Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-12
COS SIP OF THE ORANGES.

Tee object Of the grange is to advance
the farming interests of the country.
Pennsylvania is one of the leading grange
states, with nearly $4,000 members.
Comet Grange, Swanville, is holding
some very interesting meetings and the at
tendance is large.
Equity Grange conferred the first and
second degrees on two candidates and the
third and fourth on four recently.
There are GA oranges in New York state
with IS 900 members. The net gain in
membership during 1898 was 1909.
The grange is in prosperous condition
in all of the Eastern and Northern and in
some of the Western and Southern states.
The members of East Dover Grange, al
their last regular meeting, organized liter.
airy contest, Daisy L. Curtis and A. G. Stur.
assuming captaincy.
The grange is the only farmers organiza.
ton in the country which has kept itself
free from political intrigues and alliances,
and which has the universal respect of all
classes.
Windsor Grange is still tlourishing
More than 40 members have been added
this winter and class of 10 is to be re-
ceived at the next meeting with probably
10 more to follow in two weeks.
County Deputy E. c. Mallett visited
Merrymeeting Grange, Bowdoinham, March
End, and instructed the members in I'M
written work. The grange furnished 81
excellent programme, the topic of which
was ''Maine."
On account Of stormy weather, bad trav-
elling and prevailing sickness Union Har.
| vest Grange, Center MOntville, di not hold
any regular meetings from January 9th to
March 3rd; when the following were chose a
trustees for the ensuing year. George b
Thompson, E. S. jackson and j. F. Ramsey
The members of etKennebec Valley
Grange, Madison, will hold an all day
meeting March Is. Programme Singing
by the choir; Silo and Ensilsge, by Thomas
Dagget, Foxcroft, ard George Flint, North
Arson. Members of the board of sgri
culture, Hiram Gilman, Anson, L. Il. But.
Ter Starks, G. o. Weston, Norridgewock.
Picnic dinner at IL, in the banquet hall.
Lecture in the afternoon by Prof. w. w
Stetson of Auburn. Lecture of the Maine
State Grange. Members of the order are
expected to attend.
Piscataquis Pomona Grange will meet
with South Dover Grange, March 18th with
the following programme Address of well
come by South Dover Grange; response
from East Dover Grange; business; report
of oranges; Refreshments; entertainment
South Dover Grange; paper, 1.-The Ad'
vantages and Disadvantages of Maine,
by Sister Lizzie Daggett; paper, "Wha,
Brings the Most Success, Luck or Perse'
verance," by Sister L. J. Hobbs; song by
Bro. Aura Sturtevant; defamation by Bro
Sanger Coburn; discussion of the Listing
System. leaders. Worthy Master J. J. Carr
Bros. Edwin Doore, H. L. Leland, T
Daggett.
The grange is q years old and is &C.
knowledged tie best farmers organization
which ever existed. Its decline in some
places is not due to any inherent weakness
but because its members in those sections
departed from the teachings and principles
of the order and attempted to make it a po-
liticsl org imitation. The leaders of the or
der desire to have the grange re-organized
in all sections where for any cause it has
become dormant. Write to the master Of
the State Grange or to the officers of the
National Grange. j. II. Brigham, master,
Delta, Ohio; John Trimble, secretary,
Washington, d. c.. and Alpha Messer, lee
turer, Rochester, VT. 4