The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
THE CIR ANGE
Conducted by J. w. DARROW,
Press Correspondent New York state
Grange
GRANGE NEWS AND NOTES.
stems of Interest TO Members Of the
order Generally.

The grange is taking on new life In
West Virginia this summer.
The grange meeting at the Thousand
islands Aug. 1S was the largest of
many years.
Wolcott grange, New York, has over
800 members-a fair sized regiment Of
men and women.
Think Of one county with over thirty
active oranges in It! That's St Law
renee county, N Y.
More now oranges were organized in
the first six months Of the present year
than In the entire year of 1902.
Rehobeth grange hall, in Perry coun-
ty, o.. was recently dedicated. This is
one of the finest halls in the state.
The grange picnic season will soon be
over for 1908. Those field meetings
have greatly strengthened the order.
Headquarters for the national grange
at Rochester next November will be Mt
the Livingston hotel. Session opens
Nov. 10.
The thirty-first annual session of the
Pennsylvania state grange will be held
In the city of Wilkesbarre on Dec. 8 to
II, 1903.
The best preventive Of dormancy in
oranges is to have something to do and
keep trying to do 1t. says the Grange
Bulletin.
Chautauqua county, n. Y, has a
grape and grange" day at its coun-
ty fair each year which is becoming
quite n drawing card.
Rev. Albert Boynton Storms, n. D.,
pastor of the First Methodist church.
Des Molnes, Ia. has been elected prcsi
dent of Iowa Agricultural college.
National Master Jones has covered
the country" this summer, even going
to the Pacific coast, arousing and in
tensifying interest in grange work.
The Pennsylvania state grange rem
dered substantial aid in securing the
passage of a law for an agricultural
building at the Pennsylvania state col
lege.
Ohio will add 1000 new members
between April / and Oct. |, says State
Master Derthick. Ohio Patrons have
their annual reunion at the state fair
in Columbus.
A New York state grange has been
having a contest between men and
women to ascertain which can produce
the best literary work-a very COM
mendable idea!
1t is estimated that Moorestown (N.
j. grange has made a saving Of $4,000
by purchasing fertilizers for members.
Some individual Patrons claim to have
effected saving of $500.
Since Jan. /, 1908, there have been
organized in New York state about
forty new oranges with probably 1000
members. II Is but one indication Of
what is going on all over the country.
Androscoggin county, Me-, which has
for so long held the banner for the
largest grange in the state, now yields
II to Aroostook county, as Houlton has
nearly If not quite TOO members now.
An agricultural paper in Ohio offered
first prize in cash Of $500 for near
est estimate on total number of immi-
grants during last fiscal year. 1t was
won by Jesse Blackburn of Normal, Ill,
The last meeting Of Dutchess county
IN. ~ Pomona grange was attended
by 800 Patrons from the twenty three
oranges Of the county. Sixty candi-
dates took the fifth degree at this meet
ing.
What the Greek letter fraternity Is
to the college man, says an agricultural
paper the club to the city man, the
grange is to the farmer. 1t ministers
to his financial, spiritual, social and
mental needs. It's benefits are many.