burt chants (branch) Dauk, the par<'n t or c\·cnly divided between tobacco and will be oomple\Pd antf turned over to your eyee to look a t lt. In faet, one which Js at Lake City. The officers or cotton. Other prominent tohncco nnd the owners In ample Ume to catch look wlll call for anothe r , tbe 8ltua- lhe bank are: J . S. McClam, pres!- cotton tllonters or the section arc: A. the mcwement at the Clpenlng of the . dt•nt; S. n. Poston, vlrP-Prcshlcnt, 1•'. Ji'Jowers, Dr. II. L. Baker, J. \\'. season. All aM"angemPnts have been tion Is so attractive. One man said and c. J. Rollins, cns hi~>r or Lhe ('ox. Gt•orge W. navis, M. V. Co~. V. perr<>cted tor t»e new- market and ltt tlH.• othPr dt\y that J ohn so nville was ,Johnson\'lllP branch. Th<> cnpltal g , Cannon, .J. D. Cox, R. B. Tann~r. wil l go Into full strldeo at once. It is becoming a habit. It n•ully seP.ms stock is $75,000 and the surplus' 1 fi,- T•'. A. •raylor, J. E. Taylor, A. T. estlma.wd that not lea tb an 2,000,thnt a right Hmarl !!Calterlng or folks 000. The branch 1s two years old, Taylor, W. G. Stone, J . D. Haselden, 000 po:unds and ma.ybe mor e of tllare g~tting the habit. und has pro~pl'red o\'ery day or Its R. E. I.... Hughes, W. H. MaM5b , J. G. bacco will be bandle4' thla year 011 To bt.• exact, Johnsonrllle Is three life. Its equlpmP.nt Is modern and J.Jnddy, S. 0. Eaddy, C': C. Richard- the floors of tae new- ' 'arebouses. A new hoteli Is neari e g completlcm, years old; that is, It gots Its I>res<mt complete. The middle wareroom ot son, etc. :\1r. Poston and ~r. Richgrowth In tbrco years. Arguing of the bu ilding Js the general store of ardson are trylng truck this year on tho south side of 1!be railroad. It the future by the pn!.'t, ten years S. B. Poston. The storo room Is 3 0 more extensively than usu~rl. ::\1 r. will be Onlshod a.ru! rurnJshed by heneo tbe town's chief stree ts wlll be reet front, 53 feet rear by 1 oo reet Poston has 50 acres or bE>ans, and !\larcl 1, and will be conducted by lined with brick buildings, and side- dt-ep, and is filled wit.h geucrnl mer- l\lr. Rlthardson is planting beans and !\frs. Chapman, wilD bas hitherto " at ked anti paved with some good c handlse and groceries. ~ext door other truck !or shipment. Stra wber- "een giving such en.~ l hmt service at her model bat modest lltlle boarding permanent material. There'll be tn the building Is the John'~onvlll c rles, too, a.re not neglected. house. Tht hotel baa fifteen guest "ater works and sewcrag;c ond elec- Harcl'ware co., s. n. Poston, prl'61tric lights on the street In ten yeal15, dent, Arthur Rogers, general maoI'OOID.iJ. 'E ducation and Religion. th e "ay tblugs aro gotng. ager. The store room Is 25 teet by The physfc:lans or the town are Dr ~ ,Johnsonville takee great pride tn 100 feet, and tbe stock Is a comC"ockftcld, Or. Pt'C)t~tle r and Dr . Crap.. plete line or hardware. The com- her graded school, and tbe lnstltt.t- man. The first is the owner or tl'11· pany bas a workJng capital of $10,- tlon re worth it. It Is run on •tll• Cockfteld Drug Co., or W.hleh M.r. 000. Stores and bank bave heavy conwlldated plan. Several schoor Cfarence Davia ta ma.nager .. plate glass windows. The walls of districts have secured a nlne-monlhs The town Ia laid otr tn streets a.nd the building are seventeen Inches school term, have raised the stand- avenu l's, nod the policy bas b.een thick; which ts in anticipation or ard or teacher• and provided all oth- adopted or gi"lng the a.ven ues the putting on another story when It Is er advantages. which are atrordcd l.lY names of ramous Confed~rate geaer c+ty ~ch•ols. The Johruonv1lle InI needed. stitution bas t •o high school grades als; thus, Hampton, Biltl~r and .tackln additl19n to the grammar school son are a lready In t.be Ktreet nomengrlidcs. Tho rad'l us or tbe consoll- clature. TO\\' n lots are all bl~ a.nd ~ dat:ed district is a.bout lbree miles, roomy. Business lots are 50 by 50 a.nd U1e ch1ldren drfv• in by buggy feet, and residence lots 50 by 100 and carry-all. Ffrteen or twenty ve- rt•et. T<>n uew residences were under hlclt>.a may be seen abCJI'Crt tbe butld- construction within sight of one ing any schtJol day, a.nd there Is not str('f'lt eorncr at the time data for this a scrub horae or mule fa the school article was gathered, and ba.mmera passenger tra:fflc. The raculty con- were ringing on several busfne• buildings. slats or principal ami sill teachers. JohnMODl'illt'. - A STORY· OF P~OORESS ~ FROM THE PINE LANDS � 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 Progress In The Pinelands, Johnsonville - 1913 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2-22-1913 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Georgetown Times