The Grange advance., 1874-01-07
CORRESPONDENCE.
For the Advance.
VAsA, Dec. 29, 1873.

It would be almost impossible to chron-
icle all that has transpired within the
two weeks just closed that is of interest
to our noble Order Patrons have en-
joyed perpetual FEAST not soon to be
forgotten every day has been pregnant
with good, and all seem satisfied with the
results attained; of course there are one
or two exceptions, of which I may speak
before closing.
The harmonious gathering and annual
session of the State Grange at Faribault
on the 18th inst, and the two succeeding
days has left impressions that will last
as long as " life shall las" with the partici-
pants, and all for good. But some more
ready pen than mine must transmit to
the future the good resulting from that
convocation. Let brotherly love con-
tinue.' The untiring efforts Of the
Grange at Faribault, through their com
mittee, to provide pleasant homes during
their stay for the "six hundred" " No.
BILE six hundred" is worthy of all praise.
On our exit from Faribault we .could
hear on all sides laudations highly fiat
tering to the good people Of that city,
and had it not been for the necessity of
returning to our families and duties, your
correspondent with others could have en-
joyed the hospitality of Bro. and Sister
Travis for an indefinite length of time.
May they and all our good friends at
Faribault long live to enjoy the results
already achieved in the working of our
"Order." My impressions of Faribault
were quite extensively modified by the
brief visit we made. Beautiful in Sit
uation' indeed is this city, and we'll may
its citizens exhibit just pride in its ap-
pearance and location, enjoying the ben
efits of a building material in their vast
quarries of stone, equal, if not superior,
to any in our State south Of the Mime
sofa river. They have erected some of
the finest hotels, stores, dwellings, and
public buildings that we have seen in
many day; the business appearance
was much beyond our calculations.
Judging from the number of vehicles
loaded with wheat which we saw, there
must be very considerable amount of
that grain handled in the city; all was
activity, the whole people moving as
though they meant business
I fear am making my letter too long,
and must fnda stopping place, and l can
not find that place without speaking of
the visit of the Grange to the " Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Asylum located at
this point.
At the afternoon session Of the Grange
on the 18th inst, they received COM
munication from Prof: Noyes, Superin-
tendent of the institution, to visit his
charge in a body the invitation was cor
daily received and accepted, and the next
morning (18th) at 8 o'clock was appoint
ed as the time for the visit; accordingly
about two hundred and fifty moved in a
body to the grounds Of the institute, and
were ushered into one of the largest
school rooms Of the building. All was
neatness and order from foundation to
top, showing that there was a master
hand at the helm, and before we left
we found that all this system was en-
bodied in the Superintendent. Prof
Noyes introduced one of the directors Of
the institute, Mr.. Mott if I remember
the name, who gave us a summary view
of the institute from its inception to the
present. If Mr.. Mott is a representa-
tive of the Board of Directors, it is in
good hands. The Professor then intro.
duced class of smutes'' that had been
gathered since last September who gave
a satisfactory exhibit of what they have
learned all were instructively edited
and amused to see these little unfortun.
ates watch with eager and intelligent
eyes their teacher for "signs'' which