Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-06
ANNUAL FESTIVAL
Maine State Grange, p. Of n

The annual festival of tho u.;n. O..
TRANCE will be held at Old Orchard, Tuesaav
"wednesday and Thursday, August 24,b. 9th
and 26th. and will offer inducemen,. nara,
before equalled in the history of the orda, i,
this State Ae oiuer ID
uround Tor teDting will be furnished FREQ
Apply to Brother S. M. Blake of Ola ~.
chard. Good board can be Obtained Ar f-o,,
sl.0O TO si.50 per day. The accommodation.
are ample. and all can be provided with com
Portable quarters. There are MANY co,taaa.
that can be rented for from so cent? 10 al 5o
per DAY For cottages or board Apply 10 8
M: Blake, Old Orchard, or B F. Garter
West Scarboro.
The railroads of the State will sell excnr-
sioh ticKeis ever their lines. good for the
"een' " ali VINO Wish to attend the festival.
Sanuy RIVER Franklin & Megantc, Portland
Rochester, and Rumford Falls & Buckfela
III return on check countersigned bv ] W.
Lang and can BIZ obtained ON the DAYS of rho
festival, at Old Orchard
A general outline of the proposed exerci.e.
IS gwen in the programme below. Other
speakers than those announced have been in
'neo, and may be present and address the
meeting The executive committee will
pare no pains TO have all the time we'll and
prontapiy hlled, and to make the meeting of
the greatest possible usefulness and enioy-
ment. They hope the patrons of Maine Will
be out in force and share in the inteIIee,na
bill of fare and the pleasures of the OCCASION.
Good music and singing will enliven the ex-
erclses Singers are requested to take along
their grange singing books.
FIRST DAr-Tuesday, August oath: 10 80
A. NJ, address of welcome by Bro B F. Car
ter, W. Master of York County Grange; IL
A M, response, BY Bro. E. II. Gregory. w.
OVerseer OF the Maine State Grange; ll.3O, A.
M.,opening address, by w. State Master, Fred
erick Robe; 2 P. M, address. by the W.
State Lecturer, ID FL. Thing; $50 p NJ, ad-
DR. IS , By President NJ. C. Fernald of the
State College, On agricultural Education
The College and the Grange; 80 p. NJ, a
meeting for the good of the order
| SECOND DAY "Wednesday, August 25th
1000 A. M lecture by Rev. O. J. Hancock,
W. Chaplain, Maine State Grange, on 1.-THE
Moral Teachings of our Ritual" Ills An,
address by W. H Stinson, w. Master of N.
II State Grange; | 30 p. NJ, address by NJ.
j. Dow, Grand Chiei Templar of Maine, on
The Patron as Temperance Nam" . 90
r. NJ, lecture by Prof. Walter Balentine Of
Maine State College, on "Book- Keeping for
Farmers" 90 p. NJ, lecture by W II
Earle OF w orcester, Mass, Past Lecturer
Mass. State Grange, on 1.-The Respect and
Reward Due to Labor 100 P. NJ, meeting
for good Of the order
THIRD DAY.-Thursday, August 26th
10 A. M address by Prof. w. H. Jordan
Director of Maine Agricultural Experiment
Station. on ''The Experiment Station as AT
Aid to Agriculture" IL A. NJ, address by
Hon. Il. A. Gilbert, Secretary of Name
Board of Agriculture; ll.30 A. M address
by Hon Rufus Prince, President State Ag
ricultural Society; P. NJ, address by Hon
Geo. b. Loring of Salem, Mass, ex-U. S
Commission of Agriculture, and President
New England Agricultural Society; 80 P
M, address by Hon. Samuel l.. Bnardman
Secretary State Pathological Society ant
editor Home Farm, on "Intellectual Force
on the Farm: Its Importance, Use and Cul
ture" 7.30 z. M, meeting for good of thu
order.