Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-09
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

Paris contains over TWO nunursO VOL
umes
Union Harvest Grsnge Thorndike, is
in very flourishing condi ion and of
lat has been sddii TO i'll membership,
Members of Mystic Grange, Belmont,
presented the secretary, O c smmet
with a beautiful easy chair on New
year'S day.
Parkman Grspgs hiss voted To hold
their meetings Oh III second and fourth
"Wednesday evening of eact mouth In
stead Of 81 turGay a formerly.
Hollis Grange iasra latiou has been
postpone d until ,aGutd, " Jan l6, which
VIII De he next regu!ar meeting. At
the close coffee AMI cake will be served
TO the mt mbers and friends
o chsrd Grange wss organic ID March
Sd, 1891, al East tAr>oustl-ld With Thirty
charter III. mbers; it has been steadily
increasing. aud now numb r. fifty one.
(, he NEE. irg. are well attended aud a
go,d degree Of interest is manifested
A correspon lieut. Of the Farmer writes
in r, gard 10 New IN .r"n Grange: II am
slsd TO say that the past year has been
given work, and til grange is gnod
, : snding, wi h our due all up square
We hsve eur NEE ings every FRIDAY aud
they ale we'll ,ttended We are to have
the drama "Our FutkS." presented on
the evening of Jan 20.h
Franklin Grange, Brysnt's Pond, in
stalled the new officers on Sa urd,y,
Jan 2l, Past has,er G l. Cushmnn
BE- ing the installing ell er he install
lation was folio \ ed by dinner and some
literary exercises. This grange now
numbers ~ members lot has been
purchased ior u new hsil which will
probably be built the comipg summer
sister T. A. Hartman has been the
faithful and efficient secretsry OF nion
harvest Grange for the long period of
eleven years aud in rec"gui ion OF h. r
ior 9 s,rvic, members of the g"snge at
the regular NEE ing January I'd, PIE
scented her with beautiful hanging
lamp The presentation was made by
Sister Clara u. Palmer in very pleasant
manner.
Mystic Grange, Belmont, publicly in
stalled its officers Saturday evening
| Notwithstanding the uncertain condit on
| of the weather q g,odly number Of mem
| bers and guests were present, who VI er
the installation partook of hounti'ul
COLLATION. in the cheerful dining hall
| The evening exercises closed with an
excellent impromptu programme
The next meeting Of cumberland Coun
| ~ Pomona Grange will be held at Cor
| ham. Jan. II The TO lowing is the
programme for Ladies Hour Song,
Miss arrie +. Hanson; song, Mr. Perley
| Hanson; poem Mrs Jennie Bodge John
son wri ten discussion, Miss Jennie N
| Colby recitation, Miss Matte Houghton !;
reading, Mrs Il A Fogg; song, Miss
Mabel U. Palmer.
The Cumberland County Pomona
| Grange will hold It's next session with
Gorlam Grange at Gorham village on
| Wednesday, Jan Is b. al 10 O'Clock A NJ
| The forenoon SEES ion will be under the
| direction of the aorthy IN tster Ii being
| the annual meeting the point OF int re- I
| is the election OF Ulcers for the ensuing
ear The address of welcome by som.
member of Gorham Grange: Response
to H.. address If welcome by sister NJ
! Z. Hunnewell Of Oak Hill Grange, scar
boro
| Porkman Grange WAS organized In
| September, 1889. with 10 charter mem
bers We nov have 81 names on our
I
and demit hut we have IS good, live
| III mbers left and six applications on
| hand. ard more are coming he grange
has purchased the Curtis stand, and
| hav. ii ted up 81 nice, comfortable hall
have large dining hall and kitchen
ii lining aud nice warm stable Tor
the horses Lat year we had forty
meetings. eighteen special meetings and
q nj utt pdaI hero ia much inter
ct manifested amoig both old and
you < aud we begin the new year with
z Jod courage Corr Maine Farmer
The annual meeting OF the Patrons
| Mutual Aid Society Of Maine was held
in Auburn thursday James l. Martin
OF Auburn was elected president; i II
| Brown of Norway, vice president; John
| l. Ham, Lewlston, secretary; J I'm nj
jackson, Lewiston, Treasurer; Nessrs
| 5 = Smith, Norway, c. II Cobb, East
| Poland; X X Bradford, West Minot ;
| A ID King, North Monmouth; f ii
| Libby, AuNurn, dir. ctors; M"tsra. $
Watson, O,kltnd, and + II Brown,
Norway, finance committee The report
of the Secretary, John l. Ham of Lew
iston, showed the membership of the
| s"ci.ty. Dec 81 1891 to be GA The
| Hhh HCial sldHulhR VI tht soSlcCy is hist
class
Programme Of the annual meeting of
| Somerset Pomona Grauge, 10 be held at
| -kowhegan, tuesday and Wednesday
Jan II h and 18Th: L. Opening exer
cisrs , Adde'S OF welcome, Bro ID
n Bartlett. , Response. sister l. II
Moulton / Annual reports Init
alton of candidates 6. Election and
installation of oiiicess Question
What can We do to Improve the Con
dItion OF our Grange}' Bros L. +
noughton, NJ l. Merrill, aud others :.
Essay developing True Manhood and
Womauhood among Ourselves - Sister
Ella II Cruwell Question Glow
often Should Grange Meetings be held
for the Highest Success" Bros |. II
MouIton a. C Holway. and others 10.
oem Farmer to the Front Bro )
F Emerson, II Miscellaneous busi
ness