The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-09-05
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Hoods Jarsapdriul
News OF the Oranges.

| NeWS VI tAC 0AoASSS.
The patrons of Silver Harvest Grange
will have a custard pie sociable at thei1
hall in Waldo, Friday evening, Sept. 9th
Come everybody and have a good time. II
will cost you only one dime.
The Patrons of Husbandry in Maine are
at present showing indications of unparal.
leled growth. The numbers taking advanced
work at the different county meetings OF
late are unusually large. The National con
ventiOn to be held in Lewiston in November
is expected to give even greater impetus to
Tor many years been power for good in
Maine, intellectually as well as ecOnOmi-
cally.-SOmerset Reporter.
A large and interesting meeting of Waldo
County Pomona Grange was held August
9th with Sunlight Grange in the veterans
building at Windermere Park. The day
was fine and about $50 patrons were pres
ent. The officers present were Master,
Overseer, Assistant and Lady Assistant
| Stewards, Secretary and Ceres. The pro
! TEN officers were B. F. Foster, Secretary
N. Smart, Chaplain; G. c. Levanseller,
Steward; Frank Clement, Gate Keeper
| Mrs. Foster, Pomona, and Mrs. Ward,
Flora. A class of IA was instructed in the
| fifth degree. Sixteen oranges responded to
| the roll call. Kennebec and Penobscot
counties were represented, The Secretary,
VIM. Elliott, N. Smart, Mrs. Shibles and
Mrs. Ring were appointed committee on
time and program for the next meeting
also to arrange the meetings for the coming
Remarks were made by several about not
having the sixth degree conferred in the
county before the National Grange meets
In November. We were informed that if
we could get class of 100 or more the
State officer would come and confer the de-
gree in October. There seems to be a few
in every grange that would like to take the
degree, and there is no doubt but that that
number could be raised if each grange will
take hold and report the number their
grange will furnish. The fee is S1.OO and
there is no other expense. There are no
dues to this degree and handsome diploma
is furnished free. The address of wei
come was given by w. S. Dolloff and the
response by Addie Higgins. The State
Lecturer, W. J. Thompson, was then intro
duced and gave very fine lecture. l wish
every patron in the county could have
heard it; that alone was worth the whole
expense and time of attending the meeting.
vote of thanks was given Sunlight
Grange for courtesies. The next meeting
will be with Frederick Richie Grange,
Waldo, Sept. oath, with the following pro-
gram list, opening exercises 9, comforting
fifth degree; 3, report of oranges; 4, address
of welcome by Edward Evans; 5, response
by n. Smart; 6, election and installation of
officers; Z, appointment of committee; s,
recess; 9, music; 10, topic, What is the
cause of the low price of farmse to be
opened by J. G. Harding; remainder of
program by Frederick Richie grange
Venus Grange, P. of H., 359, of Frankfort
responded to an invitation to meet with
South Branch grange of Prospect Aug.
oath. Owing to the threatening weather
only about % visiting members were pres
emit After the usual opening exercises re-
marks for the good of the order were made
by visiting members and others. Then
worthy master Eames announced supper and
all repaired to the dining room where a
bountiful harvest feast was spread. At
each visiting members plate was hand
some souvenir, consisting of five-pointed
star enclosed in the letter ", symbolic of
the name Venus, with the letters P. of II.
$50, in the centre. 1t is needless to say this
little souvenir will long be cherished by the
members of Venus as memento of very
pleasant evening spent with South Branch
| grange. After the recess fine entertain
| ment was enjoyed, consisting of music, rec
itations, etc. Two original poems were read
by sister Libby and brother A. A. CHM.
We give the former:
Help us to welcome
The patrons so dear,
Our brothers and sisters
Who have met with us here.
Help us to learn
| That to be patrons true
We must meet them all kindly
Whatever we do.
| Help to entertain them
| From our program so small
And respond to our names
| At the lecturers call.
| Help us to feed them
from out our small means
And fill them all full
With lot of baked beans.
| Beautiful Venus,
Shining so bright,
| Flooding the earth
| With your glorious light,
| Do you know that above us,
In Frankfort town,
Meath the hills of granite
Of great renOwn,
That band of Patrons
Are bearing your name,
| And are hailed as grange
OF no small fame.
| Shine down upon us,
o Venus so bright,
L A nd haan on lie Kindly