Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-24
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

! Mt. Sugar Loaf Grange, Norway, is in a
/ fiourishlng condition numbering IS members
/ possessed of energy and perseverance that
will always keeps grange prosperous.
| At the meeting of West Bath Grange
| Monday evening Il committee was chose n
to take action relative to giving an enter
tainment and supper at some early date.
| The next meeting of Pennington Grange
No, -, p. of II. will be held with Sister L.
| +. Dudley, Wednesday, Oct. 26th. Picnic
dinner at i2 NJ. Meeting to commence al
| o'clock i. NJ.
| A few evenings since thirty-five or forty
members of Hillside Grange of Thorndike,
| by invitation, visited Richie Grange OF
Waldo, and had grand good time, a nice
entertainment and supper.
| Hancock County Pomona Grange will
meet with Bay View Grange, Eden, on Sat
urlay, Oct. 29th. the invitation of Castine
| Grange having been cancelled by reason OF
sickness at that place.
The grange fair at Bingham proved to be
! a great success and is acknow iedged by all
! to be the best exhibit seen for years. The
grangers are " ide awake and enthusiastic
| society, and have no ''haysecd in their
hair
! Verona Grange had a very interesting
meeting Saturday evening, initiating two
candidates and rlosng with harvest feast
| Rev. O. II. Fernald, former member OF
this grange. was present after an absence
of number of wears.
Northern Star Grange, Woolwieh, by its
programme of 7 tuesday, evening anticipated
| ,t,o ~ .,fn,nh.,p ~, which the
exercises were appropriate. Historical es-
saws. patriotic AMI national songs, readings,
quotations, etc, made up an evenings en-
ter,anment, declared by many to be our
best.
Bodwell Grange did so well in their fair
at Small Point, that it would not be strange
| if Dromore Grange Joined them for big
| fair at the town house next year. open to
all Phipsburg people who wished to exhibit.
There is talk of that kind in the air. Bod
well Grange it will be remembered cleared
| $50 from their two days fair in September
last.
! Wooiwich Grange has an entertainment
and supper at their hall at MontsW Gag,
| Wednesday evening. Oct 2G. Dr. II. NJ.
Ragon of Bath. will recitc some of has
popular selections and the services of the
| Dav's Ferry choir have also been secured.
| II stormy the entertainment will be post
ponea to the following Friday evening
| People from Bath attending can return on
the night Pullman.
List of officers elected at the annual
meeting of Hancock County Pomona
Grange Wilbur Wartlwell, master; Wesley
Cousins. o. Hattie Hartman. L.; .. l..
Five. s.: A. r. Foss. 4. s.: \. l.. Smith,
treasurer: [. Candage, Chap; Parker
Billings, c. K y. B. Young, Sec. Au-
yusta Jordan Pomona; Lydia Young,
Flora: Lydia =. Dority. Ceres; Carrie
York, l.. A. $.
There is hardly limitation to the good
work a grange can do within the scope OF
its opportunities and advantages, provided
its members are united. There are many
such in Maine which hold fairs, have IL
braries, maintain courses of lectures, have
reading clubs and literary classes among its
| younge- members, and such oranges have
| carefully transformed many old rural com
| munties into centers of culture, good man.
| ners anh high thinking Corr. Mirror and
| Farmer.
| Following il the programme at Merry
meeting Grange, Bowdoinbam on the eve
ming OF Oct. Il /, singing ~ Tue grange :
| ,. the secret of success in onion rai-ing, by
isaac Wilson; 3, Resolved, it is more
economical for Northern farmers 10 raise
| their own corn than bny it from the West,
| Affirmative, Isaac Wilson and f. q. Fisher,
| negative, i. L. Cobb and j. w. Allen.
| October -, the offices of Merrymeeting
Grange are to he filled and the entire work
and entertainment conducted by ladies.
4, the last meeting of Pittston Grange
Oct. 18TH. the fourth degree was confer-et
on one candidate aud harvest feast fol
lowed Several visiting members were
present aud pleasant and social time was
enjoyed by all. Weekly meetings have
been kept up in this grange all through the
summer mouths and now as cold weather
approaches and long evenings are upon us,
we hope to see a revival of interest. A cake