The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-05-07

at It's next session, 10y petition or memorial,
and to urge upon that body the payment
of the assessment upon the State stock.
Your Committee, in concluding this re-
port, would express thcrprofound regret at
the loss which the Company has sustained
in the deaths of Josiah Kilgorc and Dray-
ton Nance, who for a long time occupicd
seats in your Board of Directors. They
were both early friends Of the Board, and
devoted much Of their time and zeal to its
interests. Your Committee unite with the
President and Directors in saying that the
Company "may well join in the lamenta-
tons of the community" called forth by
this melancholy dispensation of Providence.
They therefore recommend the adoption Of
the following resolution
Resolrca, That the stockholders Of the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad Co,npa-
ny deeply deplore the deaths of their asso-
ciatcs, Josiah kilgorc and Drayton Nance,
whose services SO largely contributed to the
success of their enterprise; that the exam
pies they presented, while living, of public
spirit are worthy of imitation, and that the
stcadiness and firmncss will, which they
adhered to the fortunes o! the Board, in alI
its vicissitudcS, have cndcared their names
TO Its friends and the community generally.
A. Z. DARLINGTON,
Chairman
}. ID. TraLcwcll, after few remarks, of
fered Il resolution in regard to il memorial
to the Legislature; which, after some dis
cussion, w;s withdrawn.
The appointment of the Committee re-
commended in the report, WAS made by the
Chair as follows: }. ID. Tralcwell, G.. j. FL
ford and Daniel Blake.
}. L. Read Offered the following rcsolu-
tions, which were adopted:
Rcsoiretl, That this Convention has heard
with pleasure Of the noble efforts that are
being made 10y our tcllow-citizcns of the
State OF Georgia, to construct the "Air Line
Railroad from Atlanta to Anderson, to con-
meet with the Grcenvillc and Columbia
RaIiroad at that place. with the further pur-
pose OF constructing connecting link be-
tween the said Grccnvile and Columbia
Hailroad at Ncwberry, and the Charlotte
Road at or South of Chcstcrvillc, thus form
ing new and more direct line of Northern
and Southern communication than anv now
i'll existence.
Resot'ed, That this Company will extend
the same aid and encouragement to the
"Air Line ROAD that it has extended to
other connecting roads.
Itcsolrcd, That the Direction of this
Company DC and they are hereby author
lzed, whenever they may think proper, to
have an experimental survey made of the
line of the Air Line Road, from the Gcor-
gi State line to Anderson, and from New
berry to Chestervlle, or some point South
OF Chestcrvllle, on the line OF the Charlotte
and South Carolina Railroad.
Dr. S. V. Cain, from the Committee to
nominate officers: reported that the Com
mlttce recommended the following:
For I'rrsiacnt-1hos. G. Perrin
For DtrcctorS-E. Melee, Thos. M. Cox.
}. n. Wliitner, }. L. Read, G. Smith, DIR.
Livingston, J. B. OnealI, S. Fair, ]. NJ. AL
len, G. G.. Mcmminger, ID. Blake, Jno.
Smith.
On motion of r. II. Wardlaw, the Con-
vention then proceeded to the election
}. N. Baxter, III. G.. Klugh and \. +.
Wideman were appointed TO count the
votes.
Jno. NJ. Allen offered the followinr:
I2esoiUei, That so much of the proceed.
ings of this Convention as the directors
may think proper, be published in pamphlet
form for the use of stockholders.
Adopted.
DIR. S. V. Cain offered the following
resolution:
Resot'cd, That any stockhoder who may
own five shares of stock for six months pre-
vious to any annual meeting, be permitted
to take his wife and children residing with
Inn to and from said meeting free of
charge.
Adopted.
Judge ONcall moved the following reso-
luton:
Rcsolrel, That hereafter it shall not be
necessary, as matter of course, to refer to
committee tho reports of the President
and Directors and Officers of the Company:
but on being presented they be regarded as
Information, and put upon the minutes rs
such.
Adopted.
}. NJ. Baxter, Chairman of the Commit
tee to count votes, reported the following
gentlemen elected President and Directors,
to serve for the ensuing year:
Prcsident-IIon. T. G. Perrin,
Oircctors-Vardry McBec, Thos. NJ. Cox.
j. N. Whitncr, }. Z. Read, Charles Smith
.. i. Livingston, ). falr, J. Belton O'Ncall,
Robert Stewart, Daniel Blake, C. G.. Mem.
minger, Jno. NJ. Allen.
On motion of Judge O'Neall, the Conven-
ton adjourned.
The following, by lady, is candidIy re
commended to the perusal of all bachelors.
that they may mend their ways, ere it is
too late:
"Is there an individual belonging to this
institution, that can lay his hands on his
heart, and say lie is answering, the end for
which he was got up! Is there one that
supposes that lie was created for the pur-
pose OF using up wooden manufactures, to-
bacco, cigars, tailors and livery stable keep
ers? If he does, lie is soullcss, and when
ne dies, will simply be annhilated, rot into
dust, and turn up in time as part of the ter
ra firma of a cabbage orchard.
Mans destiny is to govern to rulc-to
add to the numerical strength
IL off, Sof