Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-23
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

| Valley Grange, Guilford Center. oh
serve d its 27th anniversary April 10.
Cumberland County Pomona Granr,
will hold its next meeting with PreslImD
scot Grange, Portland near Rivnrtnn
| Saturday, April o..
| a grange was organized at AgricuItur,'
| hall, NicoIin. April 9. by Arnn Hnonar
| three charter members were enrolled with
/ George Ober as master
| Granite Grange No. 1872, Of North Sears
port. conferred the first ana second d.
grees April 18th. This grange is on a
| firm foundation financially ana is ono nj
the live oranges Of Waldo county.
Cushnoc Grange, Riverside will hold m
all day meeting next Saturday. one of
the leading features of the program viii
DC an address on potato culture bv Mr.
Rogers, an authority on this subject.
Greenwood Grange No. 3G3. Eastbrook
nero lls regular meeting April T. with a
good attendance. Four candidates RI
ceived instructions in the first ana second
degrees, and Il generous lunch was served
at recess. Great interest is manifested
Dy an the members, and applicatious ar,
coming IN 81 fast that 4 special meeting
has been called.
-. Dexter Grange held its regular meeting
Saturday afternoon, April l. there benz
nearly one hundred in Attendance. Aftnr
attending to die regular order of bI1si-
ness the meeting was given into the lee
turer's hands. Mrs. E. r. Robinson cav
humorous recitation. entitled How IN
Cook Husband, after which tie follow
ing question was ably discussed. Wihi"h
Is the More Profitable q Single or = MAJ
ri2d Life. Meetings in the future will he
IN the evening, closing the series Of meet
mSs the grange has held through The
winter months.
caribou Grange reports an excellent at
tendance at all lis meetings. At Il recent .
a 90 - n
ON the question: Shall the grange have
fair during the fall munths?' The
question WAS opened BY L. +. futile,
who was followed by other sneakers
among whom We're G. J. Lewis. II. l..
Ilardison and Mr.. Hobbs. After consider
able discussion as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF
sq"h ! Geu{sG It was decided that Il fair
SHOULD be held this, fan, the date to be
somewhat earlier than last year.
Arson Grange. No. IS, +. Of H.. has the
following program arranged for the meet
ing of April 18th: Music by the choir;
roll call with quotations; selection by
Bro; Clyde z. Savage; solo by Sister Mel |
lie Collins; recitation by Bro. Leon Get
cheLl; selection in music, Sister Bertha !
Getchell; question. What farm crops are
best adapted to this locality? Question
10 be opened by Bro. G. l.. Caswell: pa
per, What effect does freauent cultivation
nave on growing crops ana why? by Bro
ed Harding. followed by remarks; song
by Sister Young; selection by Bro. Pefiey
two minutes speeches by Sisters
Robinson. Clifford Flint. Record, Salley.
Barron. Pullen, NORM, on Past, Present
and Future"
At a special meeting Of the Machia.i
Valley Grange, L. Of H, held on Tuesday
evening, two candidates were instructed
in the first and second degrees. Follow |
ing the work an interesting paper was |
read by the worthy lecturer on the topic |
for the month, what constitutes a good |
education Worthy Master Hadley read i
itsih 10 ,f..l,