Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-11-24
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.


week, conferred the first and second
degrees upon five candidates.
Rumford Grange is i'm a state Of
prosperity. twenty-five new members
having been recently added. The la
dies are anticipating feast at the
chicken-pie supper which the gentle
men are going to prepare.
At recent regular meeting of North
Sedgwich Grange about fifty We're pres
ent, besides twenty visitors from
Brooklin Grange. The third and fourth
degrees were given to six members.
During the recess a harvest supper
WAS served.
Aziscoos Grange was organized re-
Gently at Wilson's Mills, oxford county.
by w. S. Larrabee of Auburn, assisted
by f. S. Bennett. master of No. ], Dus-
tin Grange and r. A. Story, past mas
ter. with % members and the following
staff Of officers: Master, A. p. Flint;
overseer. d. c. Bennett: lecturer n. ID.
Hart; steward, F. A. Flint; assistant
steward. w. b. Flint; chaplain, N. J.
Mason; treasurer, b. J. Olson; secre-
tary. l.. b. Bennett; Ceres, Luella
Carter; Pomona, NJ. F. Carter: Flora,
C. W. Flint: lady assistant steward, C.
G. Bennett; organist, Flossie Hart.
Saturday, Nov Is, was observed as
husbandman's night in Starks Grange.
Supper was served at an early hour,
consisting of .hulled corn, brown bread,
pop corn and milk, by VIII Moore;
Henry Merrill and Ira ID. Hilton acting
as lady officers. The worthy lecturer,
o. B. Fletcher, then presented the fol-
lowing program: Selections on the
graphophone by Bert Tarr; select read
ing by O. B. Fletcher: declamatio1s,
Hannah Waugh and George Merrill:
singing and playing on the guitar, by
Mr. Wade Turner: topic. What is the
Best Fertilizer For Our Farms"
opened by J. r. Hilton. followed by j.
p. Wood. Daniel Collins and Randall
Waugh. The evening was very much
enjoyed by the matrons. as they had
nothing to do but enjoy themselves.
The brothers did themselves credit.
Matrons night will be observed Decem
ber 10.
Tuesday night, Nov. II. was observed
as Pomona night in North Newport
Grange, and the decorations of the hall
and the literary program was in charge
of Worthy Pomona, Sister j. r.. Pat
ten The decorations called forth many
compliments. The color for Pomona
was green-fruitS, pine and red ber-
ries We're used very profusely in COM
bination with green bunting and fruits.
Each table was decorated besides the
altar and the walls and the rostrum on
which Pomona was seated in a bower
of green-pines and potted plants. The
program was as follows: Singing,
choir: history of Pomona, Joel Rich
ardson: quotations by Grange MEM
bers on fruit: talk on preserving fruit,
Hattie =. Blanchard: reading, MIR.
Jones Picnic" Bro. Ed. Patten; paper.
fruit mentioned in the Bible, Anna NJ.
Grow ell: reading. Rev. Mr.. Hubbard;
talk on apples. c. S. Gray; singing,
choir. AT the conclusion of the pro-
gram the worthy Pomona served a
treat of apples and pears.
The members Of the Rogue Bluffs
Grange are enjoying novel and most
interesting contest at their weekly
meetings. the purpose of the contest
being to furnish entertainment at the
regular meetings in way that VIII
prove beneficial to the members. To
Miss Bertha Watts and Ira f. Johnson.
chose the entire membership of their
Grange into two forces, the competing
sides to furnish entertainment alter
nately during four meetings OF the|
grange. The schedule of points that
was made up at the beginning of the
contest was as follows: An essay score
100. recitation 15. song so, reading ~,
Dantomime 10. One hour at each ses-
sion is given over to the party that
will furnish the entertainment and as
the essays. readings, etc, are given a
careful tally of the score is kept. Al
the beginning of the contest 1t was
agreed that the losers should prepare
and furnish a baked bean supper to the
entire grange Although Rogue Biuffs
is one Of the smaller towns II mas 2
most flourishing grange and IT,; mefh-
bership is still on the increase. ~
a recent meeting four applications lor
membership We're balloted upon ana
one application was brought 'pefore
the grange to be considered at the next
meeting.