Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-10-27

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Meeting in Johnston for the Relief of the Pc or


AT meeting of the citizens Of Johnston county. Seth
Woodal, ESQ., notion called to the Chair AM T.
D. Snead appointed Secretary. The chairman called upon
Nm II. Avera Esq., to explain The object of the meeting
which he did in few brief remarks, and while up SUBJ
mt ed the following resolutions which adopted as
basis of action for organizing Association for The relief
Of ndgen families fsOd:erS and others of the county
RsslGe3 That Association Of the items of Johnston
county hereby organized u be known the Johnston
Cuulty Supply Association which shall be composed IF all
white male and female contributors the funds the As
sociatonj and shall have one President four YcePres
dents, Reading Secrea aud Board If Managers of
one from each Captains district in the county.
Rsoed That the objects of the Association are 10 sup
ply the INDECENT families Of soldiers and Others with The
prime necesses of life at cost and in of entire pen
ury and suffering free of CHARGE vided such persons
have made effort to live through their own means and
industry We want to help that will try help
ResoUed That there shall be kept by the Secretary lin
book which to contain all the proceedings Of the
ciation roll of the names Of all contributors the Fund
and record of Contributions made by EACH from time
time aud also record of sales of provisions made by any
citizen of the county to the Association to the INDECENT
of the County below the market rate which shall be repO
ed to the Secretary the BJand of Managers of each Cap
ains District that all may have due credit for their aid 10
the cause.
eSolued That contributors to the Fund of this Assocla
ton shall be reimbursed to the of their contIbu
tons provided the Funds contributed not absorbed
in relieving the entire destitute provided in the second
resolution. And should part and not the whole be
consumed each contributor shall be entitled to equal
scale of balance on hand according to the amount
tributed.
Rssel0e That shall be the iGy of the Board of Man.
ayers solicit contributions the Fund Ofeach and every
tax payer their resp ctve ds'r Cts purchase and dis
tribute provisions 10 The and tDOrt to the President
once month of all their proceedings.
On motion of VIM Il. Ave:a. Esq. Dr. john B. Beck
with. Maj Nathan Williams aud Col Willis Ii. Sanders
were appointed c1mmrttee to revise ard cndense the
above resolutions for perm lnent organized action The
general conditions and provisions Of which, howe YER are
not to be changed "
On motion Of Dr. John B. B,ckwih, VIM H. Avera, Esq.
was appointed general purchasing agent fT the Assoc'a
ton, after which, the Assation received thE foiiowng
Contributions: Fellowship IOdpa No 81 A ". M,
w. Avera, 500; DR.. Jn0 b. Beckwith, 500 ;.idjor
Nathan Williams 500; Col Willis sanders, IS ,; Dr.
T. Leach $500; Col. A. j. Heath $500 I. y. Snead:
$3.50; g. B. Sanders, 500; J. W. Hodges, $50 Seth
WOodalI, Sl00; E. F. Ellis 300; w. H. Coats, SlOO /;
Perry Goodwin, Sl0O Wright ow. $50; W. Robertson,
800; Powell Creech, $50; Joseph Penny, $500 Dr. J. 5.
Leach $50; s. Turner SIS Rev. L. 5. BurkheId $25;
L. EdrIdge, $40; John Smith, 500 Jo1n a. BInkS, SO
gohn Tyner, So s. Goodwin 1 SO; Benz. Goodwin $2j.-
Total g. $50 co..
The meeting adjourned t. meat agrn at half past II
The Raleigh and Fayetteville plpers and all others that
nave circulation in johnston cOIutY requested to give
these proceedings an insertion in their jnurtals
T. D: SSE.D, Sec'y; '-D'
Smithfeld, Oct 18th, 1853.