Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-23
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

Aroostook Union Grange Caribou,
held an all day session Saturday. April
ith. and had a dinner in their dining
hall.
There were eight new members in
recent meeting This brings the men,
bership up to POI.
South Atkinson Grange conferred
the first degree upon three new men,
bers, at a recent meeting. and received
two applications for membership.
The third and fourth degrees We're
conferred upon a class of fifteen and
the first and second degrees We're con-
ferred upon a class of eight with
sixteen applications to take the first at
the next meeting.
Granite Grange Evansville, is in
flourishing condition. Regardless of
the mclemency of the weather April /,
quite an interesting meeting was held
and Representative Elmer Clark of
Prospect was instructed in Grange
work
Three applicants received the first
and second degrees at Narramissic
Grange, Orland, Saturday evening and
six more are ready to receive the same
at the next meeting. This grange has
of late become immensely popular and
the rush to join it is something unpre-
cedented in its history.
Union Grange, Columbia Falls. has
been doing large amount of work of
late. at recent special meeting the
third and fourth degrees were con-
ferred on y candidates. April II. the
first and second degrees were conferred
on three applicants, four candidates
were elected, and four applications
were received.
At the regular meeting of North
Franklin Grange. Phillips, Saturday
afternoon. April II, the attendance was
very good. The first and second
degrees were conferred on a class of
five. 1t was voted to hold an all day
meeting, Saturday, April 25, degrees to
be conferred in the forenoon and the
usual harvest dinner" to follow
Fifteen new members Joined the Nor
way Grange, Saturday. The new
degree team did the work for the first
time. This is one of the largest
Oranges in the State, and has about 800
members and more new ones are being
added at most every meeting They
are talking of having a meeting in
Norway Opera House in the near
future and inviting other Oranges in
that vicinity.
The anniversary of Somerset Grange
Norridgewock will occur on the 23d of
this month and Skowhegan Grange has
been invited to celebrate the occasion
supper Will be served. The lecture
has provided an interesting program
Tor the occasion. At the meeting of
May 'th the subject of building a new
hall for grange use will be taken up
and every member is expected to think
the subject carefully over and have
something to say about it on that
occasion.
Canton Grange held very interest
ing meeting April 18th, with an attend
ance of over a hundred. There were
visiting members from Peru, North Jaw
and Buckfield Oranges The forenoon
was devoted TO business. A class of
five were instructed in the third and
fourth degrees, and four applications
were received. After the usual grange
dinner, Worthy Master. Richardson.
declared it an open session and admit
ted the Juvenile Grange during an i'm
teresting program. The next meeting
April rs is Ladies Day and the last of
the contest, and it will be decided
which is the winning side.
At the regular meeting of Sebasti.
cook Grange Newport, held Thursday
evening sixty one new members were
taken in. The Dexter degree team
worked the third and fourth degrees
on the large number of candidates.
t'orty-five came from Dexter. After
finishing the degree work all went to
Meridian hall. where bountiful supper
was served to all present Sebasticook
Grange is now in the front rank with
the largest in this section. 1t has a
membership of $50 members 1t has
fine hall lately repaired and electric
lights added. 1t is understood that
another contest is to be held in the
early fall.
The first needle used in England was
made in Queen Mary's reign by a negro
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