Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-12
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

The next meeting of Kepne bee Pomona
Grange will be held with the grange in
Windsor on Wednesday, May %.
invitation TO York County Pomona Grange
to meet with them on Thursday, May 22j.
Washington Pomona Grange met with
Charlotte Grange last Saturday. MAY 10,
having sessions in both the afternoon and
evening.
Pomona Grange met with North Somer
set Grange. Scion, Tuesday. Owing to
vet weather there was not so large an ut
tendance ~ usual.
The next meeting of North Penobscot
Pomona Grange will be held with Floral
Grar ge, Mattawamkeag, May "a, the fourth
Saturday at 10 A. NJ.
State lie ,turer G. nj. Twitcbell. of Fair
field, WAS present at the regular meeting of
Sebasticook Grange. Burnham. and gave a
public lecture in the evening which was
highly appreciated by all.
Parkmsn Grange, No. 305, had suppe.
At their last meeting. The tables were well
filed and goodly number were present
They also voted to have a public meeting
for the purpose of a lecture on the silo
question. The grange has rented the
Warhburn Hall. and have remodeled it ard
nov have it in good .hape.
At the meeting of Aroostook Union
Grange, Saturday, May 8, the first and sec
ond degrees were conferred upon class of
ten candidates. The question "Whst .hsll
we raise upon our farms the coming year,
was discussed. The next meeting will be
= n at urti ,b
there will be Harvest supper
Cumberland County Pomona Grange will
meet with Spurwenk Grange, Cape Eliza
beth. Wednesday, May l4th at 10 A. NJ.
Fsrfeld's barpes will leave Union station
Portland, at 3 o'clock, A. NJ returning in
time for the SIS train on NJ, c Railroad
Tickets from station TO hall and return 80
cents, and one fare for round trip on N. c.
Railroad.
Harvest Moon Grange, Belfast, hal 4
Harvest Feast, Saturday. Five new MEM
bers received their third and fourth degrer 9
and with others admitted before were given
the Harvest Feast. The occasion was one
of much interest, and the prospect for the
future promises a Good.y harvest. A large
number of desirable me- mbers give PROM
Use of joining the grange in May.
Fryeburg Grange instructed class of
seven in the first two degrees at its last
meeting. There were eighty patrons pres
ent, and grand good time followed. The
programme for the evening consisted of an
essay on planting potatoes by Brother
George 4. Charles, followed by discussion
and reading Of THE Grange Echo" by Sis.
ter Emma Towle. The programme for the
next meeting will be declarations. recita-
ton. etc, with the Echo by Sister Euncs
Hutchips. Brother John +. Char rs has
been asked to give his experience in feed
ing cows for milk and butter.
On Saturday May 81, Dexter Grange met
in the evening and instructed in first and
second degrees, after which the "Resolu-
fion of Purposes and Preamble" were
read by Worthy Ceres and commented upon
by Bro. +. o Addition. Some of the roals
into Town being rough, only about forty
members were present. Meetings here
after will be held in the evening. At the
meeting last Saturday the following ques
ii, n vas discussed: "Resolved: that a
persons success depends mere on bis intel-
lectuai ability than upon his physical labor -
Gerhsm Grange, at it. last meeting, lad
very Interesting t4eIcise auApteu 10 ar
Dor night, which is an institution of the
grange, out of which has come the idea
and practice Of Arbor day. Twenty three
Of the members bad parts in reading. rec
itstion. original essay and discussion. The
programme for Monday evening, May IL,
was: l, Business; 2, Sentiments. Each
member present to give come sentiment,
either original or quoted, from the whole wide
range of thought. (No member to BE- ex-
cused); 8, Discussion of Qpe-'icn-""hst
has the Grange Done fer is Menberr?' 4,
Discussion of Que -tou-"liox Viii tie
Movements for Shorter DAYS Effect the
Farmersf'