The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-02-10
siderable work had been done in this


committee on business and uufiui>l!; 4
business, stated that the only business
that remained to be attended to was
the selection Of the place of the ncXl
annual meeting OF the Grange. Nj.
Parrot moved that the meeting br
held in Charleston. Mr.. Wutford
moved to amend SO Us to read in Go.
lumbia. This amendment was adopted
and Columbia was fixed as the place
Of meeting. Mr. McWhiIe moved
that the matter of the summer meeting
be left to the executive committee with
power to act, this committee to confer
with the executive committee of tie
State Agricultural Society. Adopted.
While on this suS;ect the Worthy
Master spoke Of the advantage that
would undoubtedly result sh ud the
Grange get up annual s"nmer ci:-
csmpments, such as are in voyut
amongst the Northern and WcSicii
farmers, and told OF what he had seen
of one Of the encampmentS in Penn.
Sylvania.
Mr.. Wofford offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolced, That the matter in rela-
ton to the organization of Grange
encampment be submitted to SuOordi-
nate Oranges and that q committee OF
one from each county &c appointed 10
report as to 8 suitable location for
such purpose.
The following committee was ap-
pointed:
Abbeville, D. W. B. Millwee; Aiken,
A P. Butler; Anderson, j. W. Nor
ris; Barnwell, D. 7. Sojourncr
Charleston, a. 5. Rose; Chester, y 3,
Love; Chesterfield, J. Douglas; C!ar-
emdon, j. c. johnson; Colleton, Il. 5.
Beden; Darlington, E.. E. Hudson
Edgefeld, j. S. Allen; Fsi' field, D. r.
Feaster; kershaw, J. S. Gardner :
Laurens, j. w. Watts; Lancaster,
S. Beckman, Sr.; Lexington, -
Allen, aiternste; Marion, B. B. Nc
White; Marlboro, I. II. Bethea; New
berry, r. T. G.. Hunter; Orangeburg,
D A. G. Baxter; Sumter, J. 5. Rici!-
ardson; Union, D. P. Duncan; Spar.
tauourg, j. w. Wofford: Williams
burg, G. w. McCIam; York, B. Ii.
Massey; Oconee, j. w. She!or.
Mr. Morris then moved thai the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society
be invited to cooperate with the State
Grange in their movement to establish
the Grange encanlp,nent, and that the
Agricultural spd Mechanical Society
be requested to instruct their commit
tee 10 confer with this Grange upon
the subject Adopted.
The hour for adjournment had now
arrived, but ON motion of Mr. Thomp-
son the rule was suspended and the
business of The meeting was continued.
Mr.. Butler suggested that the
Grange Invite the cooperation of the
States Of Tennessee, North Carolina
and Georgia in the proposed move
nent Of this Grange in regard TO annu-
al encampments.
Mr.. Woford moved that the COM
MI e appointed on this subject be in
stracted TO communicate with the State
Oranges of the above named States on
this subject. Adopted.
Mr.. Silelor, chairman Of the special
committee to whom had been referred
the propose, amendments TO the cou-
stitutiou by the National Grange, then
offered the report of his committee,
which was adopted.
The Grange then adjourned sine die.
Immediately afler the Grange had
adjourned sine die, the committee
which had been appointed to commu
nicate with the subordinate Oranges
in reference to summer ercamp,nents
held meeting and, after electing Col.
A. P. Butler chairman and Mr..
WoGord secretary, proceeded to busi-
ness. The chairman was instructed to
with the State Oranges
of Tennessee, North Carolina and
Georgia, to invite their cooperation in
the plan, which, if successful, will be
Of wonderful advantage to all the
Oranges. The committee then ad-
journed.
The State Agricultural Society.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the State Grange the State Agricul-
tursl Society of South Carolina held a
which was presided over by
the president, Col. D. P. Duncan.
The secretary read the minutes Of
the last meeting, which were duly con-
frmed. The treasurer's report was
then submitted TO the Society. This
report gave a detailed account Of the
receipts and expenditures of the So
ciety during the past year, including
the last fair, and showed balance on
hand of over five hundred dollars. The
president mentioned the fact that the
name of the Society had been changed
10 ''The State Agricultural and Mech
anical Society Of South Carolina" and
t.ie secretary was instructed to imscribe
the new name upon the minutes of this
meeting. The president also announced
The principal object Of the meetings held
1t this time Of the year, which was to
amend and revise the premium list for
the next fair. In connection with this
Col. j. N. Lipscomb suggested that a
premium be offered for the cheapest
bale ofcotton, so or 100 bushels ofcorn,
&C., SC. The question as to the next
place OF meeting for the Society was
then brought up, aud after discussion
it was referred to the executive con-
nittee OF the Society. On motion the
Society was then adjourned. The exccu-
i've committee of the Society met i'm
nediately after the adjournment of the
Society, but the only business present
I'd was the revision ofthe premium lisl
for the next fair. The following per-
nanent committees were appointed BY