Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-19
Gossip Of the Oranges.

GOSSIP OF the 3to0eoSs
The grange at Lisbon is preparing a
drama to be presented the latter part of
October.
| North Paris Grange has voted to hold
| the first meeting in each month in the
evening and the last meeting in each
month in the day time.
At recent meeting of Readield Grange
| the married ladies' filled the Offices and
furnished an excellent programme. while
the married men served the dinner.
Mountain Grange, Blaine, will occupy
the 1. O. q. II. hall for the next year.
This grange started about year ago,
has quite q large membership and is In a
fiourishing condition.
Mt. Pleasant Grange, West Rockport.
while in session at its hall recently, was
happily surprised by a visit from Inno-
cent Temple of Juveniles which present
ed the grange with a nice lamp for it's
hall.
Do not fail to read Secretary Mace's
valuable report Of the "Fruit-day meet
ing Of kennebec Pomona Grange in this
issue. The many practical hints on fruit
growing given will be appreciated by the
progressive farmer.
Sebasticook Grange, Newport, conferred
the third and fourth degrees upon three
candidates Thursday night following
which was harvest feast. The atten-
dance was good with several visiting
members from Palmyra Grange.
At the last regular meeting of West
brook grange the first and second degrees
were conferred upon two candidates. A
literary contest is in progress at the pres
cnt time led by two able members. Cum
Derland County Pomona Grange will be
entertained at .WestbrOok, Oct 49,
Victor Grange. Fairfield Center, at last
week meeting discussed the question:
rs it more important to train the OBJ
Servation than to study boOks?" A pa
per was read by Lena Salley on the sub
ject In what respect has woman made
greatest advancement during the past
% years.
Oct. 9th. One application was received.
The third and fourth degrees were con-
lerred on two candidates. After dinner
the question, shall we abandon grain
"A. f. Russell and followed by nearly all
present. After Il lively discussion il was
decided in the negative.
The programme given at a recent meet
ing OF Arson Grange was one OF unusual
interest and value to the members. The
general subject was Maine. treated un-
der four heads: LIST, history: I'd.
sources, sd. noted men; 4, grange in
Maine. The historical talk on Maine was
given by the chaplain who incidentally
referred to some of the noted characters
of Names history.
'Children's Night" successfully. The pro-
gramme by the children was heartily en-
joyed. over 30 were present. Monmouth
Grange was never in a more fiourishng
condition than it has been the past year.
The membership has increased and each
meeting is well attended. Gentlemen's
night Is next in order. grand pro-
gramme is looked for.
At the recent meeting of Kennebec Po-
mona Grange ut West Gardiner. +. y.
lib, ..T tXa1,G 4.
sample of his corn that was planted
June II and cut Sept Il. three months and
four days from time of planting He
planted one and one-fourth acres and has
is2 shocks of average size that have thus
far yielded one-haif bushel to a shock.
This will give yield of 24l bushels ears
on the piece.
The Journals correspondent at Harmony
writes: -Four members of Harmony
Grange went to the Pomona at Pittsfield.
last week. and report very interesting
meeting. The question. Which would
you prefer education with poverty, or
wealth with ignorance?'' was discussed
by Harmony Grange last week. The ma
jority preferred education with poverty.
Several important questions are to be dis
cussed next Wednesday evening
Orono Grange is indeed fortunate in
having as members some of the instruc-
tors at the University of Maine. At a re-
cent meeting the evening was profitably
I
experimental station) explanation of the
questions Is the tuberculn to be relied
upon as a test for the presence of tuber-
culosis? Does the use of tuberculin tend
to develop tuberculosis in the animal
tested? AT the next meeting. Some i'm
pressionS of Europe on farm life. will be
discussed by Prof. Munson, Prof. Woods
and Prof. Rogers.
Temperance day at Norland Grange was
observed Oct. 3. The forenoon was de-
fnd tn tnn
served to about 150 The W. c. +. L. of
Livermore Falls. and Pure Gold Lodge l.
o. G. T. were invited TO dinner and to as
sist in the afternoon exercises. which
were as follows: Prayer by Rev. +. r.
Whittemore: music by grange choir: ad-
dress by Rev. Blanche Wright: paper by
H. A. .uorson. How to Promote the In
terests of temperance in Our Commu-
nifty. with very good suggestions given: !
music by Pure Gold Lodge choir; regular
grange paper. Norland breeze. edited by
Mrs. {. IL. Cakes. and devoted almost en-
tirely to temperance. A tribute was CIV
en- to the memory of "Maine's Grand Old |
Man." Neal Dow. After music by the
choir. remarks We're made by j. w. Rick |
er of East Auburn in behalf of the Good |
VIII cottage, for which n collection was |
taken.
Dexter Grange is holding very interest
ing meetings. AT a recent session there |
was a lively discussion of the question |
rs cutting and hauling wood and lum- |
Der to market a part of Farming?' a |
large number took part in the discussion. |
and some very good points We're brought |
out by both sides. The matter of fores-
try was naturally brought up in this |
Farming is tiling the soil. One man said |
that he had lot of pines that he trimmed |
up few years ago and they are trees |
now of considerable size. If he had not |
trimmed them they would not have |
amounted to anything. He thought cut
ting lumber and wood and selling it was
as much a part of farming as raising |
hogs. whether the trees were natural
growth or a cultivated one. One man re-
lated that fifteen years ago he cut shinge |
stock from ground where he used to go |
strawberrying when boy. and he is
about siXty-five years old now. Another |
man of the same age has pine tree that |
has grown within his recollection from |
tWig to q tree twenty inches in dia motor |