Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-10-29
GOSSIP Of THE ORANGES.


Rising sun Grange, East Kncx. held a
very successful fair, Oct. 10.
Winslow Grange recently received sew
eral new applications for membership
Harvest Moon Grange. Thorndike, is
arranging to celebrate its anniversary,
Nov. Is.
,vassalboro Grange conferred the first
and second degrees on two candidates,
October 22d.
The Stevens Mills Grange in Auburn
cleared about 500 from their recent fair
Work on the stable has been commenced.
Narramissic Grange Orland. will give
an old fashioned supper. Nov. 1t Will
be in charge of the sisters. and is Intended
To be a reunion of the members, old and
new, of the grange.
Starks Grange will observe "Old Per-
les day." Oct 80 The programme will
be in charge Of the older members of the
grange, who are planning if possible to
furnish an even better one than that
given by the young people, Oct. Ii.
The members of Seaside Grange, Belfast
are evidently seeking relaxation from the
manifold labors of the harvest season.
At the last two regular meetings the
topics for discussion were "IS Claiming
Fishirg or Farming" and Does Build
ing Burn up or Down. The new hall
which this grange is erecting, Is up and
boarded and will be finished as soon as
possible.
At recent grange meeting one of the
members present inquired very particu-
larly what means a sister grange had
taken to increase her membership so fast.
The answer was that the majority OF the
members of that flourishiDg grange have
faith in the value of the order, and show
their faith by their works. Aud when
any society thus shows to the world of
on lockers that their members enjoy 1t.
and are benefited by belonging to it, then
the world will flock to Its standard.
The second meeting of Albion and
Dirigo Oranges, as a Union Grange,
occurred Oct II, at Dirigo Grange Hall,
Freedom. There was a goodly number
present from both grauges. The first
topic for discussion was In which way
do we get the most weeds, by Importation
or by neglect Some very interesting
facts were drawn out Opinion was about
equally divided on the question. The
second topic for discussion WAS. 1.-The
trouble with the farmers, is extravaganza
and mismanagement." The subject was
we'll discussed That there was much
truth in the assertion was generally
admitted. and that it was time farmers
were awaking to the fact. Balance OF
programme consisted of recitations, song
and dialogue. The next meeting will
be with Albion Grange, Jan. 9, 1896
The literary contest which has been In
progress for several weeks in West Bath
| Grange, closed, Oct. 21. The meeting that
| evening was the largest for the year, 81
members being present Eleven applica
| tions for membership were presented, the
largest number, it is believed. evel
handed in upon one evening. In thi
matter of dues excitement ran high
Each cent of dues paid counted one point
| in favor of the side to which the member
paying belonged One member paid his
dues ahead into 1898. The dues are only
| 10 cents month, but to show how eagel
and intent on winning all were, 1t is only
necessary to relate thai in dues alone the
handsome sum of S43 10 was paid in, and
the total receipts for the evening were
SOLO. Financially this perhaps was tn,
best evening this grange ever knew.
Captain Alice l. Randsll's side scored
5752 points. 100 points more than Captain
l. b. Neilly's side. The defeated side
will provide supper for the grange in
the near future.