Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-31
FARMERS, WEEK.

The Pomona Grange Meetings.
 The following Is the programme 70 far pre- pared for the Grange exercises of "Farmers Week." August to 10:
 CENTRAL POMONA, NO. l.
 Monday, August 5, at Dunhams grove Con the Valley railroad and Connecticut river, two miles south of Middletown).
 Subjects-"The Grange and the Proposed Constitutional Amendment" Charles P. Ives, Msriden; "Reviews and Antisipations, from . Grange Standpoint" ," Hon. J. N. Hubbard, Mid dletowr; Thought versus Main Strength, Timothy Sedgwick, West Hartford; "Tactics Regarding Taxes" Stephen Walkley, South- ington; "Ths Modern Development of Coop "Womsn in Evolution and Revolution, :" Miss Lizzie A. Root, Nswington.
 NEW yAvEN COUNTY POMONA, NO. 5.
 Tuesday, August 6, at savin Rock, (take horse cars from New Haven depot).
 subjeots-,"The Grange, Re.rospsctive and Prospective" Joseph E. Bishop, North Ha- ven; "Woman's Place In Social History Mrs Payson B. Orcutt, North Haven; "Does Farming Pay," Robert O. Eaton, North Ha. ven; Temperance, from a money stand point" Julian w. Futile, North Haven "Brains In the Shade, or Muscle in tho Sun, B. R. Townsend. Wallingford; "The Result of Woman's Membership in ths Grange, Mrs. Joel A. Allen, Wallingford
 MOUNTAIN COUNTY POMONA, NO. 4.
 Wednesday, Aug. 2, at opera house Winsted.
 Subjects-"RIghts of Farmers, and How to Secure Them" Albion B. Wetmore; "The Instructive Power of the Grange" G. O. Beckwith, Nepsug. (other speakers and subjects not yet announced.)
 EAST CENTRAL POMONA, NO. 3.
 Thursday. Aug. 8, at snipsic lake, Rock. vile.
 Subjects-"The Farmer in Legislation, , the Hon. O. E. Dimook, Holland; -"The Prog ressive Farmer" J. B. Noble, East Windsor "The Cleo Power and the Times," the Hon. William H. Sprsgue. Andovsr; "The Grange and the Intellectual Faculties" Deputy O. S. Wood, Ellington: "Battling to the Front, Mrs. O. o. Walcott, Mapping; "Thej' Broad Views of Grange Admission" Mrs. M. T. Parker, South Coventry.
 ouISEaAUe POMONA, NO. 3.
 Friday, August Q, at Hsmlock Glen, Hamp ton.
 Subjects-"The Burden of the Intemper. ate,"S o. Bowen, Eastford; "Who and What are Connecticut Farmers" Charles H. Spofford, North Windham; "Is the Grange on Educator" P. B. Sibley, Brooklyn; "The lsiso ana cuture or tho drnnge," George w. Bennett, Hampton; "What Has Been Gained by Agricultural Legislation" the Hon. O. Starr Burlingame, Canterbury; "Womsn and Her Advancement" Mrs. George T. Sanger, Canterbury; "Why Women are Admitted to the Grange" Mrs. William A. Weaver, jr., Woodstock.
 The Hon. J. II. Brigham of Ohio, master of the National Grange, will attend all these meetings and be the leading speaker at the afternoon sessions. J. Fl. Hale, master George Austin Brown, lecturer. the Hon. J N. Hubbard, overseer, Lewis J. Wells, sec. rotary, the Hon. T. 8. Gold, treasurer, and other officers of the State Grange will also attend and speak at these meetings.
 Dr. Jenkins of the State experiment sta. ton, Prof. Koons of the Storrs school; o. P Ives, secretary of the Patrons Fire Insur anos company, and other workers in Connec. tiout agricultural matters, will also be in at. tendance, ready for short fve-minute speschel on practical topics.
 Tables, tea, coffee. lemonade, etc., will b, furnished free by each Pomona grange "Baskst picnic" plan for the rest. The master of each Pomona grange will open these meetings at sharp Il o'clock 1T the morning, and one hour will be devoted to hve-minute speeches. Then ono hour ant half for dinner, that the afternoon meet ings may begin promptly at 1:30.