Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1900-12-20

.nu n.''pn" 'eS'io,i o' t1e graNge hell :,
Washington, AM discussed the les;l'., u
re,omm naed by Nstio a Matter J" '"'
He also took up subjects el4,ing mos
pecially to Vernon, including tsx,,;se
| He said al ndu,ries orgat 10 be,r , iuh
IS p"cpo ion Of bu den, Dou,la m'i
ton al agree is unjust and on re os ~.
hand, with so msny exemptions m ,nv ~
free. Mr. Bell believed that tn, 20 =
We adopt the plan OF no exempt ms wta e
ever, tax property, raj ami per,a"
where 1t is, we will do much 10 r.La''
the burden for so ne, and plsca tbo bna ~
nearer where it bel ng,, and very much (,
dueA the ra e by enlargi the grand l..
The report Of A. P'i,st OF r ,ndolnb ~,
state secretary, show that there are ), y wy y
76 oranges il the state, viii total mo "
berahip OF 1000. There has been a !. !
OF n'ne suboidu e grange, and one D.
poua grange and nearly 400 member, =
thu state during the pas year :
Protective grange o. b attleboro b,, the
the largest membership. 37S follow hv
tn. West Randolph grange of Ks,dlo,
with 29S, There has bsen gam o, s1ppC
in the receipts this year ago, an the,s :.
no d, felt. 5sas. y ttg.s.l ,s,,... -
\ Three hundred covers were 'a'd for n.
annual IA .aaet'1at the Brooks Hon,e
Wedn' sday evening. 6sate Ma ter Raj,
presided ard Leitsingei' $ orchs,tra tns
nish=d mu &c. eToasts we're r,.pon ed ~
as follow: The National G ange, Hon NJ
j. Batcheld.r, Conco'd. N. h lecturer oi
the Ma ion grarge; Our G e m Monn.
tain Safe, Col H E Tsylm, b !s,pro
The Vermont State Grange. c. f Smt,
Morii vile, overseer OF the state ora, !,
Our S stsrs OF the o DE-, M S. Stone
Montpeli r; Oar Boys and Girls, Mrs, r.
B. Galusha, Jericho; Cultivation H. O,
Hadley, Temple, N H ; Individual Re-
sponsibiiy, w. l.. Borroughs, Coventry
Scientific Agricul ure in tie Grange, Prof
j. l.. Hills, Burlington; Social Corre,pon5.
ence. Alpha Messer, Rochester; Oar
Legislator j. E Gale, Gulf ord T6e
Treasury, F. B Pier, Rawsorvile; Tbe
Fuure of Our Order, r. b. Galusha, Jeri-
cho; The Banner Grunge Of New England
Carl S. Hos ms, Brattleooro G S. Scarf
of Burlington racited two amusing seec-
tioos written espscialy for this occasion.
I The annual election of off ,ers took nlsce
at the session Thursday afternoon. Hon.
c j Bell Of East Hard wick was honoted
by being selected for the fourth coDsscu-
tive term to stand at the be I'd of the order
as master, and ether officers we're elected
as 'lows: Over.eer, G. F. Smith Of Nor
risvil e; lecturer, r B Gsllusba of ] RI
cho; ste Yard, d. II Morse of Ran1olpb ::
assistant steward. Nj B Robert, Of Rp-
pr; chaplain. ID. j. Ln~rey of Jericho :;
treasurer, F. B Pier OF RawsonviIle; .ecre.
ta"y, A. A. Priest of Randolph; ga ekyep-
r, A F. Lawrence of St. John.bu,v;
Ceres, Mrs G j Bell of East Ha, d wick !;
P mona. Mrs. G F. Smith of Morrsvie !;
Flora, Ms R B. Gslusba OF Jeri ,ho aly
assistant steward, Mrs. M B. Roberts of
Ruper mambers OF executive COMMITTEE
W. l.. Park Of Lyndon and F. H. Spauld-
ing OF West Brattleboro
| Tn interest of the afternoon centered in
the discussion of plan, tor systemat ziDg
the work Of the lecturers and deputies
In the evening grange hall was pa ked
by members of the order who witnessed an
| exemplif alton of the first and second de-
grees by Springfield grange. No ia and
OF the third and fourth degrees BY Protee.
tive grange, No. %, OF Brattleboro.
The tbr.e days St ssion closed Frida
with the installation OF the officer, by Alph
Messer OF Rochester, formerly lec'ur @
the national grange. the txemplifcation O
the unwritten work by Worthy Master C
j. Bill of East Har1 wick and the giving o
the annual password. The solutions, il
addition to the customary expression, con
tainsd the following. which was intr )ducee
from the floor and adopt unanimously :
"We, the members OF the Vernon stat,
grange, in the Goth annual meeting assem-
bled IN Brazil boro on this 14th day of ID
cember, 1900, adopt the following reso u
tions -
"Resolved, TRAIT the bill now pending il
the United Safe, senate known as the cleo
margarine bill receives our hear appr IVA
and Endorsement, and W. hereby urge the
senator's OF this state t, use all honorable
means in their power to procure the pass,
age of said b II and
Resolved Thas the secret ~ be in.
s rue ed to nd copy OF this solution
to each of the senators of the state of Yer
mont"
This resolution, under the al of the
grsnge, and figned by the proper officers
was forwarded at once to the senators in
Washington.