Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-08-27
FIIB gR1NGEEy 9HAEvEsT HOME,
sesoad AnnuaI ReunIon OF the Moo

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sI}le 18th day Of September, 1873, Pion-
eoE, Grange, Of Weston Township. was or.
ganiSed as the first Grange in Wood Conn
ty, and 8ince that time the Order has in
CREASED in numbers and prosperity. until
tosday1--less than two years from the above
dote-vthere are Is Oranges within the linn
It's Of the county--all in Aourishing con-
,lition, comprising a membership Of over
4 100, active; Jealous and earnest men and
women, devoted to the interests of agricul-
ture and 10 the social. Intellectual and
norat elevation OF the tillers Of the soil.
The, he,following are the Oranges now estal,-
lished and in good working order through
out'tho County: - .a.. =.
Pioneer-Weston Township.
..Custar-Milton Township.
I Washington Township.
: PLEASANT Ridge-Plain and Liberty.
I North Plain Plain and Washington.
I Sugar Ridge--Center Township.
Hulrs Prairie-Mildleton
Live Oak-I,iberty and Milton.
Glen--CeRter and Webster.
Rloom-Bloom Township. ..-. a.
Baltimore-Henry Township.
Hammansburg-Bloom and Henry.
Hoytsville-Jackson and Henry.
West Creek--Jacks
Prairie-Weston Township.
Sberty-Liberty Township.
lrcspectA-Montgomery Township. :
Belville Ridge-Perrysburg do
Xebster--Webster township.
One year ago, at their First Annual gath
eriug and celebration of the Harvest Home,
TIE, Patrons numbered full 600 members.
comprising l3 subordinate Oranges, so that
!ls tnerease 'l,,on uTrlng tne past year mas Oceh
T'o'dov ibo soaond an,,,,, o,,hor;no ot
H., q FRANCES of Wnod oa,,,,,v toot r,l,cs M
lie Fair 'GroundS ~ RowIfne Graan tor
ia apr,n,c Of ceisbr,,;,tg tho Ha,,.s,
Hnn,e FsstiyoI TLe Jay.Sos nron;t;ous
a,5d the canr;c;n6s eIen,Sht Ior nrco ,So,,n
Ril6Ilv' disnosed Az an sale h. ~
villocc was n scrno sf hnst ~ aud .c,;,;,v
Ss Tic serorni f;rances al he Cnun,v cc,n,
p,eneed films in and slowly wendinC the;r
vay to .Le Sl:rce NJ r,.ndezvons Nv II
GCinck or ofter tho ,;,nne,,se c,voIr,ds ~
vehicles reached The Fa;r C,romds Thorc
wtfe nearly 500 donbl~ teams and almost
Al thonnl ni,nht.r If s;noIk vehicles md Inv
iYGclock nj least O0fl neonIa were ,s.
sen3bled in the .grove
Al few. minutes bcfore 10 O'clock the
larqe asson,blaoe was called N order Inv s
Csos To,ls;,,s r. NSa.,ar - H. c,o,',,." -,
sS.,g,ss ma sftcr s.'s~raI t,;oena ~ ,'ns;
froA 9ba .R1v;iio P;ao,. Ri anS rooaI
Sfhntsi ertitISd S ,rhs ornnTasJ'. St;iJ "
nrayer was offered Inv r w EcStov Of y;
oneer Grange
,.EI,s w.s foIlowe1 hv n,rs;c f.o,, the
b,nd after Which Mr Tbomas Nows- NJ
Fnternr,se GRANGE oavo a hr;nf
TT II ~ > 90.
A+ADDBEsS OF WELCOME,
in which he referred to the history Of the
organization OF the Patrons Of Husbandry
iRWood County, less than two years hav-
Jig elapsed since the Organization of the
frst Grange. He said they were assem-
liked for the purpose of social converse, and
tOabecome better acquainted with each 9TH
ef3 As Patrons, of Husbandry we are not
banded together because we believe our
selves of more Importance than any other
class or interest, but because we find that
alnost every other interest has its societies
.abd organizations. It's but proper that
we should organize, for the farmers of the
county are greater in number than all 9TH
or classes and professions combined. We
must strive to elevate ourselves to the po-
Sition which we are entitled to, and which
it ia our right TO occupy.
~ 11sTMnwer closed his remarks by well
coming the vast assemblage to the hospital
ity' OF the bounteous tables which now
awaited them, and in the name OF the
Grange organizations OF the County he
gave all u'acordialwelcome a to their Harvest
Lone.
o.: Arer several pieces oil music had been
rendered both vocal and instrumental,
uihuer Was announced, ana TWO hours
were spent III social congrStulations ana
~ ~ strengt4enlng lhe inner man from long
M'Ss oI taoIeS lhM groahed Deheath the
HelSntoI the most tempting VlAnds. Both
as 20 quAhtity ana 9uSilty the most Iastld-
SeuS spicure eoulo nno no Iault, ana the
hospitality extended 10 all was a marked
l. lisatore III tne resiVai OF thelr Harvest
,HV0iine:
IdrN O'Clock the exercises were again re-
ApMen az lhs sIaho, When, atter singing ny
\ e''olr ol young ladies' belonging 10 Emit
Arprlse drange, ana mustcfrom the 0and,
sncnothtorW W the gay, Mr.. Johh SPIiiane,
VI p" auseeii, was ih'roouceo 10 the "uul-
.s,Sssir,, snSeei .,, =,
q W; SPiliane Degan ms address ny an
ApHAcing that he wasnot public speaker
.Jyieat he was nothins more than ",Plain
RrasAicaftrrnaer' ana rs sdch ne would In
daiseinS bit OF plain talk with5ut any
sttsmP' at orstory. lie euiogized the
meRl ners oi the Press, and cordially ex-
lf'i 'iped intAil the shanu OF friendship anu
Teicome' de was Stad to see them pres
Hnh"to-aay.n No class can realize more
Eeonty the advantages Of the Press than do
We lRrmers oil our country. The organi
1aioh Of the Patrons OF. Husbandry owe
Wpch to the power OF the Press. and il
tlleFe Is unity OF action between the "gri'
culturists-the producing clasSes OF the
country-and the representatives of the
Press they can revoutionfIe the world,
and by this power those who were once
subjects and seris can be elevated in the
scale Of moral progress and intelligence.
The farmers OF the country have always
had special honors and compliments paid
them by speakers OF all Professionalism
have ever been euloglzed as the hard listed
yedmanry'ot the land, and Tor these lauda'
ttohss have felt certain degree OF pride
And when we inquire why 1t Is that these