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

ported, recommending the appointment
of n committee to wait upon Governor
Hampton, and request him to suggest to
the Legislature at their next session. the
propriety or organizing a,.a.'.'ip i'r,; -..n
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE: 9"i
for this State. Adopted without discus:
sion by rising vote. ~! W =. r.i.i ,'I
The Worthy Master appointed ss the
committee to wait upon Governor H4mp.
ton as recommended by the Executive
Committee, Bros. r. M. Sims, i. j. Pat
terson and John Bratton. = .- :. !.
The Executive Committee further re-
ported, recommending the appointment
of a committee to memorabilia the EeglIss-
lature at its next session, to pass q law
abolishing the existing fence law, and re.
ouirinp stock instead of crops, to- be
fenced. Adopted. Whereupon,t the
Worthy Master appointed Bros, fredeii
Jones, j. N. Huffman and R.. @. Carlisle
as the committee. s -: '.;,DE ~, az. =
Bro. Mills offered resolution relative
to petitioning the Legislature to legislate
upon the traffcing IN seed cotton. PSS-
ferred to Committee on Resolutions
The Committee on Unfinished Business
submitted the following report :a'ni '"' 4,
LIST. On page 21 of Proceedings Of last
Session, we find a committee was appoin:
ted to draft ajmemorial to the Legislature
asking for the passage of a law, to, regui;
late the traffic in seed cotton. also, on
page So, to petition the Legislature to
prohibit traffic in small products Between
the setting and rising Of the sun. Has It
been done? .- ~ - -. ~ 80. 49,, =,
I'd. On page 25, we find that the Ex:;
ecutive Committee was instructed 70
make special arrangements with some
chemist in regard to Inspecting Fertilizers.
Has il been done?a aaf'I" s3'"! 'i3fo
Sd. On page "a, we find that tho Chm!
mittee on Regalia were instructed to re.
port a rule requiring members and Iisi.
tors, during the sessions IF the State
Grange, to appear in full fegalia:: What
action has been taken? Respectfully
submitted. y''..,'.'-i;,. H..
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. = - q,l''l'!'''l !
At 6 p. m. the Grange took q recessf1r
one hour, and on re assembling Bro. All
ston moved that no leave Of absence be
granted during the remainder of this
meeting, unless in case of sickness or
other necessity. Adopted. . t':. s.'''-
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. F..
West, of Edgefeld County,i was duly
elected, whereupon the Worthy y Master
declared Bro. West Assistant Steward Of
the State Grange of South; Carolina for
the two next ensuing years. ".,,' s!.,,r.
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. = 's'''+ - '''ifi !
|, A ballot was Immediately entered Into
for Treasurer, and resulted in the re:elec-
ton of Bro. a. M. Aiken, of Greenwood,
IS. c., who was declared by the Master to
be the Treasurer of the State Grange of
South Carolina for the two next 5as esrNsuibg
a ballot was ordered for Secretary, and
resulted in the election of Bro: +. w.
Holloway, Of 'Pomaria, s. G., who was
declared by the w. Master, the Secretary
of the State Grange of South Carolina for
the two next ensuing years. - ,.i'Hl -. -.
; A ballot was ordered for Gatekeeper,
and resulted in the election Of Bro: a.
w. Hamer, of Marlboro, who Nwas de-
clared by the W. Master the Gatekeeper
of the State Grange of South Cardinafor
4 the next two ensuing years. N. -" -. -.
A ballot was ordered for Ceres, which
resulted in failure to elect. : Aa second
ballot was ordered, and the tellefs ffs-
ported that Sister w. A. Love had re-
ceiyed a majority of the votes cast, where:
upon the Worthy Master declared Sister
Love, of Chester County, to be Ceres ,t6f
the State Grange Of South Garolina, for
the,next two years. - ''..t.'' '-.''u9'' ~
A ballot was ordered for Pomona,
which resulted in the election Of Sister
T. Taylor of Columbia, who Vas declared
by the Worthy Master to be Pomona 6f
the State Grange Of South Carolina. a.oi - o.
A ballot was ordered for Flora, and re-
suited in the election Of Sister y. }:
Roche, of Charleston, who was declared
by the Worthy Master to be Flora Of The
South Carolina State Grange for the next
two years. nm
A ballot was ordered for Lady Assist
ant Steward, and resulted il the election
of Sister M. 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 Comtnittee.
After the third ballot Bro. John Bratton,
of Fairfield County, was declared duly
elected to fill the vacancy. ~ -,
The Committee on Resolutions to
whom had been referred the proposition
to organize ,'','''-'.a 80 80
POMONA ORANGES '' -
throughout the State, submitted report,
which was, after lengthy discussion,
amended, and adopted as follows: ri
Whereas, the financial condition of
the State Grange effectually 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, toi re-
store them and keep them in a. healthy
and thriving condition; l4ne:, l,9iai'1
And, whereas, tits fullyapparens that
very large number of said subordinate
Oranges are not in good working order
and thrifty condition, and lit is certain
that many of them will soon cease to ie1-
list if not in some way reinvigorated
therefore, ID 5aoa3d ,'F'7n.t.' ,
Resolued, lst, 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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