Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-23
THE HUsBANDNEN.
Annual Session Of the State eranoa-
Second Day,
OF Committees - Leefur.,
Aortimer Whitehead As.in au..L.


'essn 10 appear in the hotel corridors after
'o'ia nights rest; and breakfast was p.r,.ken
win mat Keen zest only known TO tbose
""o breath the pure and invigoratipg air q,
our Maine hillsides. These GRANGER, .ro
social class OF people and if any evidence q,
this Is required let the outsider ,ten in ,ro,
them when they are in their most b.,nv ga
Jovlal mood. Although this is an off yasr Ina
there Is election of officers the bro,ber. and
Tue matronly granger ladies have come in
Iorce from Aroostook to York. and II !. 10
70 say that never has there been more proA.
"a ,aoie OF larger meeting of the State Grange
non. u h. Thing Of Mt. Vernon i. one az
'he prominent gentlemen among the patrons
a"u ne Knows everybody and everybody
Knows MIN. Mr. Thing is thoroughly de.
'''eu I'D the ORDER and is a very efficient lee
r., MANY OF our patrons," said
c. ihing Yesterday morning, ''come to the
state meeting this year to renew old aeou.in.
lance and meet new faces > Through the M.
dlotn OF TINS order farmers from every section
of the State are brought together and are abI.
to discuss and consult relative to matfers for
their good and advantage In M otbar man
ner could our country population get acqaint-
eu WIN each other As in the Grange. Evening
Is the paimy portion OF the dav for the Wis.,
ltors ana IL you wish de mOnstration of this
dr'p INTO one OF the hotels after o'clock. A
merrler crowd never gathered in Augusta
but ur granger fri+nd. are not entirely gwen
up ~ the social features Of the meetinp
They are thoroughly alive to the questions ~
the hour, their interests and needs "a Inns.
Dandmen. They represent the most substan.
flal and prosperous portion Of our county
population, are well informed tsligsnt and
possess no small amount of business capacity.
as their Trim and well kept farm houses and
broad and fertile acres will attest National
Lecturer mortimer Whitehead was til, center
Oh lNe'v group during the mOrning hour.
The annnal meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Patrons cooperative Corporation va.
held at 8 o'clock. A. NJ. The report of the
Officers was very satisfactory. and the finan-
cial showing is an excellent one. The fol-
loving officers were elected for the ensuing
year President, Samuel SkilIin. West Fall
m 'uth; Secretary, Samuel Bell Deering
Treasurer, &. + knight, Deering; Auditor,
Henry Hart; Agent. G. E Knight Direc
tors. Samnel Skillln, West Falmouth, J. O
Reyes, Wilton. Samuel Bell, Deering
Az 40 the forenoon session opened with
Officer Gregory in the chair.
The Committee on CREDENTIALS reporte d A.
follows Total number of oranges represented.
ll3; % by Masters and their wives; 81,
Masters; 20, delegates. Total number of
members, l78.
The minutes of the last meeting were read.
AT 1880 O'Clock the Worthy Master took
the chair.
At 10 80 National Lecturer Whitehead gave
an exempifcatlOn of the uuwritten work. In
the course of his remarks he stated thar Co l.
SauD1prs of tho nriU nf h., d.
had told him how the name &c -ange" had
been adopted. In his country, Scotland
certain farms were k lown AS oranges A
grange was not sterile worn out farm but a
model one with all the Improvements and
covered with growing crops. So the word
grange came and is emblematical OF improve
ment and perfection.
The Worthy Master announced the fol-
lowing comm t. &c:
Divisi N Of l. % ,r--R Thompson, S C.
Marston, & u. C.ch. f II. Geo ge, Geo.
Walker Sisters Il A. Glbert, c. H. Cobb,
n s. Shurtleff
Finance and Appropratipns.-J 0. Keyes,
w. s Gibbs, G NJ. Twitchell, Geo. Parcher
J. b. hammond; Sisters j. b. Hammond
Edward Wiggin. A. S. Lowell
Good of the Order-L. K Litchneld, l..
w. Jose, r. W. Cunningham, Alden Rogers,
/ l. kt r .
L. Gordon, l.. g. KELLEY, Hiram Cornforth.
Resolutions-G NJ. Twitchell, A. C. True,
+. f Parkhurst, n. S. Shurtlef. G. Y.
Martin Sisters John Scott, S. l.. Boardman,
NJ. A. Getchell. l. w. Jose,
Instructions to Representatives to the
National Grange w. Phillips, J H. True,
w. p. Atherton, A. l. Smith. c. p Edge.
comb; Sisters j. l.. Brown. r p. Thompson.
NJ NJ Richardson, G. II Blodgett.
Publication and Prioting-Z. A. Gilbert,
B. A. Burr, d. H. Knowlton. S. L. Board
man, Geo +. Brickett, -. NJ. Hall Sisters
Geo. F. Hammond, f. A. Allen. VIM. II.
Toothaker.
Education j. Hancock, E. f. Park
hurst, w. Jones w. L Gibbs, w. A.
Hart. Horace Beal: Sisters B. A. Burr, II.
A. Hart, \. S. Lowell.
Agriculture, Agricultural Department and
State College-Arthur j. Brown, L.
Boardman. J. B. Hammond, B. F. Carter, s.
NJ. Blake, Charles Bellows; Sisters A II.
Whtmore, Chas Bellows, z. W Aver
Patent Rights-T B. Hunter, J. Martin,
l.. G. Tillev. j l.. Brown, G H. Blodgstt ;
Sisters J. H. True, r. w Cunningham, NJ.
NJ Richardson, B. +. Pease, Rufus Prince.
Dormant Oranges - b. A Burr, Rufus
Stone, J II. Cook, Samuel Kennedy, VIM.
O. Herrick; Sisters K. II. Sibey, s. G..
Smith. Rufus Stone.
Officers Saaries-T. II. Sprague, B. f.
Carter, Thomas Dsggett, F. w Richie X
J. Whitaker; Sisters F. w. Richie WIN.
A Herrick. J.E. Shepsrdson, John 4 Towle
Fire Insurance Rufus Prince, S S
Smith C. II. George, +. A. Allen, S. II
Higgins; Sisters II. w. Hammond, l. NJ.
Bellows, A. C. True. Horace Besl.
Mutual Aid, NJ. } ckson, J. L. Ham,
Daniel Field, Chss. Bellows, J. 0. Reyes,
Rufus Stone; Sisters S. s. Smith, d NJ
Hall, 4. A. Gilbert, c. II. Cobb
Estimate-B 4. Carter, A. II. Whitmore,
d. 0. Bowen, S. NJ. Blake, Edwin Dore
Sisters L II Gregory, ID. NJ. Hall. NJ. j.
Donnell, X W. Cunningham.
Household Economy-Sisters John Scott,
]. f Keyes, B. f. Pease, P. W. Aver, A
IL Whitmore
Home Entertainment and Amusements-
Sisters l. NJ. Bellows, T. b. Hunter, j W
Lang, IL. NJ. Cousins, B. F. Carter.
Fee. and dues-Ots Cornforth. B. f Pease
+. f Parkhurst, n G Shurtlef. j. l.
Brown, sc. Watson; Sisters, John Scott, {.
p. Edgecomb ID w. Downes
Transportation, Foreign and Inter State
Relatons-D. II. Thing, W. b
Kendall, ID. o. Bowen, c. P
EAsecomb, A. II. Ellis; Sisters, ID. II
Thing. ID II. Ellis, Fredk Robie, +. II,
Sprague.
Appeals and Grevances-H. II. Hart, E
e. Parkhurst. o f. Gilmore, A. c: True
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