The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-25

Improvement in the future. We
annex few of the reports:
Carroll county-W. T. Stone:
The Grange in Carroll has been
asleep for four or five years. |
thought it was dead until Bro. Oar
den came along last August and re
organized two Oranges in the coun
ty, and now there is some life there.
AT Midway we reorganized with
I,3 members and now have about
80, and | think we will now keep
moving ahead. We have organized
a Cooperative Association with a
capital of $1,000 subscribed, and l
think we will soon commence bust
ness.
Choctaw county,. R. Boyd:
can report that the Order in our
county was in languishing condi-
ton, but since the visit of Worthy
Master Darden to our county ii
seems to be greatly on the increase.
Jasper county,. P. Abney; The
Grange in Jasper has been sleeping.
Last March, Bro. !. L. Hardy, our
County Deputy, reorganizei our
Grange with I3 members; we now
have 80, 7 OF which are new mem
bers, and we have 5 petitions to act
on. Montrose Grange is the only
working Grange in Jasper, but l
think that if Bro. Darden could
visit our county, all the Oranges
would arouse from their lethargy
and go to work.
Lafayette county-F. Webster:
Delay Grange, I43, has been stuck
in the mud for several years, and in
this she reminds me of the Irish
man who was sent to grease the
wagon. He was asked: pat, did
you grease the wagon?" go, yis;
faith and | grazed it all over, except
on the sticks where the wheels run,
and | couldn't get at them" We
were like Pat. We didn't grease
our Grange wagon in the right
place, and on the way we stuck in
the mud and ceased to run for a
while, but at last man by the name
of Put Darden came along and
found our Grange wagon rusty and
dry. He told us to take the wheels
off and grease the spindles; SO we at
once creased our wagon, and have
been running on schedule time ever
since.
Lauderdale-J. 6. Macarthur: AT,
ter indulging in some pleasantries.
which all the members seemed to en-
joy, Bro. Macarthur stated that his
Grange experience during the past
year was of most encouraging and
pleasant character. AS Deputy Lee
turer, he had succeeded in reorgan
izing eleven dormant Oranges dur
ing the year, and was happy to re
port most of them in fine working
condition. Meridian Grange, of
which he was member, had more
than quadrupled its membership
during the year; and was receiving
new additions from the best material
at every meeting The outlook was
all that could be desired by the most
ardent friends of the Order in his
county. The Meridian Grange Co
operative Association was in pros
porous condition, and bid fair to
reach, at an early day, the highest
success.
Madison-W. B. ]. Barnett: The
Oranges of Madison county have
been dormant some three years. |
had heard nothing as to the work
ings of the Order in the State until
Bro. Worthington sent me copy of
THE PATRON OF HUsBANDRY"
last May. By reading it, | learned
that dormant Oranges were being
re organized in different portions of
the State, which caused me to cor.
respond with our Worthy Master
with the view of getting informa-
ton in that direction, which he
promptly gave me, and which in
duced me to make the effort to re-
organize Pearl Grange, 253. And
TO my great and pleasant surprise, |
found, with few exceptions, all as
anxious to revive the Order as | was
consequently, there was a meeting
called, at which time we reorgan-
ized Pearl Grange. l find the desire
to reorganize strong all over the
county, and with proper efforts there
can be as many Oranges reorgan-
lied in Madison county as is needed.
There is also a strong disposition
manifested in favor of cooperation.
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