The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-08-26

an accident tho charter Of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Societ,
had Jared even worse. For in thi.
'nstaco a meqrity Of nogro politician,
and of vile carpet-baggers and scala
] wass were added to tho list of incor.
porators with view to the intro
duotions Of politics SO scrupuleusly y
eschcwcd = by" US heretofore bu,
who lacking that ,ordor Of intellooi
which enable t. even Gods creeping
creatures to spit their :, slime and
direct: thoir venom upon the 'ob lee,
of their hato, this anciont. aud honor.
able organization, was saved from its
horrible fate by tho. blundcr . of a
misnomcr in tho oct of-intcndo d.
corporation. :. 1t is to DO hoped that
you will tako suoh action ut this
meeting as will enable us to place
our Company beyond tho machina
tions Of all snoh enemies of oiviliza.
ticn. With only moderate, amount
OF energy upon our parts l; expended
IN efforts to procure subscription to
our Stock, commencing hero at tho
mountain holmes, of these, ,Carolinas
most public spirited and hospitable
people and extending throug Oh tho
State to its metropolis, that glorious
old city by tho sea, now 80 wide
awake, to tho interest and devolop-
ment of our products, 1 havo no
hesitation in saying that now that the
panic, Unsurpassed. aid, with tho iine
promise Of crops and with that general
feeling of Ruoyancy now manifested
the natural result Of q determination
to botter tho present { plorablo con.
dition, we will be enabled; to pro.
cure every dollar; needed ror this
enterprise which if allowcdn to fall
through now, after 80 much has beon
accomplished by tho hurculcan efforts
ola very few of you, and just as
we have nearly reached, that Juno.
ture for which you havo battled
so manfully and for which, with all
necessary improvements finished, and
witk all our dif1icultics, ,, with the
Council of. Columbia satisfactorily
arranged, md with our. hopo for the
future brighter your surplua. earn,
ings would BIO returned to YOU in
remunorative dividends. l warn YOU
that without proper exertions, your
Company goes down, and that it. will
cost you. years of toll and thousands
in money to re,establish it upon its
present oven imperfect basis.
ltis mypainful duty to. announce
to you that since our last ,uoeting one
of our directors and former Treasurer
Il. g. SILVER has paid. tho debt of
nature and been called to his final
account. lIo was distinguished by
an ardent patriotism und in the sor.
vico' Of his country know ncithor foar
nor reluctance. In heat or onow, in
battle or OH tho march wherever duty
and service callol him he was endur~
ing and untiring, brave, and collected
and determined. In poaoo and in war
ho was full of industry and energy;
with no other capital than his
own manly Qualities, with oeascless
activity and n dedication to SUCCESS
that braved and ovoroamo all obsta.
cles, he rapidly built up a splendid
business in Columbia just after the
war, and aet an example Of courage
faith and perseverance, which had inn
portant effect upon that ruined city.
He amassed fortune, ho extended his
name, he became identified with pub.
lie enterprise, with high spirit he en-
tered into tho schomo Of our agrioul-
turc enterprise and took q conspiou-
GUS part in our annual exhibition.
lc throw his soul into this matter,
and his executive ability, lis organi-
zing mind made themselves fclt in
our deliberation, and in tho sugges-
tion Of measures which increased
confidence respect and interest in our
noble aervioe throughout thoa State.
The death of Cuch man is a public
loss. 1t is loS6..whioh wo particular
ly feol from, the agreeable relation
which he sustained to US, and Fl ON
tho deprivation which it brings homo
to lis, Of his wiso counsel, fertile
suggeGtion and undauntod confidence
in every extremity. 1t is ominently
appropriate that wo place on rec ord
our appreciation 'of his worth and
our senso Of loss of genial conn an
ion and wise aud ofiicont oo-adjl tar
His example remains to teach an in
structivo lesson. His momory will
long be cherished in tho hearts OF his
friends.
Tho night clerk Of tho Burlington
hotel, was startled about ii O'Clock
tho other night, by tho following con.