Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-10
YORK COUNTY ALLIANCE.

[Reported for the Yorkville Enquirer.]
At a meeting of the York County ALI
ance, held in Hunter & Oates opera house,
in Yorkville, at - NJ. on Friday, October
9Th, the house was called to order and the
Alliance was properly opened and presided
over by the president, w. N. Elder.
Upon calling the roll, it was ascertained
that all the sub-Alliances were properly
represented.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and adopted.
r. +. Guthrie, chairman of the trade
committee, made a report as to what had
been done by the committee concerning
the purchase of bagging, ties, &c, and after
considerable discussion the report was re-
ceived as information.
The finance committee was next called
on for a report. Capt. Il. Moore, chairman
of the committee, begged to be excused
from making a report until the next meet
ing, and his request wa granted.
The meeting then adjourned until 9 P. NJ.
At = p. NJ, the Alliance was called to
order, the first business being the election
of an assistant door,keeper and a sergeant
alarms, which resulted as follows: For as
~sistant door-keeper, Thompson Jackson
for sergeant-at-arms, w. l.. PleXicO.
III IllollollS lllS tlllNt ulC VI
order of the State Alliance, with the neces-
sary changes for a County Alliance, were
adopted for the government of this ALI
ance, and a committee consisting Of one
from each sub-Alliance was selected to
make the required changes.
Resolutions were offered and disposed of
as follows:
Resolved, That whereas our worthy chap
lain, Rev. J. L.. Harley having recently lost one
of his children by death, that the sympathies
Of the Alliance be extended to him and his
family in their bereavement, and that a copy
of this resolution be forwarded by the secretary
to the family.
BY w. l.. PleXicO:
Resolved, That the Legisl Ire, at its next
meeting, be memoriallZed to enact a law re-
quiring all land owners to remove all obstruc-
lions from water courses flowing through their
lands.
This resolution, after considerable discus
sion, was tabled.
Resolved, That this Alliance respectfully
memorabilia the Legislature to reduce the
salaries of our State, judicial and county offi-
Gals to something like the salaries Of the officers
in our sister States.
Unanimously adopted.
The president wa requested by the Alli-
ance to tender their thanks to Messrs. Hun
ler ~ oitcS lOF lllc use VI lllCll Opclt ilOuSC'
The next business in order was the cleo
ton of Il delegate to the State Alliance.
w. N. Elder was nominated and unani-
mOusly elected as said delegate.
j. ID. Hamilton, organizer for the coun-
ty, reported that four Alliances have been
organized since the last meeting, and that
the total number of sub-Alliances in the
county is seventeen.
The hour for featuring having now ar
rived, the worthy president delivered an
interesting and instructive address. After
it's delivery, the Alliance requested that he
furnish Il copy for publication in The
YORKvILLE ENQUIRER and the Cotton
Plant.
The secretary was instructed to preparea
synopsis Of the proceedings Of this Alliance
for publication in THE YORKvILLE EN-
QUIRER and the Cotton Plant.
Yorkville was selected as the place for
the next meeting.
There being no other business, the ALI
ance was closed in proper form, to meet
next on the first Friday in January, 1889.
w. n. ELDER, President.
j. F. AsHE, Secretary.