The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-09

The following general rlSnCs puoS-
phate licenses were granted: Oak
Point Mines Company, H B Jennings,
Paul $ Fielder and Carolina Mining
Company.
Mr. l. $ Brown, who is the district
passenger agent for the Piedmont
Air Line Railroad, was appointed i'm
migration agent for the State.
The commissioner Of agriculture
was directed to appoint three patrols,
one each from Horry, Marion and
Georgetown Counties, during the fish
season, to prevent illegal fishing in
the waters of the Pee-Dee and trib-
utaries.
The board received request from
Mr.. Henry NJ Dibble, of Aiken, ask
ing that q farmers institute be held
in that town. Action was deferred
until the board can perfect its ar.
rangements about institutes.
Commissioner Butler was author
lied to enlarge the State weather
service by the purchase of additional
instruments.
The special report Of the commits
sioner upon the presen. status of af-
fairs in the department was referred
to the appropriate committees. The
board then took a recess until )
o'clock. Much Of the time of the
board was occupied in discussion of
the plans for future work and the
disposition Of accumulated routine
matter.
TIE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The spring meeting of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Socie-
ty took place tonight in the hall of
agriculture. President Humbert call.
ed the meeting to order and made a
briet address in which he in glowing
term alluded to the bright outlook of
the society.
The secretary and treasurer then
presented his report, showing a bal
ance in the treasury of Sl,272.
The following gentlemen were
elected to membership: w A An.
crum, DR. R + Diver, B McInnes, H
L Buck, C w McFadden, J G Guig-
nard, n W Brooker, J D Brown and
John " Sbelor.
Mr. W A Clark offered a resolution,
which was referred to the executive
committee, asking that another class
be added to the horse department in
offering premiums, to be known as
the second class and to consist OF
standard bred trotting horses owned
in South Carolina. Horses compel.
ing for premiums in this class must
slow certificate of registry in Wal.
lace's American Trottipg Register.
Col Geo X Wright then explained
the object Of the Columbia Fair AS
sociation, reading the recommends,
tiors adopted at the recent meeting
of the executive committee. On sug
gestion Of Mr. B + Crayton this mat.
ter was referred to the executive
committee.
Mr. Crawford offered resolutions
which were referred to the executive
committee with power to act, asking
that the purses for the races be raised
so that more purses be offered fol
trotting horses.
Col T w Woodward offered a res
olution for the appointment of com
missioner to draft memorial resolu
tlons in relations to deceased mem
bers, d Wyatt Aiken, B + and Johr
w Williamson and John S Bratton
Messrs J S Richardson, John T
Thomas and J Wash Watts were ap
pointed on this committee.
Col Tillman Watson suggested
that the executive committee place
the machinery department on al
equal footing with other departments
The matter of the place Of the
summer meeting of the society wa:
left to the executive committee.
Col Jonn P Thomas made q stir
ring address. calling attention to the
fact that the society would attain it:
majority in the spring Of 1889, ant
that the coming year should be made
q memorable one. The meeting ther
adjourned.
The executive committee held ;
meeting immediately afterward q
which the committee of the Columbi;
Far Association presented thei
suggestions, and after some discus
sion it was decided to leave the mat
ter to a social committee to be here
after appointed with power to act.
\ COMBINED EFFORT TO REVIVE TIL
INTEREST AND USEFULNESS OF
THE ORLER IN SOUTH CARO-
LIMA.
COLUMBIA, February 2.-The Stat
Grange, Patrons Of Husbandry, me
at 9 o'clock this morning. The ses
sion was opened with prayer by th
chaplain.
Mr. John W SheIor, chairman q
the committee on the good Of tn
Order" submitted the following re
port:
We find the Order has lost groun'
during the past year for want of
general observance of the gran
principles upon which it was found
ed, and we see no way to restore it t
its former usefulness and prosperity
except to return to our first declars
tiou of principles, and give more a
tention to the educational and socls
interests Of the Order. We are pair
fully aware of tue delusive hope
we have entertained from the pollc
Of cooperative trade. and the Val
attempt to fill our depleted treasur
by buying all our necessaries, instea