The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-02-13

beg leave to recommend to the State
Grange tho following hours OF meeting
and recess: Morning sessions from 8 q.
m. to l23 p. m. Recess from 1880 p. N.
TO 2 p. m. Evening session from z p. m.
to hour Of adjournment.
Bro. q. l.. Roche offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resoiued, That the kind invitation from
the Town Copnsil of Chester, to hold g
summer meeting in that town, DO accep.
ted, and the thonks Of this Grange DO
returned for tho same, and that the mat
ter be referred to executive committee Of
the State Grange and that Of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society to
fix the time.
Bro. J. Il. Parrot introduced the fol-
lowing, which was adopted:
Resolped, That committee Of five be
appointed by the w. NJ. for tho purpose
of devisiny some rlan to reduce ther rates
Of storage and insurance charged On cot
ton consigned TO Charleston.
Tbs w. NJ. appointed the following
committee: J. N. Parrot, L. B. Stephen
son, A. B. Rose, D. K. Norris, A. n. At
kinson.
wEDNEspAy's sEssIoF.
Pursuant to adjournment, tho State
Grange met at z o'clock last evening, and
was opened ia the fourth degree BY the
w. M. The minutes were read and, after
correction, were adopted.
The roll of the Grange being agsin
called, tho following additional delegates
reported: r. w. Simpson, b. A. King,
j. B. Breland, G. r. Trotter, II. o. Hairs
ton, j. w. Bradley, James McCutchen,
B. G. Price, A. p. West, J. G. Blue.
An invitation from the secretary and
treasurer of the Charleston BagginE Fac
tory Company, to visit the factory was
accepted.
The special order for p. N. waa then
called, and the Grange entered upon an
election for officers, with the following
result: Q
in. Lipscomb, w. NJ, Newberry.
4. B. Rose, w. o., Charleston.
w. w. Russell, w. L., Anderson.
VIM. Quirk, Steward, Darlington.
A. P. West, A. s., Edgefeld.
e. =. Perry, Chaplain, Williamsburg.
A. M. Aiken, Treasurer, Abbeville.
I. w. Holloway, Secretary, Newberry.
J. n. Parrot, 6. z, Darlington.
Mrs. r. D. Perry, Ceres, williamsburg.
Mrs. E. l.. Roche, Pomona, Charleston.
Miss L. L. Wiley, Flora, Chester.
Mrs. R. A. Love, l.. A. S., Chester.
Executive Committee-John Bratton,
Fairfield; e. L. Roche, Charleston; J.
w. Norris, Anderson.
On motion Of Bro. B. b. McWhite the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted by rising vote. ae
Resolped, That the unanimous thanks
Of the State Grange be returned to Ash
isJ GTsT6o EE0. ff0T the piieasaut, iuiur-
esting and entertaining excursion around
the hartof the past Day on tbyuaFFa buaFFaa tic
steamer SLppho, also to the officers Of
the said steamer for the courtesy and the
efforts made to add to the pleasures OF
the trip.
The committee on Che good of the order
submitted the following report, which was
| received as information and made the
| special order fos the second day of the
next annual meeting eff the State Grange
The committee on tho good of the Or
der met and took into consideration tie
condition of the Order in this State, and,
after mature deliberation, present the
following suggestions:
l. That the Master of the State Grange
shall bo q salaried officer, and shall, hot
| be at the same time the incumbent ol
any political Office in the State or the
OniteQ 6taFeS. tE
2. That it shali be the duty of the
Master, with the assistance and did OF
any of the officers of the State Grange
whom be shall select, to visit once @ yeaI
every county or district of eho State. and
especially such an are Iukevarm or ignc.
rant as to the Order, and instruct them
| B. That the meetings of the State
Grange shall be hereafter held alternate.
~ in Greenyille or Spartanburg, Colum.
bin and Charleston, and shall be held 70,
one week.
3. That the frst days Of s;ich Laoeting,
eha'. be devoted 10 an exhibition of aeri
cultural products, domeSIc p- r.nufactures
and live stock, open to o.. members q
the Order throughout the State end ths
United States, but confined to them ex
clusively, and that the State Grange shai
award such medals, certificates or awerdl
as they may deem expedient or able L
afford.
6. That there shall be appointed indi
viduals, In the discretion Of the Master
to address the Grange on specific subject,
of general interest at each meeting Of tn,
State Grange.
0. That after this the ordinary legisla
tive business Of the Order shall bo en-
tered on and continued to end of veel
until completion.
BENZ. ALLsroN,
| L. B. STEpHENsoN,