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COLUMBIA COUNTY MISCELLANEOUS DIRECT0)MIY.
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Columbia County Agricultural, Horticultural and Meehanical
Association.
Office, room 2, 1I W. Second. Incorporated under the Act
of June 14, 1887. Date of incorporation, 1888. E. A. Sloan,
president; James C. Brown, treasurer: W. B. Allen, librarian;
A. N. Yost, secretary.
Industrial Building and Loan Association.
Incorporated Dec., 1891. Capital, $500, 000. Capital stock
is divided into 2,500 shares of a par value of $200 per share.
Meets II W. Main, first Tuesday night of each month. C.
C. Peacock, pres; J. R. Townsend, vice pres.; Samuel Wigfall,
treas.; A. N. Yost. sec'y and1 solicitor.
Youcg Men's Christian Association.
158 Market Square. Organized January. IS91. Or'ganization
for 1'(n-i: Pi-of. C. H. Albert, pres.; W. H. Slate. first
vice pres.; W. L. White, second vice pres.; T. E. Hyde, rec.
sec'y; J. C. Wolverton, ti-eas C. D. Lynn. gen'l sec'y.
Directors-Prof. C. H. Albert, W. H. Slate, W. L. White, J.
L. Wolverton, O.W. Cherrington.W. R. Kocher, A. -N. Yost,
Chas. K. Taylor, Thomas E. Hyde, Dr. H. W. Chamnplin, Dr.
J. W. Bruner. The building is open everv day and evening
in the year fronm 8 30 a. m. to 10 p. in.. affording a place of
rest, recreation. study. reading and pleasant social intercourse.
On Tuesdav evenings-a Bible training class is held:
Saturday evenings are devoted to a praver meeting. Cottage
andl jail meetings are conducted. and a prosrperous, boys work
is done under the organization of the Bovs Brigade. During
the winter months, entertainments and social meetings are
held at frequent intervals. and classes are conducted. On
Sunday afternoons. at 2:30 o'clock a young men s gospel
meeting is held. A special feature of these meetinos is the
music of the Y. -M. C. A. male choir. The amusement room
is provided with a variety of interesting and attractive games,
and is well patronized. The readingf room is provided with
the best daily, weekly and monthly publications. Any young
man who is a member of an evangelical church mav become
an active inember of the association. and any young man of
approved moral character may become an associate member.
Annual dues in each case. two dollars. The general secretary
wxill most cordially welcome to the rooms all citizens of the
town, and all strangers who may be here temporarily. Everybodv
is welcome.
BRIAR CREEK.
Briar Creek Grange. No. 146, P. of H.
J. H. Eck, master; C. E. Adams, sec. Meets every Thursdav7:30
p. m. in old stone chu7rcPnLr' 4 2 co(l. 40.