Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-07-16


The grange at Bath held picnic and
celebration at Swift Water, Monday, July
9th. AZ l030, a. m, the Bath grange, &C.
companied by Che oranges from North Hav-
erhill and Littleton, formed 10 procession at
the grange hall, clothed in full regalia, and
the officers with their implements of Of.
fee, headed by the North Haverhil band,
aud marched to the grove quarter of mile
distant, under the command Of Bro. 9. II.
Cummings, marshal, and the officers for toe
occasion were announced as follows w or
thy Master, DIR. VIM. Child, president !;
Geo. w. Clement, Jesse Mann, and M. s.
Woodward, vice presidents Geo. w. Mann,
toast master, and Rev. Il. Cleveland, chap
lain. The chaplain, offered prayer, then
followed music, by the band, and the toast
1.-THE Day we Celebrate" and response by
Geo. w. Mann. The choir sang America
with excellent effect. The president, in a
fitting speech, introduced the orator for the
occasion, ID. Il. Boyden, who spoke an hour
and half, briefly describing the causes
which led to the Revolutionary war, and
contrasting them with the causes which
led to tho great uprising of the farmers, 10
the organization of the Patrons Of Husband
ry, aud the mechanics in the Sovereigns of
Industry. He then described the origin
and organization, the progress, success and
features of the order, describing the features
as fourlold, viz; educational, social, benev-
olent, and financial" aud predicted, as the
grange was founded upon four great vir-
tues, "laith, hope, charity, and fidelity"
that it would DO as lasting as the church
or Masonry, or any order in the
land and il was fitting that the Patrons
should celebrate the Fourth Of July, as the
order was instituted to recover again the
rights and freedom won by our Revolutionary
sires, and lost by their grandsons He was
frequently applauded, and the audience paid
the closest attention to his grafton. After a
song by the choir and music by the band, the
assembly gathered around the tables, and did
justice to the collation. furnished by the ladies
The tables were spread in the most tasty
manner, and beautifully furnished with eat
abes, and more than twelve baskets full Of
fragments were taken up after the repast--
many thanks to the ladies' Dinner over, the
band gave some fiue music and the toast
master, G. w. Mann, was introduced, and
toasts were read, and responded to by }
Carr, VIM. Child, j. Mann, G.. w. Mani
aud Rev. 4. Cleveland, who responded to
toast and read poem of his own production
which had real merit. Then followed song
by the three Misses Whi.cher which wa
rendered with excellent effect. J. Carr ther
recited poem, aud d. Il. Boyden responded
to the toast, "the wives, mothers, sisters aud
daughters of the grange, the hope of thu
world" Aftes a song, and music by tn,
band, procession was formed of Patron
from Bath, North Haverhill, and Littleton
and the sabbath school scholars of the town
headed by the band, and marched to tn,
grange hail. and after vote Of thanks Il
the band, and speeches, returned to theil
homes About one thousand people wer,
present upon the occasion. Everythin
passed off very pleasantly and without tn
Toast disturbance ANXIOUS.