The Republican journal., 1896-12-17
News of the Oranges.

The contest in Equity Grange between
the married and single members closed last
Saturday evening, with a victory for the
latter.
Seaside Grange conferred the first and
second degrees last Saturday evening and
received three applications for membership
Worthy Master A. L. Mudgett was elected
to represent the grange at the meeting of
the State Grange.
At the last regular meeting of Georges
River Grange, Liberty, occurred the annual
election of officers. The following were
elected G. Fl. Cargill, Master L. F. Hurd
Overseer; w III. Moody, Lecturer. Other
officers the same as last year.
At the annual meeting of Granite Grange
Hall Association, North Searsport, the fol-
lowing officers We're elected for the ensuing
year: Pres, w. j. Mathews; Sec, F. L..
Trundy; Treas, F. j. Dow; Agent, A
Stnson.
Among the representatives to the State
Grange who left for Augusta from Belfast,
were Past State Master M. B. Hunt of Bel
mont A. l.. Mudgett and wife of Belfast
j. W. Farrar of Searsmont Arthur Boyd
and wife of Seaport; Capt. j. W. Jones of
Brooksville E. E. Clement of Waldo D.
O. Bowen of Morrill,.
Waldo County Grange will meet with
Northern Light Grange, Winterport, Tues
day, Dec. odd. The address of welcome will
be by Dora White; response by A. E. Nick
l,o
Resolved, That taxing farm mortgages is
double taXation;'' affirmative, D. Dyer;
negative, S. Thompson.
The State Grange began its sessions in
Augusta Tuesday and will close to-day
The report of Secretary E. H. Libby of Au-
burn shows a membership in Maine of one
or two hundred over 10000. A year ago it
was 1880, showing gain of over 400, a
very gratifying increase. The order in the
State was never as healthy and strong as to-
day, and is all the time making steady and
wholesome growth.
Harvest Moor Grange, Thorndke, has
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: Master, A. H. Higgins; Overseer,
Annie Ward; Lecturer, Jennie Gates; Stew
ard, H L. Wing; Asst. Steward, A. L..
Ward; Chaplain, Marcia Blethen; Treasurer
V. n. Higgins; Secretary, Myra Gates Gate
Keeper, Philip Blethen; Ceres Hattie NJ
Higgins; Pomona, Sarah McManus; Flora,
Josie Cox; Lady Asst Steward, Carrie
Ward.
Silver Harvest Grange, No. &c. of Waldo
elected officers last Thursday evening for the
ensuing year, as follows M, A. 7. Cross );
O., NJ. E. Wentworth; l., II. E. Wentworth; :;
s., II. X. Quincy; Asst. S, H. Smith Chap
E. Poland Treas, +. Cross Sec, NJ. A.
Gurney; G. X, t, Simpson; l., A. S., NJ.
Smith; C., E. B. Quincy; F., J. E. Went
worth p, b. f. French The installation
is to take place at the first regular meeting
in January.
Granite Grange, North Searsport, has elect
ed officers for the ensuing year as follows:
Master Edgar b, Thayer overseer, Millard
Lane lecturer, Mrs Ida Eastman Nickerson
steward, r. b. Low; assistant steward,
John Boyd; chaplain, Mrs. Lizzie Boyd !;
treasurer, Wilson n. Dow secretary, Mrs.
Della A. Low; gatekeeper Horace Lane;
Henry Hartman; pomona, Mrs. F. j. Dow;
lady assistant steward, Miss Addie Lane.
The Grange is in a very prosperous condi-
ton
At the regular meeting Saturday evening,
Dec, 18th, Of Union Harvest Grange, Centre
Montville, the following officers We're
eeted for the ensuing year; Master S.
Poland; Overseer, w. II. Churchill; Lee
turer, L. A. Sprowl; Steward, d. A. Poland
Asst. Steward, W. j. Wentworth; Chap
lain, G. E. Terry Secretary, o. E. Ramsay
Treas, Geo Ii. Thompson; Gate Keeper,
w P. Jones Ceres, r. j. Poland; Pomona,
Ann s. Churchill; Flora, E. l.. Sprowl: L.
A. S., Belle Edmunds; Organist and Choris-
ter, Mrs. Chas. Howard.
The annual meeting of Sebasticook
grange, Newport, No. BOG, took place last
Thursday night. The following officers
were elected: j. o. Gilman, Master; w S.
Randlett, Overseer; Mrs. H. C. Webber,
Steward; Newell Givens, Chaplain; W. B.
Marsh, Asst Steward Obed Jaquith,
Treas. O. F. Brigham Secretary Mrs. r.
II. Libby, Ceres Mrs. w. S. Randlett, Po-
mona; Miss Mabel Goodwin, Flors; F. M.
Deering, Gate Keeper Mrs. Martha Stiles,
Lady Asst. Steward. The last year has
been fairly prosperous one and quite an
increase in membership has been made.