Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-05-28
Organizipsca Grange.

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The epidemic has at length reached
our quiet little village here in Central
New York, and the people are crazy
to become grangers. A hardy farmer
from the neighboring city of Utica
came NY the other night and made a
stirring speech regarding the Patrons
of Husbandry, as the order is called, of
which acclaimed TO lie . promiEeptI
officer, and after the speech steps weiei
taken toward the organization OF a
grange. Only one farmer was present,
others who came not being able to OBJ
tain admission, as the hall was crowd
ed before they arrived. But that isn't
very material in a grange, / am told.
The ehorny-handed farmer from Uti-
ca was made chairniah b of the meeting,
and after several stirring speeches had
been made ON subjects more or less re-
mote from agriculture, persons who de-
sired to enroll themselves as graDgers
were invited to step forward. There
was great rush for The stand, when
o woman's shriil voice cried, Hold!
Elbowing her way to the front she
claimed the right to be enrolled first.
what have you doEe?' asked the
chairman, somewhat sternly, 'enti-
Ting you to be enrolled among the
Patrons of Husbandry?
Raised 'leven daughters was the
proud reply. sAll got husbands, and
If amt patron of busbandry' l
should like to know who is::' She was
received at once with cheers. &
A carpenter claimed to be something
of farmer. Said he had worked
around farm a good deal-built fences
around it,. He had got in good deal
of hay, toO-got in out OF the rain.
He added that If there was no special
objection to his joining the grange he
would like to become their carpenter,
and join'er. he was allowed to join
A lawyer jumped upon a chair and
exclaimed vociferously: MIR. Chair
man, I claim admission into this noble
order-I, foo, have held the plow--'
Held it on attachment put in the
solitary farmer sitting by, and the law
yer subsidized amid the laughter of the
crowd. s.4ra s,g,a ~ flr
Il am one of you,' said strolling ac-
tor. My lot was cast in q garden
in what garden? asked the Chair.
'Enoch (g) Arden
He was Immediately voted benefit,
and the village marshal, who had a
new pair of cowhide boots Oh, treated
him to st0ga. r,=s- sl.-l-.-i
A retired printer wanted to get in
because be had. toiled for years with
the, hoe, but on its transpiring that it
was q Hoe press, he was barred out.
There was commotiOn at the door,
and the villag Q dressmaker, a very en-
ergrtic woman, forced her way into
the hall. PUT me down as grangs r
essi' she cried for / am the champion
mower
'Mower!' shouted the assembly in
one breath.
Yes, mower. Don't my customers
admit that have mode ahead of any
body?'
She was admitted, but the chair de-
cided they could stand no mower of
that sort. She was elected Flora, and
is ready to Flora man who denies her
right to the honor. r;s.s,-
One of the most extraordinary appli-
cations for membership came from a
man who has. made himself insane
over theeonstruction of a flying ma
chine. He said some men had swung
more scythes than he had, but he had
worked mo- wing machines.
Dy u'e way, now sinsuta, @ ~ 10 .na'
I Ia.sns a.s 81 sei ~ p"y ieapSr
anu inoMeI, aitnoush ~ nolGliously
goe1 agalnst 'ne gram. ~ Wouia seem
ss .nousn lespel was sulI5cienI "llh-
oue Duying any more. bul L Cnce
knew Hiah 10 purchase washer ana
wringei LOT MS we. because, aS ne
p,olaneiy !eniarkeo, ne hot only want
eu hiaculne 10 washer, Out 10 "rihs
heI III nesk on.
"A Wag asned the atiehtion OF the
@ a1n St !ft,a mir,e Praanbas J u 'o "io'i''s Po-
o, hat % has 81 an. prooohos, ,,,, 20
do ,.,;ts' as E .ssr,,;r19, 80 ~ $50 a., s@t ~ ~