Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-14
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

~ the las, meeting Of North Augusta
trtnse, Jan. -. four candidates We're 70
| CtlNed. 1t was voted 70 pay 800 on the
| debt. -
/ Wales Grange, numbering 1911 members
moves steadily along. 1t has lately pur-
chased five carloads Of gram. Good pro
! grams ana attendance tell the storg OF
activity.
Iopsham Grange a n recent meeting.
conferred the third and fourth degrees
! upon I'VE candidates. ANA accepted two
applcatinns !ur membership This grange
t now numbers over two hundred members
! i"ftl being initiated during the year 1890
| Joneshoro Grange, No. 81. recently CON
( ieried the first ana second degrees unon
/ sin candidates. This grange which va
| orSanized a FEW months ago with bat
eighteen charter members, now has a
membership OF thirtN-fOur and this num-
Der VIII he increased 10 forty when m,
candidates COW being worked become
members
Inc next meeting Of -troostook County
/ Pomona Grange will % held Win Ctrihn |,
Grange. Saturday. February IL, at IL 4.
NJ Subject Resolved thar eventually
! tatfe Is more profit IN feeding HAY al ten
| u"iidfs pGr ton than in selling. Airma-
i've, {. Powers; negative, &. j. Lewis:
paper. ftnuSehold Economy Mrs L. f.
| Iuttie; paper. District Schools" Villain
i\ltcteN. paper. The Cultivation and
oare - Fruit Trees, G. +. Fansworth
Program fur Pittstleld Grange fnr E1ab
ib, lf'l Topic for discussion rs the
Present System or Building the Public
| ROADS Rctter Tor the Farmer Than the
20 Sa Meth9d" 70 he discussed by J. y
Frank Gerald. +. T.. johnson and others
song, Flossic Davis; reading. Mile Vel
| lington; essay. kuhy Pdtten: declama-
ION; Renel Patten; reading. Annie
fDu!"r. three minute speech, A. r. NIL
SON song. Hattie Goodrich.
kenntbec Pomona will meet with Win
lhrnp Grange. feb II, 1891. The program
VIII bc as follows: Forenoon session:
business. ana Conferriu. 5th degree At
tinoon session Paper by S. &. Watson
| takland, subject, w hat are the Essen
tialS 10 Success IN the Grange 10 he fol-
| lowed by discussion; music; recitatioi,
Mrs. Grace Davis. Readfied: paner bv
. Mrs. Lila Marstun. Monmouth. subject,
How Stall We Bring out the Latent
Talent in our Subordinate Grangcs?" rnu-
sic.
\ meeting or Union Grange was held
with Pittston Grange. Saturday FEB >
The day was fine and quite Il large mum
Der We're in attendance. The questions
apu"inted for discussion were as follows:
What Were the EnjoymentS of the
Farmers Wives 80 Years Ago?" and
what are the Enjoyments of the Farm
crs Wives AZ the Present Time This
nearly all having something to say, ana
brought out many pleasing Incidents. a
!lne dinner was served III the lower han
ana with music, select readings. recita-
TONS ami the reading OF an interesting
number of the grange paper. Union Re
ports, The ua% was pleasantly ana We
trust, proiitabr spent. Chelsea and Pitts
ton oranges having voted to unite and
celebrate their 18th anniversary March 6.
a committee was appointed from each
grange TO make arrangements for this
time. The committee made their report
ana the anniversary Will be held with
pIttSton Grange with an all-day meeting.
and q good time is expected. \ commit
tee was appointed To draw UP resolutions
on The death of Bro. Hiram Farnham of
Chelsea Grange. Il true and faithful mem
Der of the order. The meeting closed in
form. adiourninE To meet with Whitctield
Grange the first Saturday in March.