Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-03


Shepherds Grange, West Hartford, was
organized June 30 by Deputy Boyden, with
the following officers
: Albert Il, Hasen, Master, Cbas A. sperryyO., Noah
81 Nathaniel Leayltt O.; WIN. H. Clio, IT,. o. O. Wood
ward, Sec. e d. Porter, g. NJ Mrs; Ella J; IIa.en,
Emily sperry l.. A.
In the course Of the hearings at court
the suit Of Christopher II. Noble VS.. John
X. Smith, Of Bethel, came up. 1t was an
action Of trover and grew out Of the renting
OF farm by Noble to Smith and in offset
TO the claim Smith brought up contract
which Noble made with him TO deliver 100
saw logs, for which he was to receive in
payment one kernel Of corn for the first log,
two for the second, four for the third, eight
kernels for the fourth log and SO on to the
end. The matter was disposed of on ques-
tons Of pleading SO that the merits Of the
contract did not come into consideration, but
it is tolerably safe to say that the man who
agreed to pay that corn did so without much
"6ggering." The first dozen logs would be
cheap enough but the last dozen would be
a different matter and u rough calculation
shows that the whole number of logs would
call for something over ten septillion bushels
OF corn, which in figures look thus TO-
900 ,OO0, 900 ,000, 000, 900, 900, 000.-Post.
Mass Grange Convention.
According to announcement the oranges
Of Windsor County met in mass convention
at Windsor, june 25, at 10 o'clock The
meeting was called TO order by ID. Il. Boy
den, deputy Of the Vermont State Grange,
and he in short address of welcome stat
ed the object Of the convention. Ex-Gev-
ernor Fletcher was by a unanimous vote
choshen Master of the convention, but in a
short speech begged the members of the
order present on account of the in6rmities
Of old age to excuse him from serving in
that capacity, which was readily done. d.
7. Chase, Master Of the New Hampshire
State Grange was then elected master of
the convention, and the regular offices were
filed as follows:
D; d n BOydCP' @; p n. Cole, IL IL II; Dsks 81
| W. Mudgett, See, NJ. L. Perham, O.. X, Mrs. II. II
pake, Ceres Mrs. q. @; Gregg, Pr Mrs. q. d. Dartt
| F., Mrs. V. A. Parker, L. A. s.
The forenoon was devoted to exemplify-
ing the unwritten work of the order
by State Master Chase and Deputy Boyden
At noon the convention adjourned till
o'clock, and in the mean time mine host
Durkee, of the Ascutney House, at which
place the convention met, served sumptu.
Gus dinner.
At 2 o'clock the convention was called
to order by the master of the day. The
secretary called list of the oranges in the
state and the following were those that re.
ported as. represented: Waitsfeld No. 30
St. Adams SO; Chittendeu Sc; WoodstocE
g. Sheldon 70; Orion SO Rising Star SO
Surprise 95 Reading 81; Ascutney log
Cleaner 107; Windsor Ill; Springfield
ia; Fletcher l16; Grafton III; Hawks
Mountain. Also Claremont IN. H. No. 8
Cornish %, and the New Hampshire State
Grange.
j. IL. Crosby, the state agent, was called
for aud in very thorough and satisfactory
manner explained the manner in which be
had and proposed in the future to consider
the financial feature Of the order that hat
been placed in his hands. He exhibited Q
large amount Of samples of corn, -four
grain, feed, dry goods, &c. Remarks upon
this department of the order were made BY
Messrs. Chase, Boyden, Gregg, Durham
Walker and others, which resulted in thu
reading of the following resolution:
"ReSolUed, That it is for the good of thu
order that the Patrons of this state Civ,
their patronage to the state agent" which
was adopted without dissenting vote.
d. 7. Chase in short address described
the order in New Hampshire as in flour
ishing condition, although not. as strong il
numbers as her sister state Vermont, there
being at the present time only some 30 o.
10 oranges organized in the state. In man.
sections the farmers were ready and waiting
10 Join the order, and the only thing nov
wanting to swell the number Of oranges il
the state up to $50 or 200, was one or TIVE
deputies to organize. Deputy Boyden SAT-
Vermont claimed to be ahead of all of tn
New England states 10 point of numbers o
oranges and members and at the presen
time there was nearly 1870 oranges in tn
state, and as soon as haying and harvesting
was over the ball would again be set in mo
ton, and before the SHOWS of another win
ter had whitoned these hills the number o
oranges would roach 200 or more.
1t was estimated that between $50 an,
400 members were in attendance during tn
afternoon session of the convention. At 5:3
the convention adjourned. PATRON.
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