Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-04
Grange Notes.

Central Vermont County Council, Patrons OF
Iusbandry, held its regular quarterly meeting
Tuesday, August 9th, at Snowsville. The mem
bers came in from the surrounding country early,
and by ten O'Clock. goodly number were present,
Some Of the officers did not arrive until late and
the council was not called to order until eleven
o'clock. II. d. Abbott, Of Williamstown, presided
and opened in form; the secretary's report was
read and approved The roll OF oranges COM
posing the council were called and their delegates
made their reports Berlin delegate reported that
the grange had taken vacation during the
summer months and would be ready for work
when the fall evenings commence again. Their
financial business was prospering to the salts
faction of the members. Roxbury-about the
same as last report; meetings are held once in
two weeks; discussions are had upon interesting
topics and essays, and select pieces are read.
West Berlin-good interest in the work OF the
order, good attendance; financial work success.
They have full faith in the state agent, and all
their financial business is done with him. Mote
by the reporter-Those oranges throughout the
state who patronize the state agent have at all
times been the most successful. Let every patron
look over the oranges of the state and If this
| is not true) MISUNDERSTANDING are held
| regularly this summer and they are the most
| prosperous they have been any summer since the
grange was organized. Brookfed-the grange
/, very successful; an increased interest in the
| social and educational work of the order, and all
| are pleased with the financial work Snowsville-
| in good condition; excellent discussions; many
| d. lTerent questions have been discussed in the
grunge; very interesting meetings; farmers in
| tcrests are very thoroughly discussed they be-
| lieve in and patronize the state agency East
Montpelier full meetings during the sum
| ner; the best summer meetings they have even
had Barre-the grange is about to move into n
new hall; their last meeting was a very good one
they expect revival of the order in the town
when they occupy this hall II D. Abbott talked
| fr the good of the order.
The delegates from each grange retired to ap
int the place for the next meeting and transac
such business IA regularly came before 1t. Tw,
ANAL girls we did not learn their names, playe,
and sang, and received a vote of thanks d. l.
Blyden spoke half an hour for the good of til
o der, and earnestly urged the patrons not to sui
Ter the order to be made in any sense facto
N solving the political questions Of the day
| Nominate and vote for man not because he wa
| ! member Of the order, but because he was ma
e ell fitted for the office. Brother Dewey, Of We
il 'erlin, sang grange song, The committee n
o prrted Mddesex village as the place for the ne,
Q ,uncil meeting Adjourned for dinner at one
# NJ The patrons gathered around the tables an
:. most willingly partook Of an excellent picn
:. inner.
: rhe afternoon session was public and held at Il
b. church. H. ID, Abbott the master, called TO order
hllipas two, at too late an hour to attend to Il
m business TO come before the council One ho
ID S,s lost in the morning and 1t could not be maj
h. -, hence nothing was done at the proper tin
OF 4 ring the day. The order OF exercises was
III lows Song by the choir; prayer by Rev. G,
d. Hlvell, of East Brantree; question, Do t
rs range principles meet the expectations of
yp members discussed by c. b. Cummings, ID,
Boyden, Hiram Haywood Joseph Gold, Harris
richardson, T. Foster Claain, f. A. Fish, Geor
v. Flagg Luther Blanchard, Charles n. Bark
I'D a number OF other members whose names
-, i'd not learn. An excellent poem was read
ster Luna Peck. After vote of thanks
- >nowsyille Grange, and to the church for the
~, II the Westinghouse, and song by the choir,
a. punci adjourned at five o'clock p. NJ TO meet
''' diddlesex village the last Tuesday In Novemh
- iestion for discussion at the next meeti
~ Resolved that the social and educational
'"' tires Of the grange are superior TO the fnancia
" WATERBURY Rev H. o. Wheeler, Of Gr
lie, will preach In the Congregational chu
'' next Sunday. Rev. Mr., Sherburn, OF the