Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-05
Central Vermont Council.

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Tuesday. February 2jth. The meeting
was well attended and very interesting
The officers were II. D. Abbott, Williams
town, master; Joseph Gold, Mortified
overseer; r. w. Strong, West Berlin
steward; Lemuel Chandler, West Berlin
assistant steward; f. L. Andrews. Eagl,
grange. Berlin, chaplain; ID. X. Boyden
Northheld, secretary pro tenn; g n. Bar
Der OF Barre, the secretary, arriving afte
the meeting had been open an hour; ID
A. Cook, gate keeper pro tenn; Mrs. L
Chandler, lady assistant steward.
After opening the council in form. tht
worthy master, IL. d. Abbott, made bis
annual address, which was very encour
aging and represented the order as in {
very hourishing condition. The secreta
rvs report was read and approved.
The roll OF oranges composing the
council was then called, and the delegate,
responded. Eagle grange, West Berlin
reported doing fairly. The educational
feature was superior to the financial. bui
they were well satisfied that they had been
well repaid in the social, educational and
financial features of the grange. Summit
grange, Roxbury, more prosperous than il
lad been for some time. They were well
united. meetings well attended and inter
estingi they had had several surprise par
ties, and had visited their worthy master
and presented him valuable watch chain.
They had not lost member during the
year. and every members dues were paid
up 10 the first of January, and they &C
cepted an application for membership at
the last meeting. Crescent grange, Barre
grange doing well; not so large as ut one
time, but the members who remain intend
to have the grange live and thrive; two
members initiated at tho last meeting
they had gained some members this year
their grange had been Of great social ben
eiit to the members Dog River Valley
grange, West berlin: Doing well; every
member whose name was upon the roll
had paid his dues up to the present time.
Although NJ one time their numbers were
larger, they never had been rs strong rs
they were at the present time. They had
an agent and bought II considerable por-
ton of their groceries and other articles
of j. II. Crosby, formerly the state agent,
and they were well satisfied with their
trade with him, Last fall they held fair
at their hall, and the show of farm pro-
duce was us good as any ever held in the
county, and they hope to hold another fair
next fall. Williamstown grange: meet
ings well attended, and grange doing
well; their meetings were held in the af-
ternoon; they had II paper written upon
various topics read and discussed. General
questions and social gatherings ut the
houses of the members every few days
were well attended. Brookfeld grange:
doing well; have free public lectures
nearly every week, which are well attend
ed-have had some very good speakers,
and much interest is felt in the town in
the work the grange is doing; commercial
about rs during the last three years;
fair amount Of trade done. Lamoille
grange: doing fairly; meetings interest
ing.
At this stage of the proceedings motion
was made that the delegates have permits
sion TO retire and elect officers for the
ensuing year, appoint question for dis.
cussion and the place for the next meeting.
After song by the choir the proposal to
change this council to Il Pomona Grange
was taken up and discussed by ID. L.
Boyden, +. f. Andrews, Joseph Gold. G.
w. Bassett, Mrs. L. N. Ellis, Hiram Hey
wood, A. Persons and II. d. Abbott, and
II motion made and carried that the dele
gates lay the subject before the oranges
the council, and that they be
requested 10 take action upon the same and
report ut the next quarterly meeting of
the council. The delegates returned and
that they had adopted the amend
ment to the bylaws changing the time of
holding the meeting from the last Tuesday
in November and February to the last
Tuesday in October and the second Tues.
day in February. They appointed Will
Jamestown us tho place for holding the
next meeting of the council, Recon-
mended that grange fair for Washington
county be held next fall, and that the
oranges composing the council take action
upon the subject Immediately.
The following is the list of officers for
the year ensuing: Executive committee,
Z. L. Andrews, d. E. Boyden, II. d.
Abbott; master, II. d. Abbott, Williams.
Town; overseer, j. Gold, Roxbury; lee
turer, L. L. Andrews, Berlin; steward, Ii.
Z. Abbott, Brookiield; assistant secretary,
S. Williams, Snowsville; chaplain, George
Carlton, Duxbury; treasurer, Lemuel
Chandler, West Berlin; secretary, C. N.
Barber, Barre; gatekeepcr, j. L.
HOLSTER, East Montpelier; Ceres, Ella
Carr, Barre; Pomona, Mrs. S. Williams,
onowsville; lady assistant steward, Mrs.
B. Z. Andrews, Berlin. Adjourned for
Inner.
AT two O'Clock p. NJ, after IN excellent
picnic dinner, the council was called to
rider and held Il public meeting, and the
question was discussed. viz.
Resolucd, That every patron in Vermont
hould patronize the Patrons Life and Fire
Insurance Companies of this state" f.
:. Andrews, A. Persons. D. Il. Boyden,
Joseph Gold, S. T. Nye, II. Hayward, &.
". Basselt, G. N. Barber and Z. Currier,
poke upon the question. The question
or discussion for the next meeting was
viz: R6Solred, That it is
he duty of every Patron of Husbandry to
10 all in their power to bring about more
wholesome Legislation for Il better equal
cation Of taxation, that shall result in
ustice to both classes" After II song by
he choir. Il vote Of thanks to Fog River
hlty bliuSc lOi Iuc hlnI lcCcJllUtl anu
of the council. was passed.
Then followed n vote Of thanks to the
,hoir for their music and songs, and
mother song by the choir, after which the
'ouncil adjourned to meet the last Tuesday
n next May at Wllliamstown.
The meeting was very interesting and
successful, and the reports showed that
he grange is gaining strength in the
county, and many who misunderstood the
rider and were unfrendly to it when
t first started in their towns now regard
t us II permanent benefit TO every trade,
and calling in their towns,
while few allow their prejudices to
control their actions towards the order
ind members, and they still depounco the
for meeting together for mutual
Improvement and social enjoyment.
NoRTHrIELD.-The graded school clos.