Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-26
Grange Convention at Fairles.

The mass grange convention called by
Valley Grange No 202 at Fairlee, met Fri.
day November 10.
The forenoon was devoted to the examina.
ton aud sale Of the goods furnished by the
state agent who had price lists and sample
goods Of every variety and large quantity
Of winter clothing, buffalo robes etc for sale.
very large sales we're effected and large
orders for goods handed him. At 1890 p.
m the Patrons were furnished an excellent
dinner by John Hazelton Of Oxford, N. H.,
for twenty-five cents, (grange price,. At
halfpast one a committee upon organization
reported the following officers for the con.
ventioA
2. L. Jameson, Irasburgh, Master.
WIN Child, Bath N. H., 0yerseor.
Alexander McLane, Fuirlee, Lecturer.
Ethan a pamqnd, West fa FAIL steward.
4. Bugbee oxford, N. H., treasurer.
d. i. Boydon, WaitsReld, Secretary.
II. stetson, Lyme, N. H., Gate, Keeper.
Mrs II. n. stetson, Lyme, y. H., Ceres.
Mrs A. s. Rhodes, Oxford, N. H., Pomona.
Miss 81. L. Chamberlain, Bradford Flora.
Mrs Jennoss Emerson. Piermont, Lady Asst Steward.
The convention was then opened in due
form, and the state agent, j. Ii. Crosby, des.
cribed at length the financial work of the
agency, reporting the sales very large and
the oranges we'll pleased with the terms
given the agency by dealers and manuiact-
urers.
lie is evidently an over.worked man and
very careful lest something should 60 wrong
in his department The Patrons present were
very favorably impressed with the state agent
aud his business transactions. Reports were
received from each grange represented as
follows:
AmmonoOsuc Grange, No 50, Bath, N. II.
Union Orange, No %, Oxford N. II.
Palmer Grange No 81, Piermont. N. II.
Morning Star Grange, No 50, Lyme, n, u.
North HavsrhllI, GEsngs No % North HAverhill NH.
Waits River Orange No 2O3. bradford.
Enterprise Orange, No 20i Union Village ThetOrd.
Blazing Star drango, No 2Ol West Fairlee.
Black River Grange, No q lIasourgh.
Pulrski orange, No 2o6, Newbury.
Riverside Grange, No l35, Lunenburgh.
Peabody Orange, No 2O5, East Theliord.
Very favorable reports were made by all
the oranges represented at the convention.
The "dying.ppt" process had not reached
them and they we're not aware Of any dead
oranges. A committee on resolutions was
appointed with instructions to report at the
evening session consisting of Brothers VIM
Child, M. ID. of Bath, N. H., Alexander
McLane of Fairlee and g. i. Durgan Of
Bradford. Deputy a. Il. Jameson, Deputy
ID. II. Boyden and Worthy Master WIN
Child Of Bath, N. H., made remarks for the
good Of the Order, also Bro Crosby and some
others.
Bro Child said he had been agitatiug the
question Of having grange newspaper
started somewhere in Connecticut River
Valley, but the stand taken by the VERMONT
FARMER would supply that want it page OF
more could be devoted to the Patrons in
terests. We must have a plain, out spoken
paper which gives no uncertain sound, devoted
to farming interests, aud the patrons Of New
England will patronize it literally, and
Bro Boydeu's columns 10 the FARMER may
supply that want for the present.
After discussing several other points o.
interest TO the Order, the convention decided
that mass meetings be held at Wells River
Wednesday, January 5, and at Norwich
Wednesday, January II, and the Patrons o