Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-08-21
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.
Garland Grange will hold Its eth an
nual fair. oct. 3.
Nobleboro Grange Is talking of build
inS han In the near fgturo.
Mercer Grange will be- the guest of
Somerset Grangv. Nnrrdgcwock Aug. =.
Machlas Valley Grange Macnias is
conicrrirg degree upon larg" class "i
candidates
Drumnrr Grange. Phirpsburg, last
Tuesday evening. received seven applI-
cations for membership. Dr"mdrc h"
been GnuEHhils pro9pernEr AZ resarLS
new mcinlrrS. ihr present YEAR. ANA N III
understood that fh"r.. are moro "a follow
The W.; Bath Grange has awarded
Tn. coHtrI,; ter lhr construction ~ IL
utw hIA in West I.gth tu ~ ~. IiuHnr-
wei ~ Wou!aIrh. Yher. WEI. trs"i.-t
bidders. The hl!lLtuE rs q" i' ,'Nla Tea.
TWO stnrics. aud VIII ic rc.dy l"r d"d.-
cation lhOIt the Atst ~ October X Will
~ up ~ ddte 4u ,.-r. paru' d!.r.
The ucXi mc, tiue oi waldo cuCnt.
GranFc was assigned ia SANDY stream
GraNEr. hui ar ttut grange i~ dormant
th- mrttIrr Rll I' h, li tt thr Veteran
building. NEiormcrt PARK. AUE y, j:
pleasant. 81 '"t 10 WI.i B.. pu tFo mkt ftttf
day aft'r. Tho program wlii BE- Tee
same a. Announced tsforr. except the
address W. U,itrmy Ih. State grant
master and Icrt.i,r are expected 10 h,
present ana address the M tag.
Aft,- d HY- weeks Vacation during TIL.
hayinE season. bIr.-u Grange. Freedom.
has rcs ru"h It's I"@.i"t M, t.nc,. aid d.
SaturdtN- AJg J." - N":- lively ugcctt;4. O.
WIS held. Ih. regular business va
transacted amt tt, program followed.
MlsiC, yGu.t r,4dins Annie Clement.
May Fust.r aut Mari <utt. song. Wi
liam SUrartir. question. How shall W
plan Work tur winter Discussed by y.
II. Nosr. " u. Mutt. ~ y. Libby. An
ME Clement May HAN Mary MputaH
and others; recitation. May Hal: music.
Maud Woods. story. Frank Mutt. clos
ing song. choir.
The program " tnlon grange to %
lows. Opening exercises. address ~
welcomc response hy Mrs. ". II. Gro
Wei. North N."p"rt papcr by MIR
! T. l.ousiry. paimyra. subject THE
formation oi character the higuesJ oble,
Of the grange. discussions "a ~ upt uvd
by a y. Moss. followed hy Mrs. *. Ivy
Deerlng oi Seha- ticook Grange Af,er-
noon Topic. is mixed farming more
profitable than sprcIalt Opened ~ Lir.
Hubbard w Pheasant Lake Grange. toi-
lowed 10y -. ID chapman "t Plymouth.
remainder of program I" ht furnished to-
Plymouth Grange.
The attendance upon the snt ciaI srs-
SION ~ the State Grange and Tile penuh-
scot pomona IN Dexter. Friday. Wa very
large. The amount uf work ON h1nd 10
perform WAS SiCu that the program pre-
pared TOR the pomona had tu ~ cut very
short Among those prcScn, from away
We're ". J. Thompson. South China lee
turer of ~" State erarge. +. II. Libby,
Auburn. secretary AianEr. Eoydtn
Er..Tcy. master county grange. ana many
others. The meeting oi the pnnnuI WIS
called e. order a. Crane hal At ll
q cicck. opening IN the desrce ~ pomona.
The address, "a welcome WAS by Mrs.
Louise Films. response by X II. Libh5
Of SeblSti,oo Grange Newport. the
meeting was then closed and rcOucucl
In the htth lt gree ana this desIer wa
conferred upon "A class ot -. The sixth
degree then claimed the attention 81
those present. ANA IL received tins de-
gree. which comprised IN. forenoon
work. Tho court Ut Pomona consisted ~
the following ladies: Ceres. MIS-. Dhediah
Gardner Krckiand. Flora. MIS-. T. ;.
Adams. Iowdoinham. Pomona. Mrs; Bal
Mrs. /. " Jose. Dexter; Mrs. Wey-
mouth. Following thc coufe-ring ~ tine
sixth degree an address was delivered bA
M urthy Lecturer Thompson. followed b.
Mrs. ). !, WoOdman, Pow Pow, Mich,
wife of the Natiuna! master Especially
tine music was furnished by the grange
choir ter the occasion. About in We're
present ana jhS Queen City, Edd.ugtun.
Riverside and Bangor oranges were well
represented. Every attention was paId
tire visitors ~ thc incrnbers OF Dexter
Grange. and the uay was uue much ciI-
juScd by all present. besides being one
OF mitch profit TO all. The next meeting
Of the pomona viii be held in Bangor,
Sept. p ana y
Last Saturday was personal reminis-
cence day at Rcadfield grange. Each
member was required To tell story of
personal experience or pay five cents
into the treasury. The stories were all
interesting and many We're amusing.
s2.05 was paid in ana it was voted the
sum should lie appropriated as the be
gining of the fund for the purchase Of
n library. An intertainment COM
mittee was chosen of which Mrs. w. L.
Atkinson is chairman, to provide on
entertainment to raise funds for the
same purpose The committee an
nounced the middle of September as
the date of the first. and others will be
provided later. The members are i'll
earnest in the matter of procuring a
good library. 1t was also announced
that a session of tho State Grange fof
the purpose of cOnferring the sixth
degree would be held in Readieid. oct.
II, the day following the meeting Of
kennebec Pomona at North Augusta.
kennebec Pomona will hold a two
days meeting at North Augusta ct.
8 and 10, this beiEg the annual prem
ium fruit eNhitit it,. State Master Gard
ner will be at this meeting and Will
go to Readfeld the next day. NJ ap-
plication fo- membership was received
at this meeting from prominent citi-
zen of the town.