Milford chronicle., 1885-07-31
GRANGE PICNIC.

AOOuA UllE llhuAAEu anu MY IttAARa'A
gathered at Rehoboth last week to
enjoy their picnic by the sea, the in
terest and attendance was so much /
greater than ever before,that the man
ayers feel much encouraged and hope
TO have q still larger gathering next
year. The company were mostly from
Delaware, with a sprinkling from New
Jersey and Maryland, among whom 1
noticed Mr.. Mortimer Whitehead,
Richland Cole, master Of the New Jer-
sey State Grange, and Mr.. Haines, a
well-known patron from the same
State, while Judge Dow and DR.. F. y.
Adkins, of Easton, represented the
Eastern Shore. There was an infOr-
nal meeting on Wednesday afternoon,
and in the evening the exercises were
formally opened by the committee, Of
of whom C. Gundy Brown was chair
man, in the large parlOr of the Bright
House. Mr.. Brown, after stating the
Object of the meeting, introduced Nor
timer Whitehead who spoke for over
an hour, setting forth the good that
had been done and could be done by
the Grange. The gentleman has re-
maIkable talent for public speaking,
which he has greatly improved since
I first heard him six years ago. He
was listened to with spell-bOund atten-
ton, and interrupted by frequent
bursts of applause. He dwelt partic-
ularly on the social and educational
features of the Grange, and drove his
statements home with facts and sta
tistics that were undeniable The next
meeting was held on Thursday after
noon and was presided over by r. FL.
Gilman, of Milford, who read num-
Der of letters from distinguished Della
wareans regretting that they could not
be present. He then introduced Mr..
Haines, of New Jersey, Mr.. II. was
not a very ready speaker, but he seemed
deeply impressed with the importance
of his subject, the practical and bust
ness benefits of the Grange, through
the establishment of Boards of Agri-
culture, experimental stations, etc.
The Rev. Mr.. Prettyman, Of Whining
ton, spoke of the importance of hav-
ing a good State Chemist, who would
anylize the soil and tell us just what
was needed for its improvement; he
referred to Judge Dow, of Maryland
as having met with great success in
the application of special manureF
The Judge, on being called on, stated
that by q series of careful experiment.
, he had secured a formula for the man
ufaeture of "a phosphate that seemed
r to suit his land exactly, as a proof, III
: had raised last year, on over one hun
dred acres, an average of forty bushels
e of wheat to the acre. The Judges for
mula was loudly called for. 1--WE hop'
J. to give it to our readers next week.
o Ed And a general discussion eusue'
: which lasted till the meeting ad
Z iourned to meet at s p. m.
The evening meeting was addresse
: by Chief Justice, J. P Comegys, wh
2 commended the action of the Grang
h in the past, and called attention to som
political reforms that it might insti
tute. He referred to the effort mad
at the last session of the Legislature
# have a change in the method pl
Letting our taxes; said if the interest
# of the people had been consulted tn
p number of collectors would have bee
- reduced, but the politicians did nj
- want to reduce the number of office
,e The Judge was followed by Richma
Of CoIe,of New Jersey, who referred
g. the good the Grange could do polit
l. cally, as well as in other ways, witt
IN out being partizan. Mrs. Elite Dbl
er worth, of Port Penn, said few wore
70 about the growth of the Grange, whe
% Bro. Whitehead was called for. +
al referred to the success Of the picn
~ and hoped to see p still larger gathe
81 ing next year The meeting th'
.as closed with the singing Of the Dox'
Id ogy.
NO On Friday most Of the patrons
me turned to their homes, seemingly WI
In pleased with their trip. PATRON