Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-25
GOSSIP OF TIE ORANGES.

The ladies of Harmony Grange were
| awarded the second prize, S12, at the
| Hartland fair.
Mt. Pleasant Grange, West Rockport,
conferred the initial degree ON class OF
six, Friday evening,
Startling Grange, Fayette, had an all
| day session and a harvest feast on Wednes-
| day, Sept. H. Four candidates tc tbs
| third and fourth degrees of the order.
Starks Grange will celebrate the second
| anniversary of its organization Sept. 81.
The State lecturer, W. ". Stetson, is
expected to be present and address the
| meeting. An entertainment will be given
| in the evening.
The grange interest is very influential
in Waldo county, where the membership
of the local CHANGERS has always been
large Morning Light Grange, Monroe,
has $50 members, and owns a good hall,
built some ten years ago Henry Dawson
is master
The ladies of East Sapgerville Grange
| are conducting Il very successful sewing
circle III aid of the church. At the last
meeting $50 persons were present, all OF
whom report a delightful time. After
supper, music, Rotations and social in
| tercourse were enjoyed. The next circle
will be held, Sept. %.
Pleasant Valley Grange OF Rockland
with the members of Union Grange al
invited guests enjoyed a very pleasant
picnic, Thursday, Sept 10. Besides thu
dinner there was spirited game of basD
| ball between picked mines from the TIVE
oranges with o. Gardner as umpire, fol
lowed later by music and dancing.
Dromore Grange Phippsburg, recently
devoted an evening to the children
After opening In due form the grang'
closed and an open meeting cnsucd witt
n special programme arranged to interest
the children. A supper was one of tn,
features of the evening. The affair wa
most successful and highly enjoyable.
There are two oranges in the town Of
Winterport One is Sunrise Grange o.
which Walter Littlefield is master will
140 memb ers; and at West Winterport
Northern Light Grange having member
ship of 100, with Geo W. Ritchle master
Both own good halls, the hall of tn,
latter grange having nice dining room
connected, 1t holds meetings weekly, OF
Thursday evenings.
Work on the hall that the grangcrs ar,
building at Nelson's Corner, West Win
throp, is well under way, and it will b,
| completed in few weeks The building
will be 80 by 90 feet and two stories high
The hall will be in the upper story
The lower floor will be arranged so that
suppers can be served The lot is thr
one formerly occupied by the late Charlie,
Foster, and the dwelling house standing
| upon it was burned about 10 years ago
As the larger portion OF the members OF
Winthrop Grange live in West Winthrop.
it was thought best to build the hall in
| that vicinity. The work is in charge Of
Frank l. Bishop.
Woolwich Grange is one of the oldesl
| oranges in Maine being over 20 years old
OF late it has been enjoying unusual pros
| perlty and number of new members
have been added The leading officers are
| Frank Gould, master; g. A. Walker,
overseer; Frank NJ Harnden, lecturer
Herbert Fullerton, secretary. Mr.. Harm
| den, tie lecturer, is successful in thai
| Office and his programmes, supplemented
| with push and zeal on the part of himself
and Others, contribute greatly to the in
terest of the meetings, which are now
held every Saturday evening. The grange
! is in good condition financially and is
enjoying prosperity in all ways.