Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-24
THE COUNTY ORANGES.
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The March meeting was held with Tops
ham Grange Wednesday. Hard travelling
caused the attendance to be light The
censu, showed there were present from
Topsham Grange, tn rty; Sagsdshoc, six
teen; West Bath, seven; Enterprise, two;
Merr, meeting. two. Bro 4. II. Libby of
Lake View Grange. Auburn. was also
pres mt. The address of selcome by w.
s. X gers and response by j. +. Buker,
were very able and interesting. A com
mittee was raised to take under consi dera
ton the matter of the next session of the
State Grange being held in Bath next
December,
The literary part of the programme was
very ente raining and ably carried out, be-
irg as follows Song by Lillian s. Nal
lett; discussion, Resolved that the good
Old times were no better than the
nex; :" disputsnts, affirmative, l. f. NAL
lett, + ) Adams; negative, c. E. Dins-
low and 4, II. Donnell, After a lengthy
and sp cy debate in which the above were
reinforced by Bros. J. l.. Patten and c. T.
Pa,ten, the question vas decided in the
affirmative BY large majority. Music by
choir; reel alton, Hattie simpson; declam
alton. A. I Simpson; song, "Dadsa Mil
lonsirr," by |. +, Mallett and family. In
response TO a hearty encore they sang
"W no b i'll d.' ark?" which was lJudly az
pau led; rel atiol by Fannie Graves;
defamation by Frank Dunning. which
brought forth great applause; music by
choir. The Grange vas closed n little be-
fore four O'clock in order for the West Bath
delegation To take the train at Brunswick
Native hrubs In a Mild Winter.
Thoresu, who was very keen observer.
says. in his Journal, that he does Dot re-
member To have seen the buds upon indi
genous shrubs prematurely started by mild
weather in wi1ter.
! This statement has been verified during
The past season, 50 far as | have had OPP
por.unity 10 examine. While plants Of
exotic origin, such as the Japan ounce,
lie syringa, European corneis, liiacs,
clema'i., etc. have awakened TO danger
Gus degree under the warm sun OF January
and February. the native coruels, alders,
clematis, Virginia creeper and others re-
main safely inactive - though growing
sometimes side b, side with the former
] This is a singular aui somewhat sig
njhcart fact. suggesting, perhaps, that the
indigenous growths have inherited, from an
snCirDt line OF ancestry. sense OF the
tickle and dangerous character Of the win
try airs of New England; and that their
spring openings, accordingly, are regulated
by dates more than by temperatures. Does
the ru, hold good siso among herbaceous
perennial? found phtor deeussata. sc
dun, etc an inch or more above ground
IN February. while such natives as tr,ltium
grandR0rum and aster nora anglia keep
quietly in bed for a season yet.
Ii would be interesting 10 hear from
whose opportunities for wide observation in
this particular are of more value than mire.
Among the larger plants do not find the
rule applying as fully, The white naples
were sllured into tbrusting ont their tiny
aad beautiful blossoms in February, and
the buds f the red maple, American elm,
beech aud some oilers have been consid-
traaly swollen for some time. The naples
are always a sensitive race, ho wever. as the
,ugar makers are we'll aware he others
mentioned are not yet, think, sufficiently
advanced to receive injury, even from zero
westh,r.-E s. Farrell, Dorchester, Mass.
IN Garden, Forest and Stream, March 10.