Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-10
Goss1P OF THE ORANGES.

Forty six new members joined Plsca
taduis Pomona Grange at its meeting at
Parkman.
Garland Grange is in very prosper
Gus condition, having nearly doubled its
members during the present year
Penohscot County Pomona Grange will
hold it, next session with Independent
Grange ut Bradford. saturday, July 26.
The Temperance | Mon and Grange
Hall ut Friendship was burned Saturday
morning. The loss is $1,000: insured
for 81 900.
"Resolved, that our daughters should
receive the same education as our sons.
was the question discussed at the last
Peuob.cot Pomona meeting at Garland.
The regular field meeting" of Cen
trail Grange was held on saturday at the
farmhouse of Mr.. hdelhert Hammond.
in Foxcroft. Seventy-iiye persons were
present and partook of a dinner of beans
and brown bread.
IIampdeu Grange observed the Fourth
By ap entertainment at the Town Hall in
the evening. \ strawberry festival was
held in the afternoon aud straw berries
aud cream were served after the evening
entertainment which was open to the
public.
The ucxt session of the Knox and Lin
coin Union Pomona grange. No 4, p of
H., will be held with Mount Pleasant
Garage, West Camden, on Friday, An
gust %. at o'clock T. NJ should that
dav be stormy, the session will he held
one week later.
The next meeting of Aniroscoggiu
Pomona Grange will he with Excelsior
Grange, Poland. on Wednesday, August
6th. at 10 4. NJ. Entertainment by
Eureka Grange of Durham. Afternoon
comforting fifth degree: also paper by
A. NJ. Fogg on poultry with discussion
of the same,
During the month of June. State Lee
turer G. NJ. Twitchell of the Stair Grange
attended twenty three sessions % subor-
climate oranges and delivered thirteen
public addresses in different parts of the
State. He has received an invitation to
spend week Ia Augusta with the pat
rons of New Hampshire and give seven
public lectures at Grove meetings in diff
ereut parts of that State.
Northern Star Grange, Woolwich, par.
took of a harvest feat of straw berries.
cream and cake Tuesday evening of last
week, and it was most pleasant occa
sion. There was a discus sion on the
advisability of holding regular meetings
through having time. but no decision
was reached, and the matter wilt be
brought up again at next Tuesday even
ing's meeting. The Grange had picnic
at their hall on the Fourth.
Piscataquis Pomona Grange will hold
its next meeting with East Dover
Grange, Thursday, August 81. The pro
gramme will be as follows: /. Opening
exercises; ,. Business: 3, Comforting
Degrees; 4. Election and Installation of
Officers; 5. Dinner: g. Address of Wei
come BY Mrs. Martha Hewetf. Of East
Dover Grange: :, Response BY Mrs
Mary Davis, of Resolute Grange: S.
Literary Entertainment by South Dover
Grange.
The programme for the meeting of
Progressive Grange, Richmond. for
Wednesday, Aug. 6, il as follows: |,
Song. Bro. A X. Briry; !, Original
poem. Fannie Temple; }. Solo, Bro
johnson: 4. Three minutes speech by
Bro ii. Randall; ;, Paper by W. f..
rsrr aud Name Rhodes. 6. Defamation
by Bro. j. Bailey; Z. Paper on turkey
raising by Sister Fogg :. Resolved,
that capital Punishment should be uni
VERBALLY abolished; affirmative, ii Ram
dali and John Purin;oR. Negative. E
j. Briry ana J. W. johnson. $50 z
Charlotte Grunge = enc of the best in
Washington county, ant although IL has
been organized for quite number Of
yesr- vet a good degree of infsrast ia
still manifested by most Of the members