The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-01
Jolly STREET BARBECUE
Farmers Mutual Association Flour
isf1ing-Personal Mention
Other Matters.

| | accepted an invitation to the meet
ing OF the Farmers Mutual aSSocia-
ton al Jolly Street on last Thursday,
and wish to extend my thanks. This
is a little band of farmers who organ
lied themselves under the name Of
Farmers Mutual association about
four or five years ago for the social,
moral and financial benefit Of each
other. Notwithstanding the general
public looked upon their fraternal
order to go the way that most all
other such organizations have gone.
that were organized for the interest OF
the farmers but 20 tie surprise OF
many. this one has stood to its
pledge anG instead Il gt'irg backward
it has gone forward: increasing
in membership. They organized with
membership OF sever and the men,
bership. now they number 80. The
| officers are: S. R. MettS, dhairman:
H. F. Counts, secretary: P. 5. Elisor,
treasurer: NJ. R. Singley. business
agent In connection with this they
also have a burial association with
s R Metts, chairman; W. H. Counts,
secretary! G.. w. Kinard. treasurer
and business agent. This little Or
eanization is making money by saw
ing money; they adopted a trade
house and buy their supplies as a
unite. By so doing they save from
10 to Is per cent They also borrow
money on the joint note system from
the National bank of Prosperity OF
which bank Mr.. H. c. Moseley is
president; they have also adopted the
Moseley house Of Prosperity as their
trading place. What gives them re-
Erewed life and strength; they allow
mo man to lay his politics at d1er
door.
The barbecue dinner furnished by
the association was just tlp-top. IN
fact. the only objections we could
find was that the walters were too
kind. They made such men as Rev.
| J. A. Sigh and myself impose upon
our dyspeptic s!omachs.
After the dinner was over the
crowd assembled in one place and
was called to order by Mr.. H. {.
Moselev who was there by special IN
vitation. Mr.. Moseley then intro
duced Rev. J. 4. Sigh as the speaker
Of the da:. Mr.. Sigh spoke OF the
society and the following are few
Of his remarks:
Nv friends, am not here as can
didate seeking an opportunity to gam
vour votes. I am here to speak to
YOU for the interest of your souls as
we'll as your bodies. There is no
greater honor than to care tor the
souls OF men and not only for their
son1s but also their bodies. You
have ORGANIZED an association here
in this community to beneht your
temooral needs and we all know that
only in union there is strength.
God has made us social beings. he
has never Intended sus to live to our
selv.:, neither to Gle tc ourselves
We are commanded by God to bear
one a:orher's burdens. And, unless
we do this we are not fulfilling the
commands of God. I am glad to
learn that vou are doing this by work
ING OFT each Others crops lurlng SICK
ness as well as Ill many other ways,
IF I could just persuade each one OF
v,.. tia; we are not to I've to our
selves Il is evervons's .acred duty
70 care for both the temporal and
spiritual needs OF one another.
What l say, mean. I am not here
to deceive you. l am not seeking
ANYTHING except that of your good
7 believe in organization, especially
among the farmers. 1t is the only
wav bv which we can protect eacf
other This is a good association ant
I hope you will continue to keep /
I'D. I belong to the Farmers alliance
and | am glad to say that the ALI