| From the Eastern Clarion (Paulding, Miss.) |
| |
| August 9, 1861 |
| |
| Southern {of
Mississippi} Railroad |
| Two Daily Passenger Trains |
| Opened to Newton Station !! |
| Distance from Vicksburg to Newton, 110
Miles |
| Through Fare, $4.90 |
| On Monday, October 1st, 1860,
the following Schedule goes into operation: |
| The Morning Through Train
leaves Vicksburg at 8 o'clock, A. M., connecting at Jackson Junction
with the Passenger Train of the New Orleans, Jackson & Great
Northern Railroad, going South, arriving at Newton at 5 o'clock, P. M. |
| The Evening Accommodation
Train, (stopping at Jackson) will leave Vicksburg at 2:55 P. M., and
arrive at Jackson Junction, at 5:43 P. M., connecting with the
Passenger Train of the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern
Railroad, going North. |
| Returning: the Through Train
will leave Newton at 11:30 A. M. connecting at Jackson Junction with
the Passenger Train of the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern
Railroad, going North, and arrive at Vicksburg at 8:25 P. M. |
| The Accommodation Train will
leave Jackson Junction at 8 o'clock A. M. connecting with the
Passenger Train from New Orleans, and arrive at Vicksburg at 10:45 A.
M. |
| Passengers from Vicksburg for
Canton and the North by the Mississippi Central Railroad, will take
the Evening Train. |
| Passengers for Stations East
of Jackson, will take the Morning Train. |
| Passengers for New Orleans can
take either Train. |
| The above Schedule will be
complied with and all passengers and freight will be carried as far as
the condition of the Road, the safety of the public, and the ability
of the Company will justify. But for any failures or omissions to
comply therewith, or to carry any freight which may be hauled to any
Depot for transportation on the Road, the Company will not hold itself
responsible. |
| W. M. Wadley |
| Chief Engineer and General Sup't. |