The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-08
Meeting of tho Union County Agricultural aad
Mechanical Association.

q Mechanical Association.
n At n meeting of the Agricultural and Mccham.i
81 ical Society Of UEon County, held at Iniont
ssCourt House, Monday April Ih, ISL.
a Ca motion, Mr. Il. y. Cu'? was requested 60.
a., as Charm, III and James Munro as Secretary !
q Mr.. u. T. duncan offered the following rcso
S,utions: I
q Uhcrc,.. 1t has pleased Almighty Gol. ins
: His infinite wisdom to take from uS hy dcathS
3 bur xralou. aml highly esteemed President. D.:
5SA. ". THOMSON, thereby creating II roid M;
J ?thiS Association that Will bc long nj sadly ten .
Shy each member; and Thr'", recognizing mi
. his 81 | dispcnSaiiun the will Ui "lllm whose
s5ways are past fading out we bow i'll humhir ,
$i.ubmis-iun to tins His solemn decree nnI9
"A Whereas, the cNstaucc cf this Association ~
;-mainy duc to the uniring energy the lIberaliiys
ISand persistent Efforts Vl our amcntct Prcartcn',
$thCrctorc, bc H. =
n RcSuicci, That in the death "f DR.. y. Z
MruoMsu> this Association has lost its most zeal Z
E!Ous and valuable member. II Z County one oi its.
Utmost honorable and cuicrprisinS citizens and
S9 society model of true manhood.
II Rcvpir,d, That in this bereavement the Farm (
JcrS and Planters of Union County are deprive z
S5pt the "OuusciS and exam p!cS OF one whose &c K
fivui"n to their material interests, the clcvLionS
a3nI lnrrov, ,n,cmt OF their intellectual, moral
Sanl social condition, was untring and conspicu Z
Syous'y unSc,iSh.
II n.>DI,.,I Tia: the loss Of Dr.. \. ". TiION I
stSON has brought profound rruw ir;o our FAM 4
sslicS. Ills acknowledged abilities ~ Il Physician
.ShiS prompt attcntiucc upon the call "t suffer +
Eliuy humanity his patience and .rutlcucSs atf
- .lhc bed Of sickness. Inspired cur cpnhlcncc.
.El'ri"h,cucl our hopes ani culcarcd him to The.
H3hcarrs Of family circles
"a R.<Dir,d. That these Resolutions he published
$;in the iHjp" 7i,J,.r and copy hc seat 10 the,
Slamily of the deceased.
n ME. rmAIrM>N: In Offering these rcSol'.
fSal ions I must bcE to n n few remarks N<SDci
.atci nave been for the passed six years with
y our deceased frcnI, ~ the President Of our!
.E5agrcul.Iral society, hal many opportunities;
* IF seeing and knowing the true nohcnc>S "ti
:xhS life an character. Ills first thought seemed
Sio bc for the COOL and interest of others, anl
ihis Society his especial pet. Nothing
ss>ccmcl t. %ricvc hm more than the apathy an /
|. .:iwant Of interest manifested hy many Of our
ri5pcnplr in this Society. When asking me to
-h,pui.lish the call of this meeting he Sail with
yl"is usual impulSivcnc><, and yet with dah Of
{ S$Sainc>s, "Duncan, cant re, these people t.
q stakc the interest in it rhu wish th"m To-
81 an al'pat really to give ~ al let Somrh,iy
rS53v-c try it,"
~ havc Thought, Sir, Since this blow came.
i y hat it must have been an almonitiou Of the
~ rrit. not yet known to the fish. that his no
i :4olc liics work was nearly dome. The >crvj'
.y.iccS Of yesterday speak louder than any word,
:; Ti,rf how the public heart beat in sympathy at
t 4 his great loss, AMI are reminded or how ,iI;
ysIrrrmt are the ways of mlu from those "f COL
. H:;It WIS ct!lc upon tn furnish TARGET fol
: >Jiicath'S shaft We would choose one who W,
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