Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-29


Vermont State Grange, at Burlington, December u.
New Hampshire State Orange, at Manchester De-
cember 81.
Deputy D. T. Boyden organized Cardigan
Grange at Alexandria, N. H., October 20,
with 40 members.
+. c. MERRILL, Master.
8 Scott Patten, o. Levi +; Blake Sec.
Pio ~ T n bsi. Srs Lew SISpEnb blake Ceres
N q, Cloudman, AS. Mrs L. @. Merrill, Pomona
Mrs Mary e. Wells, c. Miss Mary Patten, Flora.
8. b. Sleeper, T. Mrs Eliza Sanborn, L. A. g..
Cardigan Grange is composed of very ex-
celleut material. All three of the selectmen
Of Alexandria and many Of the most promi-
nent farmers are members.
The Sovereigns' little store at st Johns.
bury has sold very near $4,000 worth Of
goods during the present month, turning their
capital over almost four times. That's bet
ter than doing the same business on ten
times the amount of capital. They sell only
for cash and only to SOvereigns and Patrons.
White River Council composed of the
oranges at Royalton, Bethel, Barnard,
Pomfret, Woodstock, Tunbridge, Chelsea,
and some others, have received large stock
of goods, and A. b. Pixley, council agent, is
very busy distributing them to the oranges.
They will obtain thier winter supplies at a
large discount from retailers prices.
Deputy d. f. Boyden will lecture as fol.
lows: At Plain6eld, Monday evening No
veuber ; at Orange, Wednesday evening
November 3; at West Topsham, Friday
evening November 5, and will organize g
grange at each place the next evening after
the lecture. Lectures commence at seven
o'clock.
Deputy d. Il. Boyden organized Mascoma
Grange, at Enfield, N. H., Oct &c, with O
full list OF charter members.
LIZ. WEBSTER, Master.
L. d. Warren, o. Q. Dwinell, q. X.
| J. q. Currisr, L. Mrs l.. b. Warren, Ceres.
Il. Webster, i. Mrs II. II. Wilson, Pomona
II. d. Jones, A. s. Mrs y. L. Hadley, Flora.
n. G. Morgan, T. Mrs l.. r. Webster, L. A.
N. s. Holt, sec'y.
Bro 7. A. Thompson, lecturer Of thu
national grange, sends card to the New
York World, declining to have his name used
as candidate for master Of the national
grange, and suggests that the South is entitled
to that officer, and a correspondent Of the
World dominates ID. Wyatt Aiken Of South
Carolina, for that position. Some men seem
to have q determination to get up parti'
san feeling among the members of the grange
and to bring pressure to bear upon thu
national grange to compel them to nominate
their favorite candidate, and they are aided
and abetted by some politicians and journals
who would thus make the grange 4 partisan
organization, and destroy its efficiency as I
social society. We hold that each and ever J
legislative body should elect Its own presd
ing officer without any interference on the
part of those who are not members Of that
body, and the office Of master Of the nationa
grange is similar to the speaker Of the Hous'
Of Representatives, with some executiv,
powers added to the office hence the nationA
grange should elect its own presiding officer
without being dictated to by any member o
the grange, who has favorite to bring for
ward. Let us heed our platform which De
clared that the Office should seek the man
aud not the man the Office.