Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-15
Vermont state Orange.
The Annual Meeting at west Randolph
---Public Exercises ON Tuesday Even

The Annual Meeting at west Randolph
---PubIic Exercises ON Tuesday Even
ing.
The 22d annual meeting Of Vermont
state grange opened at West Randolph
Tuesday, Dec. y, 1898, with a public
meeting, which was held in Du Bots d
Gray's hall in the evening. There was
large attendance Of both grangers and cti-
zens. The hall was very tastefully decor
ated. The feeling of the people was i'm
hearty sympathy with the grange The
program was fully carried out. every
speaker being present. Music was furnish
ed by the West Randolph band and the
grange choir
stale Master Alpha Messer made "a few
preliminary remarks, and then introduced
Hon. Justin Mouton of Moultou stock
farm, who gave the grange a very cordial
welcome. lie congratulate them ina their
good work. and urged upon them the im-
portance of doing well whatever they at
tempted to do He believed the grange
was doing q great missionary work among
the farmers lu developing a higher and
uobIer manhood
&. d Bell responded. accepting the
! hearty welcome with great pleasure iu by-
/ half of the Nermout state grange
state Master Messers address reported
/ the grange of the state boz healthy and
prosperous condition. During the past
year new grange, have been organized.
new halls built. and @ uet increase of ~
per cent made iu membership
COY. Fuller was received with long and
continued applause. He congratulated the
farmer, OF the state upon their success az
Ina O.
Won there. and hoped this coming together
would bee beneficial. and a. a result. NOR.
perfect work would Doe done upon return.
ing home.
Prof j. l.. Hill spoke of the So acrIcul-
tural colleges represented al the World
Fair. of the friendly feeling existing. and
predicted much good in the future as q re-
suit of the meetings held there.
4 poem by Mrs. Luna s.. Peck was Dis.
tened Co with much interest
Hon G.. NJ WInsiow. secretary of Tia,
state board of agriculture. spoke of his
pleasure i'm meeting with an organization
that was in sympathy with the board of
agriculture. He had learned during q tour
On the state OF Maine with Hon L. A..
/ Gilbert Of the great good the grange wa,
doing Ia all of the places where the lee
/ lures We're held in grange halls. and noticed
marked degree of intelligence among
/ those farmers
Geo. S. Huhbards subject WAS cruelty
TO animals. and he advocated that humane
education should bee taught IN every school.
Hon Mason $. stone state superinteul-
ent of education, spoke highly Of the town
system OF schools, claiming that DO bring,
about concentrated effort. an predicting
that in the future we shall have more sy--
tematlc teachers. and deeper interest
throughout the state in schools and schoo.
buildings
Hon v. ]. Spear spoke of the adyaut-
ages of Vermont and OF the great improve
meut that had been made IN the past few
years In agricultural pursuits
These are the officers Master. Alpha
Messer OF Rochester. oversecr. Cassiu~
Peck Brookdeid. lecturer. L. o. Lee. Yer
non, steward, G.. G. Whitney. East Beth
al; assistant steward. II. J. Virgins, ST.
mousvillc. chaplain =. :. jackson. Un-