The Republican journal., 1898-01-13
News OF the Oranges.

| A goodly number from South Branch
Grange, No 142, of Prospect, visited North
ern Light Grange of Winterport Jan. 9Th by
invitation and all pronounced their enter
| tainment A. l.
| Rising Sun Grange, No. 55 Knox, has
chosen the following officers for 1898: Mas
ter, c. A. Kenney; Overseer, B. L. Aborn !;
Lecturer, Jennie McGray; Steward W. d.
Elliot; Asst. Steward, Chester Marden;
Chaplain, Sarah Kenney; Treasurer, A, R.
Wentworth; Secretary, Matte Kelsey Gate
Keeper, George Hearin; Ceres, Carrie Kel-
sey Pomona, Hattie Linnekin; Flora, Bessie
| Ingraham; L. A. Steward, Annie Aborn.
| Last Monday evening just as Past Master
! Hon. A. E. Nickerson, finished installing
| Albert Damn as Steward and Mrs. Albert
/ Damn as chaplain of Comet Grange, Swan
| vile. (they were unable to :. present at the
installation a week ago. visitors were an
nounced from Stockton Grange. We were
| Very glad to see them Little Miss Fletcher
| kindly entertained us with vivid descrip-
ton of life at Klondike. Four new names
We're proposed for mem bership. There We're
visitors also from Seaside, Belfast, and Gran
, lite, North Searsport.
The installation of the officers of Union
Harvest Grange, Centre Montville, by Mr.. j.
/ G. Harding, Master of Waldo County
| Grange, took place in the Grange Hall last
Saturday evening. The hall was we'll filled
| by members of U II. and other Oranges, and
quite number of invited friends enjoyed
the evening with the patrons. A fine sup
| per was partaken of later in the evening A
| large delegation from this Grange attended
the County Grange at South Montville last
week and reported very pleasant and pro-
| fitable meeting.
| South Branch Grange is in a hourishing
condition. They have new members to be
| initiated Jan. 18th. Their officers were in
stalled Jan. Sth by Past Master W. Fl. CHM,
assisted by his daughter, Edna. number
| from Stockton Grange were present. After
the installation and program a bountiful re-
past was served in the dining room. The
| contest which has been going on in this
| Grange ended Jan. 1st, Capt. Ora Libby's
side coming out 100 ahead, and Capt. Fred
whole Grange in the near future.
The public installation of officers of Hamp-
| den grange, held at Grange hall Monday
evening, Jan. 3, was largely attended. The
| following officers were installed by Past
Master George NJ. Holland, assisted by Past
Master G. B. Taylor: Master, II. L Page
Overseer, G. W. Tibbetts; Lecturer, Isabel
| R,,rr I'd al
| Steward, Samuel Cornish; Chaplain, Carin
Roberts; Treasurer, FL. W. Hammond Sec
retary. Mrs. 81. Cornish Gate Keeper, Harry
Mayo; Ceres, Mrs. II. l.. Page Pomona,
Mrs. Hollis Dean; Lady Assistant Steward,
| Miss Lottie Nye. The installation was fol-
| lowed by supper and entertainment.
The officers of Harvest Moon Grange,
Thorndlke, were installed Saturday after
noon, Jan. Sth, by W. S. Dolloff, Master of
| Sunlight Grange, Knox, assisted by Bro.
B. W. Downs, and Sister Joseph Gordon.
After the installation, we listened to the
| following program Remarks by W. Master
| Higgins; music by the choir; a paper pre-
pared and read by W. Overseer Ross Towle,
which was enjoyed by all present; rec, by
Jennie Ware; rec, by little Iva Gordon of
Clinton; song by Myra Gates; rec, by Flora
| Ward; remarks by Bros Dolloff and
Downs and by Bro. Lander of Hillside
Grange; rec, by Myra Gates; dec, by A. H.
Higgins; singing by the choir.
Star of Progress Grange, East Jackson,
has elected the following officers for 1898:
Master, R. E. Page; overseer, j. II. McKin-
ley; lecturer, W. E. Gould; steward, N. R.
Cilley; assistant steward, Geo. Kimball !;
chaplain, T. j. Dill; treasurer, A. X. Fletch-
er; secretary, Elma Fletcher; gate keeper,
Geo. Gould; Pomona, Rose Ciley; Flora,
Mamie Kimball, Ceres; Lottie Page; L. A..
Steward, Jennie Croxford. This grange is
steadily increasing in members and interest.
We have had a contest nd much interest
was manifested. Last Sa turday evening we
had harvest feast for six fourth degree
members and also gave the first and second
degrees. Installation next Saturday even
| ing, to which all good patrons are invited.
Capt. E. E. Pendleton went to Boston Sat-