The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-08
The Executive Committee further re-

The Executive C0mmltCee Iurlner re-
ported, recommending the appointment
of n committee to wait upon Governor
Hampton, and request him to suggest tc
the Legislature at their next session the
propriety or organizing a i.r.'' -"
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE "t
for this State. Adopted without discus.
sion by rising vote. -. f,.f
The Worthy Master appointed as the
committee to wait upon Governor Hump.
ton as recommended by the Executive
Committee, Bros. R. M. Sims, L. j. Pat
terson and John Bratton.
The Executive Committee further re-
ported, recommending the appointment
of committee to memorialize the Legls'
lature at its next session, to pass law
abolishing the existing fence law, and re.
quiring stock instead of crops, to. be
fenced. Adopted. Whereupon, The
Worthy Master appointed Bros. hedell
Jones, J. N. Huffman and r. @: Carlisle
as the committee. ,,.'...', ..,. =
Bro. Mills offered resolution relative
to petitioning the Legislature to legislate
upon the traficing IN seed cotton. Re.
ferred to Committee on Resolutions ~
The Committee on Unfinished Business
submitted the following report. - ~ '''
LIST. On page q of Proceedings Of last
Session, we find committee was appoin.
ted to draft memorabilia the Legislature
asking for the passage of law to. regu-
late the traffic in seed cotton also, on
page 36, to petition the Legislature I'd
prohibit traffic in small products between
the setting and rising of the sun. Has il
been done? -. :. 80 ~
I'd. On page 25, we find that the Elk:
ecutive Committee was instructed TO
make special arrangements with some
chemist in regard to inspecting fertilizers.
Has it been done? y .2','. ~, .
Sd. On page 81, we find that tho Com.
mittee on Regalia were instructed to re.
port rule requiring members and visl-
tors, during the sessions Of the State
Grange, to appear in full regalia!. What
action has been taken9 Respectfully
submitted. -, .. g..
Explanations were given by members
of the above committees, who were pres
ent, which being satisfactory the report
OF the Committee on Unfinished Business
was received as information. - ''''il'i
At t6p. m. the Grange took q recess fol
one hour, and on re assembling Bro. al
ston moved that no leave Of absence be
granted during the remainder of this
meeting, unless in case of sickness or
other necessity. Adopted. o -.
The special order was called for, and
the members were ordered to prepare
their ballots for Assistant Steward. The
votes were cast, and the tellets reported
as the result of the ballot that Bro. A. P.
West, of Edgefeld County, was duly
elected, whereupon the Worthy Master
declared Bro. West Assistant Steward Of
the State Grange of South Carolina for
the two next ensuing years. -
a ballot was at once ordered for Chap
lain, and Bro. r. D. Perry, of Chester
County, was elected and declared by the
w. Master to be the Chaplain Of the
State Grange of South Carolina for the
next two ensuing years. ''' = .
A ballot was Immediately entered into
for Treasurer and resulted in the re:elec.
ton of Bro. A. NJ. Aiken, of Greenwood,
S. c., who was declared by the Master to
be the Treasurer of the State Grange of
South Carolina for the two next ensuing
years. 10 ''' " ." '''-
A ballot was ordered for Secretary, and
resulted in the election of Bro. T. W.
Holloway, of Pomaria, s. c., who was
declared by the W. Master the Secretary
of the State Grange of South Carolina for
the two next ensuing years. ,t5''si -: -:
A ballot was ordered for Gatekeeper,
and resulted in the election Of Bro. A.
w. Hamer, of Marlboro, who was de-
clared by the W. Master the Gatekeeper
of the State Grange of South Carolina for
the next two ensuing years. - -.
A ballot was ordered for Ceres, which
resulted in failure to elect. a second
ballot was ordered, and the tellers re-
ported that Sister w. A. Love had re-
ceiyed majority of the votes cast, where
upon the Worthy Master declared Sister
Love, of Chester County, to be Ceres of
the State Grange of South Carolina for
the. next two years. '.''.' '~''','i'1
A ballot was ordered for Pomona,
which resulted in the election of Sister
7. Taylor of Columbia, who was declared
by the Worthy Master to be Pomona 6f
the State Grange of South Carolina. D.! ..
4 ballot was ordered for Flora, and re-
suited in the election Of Sister j. }.
Roche, of Charleston, who was declared
by the Worthy Master to be Flora Of the
South Carolina State Grange for the next
two years. 80" -
A ballot was ordered for Lady Assist
ant Steward, and resulted il the election
of Sister NJ. E. Tindal, of Clarendon
County, who was declared by the Worthy
Master to be Lady Assistant Steward Of
the State Grange of South Carolina for
the next two years.
A ballot was ordered to fill the annual
vacancy in the Executive Committed.
After the third ballot Bro. John Bratton,
of Fairfield County, was declared duly
elected to fill the vacancy. .! ~
Luz SOullulULCC VII 1UCouluviOuo W
whom had been referred the proposition
to organize 49, =.
POMONA ORANGES
throughout the State, submitted report,
which was, after lengthy discussion,
amended, and adopted as follows:
Whereas, the financial condition of
the State Grange efectually procludes
the possibility Of any arrangement being
made to pay the expenses Of keeping the
Worthy Master, or any other officer of
the State Grange, in the field to give the
necessary attention and supervision to
the several subordinate Oranges, to- re.
store them and keep them in a healthy
and thriving condition; 3'';, IA g,
And, whereas, it is fully apparent that
a very large number of said subordinate
Oranges are not in good working order
and thrifty condition, and it is certain
that many of them will soon cease to ex.
ist if not in some way reinyigorated
therefore, -. d ."'1'i,a' :
Resolued, 1st, That it is essentially
necessary that this State Grange adopt
some more practical and cheaper ma
chinery for the regulation of the Order
in this State than is now furnished by
the present State organization. For the
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