The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-06-09

ness of $4,000 per year. j. II. Mears, supt. Stock
Co. held in shares of s. each.
SEBAsTICoOK. no. 80, Burnham G. l.. Written,
Master; G. j. Dodge, Overseer; ID. b. Cushman.
Lecturer; III. Chamberlain stewards f. b. Lane,
Asst Steward; Andrew Pease, Chaplain, Warren
Goodridge Treasurer s. y. Dodge, Secretary;
VIM. r. Dearborn, Gate keeper; G. f. Dodge, Ger
es; Augusta Dodge, Pomona; Mrs L. G. MIDGET,
Flora; Clara Lane, Lady Asst. Steward. Meet
Saturday eve. Have no hall. Meet in schoolhouse.
About 30 members. Talk of building a hall Trade
matters feurishing.
MYSTIC, No 96, Belmont: This grange is in Il
fourishing condition at present, the total member
ship being 81. NJ. Il. Hunt, Master; l.. =. Morse,
Overseer; Miles Peasc, Lecturer; I. d. Thomas,
Steward; G. w. Morse, Asst Steward; A. j. Don
nell, Chaplain; j. Brewster, Treasurer; o. G. Cam
met, Secretary; f. B, Clement, Gate Keeper; Mrs.
G. A. Pease, Ceres; Mrs. III. A. Jordan, Pomona !;
Mrs. H. f.. Alexander, Flora; Mrs. ii. Morse l.. A.
Steward; Chorister, w. 5. Hunt. one of the lead
ing oranges Have an open store and very large
trade. \ live grange composed Of live members.
UNION HARVEST, No. 81, Montvic: II. z. Bar
ker, Master; }. +. Ramsey, Overseer; w. d. Tasker,
Lecturer; s. Poland, Steward; f. s. Jackson Asst.
Steward; J. p. Allen, Chaplain; T.. Emunds,
Treasurer Emily A. Hartman, Secretary; f. c..
Palmer Gate Keeper; Mrs A. f, Barker, Ceres
Mrs. l.. Poland, Pomona; y. Furbush, Flora; NJ. j.
Swift, L. 4. Steward; J. Kurdish, ChoriSter; over
80 members. Doubled membership since Jan. LIST.
Good trade in groceries a.. among members. y.
w. Gooves is buying agent and NJ. L. Hartman
distributing agent.
DIRIGo, NO. 9s, Freedom: Charles Bellows,
Master, y, &. johnson, Overseer; Charles smith,
Lecturer; Ii. Hall, Chaplain; Newell White, Stew
ard; Alonzo Raynes Asst. Steward, 4. :. Keen,
Treasurer; Ellen l.. Bellows, Secretary; VIM. Mutt,
Gate Keeper; Mrs Hannah GIi,lcien, Ceres; Mrs. I.
5. Keen, Pomona; Mrs. p. W. Aver, Flora; Mrs.
VIM Barlow, l.. a. Steward. Meet in Thomp5on'-
hall Saturday afternoons Intend to build hall soon.
Have good trade. Doubled membership III last six
months.
SOUTH BRANCH, No IT, Prospect: Irnry I.
Clifford, Master; Cheslcy Ridley, oyelseer; W. II.
Ginn Lecturer; Orrin B. Gray, Steward; Wilson
Partridge, Asst. Steward; Freeman Partridge.
Treasurer, A IL, Gray, Chaplain; VIM, Il. IIagan,
Secretary; b. NJ Eamcs, Gate Keeper; Elrarl
Grant, Ceres Susan Batcheior Pomona; IoWay
Rtdley, Flora; Annette NJ Shute, l.. y steward;
VIM II. CHM, Chorister. Members about forty.
Meets every saturday night. DO lutte am amount
of grange trade in groceries, mostly used S farm
ers, and find it pays well.
ISLAND, No. 300, Islesboro: Austin Finn, Master;
er; Wilson Coombs, steward VIM. W. HAYNES
Asst. Steward; Pillsbury C"omb~, Chaplain: Mrs
Catherine CoomhS. Treasurer; Mrs. James :. War
gent, Secretary: James Richards, Gate Keeper
Mrs. VIM. A, Wyman, Ceres Mrs. Ellen NJ. Wvman
Pomona; Mrs. Alfalfa a. Ryder, Flora, Mrs. Mary
r. Coburn, l.. \. Steward. over 60 members
Have good hall. Many of the members are sailors
or fishermen and are away good part of the time
The work of the grange has hut lust begun. ii
Just begins To more fully comprehend itself and its
field for work Its educational, social cooperative
and class CHARACTERISTICS It's power within and OF
itself, its grand capabilities Just iawning out
and developing themselves 'Ehe grange spirit Is
lntenser, truer nobler than ever before. silent as
the falling dew, the dropping snowflake or The
growing plants, mighty the expanding forces OF
nature, the change slowly but surely makes it, way
and that change is onward and upward, rising l,
seek the light. \ new man and womunhood, and
self appreciation, self 'tiscnihralmcnt power
that monopoly cannot lind, freedom Tyranny mon
politicians cannot fetter, greatness of purpose
and nobleness of soul that sOrild things of earth
cannot fret nor destroy.
No east, no north, no south, no west,
No King but Cod supreme and best,
No strife at law, no laws that tear
From labor lis own rightful share.