The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10
MEETING OF THE AGRICULTURAL AND
MECHANICAL SOCIETY.
Formation of Joint Stock Company.

! The Newberry Agricultural and Me-
chanical Society met in the Court House
i Monday. 9TH, President Thos. W. Hol-
loway in the chair. The President call
ed for report from the committee of one
from each Township appointed ata pre-
! vious meeting to solicit subscriptions 10
pay the debt. H. G. Moseley, of No.
! 9. Chairman. reported that the commit
! tie had never met, and that he had met
! with no success. A. J. Gibson, of No.
9, reported no success. Dr.. J. W. Folk.
of No. 5, reported that be lad secured
subscriptions to the amount Of $50 To-
wards paying the debt; also that he
had been assured of suhscrip iptiors to the
amount Of Sl40 towards i joint stock
company. J. R. SpearmaD, ST., of No.
! S, reported no subscription. J. I. By
mum. of Nc. J, reported the same. On
motion of g. S. Mower, tie report Of
the committee was received is infor-
nation, and the committee was dis
charged.
The President then said, Now, ger
tlemen, you see exactly the position We
are in. Has any member any PROPOSE
ton to make?" Thos. S. Norman said.
We see that the property must be sold:
there is no alternative. He therefore
! moved that i is III sense Of tie Society
that the property mqst be sold, and that
2 committee of three be appointed 10
advise with the creditors rs to the time
and terms of the sale. G. S. Mower
moved to amend Mr.. 3ioorman's no.
ton by providing that the matter be re-
ferred TO the Executive Committee.
The amendment was lost and the origin
al motion WAS adopted. The Chair ap-
! pointed as the committee Thos. S.
Norman. Alan Johnstone and 6. S.
| Mower. Mr. Johnstone asked to be
relieved, and j. n. Martin was ap-
pointed in his place.
Tie Chair stated that tie Executive
Committee had authorized Geo. S.
Mower, Esq, to appear in behalf of the
Society in the suit that has been insti-
tuted against it. On motion Of 7. J.
Pope, the action of the Executive Com
mittee was ratified.
The Chair stated that the State Agri-
cultural Society requests each County
! Agricultural Society 10 send three dele
gates 10 .be Summer Meeting of the
State Grange and State Agricultural
Society at Anderson the 10Th instant.
7. J. Pope moved that the Chair ap-
point the delegates-adopted. and the
following delegates were appointed: j.
NJ. Johnstone, 6. S. Mower, J. T. By
mum; alternates, J. c. Wilson, A. J.
! Gibson, Jno. R. Spearman, Sr. The
Society then, on motion of Thos. S.
Moorman. adjourned.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the Society. on motion of J. NJ. John
stone, &. S. Mower was called to the
chair. On motion of Eduard Scboltz,
J. NJ. Johnstone was requested to act
as Secretary. Thos. s. Norman stated
the object Of the meeting TO be to form,
Joint Stock Company for the purpose
of securing the property of the Agrieul-
tursl Society for the continuation of the
County Fairs. lie then moved that
subscriptions be taken at once, and that
committee Of three from each Town
ship be appointed TO solicit subscriptions
in their respective Township; and that
shares be fixed at $5 each, with the pro-
viso that no subscriptions shall.be bind
| ing unless the total subscriptions amount
to $4,000. j. E. Brown moved to amend
by making the shares $50. The amend
ment was lost. j. :. RynElr moved to
| amend by making the shares SO
adopted. J. E. Brown moved that the
| Chair appoint committee of three TO
obtain charter, and that no subscrip-
| ton shall be binding unless a charter
| be obssined-adopted, and the chair
appointed the following committee: J.
F. Brown, 7. j. Pope. DR.. NJ. l.. Rem
! WICK.
The Chair then called for subscrip-
tions. and the following were taken: {:
Y. J. Pope 8, A. J. Gibson, /, Tbos. S.
Moorman 8, J. A. Sigh 3, Thos. B.
Chalmers 8, Jno. A. Cromcr /, R. j.
Mclaughlin 5. J. E. Brown 3, J. c..
Wilson 9. NJ. A. Carlisle 3, G. S. Now
er, 10. J. y. Martin s, Dr. ". +. Pen
wick 2. H. G. Mosc!ey 20. j. T. Gynuin
8, J. R. Spearuan. Sr., 5. Edpard
Scholtz 3, DR.. James Mcintosh 5, Thos.
W. Holloway 8. JAS. l. Fair l. W. F.
Ewart l, w. Y. Fair 9. n. H. Hunt /.
Alan Johnstone 5, G. D. Spearman /,
J. G. S. Brown l. Jno. ?. Sloan l, ".
! L. DucE:ett !. The Chair then appoint
ed the following committee z soi;c;:
subscriptions:
Township No. 1-Jno. C. Wilson,
Dr.. James Mcintosh, J. +. Brown.
| No. 2-J. G. S. Brown, A. J. Gibson,
W. F. Ewart.
No. S-J. T. Bynum, ". B.:OxneT,
B. Fl. A@Sbi:.
No. Dir. r. c. Carlisle, ". l..
DucSett, DR.. n. A. Renwick.
No. 5-Dr. j. w. Folk, J. B. Rea-
gin E. P. Mathews.
No. 6-Dr. W. M. Dorroh, P. C..
Smith, Eugene Longshore.
No. I'd. V. ScurrY, F. A. league,
Geo. T. Reid.
| Eo.e-J.R 3. spearmsn,sr., NJ. YVsrts,
G.: B. Eeagil-
| No. 81. A, Sigh, B. 7. c. Hunter,
DR.. A. S. Langford.
| No. l0-L. VI. Bowers, J. D. A. Klb-
Ter, DR.. Jno. Halfacre.
No. 11-Jno. A. Cromer, D. j. Hentz,
P. M. Derrick.
Thos. S. Moorman moved that CON-
mittee of FIVE. with NJ. A. Carlisle as
Chairman, be appointed 10 draft Con-
sttution and Bylaws, to be reported at
next meeting-adopted, and the Chair
appointed N. A. Carlisle, Thos. S.
Moorman, 4. c. Moseley, Alan John
stone and j. T. Bynum.
Y. J. Pope moved that next meeting
be held Ssle-day in September. Thos.
S. Moorlnan stateu that the sale of the
Agricultural Society grounds would
! probably be arranged to come off that
day, and that i was important TO meet
before that time. Mr.. Pope teen poyed
to meet the 18th of August at 3 ?. ~,
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