Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-14

The annual meeting of the State Grange
will be held in Belfast, December Il 10
The next meeting of Somerset Pomona
Grange will be- held with Athen, Grange AT
West Athens, Tuesday, Nov
The next regular meeting of Aroostook
Pomona Grange will be held with M.ysville
Centre Grange on Friday. Oct Is oaly
members In good standing in subordinate
oranges admitted.
The time and place of the next Cumher-
land county Grange has beer. changed from
New Gloucester. Oct .. to westbroek, Oct
10. ct which time the new hall Of Westbrook
Grange will be dedicated.
Clarke Cs.~ell of Bethel raised Is bushels
% beans from 2I3 hills and other, hal salts
factory results FROM their planting. st.
John Hastings cut ITO load. Of fodder corn.
IS bushels TO the load. for ensilage from less
than two acres Of land.
E.A. Parker Of st. Alhans raised on a half
acre Of land forty bushels of ears Of splendid
corn; forty six bushels Of potatoes; tour
and half bushels of beans; one hundred
and Hfsy large pumpkins and has in his house
= night blooming cereus that had nineteen
splendid blossoms upon IL.
The next session of Union Pomona Grange
Thursday, Nov. 7th. A tine programme is
announced. Col Brishams lecture in this
country has had = good effect, in setting
farmers to thinking OF their conditions and
hos to improve them, financially and politi-
caily.
One Of the most successful fairs in Maine
this year was that held last week by Dexter
Grange, = full report Of which makes several
columns In the Dexter papers. The at
tendance vas large. many coming from
neighborins towns. and the various exhibits
we're Of much character.
Parkman Grange vas organized on Tues
day, Sept, 2<th ult., With nineteen charter
members. Following is list Of officers
chosen: A. +. Briggs, NJ A. $. Merrill,
O.: J. II. Merrill. l. Mrs. A. Il. Briggs.
Sec; :. Fletcher. Treas. IL. q. Aver.
Chap; 4. y. Straw, s.; Flora Ray, l.. A.
s.; Mrs. Hathaway, Pomona; Ann b. Mer-
rtll. Ceres; Emma Straw, Flora; l.. G.
Ausaia, G. X.
Peter RAtty. who lives oo the farm near the
Watering trough, on the Aliens Mills road.
brines Us Baldwin apple which measures
lltxiia inches and weighs three quarters of
. pound. This apple. With several others
nearly - large. grew on = scion which Vas
set only tso years ago Mr.. Rstsy says he
tAleeu this year tuenty-Sve barrels OF Bald
wins. and over half of the apples weigh half
spoand each.-Farmiagso Cxrosteie.
Ths third meeting Of the York aud Can.
oePland Bee Keepers Society will be held at
Wecs kennebunk. "wednesday. Oct is, 6rst
-seesion being at 10 A. NJ, second session at
IF. II. There will be several essays by
come Of the prominent bee keepers of the
TIVE coanties, besides discussions; and come
eesAe nodes Of agriculture that viii make
Ne meeting interesting. All are invited to
y present, and il you haven't anything to
~ come and listen to the others aud ask
qqaone. Hotel accommodations will b.
tuu1seed fsf al that would iihe
Queen City Grange, Bangor, held its
annual hAsyess festival at its fne new hall se
Six niie Fsils. Wednesday afternoon and
evening. The members we're out in full
nunbers and the hall was decorated hand
sonely With novers. evergreen and nas,.
Six Of the member made an exhibit Of their
farm. garden and household producss which
occupied the whole Of one side Of The hall
and showed very plainly What he Bangor
tarmers are capable Of doing. A supesb