Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-27
SOMERSET POMONA
Holds Its Annual Field Day
Exercises at Lakewood.
Speeches by State Master Gardner,
Hon. Joseph H. Manley,
Hon. Aaron Jones, Prof. w. J. Thomp
sen and Others.


Tuesday was a most suspicious occa-
sion for the Somerset Pomona field day.
Aside from slight sprinkle at noon,
the weather was all that could be asked
for, and the crowds that thronged to
Lakewood from all parts of the county
found everything conspiring to their
enjoyment Halls Military Band, 10
pieces, arrived on the early morning
train from Waterville, and after brief
concert at the corner OF Madison and
Water streets, took the cars for the
lake. The car service of the road was
tested severely during the entire fore
noon.
Both the forenoon and afternoon
meetings were thoroughly enjoyed by
all in attendance, and the addresses
were most inspiring and profitable. In
the evening the Arion Banjo, Mandolin
and Guitar Club, now filing a weeks
engag cement at the Lakewood theatre,
furnished entcrtainment for the Grang-
ers, and a social dance in the pavilion
concluded the days program. The
gteamer Margaret f." was generously
patronized during the day, as were also
the boats, the bowling alley and the
other means of amusement. and many
L word of praise was heard for the eX-
cellent manner in which the company
had fitted UP the grove and buildings,
and provided Cor the accommodation of
the visitors.
Speeches were made by Hon. Aaron
Jones, South Bend, Ind, master OF the
National Grange; Hon. Obadiah Card
ner, Rockland. master Maine State
Grange: Hon. jose phi Fl. Manley, Au-
gusta, and Prof. w. ]. Thompson,
South China. Mr.. Maniey spoke as foI-
lows:
Brothers and Sisters, Fellow Patrons
OF Husbandry, Ladies and Gentlemen
1t is always with difficulty that / APP
pear at a Grange meeting. or attempt
to speak before Patrons OF HuspanClry.
1t is true that / am one of the charter
members of Capital Lodge in my own
city, made many years ago-more than
twenty, and | have been q member in
good standing from that day until
this. having taken the seven degrees
! have never held an office of any
kind or description and have always
refused to for the reason that l have
been for many years intensely interested
in politics, not myself Z great office
holder. having declined more than |
have held. and / knew that certain
parties called every act / did political
act. Now. / am an earnest and a sin
cere Republican and have been al my
life, but | am not . partisan in the
wrong sense in which that word is
used. 1 have as true friends in tine
Democratic as in the Republican arty,
and | do not know WIN men may not
differ on political questions as well as
on religious questions. ana yet be warm
and true friends. | have never ap-
pealed to any Patron of Husbandry as
such. to support any measure or any
man whom 1 favored, and never
shall 1 have often spoken before
Grange meetings but 10 one will ever
accuse me Of using, In any sense, any
argument or any reference in favor of
the party to which / belong. believe
this is due to you for me II say as
much. and / could not say less
am very fond of the order I know
OF its great usefulness; its social life;
its high standing, and l am proud that
am member of the order. live on
large farm and have nearly all my
Y L
perform no manual Iaho.' lipon II. |
could not do it physically and would
not If | could. because my time IS more
valuable in other ways; but do direct
and conduct the management of NV
farm. l love to see the waving fields
of hay and grain. and the harvests. /
am proud of good harvests take
great pride in my orchard. and want
hnx 7
the middle OF August of each wear |
SOW heavy clover which I allow to grow
until the following June. then I pillow
it all In and put on n light coat of
wood ashes. and harrow it three times
month during the entire summer mn
til August when | again sow the
cioVer' That gives nourishment, keeps
the trees free from worms and bugs.
toEether with the spraying which is
given 1t. 1t is sprayed five times each
season ana l have never failed 10
raise a large crop of apples, good and
improved fruit 1t is great pleasure
TO me. ! farm more for pleasure than
Tor anything else, but always try to
Iafn on practical basis. and with :,
knowledge of how / am farming: and
think | have farm which proves in
ITS results that l am doing as well as
the average farmer in Maine.
love to own my own cows and have
my own milk and cream and butter.
ana am fond of what the farm nro- |
duces, what il does for the State If !
Maine. the people it produces. | know
IL Is the basis of home life | want ia
taik TO you today about that which is |
not political, but which is moral ana
winch relates to the farm and to the
nome. and that is upon the question If
Temperance
Now. believe in total abstinence
FOR, while on the one hand. it must be,
admitted that many people use liquor
without injury either to themselves or
TO others. still, on the other hand il
may safely be claimed that all such
persons would be equally as welI.if thev
were total abstainers. Further. there
are many persons to whom liuuor is an
unmitigated curse. Because those
people who use liquor in moderation
would be absolutely as well without II
and because those people who use
liquors 10 excess would be i,n,neosIr-
ably better off without it. / believe the
local condition would be the absolute