The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-06-08
A Meeting of the County Agricultural &
Mechanical Society,

Mechanical Society,
Was held in Thespian Hall, at the Court
House, Monday. Fifty members were pres
ent. President Thos W. Holloway pre-
sided, and Secretary and TreasurerG 6. S. Now
er acted as Secretary of the meeting. The
President announced the object OF the
meeting to be to decide what is 10 be done
with the Society aud its affairs. The Secre-
tary made statemen of the debts and re-
sources of the Society, which, as already
stated in the HERALD, are-Iebts, S2,S5O;
resources, the grounds and Improvements
He also stated that under the lst resolution
adopted at the October meeting, lSSl-the
resolution requesting life members and fam
ily-!ife members to double the amounts al
ready subscribed and takes shares for the
saue-sae had received no responses, ex-
cent f.om one or TWO members. He fur
Their stated tha. we're the resol luton COM
piled with b7 all the members it would
raise about 81 900. 4 resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. A. J. Gibson to ascertain at
this meeting how much could be raised
at under the lst resolution OF Octo-
Der, 1881. Mr.. j. C. Wilson offered g
resolution to amend the Sd resolution of
October, 1881, so that not only all mem
bers but also all officers aud employees of
the Society would be required to pay en-
trance fees and gate money. These two
resolutions were discussed. somewhat In
formally, together. Mr.. Alan Johnstone
favored paying off the debt, aud leaving
the matter Of entrance fees and gate money
to be arranged afterwards. Dr.. James
| Mcintosh was not in favor of raising money
70 pay off the debt unless there was pros.
pect OF raising ut least three-fourths Of the
amount. Mr. T. N. Lake took the same
view. Mr.. Pope said, the Society must
face the music; suit had been Instituted,
and the Society must either pay the debt
or allow the property to be sold. DR.. Nc
Iptosh said that if the property be sold it
will Just about pay the debt. His idea was
20 let it be sold By the Court, and let a
Joint stock company buy it. Mr. Alan
Johnstone agreed with Dr.. Mcintosh, but
did not think the present meeting the pro-
per one to arrange for purchase at Sheriff 6
sale; that should be done not by the Socle-
tY, but BY members, and others who chose
to 60 into it, in their individual capacities
Mr.. Wilson thought the plan arranged b7
the Executive Committee, AID embodied il
the resolutions Of October, 1881, would
succeed if given fair trial E; the lst Feso
lution-doubling the subscriptions-wouo
raise 81, so, and the Sd ,esoution-requir
ing all members to pay entrance fee anc
gate money-would result in the Socirty''
realizing at the next Fair $500, or the bal
apce of the debt Dr.. R Z Carlisle was il
favor OF letting the property 60 TO sale un
der the suit il Court. He agreed with Mr.
Alan Johnstone that this was not the propeI
occasion for forming a joint stock company
Mr. Silas Johnstone said that the difficult.
in raising subscriptions is the uRcertaint!
about the rules and conditions that are II
be msde. BE thought the best plan wa
for the Society to offer the property 70
sale. Let a joint stock company, com
posed of whatever members and others ina
chose to 60 into it, then come to the ooc1e
ty and make su offer; the Society as So
ciety cauno: form joint stock company
#r. Mclaughlin said debt must be paid, o
property would be sold-snd it would orin