The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-09-18

that tho wNr over and Independence gained,
tho object of their peculiar care, The Col
lego to be established in Camden District,
conceived amid The agonies Of q bloody
strife, should be born under the acgis Of
Liberty aud amid The blessings of Peace.
These Congratulations were moi to he kept
within the limits Of The Society. They
must be extended 10 The Committee which
had very early after tho formation of tho
Society been organized in Winnsboro; as
tho following letter will show:
Charleston, March 7th, 1888.
sGcntlcmcn
After congratulatingy you OH The members
"of the Mount Sion Society having it once
''morc III their power to meet regularly,
"and again promote such o laudtblc under
'doking; it's with singular pleasure ] obey
"thc orders of Tho Society, in acuuainting
"you, that at our anniversary, The 28ih Feb
'ruary last, the following officers were duly
"eicctcd for tho ensuing year, except the
"Dircctora which agreeable to the tenth
"rulc, arc for three years, viz:
"John lIuScr, President Peter Boouct,
"Scnor Wardcns Tucker Harris, .lurior
"Warden Hugh Swinton, Treasurer; Viii
''liam Russell, Secretary Ichabod Atwell
'and George Doncr, Stewards; oyornors
cor Directors. John VIM, JOS. Kirkland,
"John Buchanan, ohm Woodward, Richard
"Winu, Henry Hunter, john Milling, for
stho country--and Charles c. pjncl;pcv
"Robcrt Knox, John Braddclcy, BENJAMIN
cavalier, Daniel Cannon,and William Dough-
'Hy, for The town.
"n hopes that tho Society will shortly
"nourish rs rapidly rs hcrcl ororo-I hop
"loayo to subscribe myself With sincere re-
ssspccl,
Gents your most obclcnt servant,
w. RUSSELL,
Secretary"
Thi, lcilcr is ol,lrcsscl n ..rhc Commit-
ico Of Mount Sion IIilln And inst hc,c II
is we'll 10 noic Tho oriaio Of tho nomc of ,,o
Society and CoI}cnc which form ,ho s,,,;oc,
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"Thc Committee on tbc stoio onl co,d;.
t;on If tho Mann, s;o, soo;o,,
REPORT
T,o, ~, ,,r.', !,
school nj Winnsbo,o byo.o ny NV tho o,c.
my, the country books and journals or ,hc
Society DESTROYED, but theiemnororv sohoo,
house. BOARDING. house and o,hcr bni,1;nas
ayo standing and entirely safe, mud nndcr
the ca,o of Col. Richard Vim ot rrcscpt
They rccomcnl that he, and Tho rcst Of thc
county Governors or phccto,s be reoucs-
lol n nrocu.c eo,oo ,,.,r,r ,,o
sors 90 reside ia thc said bui,JinasS or
otherwise to let incm in n morncr mos, 10
the advantnco ortho s,oc;c,v t;l ,hcy orc
able to resume The original plan Of the