Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-04
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

At the meeting OF Sagadahoc Pomona
Grange in hipp sbnrg lastW ednesday the
following resolutions were adopted -
RESOLVED, That Stgadshoc County
Grange Is in full -vmpalhy with the
Pennsylvania State Grange with refer
ence to having the Worlds Fair to b
held in Chicago in 1893 closed on SUI
DAYS. And further
"RE>oLvED. that a petition oe drawn
up by This Grange to he presented IL
the state master TO forward he same TO
the county oranges of this state for sig
natures. ana SAID petition to be forward
ed to the manager st the fair. SAID pc
titinn praying the Executive OF the a.
to keep such fair closed on that div
Turner Grange has a library Of over
four hundred volumes. The present
member hip of the grange is 22j, AMI
the regular attendance about 100 Fou
new card dates were elected at the last
meeting and eight names proposed
Leeds Orange held a very successful
meeting Saturday, Feb. 21th. One hu"
Dir, and six cen patrons were present,
many tom iurner. paper presented
by Y kniSh on the "'l'roflQs of bat
ter making discussion of the question,
Resolved that TIE butter factory l.
more profitable to the dairy now than
the milk cundchsing method, was di>
cussed at ltnglh by l. A. Gilbert, K d
Leavitt, a. Clifford l. II, Blossom
and others. A grange GiuDer. reading
by number of lodge members and mu-
sic occupied the whole time.
The next meeting of Piscataquis Pc
mona Grange will be with Pleasant River
Grange, Milo, the third Thursday in
March, with the same programme as
arranged for the February meeting. It
is hoped TO see a good attendance, for
that grange is small, and needs the help
and encouragement OF the county
grange,
DR., G. NJ. Taitchell, State overseer,
continues his lectures b fore different
oranges in the State on the question of
taxation and its problems, to good &C.
ceptance.
Hillside Grange, East rhorndke. still
holds on in the even tenor OF its ways
not" ithstsnding la grippe and the un-
favorable condition of the weather for
meetings J he net gain in membership
for the year ending Dec 81, 1891. was
seventeen. AT recent meetings degrees
were conferred on two new members
j he latest added attraction to the hall il
good organ At present Ia grippe il
the guest Of Worthy N aster Webb.
The programme FOR the next meeting
ofthe Somerset Pomona Grange, at North
Fairfield, tuesday,, March ) IN, is az fol
lows: Address Of welcome, Sister Cora
Hoxie; response, Bro ID. ii Bartlett dis
eussion. How May Our Public Schools
be lmproved?' Bros. John Ellis, VIM
Jones, and others; essay, sister Hannah
NJ. Jones comforting the fifth degree
music. Ero. Geo libbe:ts; recitation,
Sister May Bowman; discussion cor
tinued; { say, sister Flea Goodwin:
rni-c. llaneous business; music.
Excelsior Pomona Grange, No ( p,
OF II held SPECIAL meeting for the In.
stailation Of "fficers, with North jaw
Grange Feb 18th. at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
bout 20 members we're present five were
given the fifth d. gree. and the following
officers were instalied: y II Campbell.
master; } T. Der, overseer; Minnie
II. ketes. lecturer; Everett f Paine,
W. Cox, assistant steward
W butterf field, chaplain; NJ l. r..
burlington SECRETARY; Mrs Everett +
Pane Fiona. Alter he installation a
short address Of aeleome bv Ada | GRAY:
! brief response by 4 II dIey. Of Jay
Bridge Grange; select r. aging BY Matte |
. ksfr: s'ng. ' he Gypsy bald by !
label + Mo'-e and J Miller; dialogue. |
FAX ng tue Census, by Ella M. D.y,n-. !
'ort and Arthur hacvmter al thi, /
with good music and bOuntiful di .n4r /
MT rpersed mace a very plea, AIT meet /
Dg.
Stockton Grange was very lie sin,iy
ON Saturday " ming Of he
,ast week by the grange iu Prospect
Although the Light was he code Of
he season IL did nos prevent our ciiiz .1s
rom turning Gus en- Inasse to the mum
YER IL forty. After drive Ct fourt
mics, they arrived safely and report
ne Of the pleasantesr events If The ein-
er. A fine programme va. carried natI
I ii'eraTy merit, and last but not least
Q excellent supper was 10 store for them
Mich "as tempting TO the appeti Of
be most fastidious The grange closed
l II 30 all feeling that though Che night
vas bitter cold. they had been an d, re
aid by the hospitality OF their tlUl her
nd lister grargeis. The exchspge or
Isl In all oiders are productive Il greas
ocd.