The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
GRANGE NEWS.
BY ]. 7. Altman, Press Correspondent and
Secretary Penn'a. State Grange.

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Secretary Penna. State Grange.
The business of the Grange is to
make the farmers life more whole
some and his business more profitable
and more busienss.like.
A month earlier Nov. 10 the Ma
tlonal Grange will meet in Rochester,
N. Y. Many Penna. Patrons are ar
ranging to attend this meeting. The
brothers and sisters of New York are
preparing to entertain all who may
come on an elaborate scale.
This letter is sent TO nearly 900
local news papers and is printed en-
tire by many of them.
This copy is sent to every Subordi-
nate Grange in the State. See that
the local papers which you read use
it and help to make it interesting by
sending news items to the Editor.
The friendly invitation OF the Tax
Collector is posted conspuciously in
many places just now. Every good
citizen pays his just share of the public
burden and no good citizen willingly
pays more. Just why the owner Of
| Real Estate should pay an average Of
6 mills on the dollar in this state and
no other interest more than 4 mills
many grea: interests less than half Of
that amount has never been salts
factorily explained. No one has ever
attempted to justify it.
The Grange demands equally DIS
tributed burdens and equally distri,
buted powers.
Birmingham Grange, No. 1881, of
Chadd's Ford, Delaware county, Pa,
was organized by Worthy Deputy,
Frank p. Willis, of Concord Grange
on March aSth, 1908, with al charter
members, 6 entering on Demlt from
Concord Grange, and from Brandy
wine Grange. During the last quarter
we have initiated IS new members.
We have prospects of having much
larger Grange in the near future. Our
meetings are for the most part regu-
larly attended and we often have vlsi.
tors from Concord, Kennett, and
Brandywine Oranges.
FLORENCE +. BALDWIN,
| July a7th., 1903. Secretary.
The a6 picnics held under the
auspices of the State Grange during
the month of August in as many differ
ent counties have proven a marked
success. Large numbers gathered at
almost every place. Bro. Morse, OF
Maine, won laurels wherever he went
His unaffected and kindly manner
captured the hearts of his hearers and
his elocutionary efforts highly enter
tanned all who heard him. Many
listened with close attention to the
doctrines and claims of the grange as
presented by Worthy Master, w. F.
Hill, Hon. w. T. Greasy, Worthy
Secretary, ]. T. Altman, and Worthy
Lecturer, A. M. Cornell. Good re-
suits are sure to follow in the line OF
these meetings in the open air.
| Osterburg Grange, Bedford county,
Pa, held four days picnic during the
week ending August IS. The crowd
on Thursday was estimated at 5000.
II is known that 2,2oo horses entered
the grounds.
Worthy Master w. F. Hill and
Bros w. T. Greasy and A. E. Morse
spoke for the Grange.
At the one day picnic near Town.
vile. Crawford county, about 5000
persons were in attendance. In addi-
ton to local talent, A. F.. Morse and
J. T. Altman occupied the platform.
Vocal music by members of the
grange assisted by fine cornet band
added much to the entertainment. A
fine exhibit of live stock-registered
animals for the most part-added a
new and very interesting feature.
THE FARMER, AS OTHERS SEE HIM.
AS SEEN BY HIMSELF.
Recently, at a grange picnic,
gentleman-not farmer-eXtoled the
farmer to the skies. AS he saw it,
the farmer is the most independent
| man in the land. He can scarcely
know want that he cannot himself
supply. His wife enjoys a paradise
and his children are the healthiest,
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