The Newtown bee., 1893-11-03
WASHINGTON.

AN IMPORTANT GRANGE GATHERING.
 Washington grange, No. II, entertain ed the Excelsior Pomona, No.7 on We'd nesday, October p. The day being fair, there was a good attendance, despite the fact that many of the members were as far away as Naugatuck, Waterbury and Oxford. The morning session opened at 10 o'clock, with most of the regular off, cers in place. It being the annual meet ing after the regular business, the Grange proceeded to ballot for officers for the following year. At II Worthy Master Averill declared recess and announced that immediately after he would confer the fifth degree on the waiting class of IS and the business meeting would be ad- journed until } 30 D. m. Dinner was serv- ed in the rooms under the hall and promptly at } o'clock the meeting was called to order and placed in the hands of the lecturer, Mrs Crittenton of Water town, who presented the following pro- gram. The subject for the day was Co operation" First, there was song by the Washington grange choir. An ad- dress of welcome was given by Worthy Master Averill of Washington, in which he spoke of many places where farmers needed to work together, one being to equalize this burden of taxation now borne by them. Another to make im- provements in our country roads, which
 would be of vast benefit to farmers draw ing their heavy loads to and from mar ket, as well as for pleasure drives, etc. The address of welcome was responded to by D. c. CalIender of Watertown, af- ter which followed paper on "Co-oper- ation," by Frank Stoughton of Betble- | hem, touching on the benefits socially l as well as financially. Also paper was presented by Mrs Clark of Mad River in l which she spoke of the injury one farmer 1 may do to others by being too indepen- dent as regards prices for the various l products they place upon the market and | the financial benefits of cooperation. A
 recitation by Brother Hotchkiss of Bea-
 con Valley brought forth rounds of ap-
 plause. Remarks by members of the
 various granges and visiting patrons from l Mountain Country Pomona, interspersed
 with music by Watertown and Washing 1 ton members passed the time pleasantly l until 3.30. At the close of the program the lecturer called on her former teach
 CT, J. c. Brinsmade, principal of the
 Gunnery, who responded by few pleas
 ant remarks, speaking in praiseworthy l terms of the leading members Of the or I der in this state, Bowen. Hale and oth-
 CTS. whom he had frequently met while
 in Hartford, the past year. adding the I only objection to the order he could pos
 sibly present was the ha bit of unexpect-
 edly calling onpeople for speech and finding him so unprepared as he was that
 afternoon. coming in to listen rather than # take part. After a short social chat
 Worthy Master Averill called the gath ering to order and resumed the business of electiDg officers with the following re. suits W. M., A. B. Pierpont of Water. I bury; O., T. Terrill of Pleasant Valley l lecturer, H. T. Dayton of Watertown; I Pomona, Mrs s. B. Hayes of Bethlehem
 It being late, lunch was provided dowr
 stairs for all who would stop. Friends
 from Bethlehem. and Pleasant Valley ] granges staid to attend the regular
 meeting of Washington grange in the hall at the Depot. It was voted to ac
 cept the invitation of Beacon Valley Z grange to meet with them in January, d which time the newly elected officers vii } be installed.
 s MIR Mg CARTY MISS DoHERTY.
 A very pleasant home wedding tool place at the home of Daniel Met Garty, Sl