Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-24

business was done. A class of thirty
was instructed in the fifth degree and
admitted into the Pomona.
The next meeting of Androscoggin
Pomona will be held in Greene,
Wednesday. Feb. 9Th. The fifth de-
gree will be conferred and the follow
ing program rendered: Music by the
choir; address by State lecturer, w. J.
Thompson; music by Gladys Francis
paper. Blanche Moulton; song by Fred
Kicker.
The officers-elect of Pittston Grange
were duly installed Wednesday even
ing, Jan. 9th, by Worthy Master, c.
X. Green, of Chelsea Grange. assisted
by Mrs. Green and George Caldwell.
Cake and coffee were served after the
exercises and pleasant and social
season enjoyed. Pittston Grange also
voted to celebrate its anniversary
March 4. and committee was APP
pointed to make arrangements for the
same.
| Officers of Evening Star Grange, p.
| of H., Washington, were installed Oil
Saturday evening. June ). The grange
| is in fourishng condition, and is now
receiving new members at every meet
ing The question for discussion at
| the next meeting, is, Resolved, that
better results would be secured and Il
saving of expense to the town effected
| by consolidating the eleven school
districts and schools in town to four,
| and employing teachers who are nor
NAL school graduates.
| The officers of Winthrop GranGe
were installed Tuesday evening, Jan. s..
by Clement Stetson of Greene, assisted
by Geo. T.. Crane and Emily F. Crane
| of the local grange. \ supper followed
the installation. About l5o We're in at
tendance at the meeting. Visitors
from Monmouth. Readtield and Man
| chester Oranges were among the num-
Der. Several new applications for
| membership have been received re-
Gently. The first degree will be con-
ferred at the next meeting.
The report of the secretary of Houl-
ton Grange, read at the recent annual
meeting. showed that the grange had
gained 80 members last year. and now
! had 459 members in good standing. The
treasurer's report was equally encour-
aging from financial point of view.
and showed that the grange debt had
been reduced considerably during the
year The finance committee, who had
| examined the accounts of the purchas-
ing agent, reported that they found
them correct and that the store had not
only been self-sustaining but had
netted the grange over $40 in eleven
and half months.
Cambridge Grange conferred the
third and fourth degrees upon two
candidates at its last meeting and in
stalled it's officers for the year 1901.
Victor Grange, No. -, Fairfield
Center, has just closed successful
years work. The grange now numbers
100 members The hall fitted up sew
eral years ago has become much too
small to accommodate the members
and plans for an enlargement are UNI
der consideration and it is probable
that in the near future the grange will
have a hall in keeping with oranges
throughout the State.
At the last regular meeting of Bel
grade Grange the following officers
We're elected for the year 1901: Master.
James Tebbets; overseer, Frank Pray;
lecturer Mrs. l.. +. Reynolds; steward,
f. l.. Yeaton; assistant steward, +. T..
Penney: chaplain, Mrs. James Tcb-
belts: treasurer. Henry Pray; score
tary, Mrs. F. Z. Penney; gatekeeper
Carol Sawyer; Pomona. Mrs b. NJ.
Penney: Flora, Miss Eola Yeaton:
Ceres. Mrs. Frank Pray; lady assistant
steward, Mrs. f. H. Mosher. Judging
from the number of applications which
will be presented at the next meeting
this grange will not long be the small
est although it is now the youngest
| grange in the State.