Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-03
Patrons Of Husbandry.

Central Vermont Pomona Grange Of Patrons OF
Husbandry held its regular quarterly meeting at
snowsvile, in Braintree, Tuesday, October 26-
worthy muster. George Crane; secretary, d. E.
Boyden. The forenoon session was occupied with
comforting the fifth degree upon fourteen fourth
degree members, discussing and adopting H. new
bylaws reported by the committee and the re-
ports OF subordinate oranges, and discussing local
ana state fairs and the feasibility Of holding a
county grange lair Delegates from oranges re-
ported az follows Berlin S. W. Benjamin
Brookheld, t. ]. Sargent; snowsville, f. F. Olaf.
lin; Roxbury Joseph Gold; wllliamstown, H. ID.
Abbott; West Berlin, d. A. Cook Worcester. N.
A. Kelley; Duxbury, @. s. Carlton William
Brown Of West Berlin then madea report Of the
grange fair held at West Berlin this fall, and he
reported 1t ~ very successful George Denny of
Williamstown moved that a vote be taken upon
the feasibility Of holding county grange fair
next fall Discussed by George Denny Harrison
Richardson, H. c. Kibbee. c. b Cummings. d. L.
Boyden, j. Gold, L. F. Clann and others. and
large majority voted in favor OF a county grange
fair. 1t was then voted that the subject be laid
before the subordinate oranges for discussion,
and the following committee appointed to report
at the next meeting Of the Pomona grange: Dnx-
bury, Judge Janus Crossett Willlamstown George
Denny; Berlin, II. C.. Hayward West Berlin. c
f. Dewey; Roxbury, w. l. Simonds Worcester.
J. A. kelton; Snowsvie, C. B Cummings; Brook
field, II. c. Kibbee; Middlesex, j.. P. Flint At
twelve forty p. M, adjourned for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At two o'clock p. NJ the Pomona grange held a
public meeting at the church, which was well at
tn nd I'd hr.,. x.Ia H..
bers OF the grange in town, but the citizens Of the
town did not attend the meeting as they should
have done so interesting a meeting. After a
song by the choir, the presiding officer, George
Crane, introduced Alpha Messer lecturer of the
Vermont state grange, who read a wel-written
essay, calculated to arouse the farmer to thought
and action. He discussed double taxation, tax
alton Of the poor and the exemp tion Of the rich.
listing laws, fairs, education, insurance. and
other topics interesting to the farmer. discus
sion came next Question, Resolred That the
character and prosperity OF a man depend more
upon the influence OF his wife than upon his own
exertions. Discussed affirmatively by c. B. Cum
mings. G. s. Carlton and Joseph Gold. and mega
lively by D. f. Boyden Alpha Messer then de-
scribed and recommended the Husbandman's Fire
Insurance Company George Crane and d. E.
Boyden also spoke OF insurance and announced
that they were agents for that company. The
delegates reported that special meeting of the
Pomona grange would be held at Brookfeld. De-
cenber 81, and the regular meeting at West Ber-
lin, the "a Tuesday in February, 1881 Question
Tor discussion, ReSolUed, That the state and
county fairs rs now conducted are not beneficial
to the general farming interests Of the country.
ii. ID. Abbott then intrOdu need and snoke &, favor