Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-16
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

| Auburn Grange has a class Of 12 re.
ceiving the degrees.
Megunticook Grange. Camden, has
10 candidates awaiting the degrees.
| Skowhegan Grange, at a recent meet
ing conferred the first and second de-
grees upon 16 candidates.
Mt. Pleasant Grange, Rockport, has
had quite a boom as some 90 new
names have been added to it's member
ship.
The grange at Hancock has arranged
for a series of lectures to be given the
coming winter. The first win he
Wednesday. Dec. 80, by Judge L. A.
Emery.
Fourteen new members received the
degrees in Somerset grange, Norrfdge-
wock, at a recent special meeting. The
past year has been a very profitable
one for the grange and it has made a
substantial increase in membership.
Lebanon grange held a special meet
ing recently, when the third and fourth
degrees We're conferred on class of
thirty eight candidates. Master Of the
Maine State grange. Obediah Gardner,
State Lecturer. Mr.. Thompson and
Master w. B. Deering of the York
County Pomona were present and as
sisted in the ceremonies.
Ponobscot Pomona grange will hold
4 special meeting at the hall Of North
Bangor grange. on Saturday. Dec. a6.
for the purpose of installing officers.
eleeting and appointing committees for
the ensuing year, comforting the fifth
degree, and transacting any other law
full business as may come before the
grange. There viii be picnic dinner
and Bangor grange will furnish coffee.
Willow Grange, Jefferson. has elected
the following officers for 1904: w. A..
Jackson master: Clifton Jackson, over
seer; Frank Davis, steward; Fred Me-
serve. assistant steward; Lulu Bow
man, lady assistant steward; A. A.
Skinner, lecturer; c. w. Kennedy.
secretary; Arthur Jones, gatekeep-
err; A. J. Ames, treasurer; Alice
Stetson, Pomona: Amy Besse, Ceres:
Minnie Tobey, Flora; G.. b. Erskne,
chaplain.
Palmyra Grange has chosen the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
Master, +. T.. Brown: overseer, c. It.
steward, James Smith: asst. steward.
Neal Stanley: chaplain c. II. Folsom:
gatekeeper, Henry Sanford; treasurer.
George Hanson; secretary, Mrs. T.. l..
Cook: Ceres, Mrs. +. l.. Brown; Pomo-
ma, Mrs. c. r. McCrillis; Flora. Mrs.
Annie McFarland; lady asst. steward,
BERTHE Gould.
National Grange Deputy Ansel Ho1-
way, of Skowhegan, has gone to Min
nesota. where he will continue his work
inspecting dormant oranges and organ
iZing new ones. National Master Aaron
Jones having been reelected, Mr.. Hol.
ways reappointment as national deputy
will probably follow as n matter OF
course. Deputy Holway was one of
the pioneers in the order of Patrons OF
Husbandry and stands high in the
councils of the order, being one of tn"
foremost authorities in the ritualistic
digest work of the grange in the United
States.
Knox Pomona Grange was held Mt
Washington. recently. with Eastern
Star Grange, p. Of II. Officers we're
elected as follows: Master, Reuben $.
Thorndike, Pleasant Valley" Rock
land: Overseer, Zerah Robbins, Seven
Tree Union; Lecturer, Charles s.
Simmons, South Hope" South Hope;
Steward, Ralph Hastings, South
Hope" South Hope; Assistant stew
ard, Henry G. Ames, South Hope
South Hope; Chaplain, John Ripley,
"Medonhak Valley Burkettvilie:
Treasurer. Lysander Norwood,
Seven Tree" Union: Secretary
Mrs. r. e. Light. Seven Tree"
Union;| Gatekeeper, Amos Suke-
forth. "Medomak Valley" Burkett-
Vile; Pomona Mrs r. S. Thorndike,
Pleasant Valley" Rockland: Ceres.
Mrs. Zerah Robbins, Seven Tree" I'm
ion; Flora, Miss Mabel Noyes Medotii-
ak Valley" Burkettville: Lady Assist
ant Steward, Mrs. Henry G. Aines,
South Hope" South Hope.