Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-22
GRANGE NEWS AND NOTES.

partmeui Of THIS paper
GRANGE NEWS AND NOTES.
ctr SEASON.
Ihs coming months ar, the fruitful
one. for grange work. when the results
Of the summer and fall are to be gather
ed, aud made manifest In the activities
Of winter. There should ~ no ccsss-
tion In the goo,i work % the grange, be-
cause whenever thi. lag. ther. L. always
q falling away from the high standard
which prOmotcs grO~th. ODe of the
hsst Indicators II the activity of the
order and the substantial work u is do
log, nav b. .esn Ia the exhibitions made
by loyal branches, and the holding of So
many grove aud union meetings the past
season. n therr has been any change In
the character of the work attempted,
therv dos rot s-em to have been any In
th. essentials, Tor II Il evident that the or-
der Il making substantial advance, and IL
growing a. power In every community
shcr, the members arc active. 4 luke
warm patron will almost always .ee In
cr,asins evil. In the path of progress,
and dullness on the part of the mem
lsrs. No ons can OF will claim that the
order l. dolng what IL ought or might,
OF thai hs sphere of OPERATIONS u a. en-
tended as V should b., bat the only
reason Tor thi. rcCOgnllcd failure !. that
the individual msmbers do not throw
thems.lS,. into the active dutie. belong
ing 10 . patron, but are satisfied With
sitting .till and waiting.
~ calm .urNcy 1. made 10 the field,
t..lisVe there l. Caus. Tor congratula-
tion a. we'll a. regr,t. II L. well some
time- "a Criticiss aud call attention to
dsfccts, for these should stir Ia greater
activity, bat al The same time no on. can
deny that In the work 81 the order there
arc evident sign. that much Il bsing ac-
complishcd along really practical lines.
Durtng the past season more grove meet
lngs have been held than foe YEAR, and
the character ~ these has bc.n % high
order. where thoss, not members, have
listened % discussion. upon topic. of
vital Interest 10 all. At the same time,
th. romona gathering. have not b-.n
neglected, and the number. attending
thee, aud the Interest manifested la
them, sustain the claim that the order u
advancing. Daring the past few week.
the brst evidence has been pro'iucs~i In
the form ~ the many harvest < gatherings,
Nhere the pairOns-brother. and sl.t.ts
have hrought m. products Of the farm
and home, aud, sitting down together,
have made comparisons ss Ia means aud
msthois. a. scll a. rvsults, returning
l.tier prepared for the round % dutie.
which will SEIZURE fuller harvest an
other year.
No Que can read the very Interesting
account of the gathering of Turner
Grang,, in the editorial column of the
agricultural department of the Farmer,
OCt. 70, where they discussed the fruit
az they sampled u, without feeling that
.omsthlng hal been missed In not being
privileged Ia ~ present, and listen, ss
well a. enjoy the bounty 20 the tables.
such gathering. do great good, directly
90 those present. aud indirectly Ia those
Who get IA. meat of the discussions In
the condensed reports. What ts tru. of
Turner /. also true IL bingham aud Bod
we'll aud Bath. aud many other. that
might we'll - named. The Mirror and
Farmer, commenting On the work 81 The
grange In Maine, says truly;
.sIbsr, l. hardly . limitation 10 the
good Nork q grange can do within IN"
s,ol,. 20 it, opportunities Snt sdNsn-
tagr.. PRO, iis,l It, m-mb.rs are unite,i.
There are many such In Maine which
hold fAirs, have hbrarie-, maintain
courses of Lectures, have reading clubs
aud literary Glasses among IT. younger
members. aud such grange. have care
fully transformed many old rural CON.
muuhie. into ceutrcs 90 caliurc, good
manners aud high thinking.
We must not overlook the fact that
much of thi. work l. done la the quiet
~ the grange halle, aud therefore the
public has no means Of judging of IT.
,har4ctsT, ave - the fruits are manifest
Ina the lives Of the members. The grange
\. not losing ground, l. no, failure,
AMI AZ the same time IL ought Ia IL do
inc f.r more than u L., and would, W
that sense Of personal responsibility
uhich wouhi call forth active ssrslcc
and loyal devotion to its be-i interests
~as felt by every patron. Nov !. the
season for this "a b. manifest, sud se
can, n We will. set the standard "f
grange work q little higher than ever
h-forr, and la the months before th.
aetiy. duties of another year open, nnd
a high. full aud complete MEASURE of
.ati.faction and profit. Regular at
tendance aud hearty participation In the
work Of each session Will b. msnifesi IN
the lives 20 every patron, aud the world
an se- that the order founded Ia bless
the tlllsr of the .oll I. blessing all man
Kind. While II l. nominally secret
Organization. Vt so much of the work
done I. of public Importance thai the
hat Interests % the whole are served
only Nheu the greatest pabliciiy is given
IA. lectures. essays and di.cu.sion..
Tar thi. reason the grange column 81
the Farmer ws. opened, aud IL con,inu~',
b.iug now given a permanent location.
The de-ir. !. that all items, reports, and
lectures of public interest be furnished
the Farmer for publication, that u may
10 able o. render the order efficient SER
Vice a. In the past. civ. us the news,
brother. ani sisters, aud the grange
column shall be hll.d weskly.-,or. of
Maine Farmer.