The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-08

Fire Eogine OempIby. fs1dlss sSSpiDg,
tie following officers SereS elected Ito
serveifor the current year: president
W. 3. Stanley; Nice.Psesident-G. A.
Shields; First ~Difeotor-J. A. She'll;
Second Director-R. B. Mckay; Third
Director. MoElrone; Fourth Director
20. Poat; Secretsry-T. P. Purse;
Treasurer-E. R. Stokes; Engineer-W.
Martin; Axemen-J. MoDougaI, Hugh
Weir. M. Brannan, J. Mahoney.
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THE CoNvKNT1oN IN AUGUSTA. GA
The Committee of the Georgia State
Agricultural Society. consisting Of Gen.
J. B. Gordon, James A. Nisbet, @. ".
Howard, John Soreven, F. Schaller, D.
A. Vason and D. E. Butler, whose invi-
tation to Convention to be held in Au.
gusta, on the second Tuesday in Febru.
ary next, will be found in the address
copied elsewhere, assure visitors in ad-
vanco that everything will be done for
their comfort and entertainment by the
citizens of Augusta and the Committee
themselves. They request that the names
OF delegations be forwarded by the first
day Of February, to Col. Barnett, Score.
tary Of Georgia State Agricultural So
cicty, Atlnntn, that proper arrangements
for their accommodation may be made.
IRwlN's HALL'-Miss Patterson was
again highly successful, last evening. in
her recitations in Irwin's Hall. We had
the pleasure Of noting the same COM
mand Of the humorous and pathetic
which We observed on her first appear
nnce. Her delineation of ''Parrhasins,' -
and her rendering OF Tennyson's
"Dora," will long live in our memory as
classic, refined aud exquisitely natural.
The best wishes of our community
attend the young and interesting de6u'
tante, whose success, we feel assured, is
not matter OF contingency. We
heartily commend her to the favorable
regard of other communities which she
may visit.
CENTRAL NATIONAL BASK.-The stock
holders Of the Central National Bunk, oil
Columbia, held their regular animal
meeting. yesterday, and after the reading
OF the report OF the President and Di.
rectors, it was resolved to amend the
ARTICLES Of association" 80 as to incl ease
tho number OF the members OF the Board
of Directors to twelve. An election wal
thon held, which resulted in the CHOICE
OF the following gentlemen to serve the
bank as Directors for the ensuing year:
John B. Palmer, Columbia; J. Eli
Gregg, Mars Bluff; r. D. Sem, w. O.
SwafIleld, John @. Seegers, r. L. Bryan,
W. B. Stanley, F. ". McMaster. George
". Bearden, Columbia; Samuel Nc.
Gowan, Abbeville; James Il. Rion,
Winnsboro; Horny Buist, Charleston
Immediately after the adjournment ol
the stockholders meeting, the new board
met and reelected the following officers
for the present year Col. John 3. Pal
mer, President; A. G. Brenizer, Cashier
G. n. G. Butt. Assistant Cashier, and T,
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We will only add that the report of the
President and Directors shows this bank
to be in aourisAing and sound condi
ton, one evidence of which is in the
fhct that during the past year six pc,
cent on the capital stock, being $3,O00
has been carried to the surplus fund.
FIEEMEN's PARADE. Yesterday being
the anniversary of the formation of the
Palmetto Fire Engine Company, they
celebrated it by parading our principal
streets, escorted by the Independent Fire
Engine and the Phoenix Hook and Lad.
der Companies. The procession was g
fine display, both in the number oi
members and the appearance of the diff
ferent machines. The steamers were
brilliant in polish. The Palmetto was
drawn by fine pair of horses and the
Independent by large pair of mules,
the members OF the Hook and Ladder
Company manning the drags of theil
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