Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-07
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

At it's meeting, this week, West Bath
Grange enjoyed IAN Hour with the
Poets Three New England poets,
Longfellow, Whittier and Lowell were
discussed, and selections from their
writings read.
There would seem to be no reason
why the patrons of Knox county
should not have most social and
profitable winter, the three new
oranges just established in the county
at Camden. Gushing and Wiley's Cor
ner making a total of 1G subordinate
oranges and total membership in the
county of over 1000.
Pittsfeld Grange will hold it's first
meeting in the new hall on Oct. 10. 1t
will be known as Ladies' day and the
following officers will fill the chairs:
Annie NJ. Frost master; Urania Syl-
vester. overseer; Ella Whitman, lee
turcr; Mae Willis, stewart; Mary
Mains, assistant steward: Emma Phin-
ncy. cnaplain Helen Pooler, treasurer;
Edith Phinney, secretary; Francena
Frost gatekceper; Sarah F'clkec
Ceres; Jennie Patten, Pomona; Lille
Ames, Flora; Flossie Davis, lady as
SlStttlIC StcWdIu. "A large dltcludliCe ID
expected as it will be the first meeting
in the new hall and every Patron has
an interest in the opening of this hand
some, as we'll as convenient building.
Much credit is due the building COM
lnittee.
Several of the sisters of Orono Grange
met at thoir Grange hall recently and
decorated the audience room with fes-
tocns of lemon and pale blue bunting
the colors of the National Grange
, put up new curtains, and wade various
other improvements, all of which added
much to the appearance of the hall.
I Orono Grange held a very interest
| ing, practical ana helpful meeting,
last week. After the routine bust
, ness of the evening was over, Worthy
Lecturer Gowell was given charge OF
the meeting. Following the singing o.
a Grange song were quotations given
by the members. This proved so in
teresting a feature of the meeting that
| the Worthy Lecturer announced that
! quotations from sthe members would
| be expected at tie next meeting.
| The Question Box was then opened.
| The first question was: "Why Should
Not the Price Of Milk BE Advanced?"
a question that provoked "a spirited dis
| cussion, for both buyers and sellers
of milk were present. During the dis
cussion. this fact was brought out: y
cow might be able to produce only
about $27 worth of butter yearly. by
| reason of her milk containing but Il
small quantity of fat; yet if this same
milk was retailed at five cents per
quart it would realize the tidy sum
! of $50 per year. Afterwards came
/ questions on potatoes, trades unions
and the harvesting of apples. The
/ proper time to harvest apples. was the
| subject of a very practical talk by Prof.
| w. NJ Munson of the University. "One
should not delay harvesting apples,
said the speaker, until they are fully
! rire for ripeness is only another term
for incipient decay. There is also the
danger OF harvesting them too early
A Tolman Sweet if harvested now
| would lose in weight and shrivel. There
! is time when the stem of the apple
| begins to separate easily from the twie
and that is the time of harvest" Dur
| ing the evening the members extended
n rising vote of thanks to Worthy
Master f. N. Mansfield in token OF
their appreciation of his fidelity to duty
and his untiring industry in behalf OF
| the Grange and also as aneXpression oil
! their best wishes for his success in ms
new field of labor. Mr.. Mansfield lei
! Saturday for Cornell University, n. T.
!, where he purposes to take medica
| course A general favoritc by reason
| Of his many praiseworthy qualities, Mr.
| Mansfield will be greatly missed by tn
| townspeople generally.