Aiken Railroad Meeting Pushes for Direct Link to Abbeville
A mass meeting in Lyceum Hall of Aiken County debated sending delegates to a Abbeville Railroad Convention. Speakers emphasized a direct line from Abbeville to the coast, stressing regional benefits, local subscriptions, and county action to secure a route through Aiken or Ninety Six.
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William Perrineau Finley
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Joseph Quash
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Baltimore
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Charleston
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South Carolina
County of Aiken
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J. Lee
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Beary Sparnick
John Bell
Paul F. Hammond
G. D. Hayne
E. . A. Wood
J. Len
R. Cook
Henry Smith
Simeon W. Benird
J. HL. Boigher
W. C. Commack
J. H. Giten
Henry Wessells
D.B. Hightower
G. W. Croft
Samuel Spencer
J. C. Wood, Esq
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Public Schools in South Carolina under Peabody Fund
The letter discusses South Carolina public schools in 1872, noting a large state appropriation matched by minimal treasury disbursement, with many schools closed. It urges honoring the 1872 state superintendent report figures, lists district counts, pupil totals, teacher salaries, and school expenditures, and calls for full payment of the appropriation.
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Progress in free common schools noted with improved funding
The report praises gains in education, with more schools, higher teacher pay, and rising attendance. Tam notes local enthusiasm as communities tax themselves for school support, predicting a larger, better educated system in the coming year amid general progress across counties.
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