The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-10
siderable work had been done in this.

committee Oh business and unfinished
business, stated that the only business
that remained to be attended to was
the selection of the place of the next
annual meeting OF the Grange. Mr..
Parrot moved that the meeting be
held in Charleston. Mr.. Woilord
moved to amend so as To read in CO.
lumbia. This amendment was adopted
and Columbia was fixed as the place
of meeting: Mr.. McWhitc moved
that tho matter of the summer meeting
be left to the executive committee with
power to act, this committee to confer
with the executive committee Of the
State Agricultural Society. Adopted.
While OF this subject the Worthy
Master spoke of the advantage that
would undoubtedly result sh uld the
Grange get up annual suinmer en-
campments, such as are in vogue
amongst the Northern aud Western
farmers, and told OF what he had seen
of one of the encampmcnts in Penn.
sylvania.
Mr.. Wofford offered the following
resolution, which was adopted.
RESOLVED, That the matter in rclG-
ton to the organization of a Grange
CliCthIlJtltClIt oO submitted ~
nate Oranges and that u committee OF
one from each county Ec appointed to
report as to u suitable location for
such purpose,
The following committee was APP
pointed:
Abbevillc, d. w. b. Millwcc; Aiken,
A p. Butler; Anderson, j. w. Nor
ris; Barnwell, D. Z. %Sojourner;
Charleston, A. d. Rose; Chester, A b.
Love; Chesterfield, j. Douglas; Clar-
emdon, JIG. Johnson; Collector, II. 5.
Bedcn; Darlington, f. E. Hudson +;
Edgctield, j. S. Allen; Fai, field, ID. r.
Fcaster; Kcrshaw, j. S. Gardner;
Laurens, j. w. Watts; Lancaster,
s.. Bccklnan, ST.; Lexington, =
Allen, alternate; Marion, b. b. Nc
White; Marlboro, II. Ii. Bethea; New
berry, r. T. g. Hunter; Orangcburg,
d. A. c. Baxter; Sumter, j. s. Ricn-
ardson; Union, ID. =. Duncan; Spar
tanbury, j. w. Wofford; Williams
burg, &. w. McClam; York, b. Ii.
Massey; Oconee, j. w. Shclor.
Mr.. Morris then moved that the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society
be invited to cooperate with the State
Grange in their movement to establish
the Grange encanlplncnt, and that the
Agricultural and Mechanical Society
be requested to instruct their commit
tee to 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.
MIR. Butler suggested that the
Grange invite the cooperation of the
States Of Tennessee, North Carolina
and Georgia in the proposed move
ment of this Grange in regard to annu.
al cncampments.
Mr.. Wofford moved that the COM
mittce appointed on this subject be in
structed TO communicate with the State
Oranges of the above named States on
this subject. Adopted.
Mr.. SiielOr, chairman Of the special
committee to whom had been referred
the proposes amendments to the con
stitntion by the National Grange, then
offered the report of his committee,
which was adopted.
The Grange then adjourned sine die.
Immediately after the Grange had
adjourned sine die, the committee
which had been appointed to commu-
nicatc with the subordinate Oranges
in reference to summer cncampmeuts
held u meeting aud, after clccting Col,
a. =. Bntler chairman aud Mr..
Wof1ord secretary, proceeded to bust.
ness. The chairman was instructed to
communicate with the State Oranges
of Tennessee. North Carolina and
Georgia, to invite their cooperation in
thn nlun ~ hIrh ! S,tn.oSSf,J mill hu
of wonderful advantage to all the
Oranges. The committee then adj
journed.
The state Agricultural Society.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the State Grange the State Agricul.
tural Society of South Carolina held a
meeting, which was presided over By
the president, Col. ID. +. Duncan.
The secretary read the minutes Of
the last meeting, which were duly con-
tirmed. The ]trcasurcr'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 Il balance on
hand of over five hundred dollars. The
president mentioned the fact that the
name Of the Society had been changed
TO "The State Agricultural aud Mech
anical Society of South Carolina" and
the secretary was instructed to inscrihc
the new name apon the minutes of this
meeting. The president also announced
the principal object of the meetings held
at this time Of the year, which was to
amend and revise the premium list for
the next fair. In connection with this
Col. }. N. Lipscomb suggested that a
premium be offered for the cheapest
bale ofcotton, so or 100 bushels Of corn,
&c, &c. The question as to tho next
place OF meeting for the Society was
then brought up, and after discussion
it vas referred to the executive CON
mittce OF the Society. On motion the
Society was then adjourned. The exccu-
tive committee of the Society met i'm.
mediately after the adjournment Of the
Society, but the only business present
cd was the revision ofthe premium list
for the next fair. The following per-
mancnt committees were appointed by
tue president:
Finance Isaac S. Bambcrg, f.. II.