The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-04-24
AN BHHsTOIsuC SOCIETY.
Tho Oldest Working Society OF Farm
crs in America.
IClcynson College Chronicle. J

In looking up the history or la'rfcrS
o;o,;os in This country. the first was the
pnilo,lclphia. which was organized before
the present century, ana the next on lc-
- ,rd WAS formed ut Pcndlcton, 5. g., in
1915.
Now. for long time il was thought that
,,c Sou,h Carolina Society at Charleston
$ G. was the next Oldest society TO the one
at Philadelphia. hut we now find that the
old Southern Farmer. published by John
Skinner. in Baltimore. IN 1918. that on the
SIXTH of June that year uTlS) the South
Carolina Agricultural Society ratified its
constitution and elected the following ON.
GERS: President, Gen. William Il. Davic;
Vice Presidents. Col. Francis Il, lIuScr,
Col. John Taylor. Col. JChn J. Chapel,
Col. Wade lampton; and three years be-
fore the South Carolina Society was formed
in the year 1915, the Pcndlcton Farmers
Society was formed by clccting James G..
Griffin President: Josiah ID. Gaillard, Vice
President: Col. Robert Anderson, Secretary
and Treasurer: JOS. Y. Shanklin, Cores
ponding Secretary.
Honorary Mcmbcrs-Gcn. Thomas
lowndcs, {. G. pinckncy. Jr, II. S. lizard.
esq, }. II. Prinylc, ESQ.,, DR.. j. Noble,
Gen. Daniel lIugcr Charleston: Hon. j. &.
Cal houn. Washington. ID. G.: Col, j. Bon
ron. st. James S;uicr; Col. l.. J. AlSton,
st. Stevens. Ala: Rev. DR.. Wadtlcl, Ath.
ems Ga; Gen. John BlaSsingamc, Green
vile: y. Il. llil.h"usc. Washington, Ga;
1)r AMI Eli.t, leland. Ir &
Reese, Philadelphia.
Resident Members in lSl5- Thomas
Pnckncy. Jr., John l.. North. Andrew
Pickcns, Bcniamcn Smilh John Miller;
Sr., Charles GiIlard, John T.. Calhoun, }.
Taliafcro Lewis, DR.. Thomas l.. Dart
Gen. j. B. Earle, William Hunter, Brnia.
man Duprc, Sr. Joseph Gr,sham, l..
McGrcgoi, Samual Earle Richard Iarri
non Patrick Norris, } e. KiIpatrick
Jts rh Earle Il. ". Falrar, G.. ". MilIrn,
Samuel Cherry, John Taylor, James c.
Griflm, Co.. Rohcll Anderson. Thomas
btrihng, John Green. Josiah y. Gailard.
Resident Members in lSIG John Max
well, b. J.. Perry. William Hubbard, T.. B,
Benson, George Reese. ,ir. George II
LIddr!l, J. Is. Perry. John Martin, :. Far.
trar. Warren r. Davis William I,.,,,,
Joseph Reed. Elnn Sharpe, y. Sloan, Jr.
Samuel Warren Leonard :iimy SON, Major
Lewis, Samuel Taylor.
Resident Members IN ,Si--N;u,,,,
steel, James Lawrence rr,,ri. r,,, ,,n,
Hunter, II. : \l,;, Wl.;,,, r,,, ,yn
liam Anderson. Iry,,,h Niirl I'll rhu,r,>
Lurton. Rev Iamcs lLllh,r>r r,u;,,.;,
Dickson. Richard Levi. / ~ Vh;,,r,l,
J. Il. Hammond, John Uulnrr r,hrr
Lemon.
Resident Nrn,h.r. !, 1878 ,,, ,,,
David Cherry H., 1,,,, r,;,,.,, :. :,
s., Charles Story. McIiruiyc r,u;,,
George ruylor, Tbrnl,r. ,,.i,,,,d u.,n,,,
Gassaway, r. 4 NIox,,.Il I,,s, - ,.;,
DR.. T.. w. Symmrs G.nr,,. n,,,n T.,
Joseph Wilmer. .Jomrs r,ris I,,,,.. !,
Lewis, Thomas NJ SIr,u At,r,
David X. Hamilton.
Amunn lhr Lol,l mr,n,u,,o,. ,r ,.:,
society, who have died since ,h, ,.,r .,
Mai. George Srnhorn. who WAS nronr;.,o,
and editor Of ,hc o,1 Farmer ,,I p',,,.,
mbljslcI y, pru,jI,,,p and N.; y /,
Simpson, member nr t,,,,r.,, ., ,,,
able writer o., >,iIi,.r,s
culture, lnud father nl Ca !, ~ ,;,
son. the r>c,u,,r nf ,r. ,,. ,., -,
son wlll-which w,s .,,.,.,i,,l i, a..
Srnrcmc Cou,1 rr Il, I.,i,,,l
a decision flied hv ,h,, .u,,,,, ,,,,l,.
18th April-;lSo President of thr E,,r, -
Trustees Of Clrms,u c,I,..o. ana, 49,.
crs Of the State are iudrl,rd T., r,l s;,,,,