Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-31
GOSSIP OF THE NOES.

1t has been decided to give the grange a
day in the programme of the ChautsuquA
Assembly at Frseburs, Jniy 30, next. DR..
Bowen and other eminent speakers will ad-
dress the meeting which together nth music
etc, will make il u feast of good things to
the Patrons.
There is to be public meeting Of Patron'
and o hers at the Grange Hall Mapleton, il
the afternoon of TUESDAY, April lst. Also
bcx sociable in the evening THIS gath
! erIng will be to celebrate the anHlvers,rv
of the organization of this grange, which
celebration WAS postponed from Feb. 20th.
W. S Rogers OF Topsham County Dep
uty for Sagadahoc, inspected Progressive
Grange "Wednesday evening. There was
quite good attendance, a goodly number
being prescott from Enterprise Grarge rhr
Deputy inspected Enterprise Grange Tue.
day evening. About forty were preseHt.
uotw Outstanding the stor Ii. II was decided
10 hold the fair the second week il May.
| DIR. g. NJ. fwitcheil gave a very interest
ing lecture in Harmony Grange Hall last
"Wednesday afternoon to a very god ami
| appresianve sudience. 1t vas upon cooper
alton and farming interests. He was pres
emit in the evening ut the regular meeting of
the grange and gave some valuable sug2es
tons. The County eputy, NJ. II. Merrill,
OF 81 ainans WAS also present ani reviewed
the WORKING Of the grange here. He was
well pleased with the condition of this
grange anu suggested a stronger aud deeper
interest in the order. The ladies of this
grange provided n sump.uous supper at the
close of til. lecture.
An Interested though not large audience
attended the meeting hel at Town Hall
Briigton, Tuesday afternoon, to hear ad-
dresses on THE Benefits and Interests of
the Grange" Tn Nestor of the farmers
present, Thomas Smith. of South Bridgton.
presided; and the chief speaker was 8
Walker Mckeen, E-q., of Fryeburg, a
well-kuown writer on Agriculture and pres
ent State Deputy of the Maine Grange for
Oxford County, who had kindly responded
to an invitation to address the meeting. He
was followed. in briefer remarks, by
Messrs. Alphonso Mouiton Of Harrison.
Chairman Smith, J. E. Barker of Napes,
George II. Cummings Of Harrison, and
Clement p. Griffin of Bridgton. The me, t.
ing lasted over two hours and WAS of An
interesting and instructive character
throughout
Gorham Grange its last meeting adopted
the following as a programme for Monday
evening, March 81. /. The discovery of
Indian corn. Lewis Files; 2. The impor-
lance of Indian CON. G. X. Spinney; 3
| rhe corn song, from Whittier. Miss Annie
Files, 4. The harvesting of the corn, Miss
Ella Parker; 5. The huskers, Whittier, Miss
Emma Greasy; 6. The praise of has.y pud
| ding, Miss Barton; l. How to eat hastv
pudding Miss Ella Johnson; 8. Corn is
king, Mrs. Thestrup; 9. Corn producing
States west of the Mississippi, George $
Burnel; TO- Corn producing States east of
the Mississippi, W.. p Robe; IL Discussion
-"Shall We raise corn" Members to
speak At call of the Master. The
grange proposes to plant one acre Of
sweet corn for the grange, as an ex peri
meut, taking the acre in one spot and of
uniform quality. dressing it with phosphstes
entirely, and using eight kinds. dressing
one eighth Of the acre with each kind,
heating each plo! in precisely the same
manner, and thus be able to tell by actual
experiment the relative quality of the sew
eral phosphates. The farmers will thus be
enabled to tell what phosphstes it is best to
| buy. Although the above meeting will
have been held before cur weekly edition
is printed; vet we publish it a. showing a
most excellent style of programme. and one
which NIGH be initiated by other oranges.