Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19

Burke Mountain Grange at East Burke has electe,
Joel jenkins master, and Harlow Coe secretary.
Enterprise Grange, Lyndon Centre, has elected VIM
Park master, and Andrew Hoyt secretary.
Dog River Valley Orange, No. 1859, Gouldsville, ha
elected VIM Brown master, and A. g. tibbey secretary
Central Grange, No. "a, IIydepark has elected d. n
Shorwin MASTER and e. q. Shorwin secretary and bust
ness agent,
Liberty Grange, No. 40, Tunbridgo has elected A
D. Drew master, j. $, Hackett secretary, and N. r. II
Drew agent.
Central Orange. At Hydopark, meet, on the 10th
failures In commcndable undertakings are casued
by our own personal neglect or carelessness
The Allen District Pomona Grange No. 4, will hold
public meeting at Ingrnhams hall Chester depot on
Tuesday Feb 6. Installation Of officers at ten O'clock
M Address In the afternoon The citizens Of Ches-
tor and vicinity are cordially invited 10 attend.
Col. A. b. franklin master Of tho State Grange in
stalled tho officers Of Maple Grove Orange, No. 1866
Westminster West Wednesday evening, Jan. g. WIN
ID. Cutting master and Reuben Miller secretary.
Al the same time the grange held It's annual festival
and Notwithstanding the snow drlts, a company d
members aud invited guests A sumptuous repast was
provided by the ladies, to which ample justice was
done After which tho evening hours wore passed in
pleasant and social manner. Tho grange is in Hour
ishing condition, numbering about 50 members.
Resolutions adopted by Orleans Orange u Glover on the
death Of their worthy treasurer, II. $. Bickford.
Hhsreas by the ever occurring events OF nature
we have been called to part with one Of
MEMBERS who has been called from this grange the great
grange above and Whereas beloved brother
permitted to remain with nearly the full term Of time aot-
ted 70 mani until he could depart "a shock Of grain fully
ripe and with the Consciousness Of always having lived a
truly Christian e therefore, Resolved That we will ever
cherish the memory brother and friend will strive
to emulate his worthy example aud Christian life. Res0lusd
that we hereby tender sympathy the bereaved friends
Of our worthy brother aud believing that God doth all things
WELL can say with the poet'
81 saw an aged man upon his bier,
His hair thin aud white, and on his brow
record Of the cares NJ many year,
Cares that were ended and forgotten now
And there was sadness round, aud faces bowed,
And womans tears fell fast and children walled aloud.
Then rose another hoary man, and said,
In hlterng accents to that weeping train,
why mourn ye that our aged friend is dead!
We are not sad to the rpencd grain
Nor when their mellow fruit the orchards cast,
Nor when the yellow woods shake down their rpened
We sigh not when the sun, his glorious fulfilled
Ills glorious course, rejoicing earth and sky,
In the sort evening, when the winds are stiled
Sinks where the islands of refreshment lie
And leaves the smi Of his Departure spread
Ger the warm coored heaven and the ddy mountain head
Why weep ye then for him, who, having won
The bound Of mans appointed years, at lasti
LIES blessings all enjoyed, hes labors done,
Strenely to his final rest has passed
While the son memory Of his virtues, yet
Fingers, like twilight hues when the bright 10 set
His youth innocent, his ripper age
Marked with some act OF goodness every day
Aud watched by eyes that loved him, calm and sage,
Faded his late declining years away.
Cheerful he gave his being up, and went
To share the holy rest that awaits life well spent
And am glad that he has lived thus long
And glad that he has gone to his reward
Nor deem that kindly nature did him wrong,
Softly to disengage the vital cord.
When his weak hand grew pasied and his eye
Dark with the mist Of age, it his times to die"
RESOLVED that the Secretary them resolutions the
records OF the grange aud send copy Of these TO VERMONT
FARMER for publication. IL. s. CHAPLIN, Secretary.