The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-12-05

MEETING or Tng STATE GRANGE lI r,'-
IioN of ofIiCfHs- GREAT CROWD IL
a SMALL rows.
\ lfronihe indianapolis Sentinel
4 VALPARAISO. Nov. 90. -Thi. hrisht
little city IN Porter county which. by
some unexplained reason. seems to be
the headquarters Of the Grangers Of IN
diana. has had a rousing sensation This
week by lhe meeting Of the State Gqnnne
some four hundred aud seventeen Mas
iers or proxies were present officially.
besides crowds Of visitors which filed
all the houses iDsomuch that nearly one
hundred have lodged in the court bonse.
The number of grahgos now in The
State j. 63O, gain OF $50 in one vcar.
which amounts simply TO the iac, that
the order has done the most Of its work
I in Indiana within twelve months. and
has also done "A great work. The meet
ing has been characterized by great ear
nestncss and an honest spirit to do The
best work in the best possible WAY. The
grand officers present are Master. John
Weir, Terrc iiaute; Lecturer, a. Lnns-
ing, Valparaiso; Overscer. q. Dinwid-
die. Orchard Grove; Steward. q. N.
Curry. Tcrre Haufe; ASSISTANT Steward.
j. 7. Graham. Brook Treasurer. G. l..
Templeton, Lowell Secretary. 4. kecne.
Valparaiso Ceres, Mrs &. u. Poor. Val
paraiso Pomona. Mrs. NJ. h. Scott. Ter
re Iiautc; Lady Assistant Steward. Mrs.
l.. e.. Graham.
Executive tommitte-John W. Wyatt.
kentland; David Yeoman. Rensselaer,
}. 4. Graham, Brook j. g.. Culb. Fran
cesville; A. Poor, Valparaiso: w.
Thomas, Valpapaiso.
"A Committee on Credentials was an
pointed which consisted of J.k. KINGS
bury. q. W. Julian and X. Furgason.
\ part of the sessions have been neces-
saryily exclusive. as ii was imperative
for the Grand Officers on this occasion.
A 10 lmpart all the instruction possible-a
duty which has been done to great SAT-
islaction by the Grand Lecturer of the
National Grange. r. A. Thompson. His
presence and familiarity with the work
of the Order have been of incalcuable
advantage. In the introduction of reso-
lutions all were referred TO PROPER COM
mlltces without debate. TO save time.
The committees were as follows:
ON Bylaws John G.. Iluddlestone.
j. X. George. j. 4. Graham.
On Constitution j. j. W. Billingsley.
John Odell. u. 4. Bundy, j. e.. Morgan.
Robert Keller.
On transportation and operation
~. q. Benjamin, Henry Doup. LII
Oorscy. T. VI. Million. Chas. Davis.
On Finance &C. J.. 1empleton. Evan
IT. Bohb. W. w. Allen.
On Good of the Order a. r. Lansing.
Peter Coz. J. +. JGmi,on.
On Membership Nathan Fiddler. ID.
Cromc. j. Boles.
On Printing Il. A. Olleman. j. G..
Culp, Nelson Peg.
On lfesoluiions-Thos. w. Reece. DR..
Jane Comsock, DR. A. -. Price.
"Wednesday was devoted. a. least "A
good portion OF il, 10 the somewhat cx-
citing and leading matter before the
convention,
THE ELECTION
or officers for the State Grange. The
whole forenoon was used up in elccting
these officers, viz. Master. Ovcrseer
land Lecturer. The list was filed in the
afternoon, and stands complete as fol-
lows: Worthy Master. Henlv James.
Grant county; Ovcrseer. james Com
stock, Hancock county; Lecturer. G.. W.
Davis. Newton county: Steward. Rus
sci Johnson. Porter county; Assistant
steward. 4. G. Phillips, Boone county,
Chaplain, Il. Il. Ham, Marion county:
Treasurer, George II. Brown, Jasper
county: Secretary, Martin NJ. MOODY.
Delaware county; Ceres Mrs. Sarah Il.
james: Pomona, Mrs. Catharne Com
stock Flora, Mrs. Hannah Davis: Ike
lcutive Committee. j. @. A. Newsom. j.
H. Hall. Lyndall Smith. The Grange
rejected "A proposition 20 buy clothing
lat wholesale in Philadelphia. on ihe
ground that manufacture should be en-
lcouragcd at home. A resolution by Mr..
coleman. of the Indiana Farmer. SO de-
bar all but farmers from membership.
was carried with 4 will. A good deal
was done toward the system Of bnying
Through agents of their own appoint
ment, TO save exhorbitant profits be-
tween the manufacturer and consumer.
A large number of ladies were interest
ed visitors, and the meeting, as whole,
1 is an immense success.
or A Jury in the case of Thomas
Hobbs, on trial at Cannclton. for an as
sault with intent 10 Kill. retired TO delib-
.lerate on thcir verdict Mr. Hobbs who