Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-20
POMONA GRANGE MEETINGS.
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

Manchester Grange will discuss 'Silo
and Ensiage" at its meeting, Feb. %
caradahoc Grange. Bowdoin. is max
ing arrangements TO hold a fair in the
near future.
The Aroostook and Penobscot Union
Pomona Grange will meet with Houl-
ton Grange, March 6.
The Manchester Grange fair, which
WAS to be held Feb. and !. was post
noned on account of the storm. until
Feb 9th and 2Sth.
Limestone Grange is fourishing since
If got into its new hall, having taken
in % new members recently and re-
ceiyed l. applications.
new grange. Willow. No. sos, was
with % charter members. Twelve
applicatonS for membership have
since been received.
At the regular meeting of Central
Grange, Foxcroft. Feb >, three candi-
dates were instructed in the work of
the third and fourth degrees. This
grange is in a flourishing condition.
Venus Grange. which was organized
in Frankfort last November. is in Il
AOurishing condition. 1t numbers
about SO members. The ladies of he
grange sewing circle intend holding a
fair in the near future.
AT the last regular meeting of elm
ton Grange. the third and fourth de-
erees were conferred upon nine candi-
dates When the finance committees
a ;-
dues had been collected all but So
AS there are over POO members it
showed some busy work on the part Of
the secretary.
Ansel Holway Of Skowhegan. State
deputy. organized Ocean Grange,
Bremen. Feb. l. with % charter mem
bers Master. F. p. CLANCY; secretary.
W c. Hilton. Also on Feb. he or
ganized Sea Side Grange. Bristol. with
% charter members, George II. Hous
ton, master. l.. j. Erwin, secretary.
This makes five 1.-TWO new and three re-
organized) oranges for the new year in
Lincoln county.
Somerset County Pomona Grange VIII
hod meetings in 1901 With the following
oranges: Feb. %. special, Pittsfield;
March L, regular. North Arson; May
Il, regular, st. Adams; June II. regu-
lar. Harmony: June %, special
Canaan; August IS. regular. Solon:
August q. special. Starks; Sept. TO-
regular Athens; Sept. "a, special.
Detroit oct. s. regular, East Madison;
Oct. g. special. Cambridge; No. -
regular, Bingham; Dec. 10, regular
Norridgewock. The annual meeting
will be held every year on the second
Tuesday Of January with SHOWN agan
Grange. Master, o. A. Salley. Fair
field; lecturer, Henry T. Choate. Fair
field Center; secretary. E. H. Tobey.
South NOrrdgeWock.
The next meeting of Union Grange
will be held with Palmyra Grange
Wednesday. Feb. 90 with the follow
ing program: Opening exercises; song
by choir: address of welcome by Mrs.
e. E. Libby; response by \. Z. Stu
art; business of meeting; question.
Resolved, That in conducting business
Of farming. full books of accounts
should be kept" Opened by j. p.
Longley, followed by NJ. J. Dow. g. L.
Jones and others; second question for
discussion, In what directions aside
I'm NY IclSOildl expenses Vi lIit'
farmer and his family, can further
economies be practiced to advantase?'
opened by Mrs. r. II. Libby followed
ny {. h. Libby. Mrs. J. P. Longley,
Kate Libby W. w. Young and others.
Rest of program to be furnished by
Palmyra Grange
The next meeting of Penobscot Po-
mona Grange Will be held with Queen
Clty Grange, Six Mile Falls. on Satur-
gay, Feb %, and the program is as fol-
lows: Opening exercises; address OF
welcome by Sister Mary Allen. Queen
,Hy orange; response by Sister
'osephlne Holyoke, Pine Grove Grange;
question. The influence OF the grange
IN promoting purity and happiness in
farmers homes and the effect of such
nome life in the formation of charac-
yer, lobe opened by Prof. A. +. Rogers
promo Grange, followed by members OF
'He grange: recess for dinner: call tC
order and music Paper. How I would
I'm a farm if ] We're a man." by Sister
oiiVe Emery. Pleiades Grange. Paper
u! brother Abner French, How
Would keep house if | We're woman
snort entertainment by host grange tc
We arranged by the following com
nlttee of Queen City Grange: Sisters
Mattle French. Milie r. Mower and
,ehie Gary. Remarks for the good OF
'as order {'lnSinu nynraicnc