Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-05
Patrons Of Husbandry,

p N'eI' Joseph Hold, oil koXbury; lecturer,
1 s u. E. Boyden, of Northheld; steward. H..
/. Abbott, of Brookfeld; assistant stew
ard, Salmon Williams, of Braintree; chap.
lain. George Carlton. of Duxbury; secre-
tary' c. V. Barber, of Barre; gate keeper.
Cassius Peck. of Brookfeld; lady assistant
steward, Mrs. William Bacon. of Brook
field.
} The council was opened In due form
and the secretarY's report of the last
council meeting read and adopted The
roll OF the oranges composing the council
was called and the following named
delegates responded for their oranges
Hiram Haywood, Eagle grange of Berlin
+ Joseph Gold. Summit grange of Roxbury /;
William Brown, Dog River Valley grange
of West Berlin; n. A. Kelley, North
Branch grange of Worcester; George
Carlton of Duxbury; P. Hopkins of Will
Jamestown; II. p. Abbott of Brookfeld
Salmon Williams, Snowsville grange of
Braintree; and G. N. Barber, Crescent
grange of Barre. The reports showed
the condition of the oranges to be in all
cases as good rs at the last report, and in
some cases a decided improvement was
shown. After Il song by the choir the
council discussed the expediency of chang.
ing the council to n Pomona or Fifth
Dagree grange. The delegates then
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they had voted that the council be changed
TO Il Fifth degree grange, also voted 10
elect the officers Of the Central Vermont
council rs officers of the Pomona grange.
Voted also to adopt the constitution and
bylaws Of the council for the Pomona
grange and to hold the next meeting at
Berlin Corner the second Tuesday in
February, 1880, and further voted that
State Deputy D. Z. Boyden be requested
to Immediately proceed to organize the
Pomona grange, and to install its officers
Alter the proper instruction and installa-
ton CT officers tho meeting adjourned for
dinner, which was n picnic dinner, the
Brooklield grange furnishing the tables,
table furniture, etc., and the visitors the
food except coffee, tea. milk and sugar.
Colonel A. b. Franklin, master of the
Vermont state grange, arrived at noon
and took charge of the remaining portion
of The organization services, and when
the necessary work had been performed
the Pomona grange was closed and
public meeting held, II. D. Abbott, Of
Wiliamstown, master of the Pomona
grange, presiding. Singing by the choir
was followed by Mrs. Luna Peck, OF
Brookfield, reading poem entitled, THE
one talent" Colonel Franklin then read
an address, occupying about one hour in
delivering, which was n very carefully
written production, treating of the impor-
lance of every farmer having most
thorough knowledge Of his avocation, and
of business of every kind, of railroad
freights, of trade and commerce, of foreign
imports and exports, of tariffs and free
trade. of what crops will pay best in
specialties, and of how to retain and
improve the present fertility of the soil.
He urged upon the farmers the necessity
of more carefully and thoroughly educat-
ing their sons and daughters for the prac-
teal business of life,t instruct in political
economy, trade, commerce, and the gen.
eral business Of the country. AT the close
of the address. by request, he sang the
song, THE Sword of Bunker Hill" A
vote of thanks was extended TO Colonel
Franklin for his address and song. G. B.
Fisk, of Brookfield sang, Hurrah for
Old New England" A vote OF thanks
was extended TO Brookfeld grange and
the choir, and, after n song by d. G.
Dewey, of Brookfield, entitled, "If were
as young as l used TO be-" the grange
adjourned, 10 meet at Berlin Corner the
second Tuesday in February, 1880
The questions for discussion were de-
fGrred until the next meeting. To add to
the interest of the occasion, the patrons
of husbandry of Brooklield and vicinity
had, in n room underneath the grange
hall, an excellent display of vegetables,
fruits, flowers, seeds, pictures and fancy
work, etc, by the ladies. We have space
to notice but Il few of the articles on exhi-
btion. II. G. Kbbie exhibited several
varieties OF beets, among which was u
new mammoth sugar beet, three varieties
of corn, samples of oats and IL pair of
turtle doves. Luther Blanchard, seven
varieties of beets, three OF sqnashes, sweet
pumpkins, carrots, thirteen varieties of
) potatoes and samples Of winter wheat.
W. IL. Bacon exhibited squashes and
carrots. &. Rich exhibited early cow
horn turnips that would take premium
at any fair. II. d. Abbott had on exhibit
+ ton some mammoth pumpkins, and S. P.
} Wilcox exhibited some mammoth cab
5 bages, which did not show any signs of
| the ravages of the cabbage worm. A
, special request is make that he inform the
the public how he raised cabbages this
year and kept them exempt from the
ravages Of the pest. T.. Crane exhibited
cabbages; G. Fullam, carrots; a. G..
! Hubbard. pumpkins and lost nation wheat !;
j. w. Parmenter made an excellent show
of wheat and seed corn; w. G. Clark
a exhibited seed wheat; the sons of L. w.
Blanchard exhibited thirty-two varieties
1 of beans; Marshall X. Peck had frame
4 representing u gun carriage with two
huge turnips for wheels and mammoth
COW horn turnip for cannon, which was
really curiosity and attracted much atten-
ton; George Crane exhibited two excel
: lent chceses.
, There was by count over seventy-fivo
voreties of annles unon exhibition MANY