The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-12-26
News Of the Oranges.

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the State Grange Mr.. W. Fl. CHM said the
trouble was, there was no grange hall in the
county large enough to hold its meetings
It numbers 1, 800 members in good standing
Harvest Moon Grange, Thorndike, elected
the following officers at it's last meeting
Herbert L. Wing, Master BENZ. Ames, Over
seer Mrs. Josie Cox, Lecturer; Joseph Fl.
Stevens, Steward; "A. /. Ward, Assistant
Steward; Mrs Mary Ware, Chaplain. The
remainder Of the officers will be elected at
the next meeting. Four applications for
membership were received.
Medomak Valley Grange, P. of H., located
at Burkettville, elected officers, Saturday
evening, as follows: Master, L. NJ. Staples
Overseer. Geo. Clark; Lecturer; Jere Over
lock; Steward, Stephen Miller; Lady Assist
ant Steward, Nellie Bartlett; Secretary
Amanda Lucas; Treasurer, Albert Vose
Pomona, Annie Staples; Flora, Mabel Noyes
Ceres. Maud Ludwig: Gate Keeper, Roswell
| Noyes.
Last Monday night Cormet Grange of Swan
vile elected the following board Of officers :
Master, H. p. Mari; o., A. S. Nickerson ;
| Lect., Abbie Clark; Steward, James Knowl-
| ton; A. S., Charles Curtis; Chap, Herman
Bachelor; Treas, Fl. P. w hite Secy., Mrs.
| Flora Mckeen; G. X, E. E. Clements c.,
Mrs. Fl. F. MARI p, Mrs. James Knowton ;
| f., Mrs. Maria Goodhue; l.. A. S., Mrs.
| Charles Curtis.
| Hampden Grange, No. 27O, has elected the
following officers for 1896: G. Bert Taylor,
Master; =. r. Reed, Overseer; John c. Rol-
Inns, Steward; Horace c. Whitmore, Assist
ant Steward; Mrs. Ella F. Packard, Chap
lain; Henry W. Hammond, Treasurer; Mrs
Kate r. Whitmore, Secretary Henry Corn
ish, Gate Keeper; Winnifred Smith, Ceres ;
Mrs. Lizzie Cornish, Pomona; Mrs. Lola
SWEET, Flora; Mrs. Jeanette Flagg, Lady
! Assistant Steward.
Dirigo Grange of Freedom has elected of
ficers for the ensuing year as follows Mas
| ter, B. +. Foster; Overseer Frank Clement ;
Lecturer, Myra Brown; Steward, Clarence
Johnson; Asst. Steward, S. G. Tilton; Chap
lain, Addie =. Fuller; Treasurer, W. H.
Beal; Secretary, Mary Moulton; Gate Keep
er, W. NJ. Vose; Pomona, Annie Clement j;
| Flora, Mary a. Thompson; Ceres, Mary E.
Foster; Lady Asst. Steward, Jennie Webb.
Dirigo Grange is in very flourishing con-
! dition
| Silver Harvest Grange, Waldo, at their
last meeting elected the following officers
| for the ensuing year: Master, Sarah Hub
bard; Overseer, Cyrus Hubbard Lecturer,
Effie Robertson; Steward Almond Kelley
| Assistant Steward, Charles Smith; Chap
lain, Emerson Poland; Treasurer, Frank
| Wentworth Secretary, Mamie Simpson
| Gate Keeper, Theodore Simpson Pomona.
| Mary Clements; Flora, Margaret Went
| worth; Ceres, Hattie Whitcomb; Lady AS
slstant Steward Lydia Clements.
| Hillside Grange, East Thorndike, held the
| annual election of officers Dec. 18TH AMI the
| following officers were elected for the year :
| Master, n. a. Littlefed Overseer, n. Cor
| don; Lecturer, j. O. Hamblin; Steward, n
| Dyer; Chaplain, d. Dollotf; Treasurer, +. S.
Hogan; Secretary, E. L. Bartlett; Gate Keep
| er, Pearl Hambin; Pomona, Mrs Atlde
Ward; Flora, Miss Annie Dollotf; Ceres,
| Miss Susie Gordon; L. A. Steward, Mrs
Emma Hamblin. AS the next regular meet
ing would come on Christmas the meeting
was postponed two weeks.
| Union Harvest Grange, Centre Montville,
at lts regular meeting Saturday evening,
the ensuing year: NJ. E. Herman, Master
! Charles Ring, Overseer Olive l.. Bartlett,
Lecturer; D. A. Poland, Steward; George
| Cove, Assistant Steward; James F. Ram
say, Chaplain; Geo. X. Thompson, Treasur-
er; 0. A. Ramsay, Secretary Ernest Ter
ry, Gate Keeper; Edna Ring, Pomona; Flor
ence Heal, Ceres; Belle Edwards, Flora ;
Organist and Chorister.
Friday evening Mt. Pleasant Grange, P. of
officers for the ensuing year: Master, F. S.
Philbrook; Overseer, +. S. Simmons; Lee
turer, Harriet Delante; Steward, Smith
Maxcy; Assistant Steward, G. H. Upham
Chaplain, Emily Thorndike; Treasurer,
Freeman Maxcy: Secretary, n. G. Maxcy,
Gate Keeper, E. P. Thorndike; Pomona,
Sarah Simmons; Flora, Lizzie Simmons
| ScIcs, WIS. hdltie L IuiIDTOOk, Lady ASSlSC-
ant Steward, Florence Bowley. Three can
didates were initiated, making fine even
| ings WORK.
Morning Light Grange, Monroe, has
adopted the following resolutions:
Whereas, The messenger of death has
| again entered our grange and removed from
| our order Sister IneZ [. Batchelder, true
| and faithful member, therefore,
Resolved, That in the death Of Sister
Batcheder the order has lost a worthy
friend that while we sincerely mourn our
loss, we do not forget to tender our fraternal
| and heartfelt sympathy to our bereaved
| Brother in this sad hour of affiiction.
| Resolved, That in loving remem brance of
the deceased our charter be draped in
| mourning thirty days.
Resolved, That copy Of these resolutions
| be sent to the friends OF the deceased, and
also to the local papers for publication, and
| one placed on the records of our grange.
ALICE M. PALMER, Com
LOUISE A. MAYO, on
NANCY A. PARKER, Res.
Following is a nearly complete list of the
Waldo County delegation at the State
Grange meeting in Bangor:
Harvest Moon Grange, Thorndike-Mas.
ter v. n. Higgins and wife, East Thorndike
Mystic Grange, Belmont-Master Miles
| Pease, Centre Belmont
| GeOrpea River Granoa I;harty Mos+.,