Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-13
Gossip .! Il, Oranges.

"Children's day" with marked success.
South Branch Grange. Prospect. holds
full and interesting meetings In spite of
unfavorable weather.
Enterprise Grange. Richmond. is in a
furnishing condition, and their meet
fngs are well attended.
A class of 20 was Instructed in the
third and fourth degrees in North
Bradford Grange recently.
Pioneer Grange of Hope. is In excel
lent working condition. At a recent
meeting two degrees were conferred on
two candidates.
The next meeting Of Aroostook Coun-
ty Pomona Grange will be held with
at 10 o'clock A. M.
Narramissic Grange, Orland, has adj
journed it's meeting through the busy
season and short evenings. The next
meeting will be August 9TH.
Agriculture is undoubtedly receiving
more attention in Bradford now than
in former years, as there are two
oranges there having a membership Of
$50.
IIamoine Grange is one of the largest
in Hancock county and holds its meet
ings regularly every week, excepting
three weeks in July. which makes an
annual vacation.
Work on the Grange hall at Leeds.
has commenced. 1t is proposed to add
20 feet to the front of the building.
This addition will furnish room that
has long been needed.
The Union Grange, consisting of two
Bradford oranges, Charleston, South
Dover and Garland, have lately held
their quarterly session at Grange hall.
Garland. The grange voted to take an
excursion to Aroostook in September.
The next meeting of SebasticOOk
Grange, Newport, will be held the last
Thursday in August, when there will
be work in the second, third and fourth
degrees, refreshments and other mat
ters of interest to those present acted
on.
The July session of Penobscot POmo-
ma Grange will be held with the grange
at Dexter on the fifth Saturday in that
month, the change from the fourth to
the fifth Saturday being made SO that
the meeting will not interfere with the
farmers haying.
West Minot Grange held memorial
services in it's hall recently. After the
exercises they visited the graves of de-
ceased members and decorated their
graves with flowers. The last Satur-
day in June was set apart for that pur-
pose, when the grange was first organ
lied, % years ago, and has been OBJ
served every year since Such GUS
tom is worthy of general adoption.
A very enjoyable home celebration
took place at Guilford Centre, July 3,
under the auspices of Valley Grange.
Everybody in that section turned out
and had a grand good time. At noon
all united in picnic dinner and in the
afternoon very interesting exercises
took place, consisting Of Rotations,
vocal and instrumental music, ETC., and
in the evening there was a social dance.
The next regular meeting Of Skowhe-
gan Grange, No. POS. P. of H., will be
held, Wednesday afternoon, June a.
and will be known as "Matron's day.
The programme will consist of a paper
by Mrs. Altana Beal entitled: IA Din
ner and How to Prepare 1t, for Each
Day Of the Week" Remarks by Emma
G. French, Mrs. P. s. Fletcher, Mrs. S.
F. Emerson, Mrs. Emma Partridge;
duet, Mrs. Eva Williams, Mrs. c. D.
Miller; dialogue arranged by Mrs
Georgia A. Tobey and Emma w. Good
rich; recitation, Mrs. Pamela Jewett.
Seaside Grange, Belfast, gave a very
interesting celebration Saturday after
noon and evening, July Bird, in honor of
T., orka al
bake was held followed by fireworks
and supper and an excellent pro-
gramme given as follows: Remarks
on the Fourth Of July.W. P. Thompson;
piano solo, Cleora Haney; recitation,
Mrs. Henry Staples; cOrnet solo, A. j.
Morrison; piano duet. Miss Mason and
Mrs. Morrison; cornet and voice, Morri-
son and Mudgett; remarks. John Dun
ton; song, cornet and voice, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Morrison; singing, America
Hancock Pomona Grange held its
last meeting with Lamoine Grange and
good delegation was present from
different parts of the county. The
weather was all one could wish, and
the exercises of the day passed very
pleasantly. The banquet was especial
ly enjoyed. One pleasant and import
ant feature of the day was a collection
taken for the Grange cottage" which
the grangers of the State hope soon tt
erect at Good Will farm. Lamoine
Grange entertained the Pomona Grange
in the evening, it being the regular
evening for their grange meeting. with
music, recitations and a dialogue. All
voted it an enjoyable time. and as the
good-byes were said to visiting men,
bers, it was with the hope of meeting
them again at Lamoine next June under
like favorable circumstances.
In the village of West Bethel, is To-
Gated n little grange of % members
known as Pleasant Valley Grange
Here one hundred and fifty met Sat
urday, July 3, for a days work in the
court of Pomona. Many of the officers
came thirty miles to this meeting full
of enthusiasm. The fifth degree was
conferred upon twenty candidates, and
after bountiful dinner provided by
the few sisters in this grange the lit.
erary exercises were taken up. Music
recitations and remarks occupied the
hours. The address of welcome was
by the Master of Pleasant Valley
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