The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-12-10

Next week our town is to be hon ored
with another visit from the State Grange
of Patrons of Husbandry. -Four years
ago the State organization held its annual
meeting here and they were SO well salts
lied with the accommodations and the
logan Grange, Somerset Pomona and citi-
z3ns generally that they were more than
willing to come again. Accordingly the
invitation of SkoHhegsn Patrons was ac-
cepted, and on Monday evening next a
large number of the representatives of
this sturdy and INTEL gent body Of tillers
of the soil, Ii arrive and the meetings Of
the order will begin Tuesday morning.
The people of our village felt like show
ing their appreciation of the order and
under direction of a committee of the
Board of Trade have rendered the Patrons
public reception in Coburn Hall, Mon
day evening next, the Nth instant.
We understand the reception is not to
be one of undue ceremony but of course
a certain degree of order must prevail,
and an order of exercises has been ar
ranged, announced heretofore in the RE
PORTER, but reproduced at this time for
the information of members of the order
VINO may not have read it. The order is
as follows % Selection by orchestra
(2) Welcome by Lewis Anderson, Egg
President of the Board of Trade, CD Res
ponse by G. Nj. Twtchell, "a Singing by
Male Qlartette "Old Oaken Bucket
CO.. Remarks by E. P. Cofiln, + O., (6)
Remarks by ex Gov. Robbie, ~ Singing
by Qiartette, (S) Remarks by Hon. FL
ward Wiggin, (9)Remarks by S, w.
Gould, to be followed by an hour spent
socially.
This reception is in the hands of a com
petent committee, and 1t must prove a
pleasant occasion and afford the best pos
sible opportunity for our citizens to make
the acquaintance of the members of the
order from all parts of the good State of
Maine who are to favor us with their
company during that week, goodly
number will doubtless avail themselves
of this privilege.
This is the eighteenth annual session
of the State organization, and the order
of business will be substantially as 70,
lows:
FIRST Day Tuesday, Dec, 10, forenoon
session. 70 O'Clock; opening the Grange
in form In the Stu degree, closing IN The
8 h degree and opening in degree with
out form, calling roll of Changers, APP
pointment of committees on credentials
aud orders of business. Recess.
Afternoon acknowledging opened al
9 O'Clock, annual address of the w. Nj
open to the public. At the close of the
Masters address the Grange will go in
to secret session. Reports of officers
miscellaneous business. Recess.
Evening session 7.30 o'clock-Appoint
ment of committees, exemplitlcation of the
unwritten work, miscellaneous business
Recess.
Wednesday, SECOND DAY-Dec-lG, morn
ing session opening in Atm degree In form,
reading the minutes of preceding, dag
election of officers. Recess.
Afternoon session 2 O'Clock -uufn-
shed business, installation OF officers, re-
port of committees. Recess.
Evening session o'clock-Conferini
9th degree. Recess.
Thursday, THIRD DAY, Dec sl7-morn
ing session 8 O'Clock, opening in form in
4th degree, reading minutes of previou,
day, actions on constitutional amend
ments, submitted by National Grange
Reports of committees and deputies, mis-
ceIlaneous business. Recess.
Afternoon session 2 O'Clock, -unfin shec
and miscellaneous business, additional
reports Of committees aud deputies. Re
cess.
Evening session 7.30 O'Clock, -Unhn
ished business, memorial services, reports
of representatives of subordinate and
county Oranges, remarks for the goot
of the order, closing in form.
Maine State Grange was organized II
Grand Army Hall. Lewiston, April, 81
1874. At this time there were only IL
subordinate Oranges with atotsl member
ship of only few hundreds now there
are about 220 Oranges with combined
membership of more than 10000. Mel
son Ham was the first Master, and he has
been q State Grange official from the
time OF the organization Of the Stat.
Grange. until the present time. ID. II
Thing, Frederick Robbie and Rufus Prince
have been Masters in the order in which
they are named. M. B. Hunt Is now ac'
ing Master, and will preside at the com
Ing session.
The Patrons OF H sbandry is a Nation
al organization, and its membership II
Maine is wide spread, there being Pomons
Oranges 10 every county excepting Kuol
and Lincoln, which have one for the two
counties, and Penobscot has two ant
Aroostook and Penobscot Union Pomo
ua Grange, making in all II county or
CARNATIONS.
There are subordinate oranges In 2l'
towns divided among the counties IS fol
lows: Androscoggin, 10; AroOstook, IA
Cumberland, 10; Franklin. ": kennebec
80: Lincoln, 3 Oxford, 10; Penobscot
81; Plscatsq gus, 8; Ssgadahoc, 10; Som
erset, IL; Waldo, "a; Washington. Z
York, IL.
Bixby & Buck want to see you now.
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