Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-04
Grange Notes.

Central Vermont County Council, Pat
rons of Husbandry, held its regular quar-
terly meeting Tuesday. August 9th. at
Snowsville. The members 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. ID. Abbott, of
Williamstown, presided and opened in
form; the secretary's report was read and
approved. The roll of oranges composing
the council were called and their delegates
made their reports. Berlin delegate re-
ported that the grange had taken vaca-
ton during the summer months and would
be ready for work when the fall evenings
commence again. Their financial business
was prospecting to the satisfaction of the
members. Roxbury-about the same as
last report; meetings are held once in two
weeks; discussions are held upon interest,"
ing topics and essays, and select pieces are
read. West Berlin-good interest in the
work of the order, good attendance; tinan-
cial work success. They have full faith
in the tate agent, and all their financial
business is done with him. (Note by the
eporter-Those oranges throughout the
state who prtronize the state agent have
at all times been the most successful. Let
every patron look over the oranges of the
state and see if this is not true). Williams
town-mcetings are held regularly this
Summer and they are the most prosperous
they have been any summer since the
grange was organized. Brookfield-the
grange is very successful; an increased
interest in the social and educational work
Of the order, and all are pleased with the
financial work. Spowsville in good con-
dtion; excellent discussions; many differ
ent questions have been discussed in the
grange; very interesting meetings; farm
ers' interests are very thoroughly discuss
ed; they believe in and patronize the state
agency. East Montpelier-very full
meetings during the summer; the best
summer meetings they have ever had.
B,rre-lhe grange is about TO move into
a 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 for the good of
the order.
The delegates from each grange retired
to appoint the place for the next meeting
and transact such business as regularly
came before it. Two small girls, we did
not learn their names, played and sang,
and received vote of thanks. d. f..
Boyden spoke half an hour for the good
of the order, and earnestly urged the pat
rons not to suffer the order to be made in
any sense factor in solving the political
questions of the day. Nominate and vote
for man not because he was member of
the order, but because he was Il man well
fitted for the Office. Brother Dewey, of
West Berlin, sang grange song. The
committee reported Middlesex village as
the place for the next council meeting.
Adjourned for dinner at l P. NJ. The pat
rons gathered around the tables and most
willingly partook of an excellent picnic
dinner.
The afternoon session was public and
held at the church. Ii. d. Abbott. the
master, called to rider at half-past 2, at
too late IN hour to attend to the business
to come before the council. One hour was
lost in the morning and it could not be
made up, hence nothing was done at the
proper time during the day. The order
of exercises was as follows: Song by the
choir; prayer by Rev. c. II. Covell, of
East Brautree; question, Do the grange
principles meet the expectations of its
membersp discussed by G. B. Cummings,
ID. L. Boyden. Hiram Haywood, Joseph
Gold, Harrison Richardson, f, Foster
Clahin. u. A. Fish. George w. Flagg,
Luther Blanchard, Charles N. Barker, and
IA number of other members whose names
we did not learn. An excellent puem was
read by Sister Luna Peck. After II vote
of thanks to Snowsville grange, and to
the church for the use of the meeting
house, and a song by the choir, the coun-
Gil adjourned at o'clock P. M. to meet
at Middlesex village the last Tuesday in
November. Question for discussion at the
next meeting, " Resolved, that the social
and educational features of the grange ARE
Tor 10 the financial"