The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-02-08
Meeting of Stockholders of Union County Fair
Ground.

Union County Agricultural and Mechanical AS
socation, held at Union C.. H., on Saturday, the
I'd of February 1878, for the purpose of devils
ing some means to liquidatc the debt now being
pressed against the Association, DIR. A. w. Thorn
son was elected chairman and r. r. Rawls, Esq,
requested to act as Secretary.
MIR. VIM Munro explained to the meeting that
| in - 1876, loan of 81 500 was obtained
from Mr.. Jas. A. Tucker, to complete the build
ings upon the Fair Grounds; that DR.. A. w.
Thomson, S. NJ. Rice, ID. z. duncan and him
self, gave their note for said sum- with the un-
derstanding that other names would be added
to the note, and that, in addition, mortgage of
| the Fair Grounds property was to be executed
to Mr.. Tucker; neither of which had been done.
That here was now due on said note about ST.
$50 that Mr.. Tucker had placed said claim in
the hands of Attorneys at this place for collec-
ton. The Attorneys, however, had courteous
ly consented to allow them time TO call n meet
| ing Of the stockholders Of the Association and
| others interested in the enterprise to devise
| some plan to Giuidate the debt, and also time
| to advertise aud sell the Fair grounds, if no
fother arrangement could be mauo by the Asso-
citation to pay said demand. Mr.. Munro further
said that the property Of the Association, to
wit: the Fair Grounds, consisting of 80 acres
| of land and the improvements thereon, was am
| ply sufficient if sold, TO pay said debt. The
land itself cost 5000, which was n low price fer
it, and that between 81, 700 and 81, 900 had been
| expended in erecting the buildings, fencing, &c.
Several plans had been suggested, for the pay-
ment Of the debt, and among them was this
one: That fifteen, or any larger number Of per-
sons Interested in the enterprise, and who would
feel secure in the investment, purchase the
property and pay of This debt of Mr.. fuckers.
They could then hold the Faiv Grounds as a
Joint Stock Company, and allow them - lie uscl
as heretofore. This, though probably feasible,
was not desirable, fSffaerssasonsc First, those
Of the original Stockholders who failed to come
into the arrangement would lose their stock
second, he was afraid that interest in the enter
prise, on the part of the community at large,
would lag lie thought it desirable that the
whole county should be interested in the enter
prise, and an opportunity offered to ali, and cs-
pccaly the old subscribers, to subscribe and
pay off the debt and the property.
Mr.. b. d. Culp said, he thought it would be a
great misfortune for the property of tho Asso-
citation to DC sold and pass out Of the hands Of
the original stock ockholdcrs-although there were
so few of them-the amount of stock paid in
not being much over $500. lie was afraid the
cry would Immediately be raised, '.that it was
controlled by n few men in the town of Union"
He wanted the faraers and citizens all over the
County to have and to take an interest in the
success of the County Fairs. The success met
| with heretofore oolloL for .v~>~slarsAfor.s. Ito,
therefore, hoped an endeavor would he made to
increase the subscriptions to the stock and there
by cXtnguish the debt.
Col. ID. =. Duncan offered the following reso-
| lutions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That the chairman Of this meeting
appoint committee in each Township TO solicit
cash subscriptions to the capital stock of the
| Agricultural and Mechanical Association Of
| Union County.
| Resolved, That said Committees, or their
| Chairmcn, meet at this place on Saturday, the
| 23d of February, TO report the amount of cash
| received by them.
Rcsoired That an adjourned meeting of the
stockholders he also held here ut the same time
RcSOtrcd. That if tn, amount of cash raised
| by these committees should not be sufficient to
enable the Association to save the Fair Grounds
| from being sold, the money subscribed to the
committees will be refunded to the subscribers.
| The following the committees appointed
| under the first rcsolutoton
Union TonnShW--B. d. Culp, F. NJ. Farr,
John Brandon. l.. s. A. Pearson.
Srn;uc. q. Il. Hogan, ". Il. Br2gs, Reuben
Thomas, II. {. Fa'r, DR.. a. T.. FAINT.
fish Dam. J. G. Richrls, j. j. Welch, Da-
vid Thomas, T.. L. Hamilton, Jr., W. NJ. Eng
lish.
Goshen mn. D. p. Duncan j. r. Douglass
J. G. Hunter, Il. Il. Lyons, Robert Beatty. Jr.
Cross Keys. J. X. Miutcr Seaborn billiard
d. II. Sheldon Il. J. Bcrsl, w. If. Norman.
BqyansrMc. Il. NJ. Robinson, J. F. Norman
Judson a. Gibbs, Asa Smith, Jasper Gibbs.
JomrsrWc. +. W. Eson, 4. l.. lIames, Il. b.
Foster, II. f. Means, W. J. T. Glenn.
PmckMCy. J. {. Farrar, +. K. Cudd, ii. T.
Galman. 4. y. Kelly, W. a. Moorchead.
GouhysrWc. :. :. Walker, A. A. Sarratt, j
II. Jcicries, W. a. Whisonant, DR.. Wade Fowler
| DraytonrWc. j. ID. Jccries, +. G. Briggs,
A. F. Smith, F. &. Latham, John Barnhill.
The meeting adj journcd TO meet again on the
23d Febrcary, instant.
r r. RAWLS, Scc'y.
Heavy Judicial Loads.
The Columbia correspondent of the Charlest on
| Ncws and C"Urier gives the following humorous
| description of the difficulties encountered by
Judges Mackcy and Cooke in their hopes Of re.
| election
| 1t is amusing to hear Judges NInckcy and
| Cooke speak Of their chances of re- election, and
the difficulties under which they are laboring.
| Judge Mackey says: 81 wouldn't for the
world say anything against Cooke, but the fact
| he S l,ln lu,,l t,rt tp A