Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-27

H. Yeaton, Thomas G. Field and
Charles j. House. On April 21st the
third and fourth degrees were con-
ferred on the five members. above
named. who had already been instruct
, ed in the first and second degrees. A,
the same meeting the first and second
degrees were conferred on Annie r,
Field and the third and fourth degrees
We're conferred on her April 2Sth. This
comprised all the degree work for the
first month
Katie A. Williamson, Alice M. Hall
Jennie M. Written, Thomas Mitchell
and Richard E. Carr took their first
degrees in May; Grace L. Hodgkins,
Inez H. Field, Clara E. Savage. Ida E.
Cony, Jennie NJ. Cottle and Addie H.
Cottle in June; Edward Pratt and Ella
A. Fletcher in October; Annie B.
Boardman, Mrs. George F. Patch,
Horace Nj. Hall and George w. Will
liams in November. Thus were added
twenty-three new members to the
twenty eight charter members. maxi
ing a total of fifty-one at the close of
the first year.
The names of the charter members
are as follows: William P. Atherton.
Mrs. William P. Atherton, Samuel l..
Boardman, Mrs. Samuel L. Boardman,
John r. Boardman, Sadie J. Bailey.
Columbus Cottle, Mrs. Columbus Cot
tie, Horace B. Cony, James f..
Chandler, Mrs. James E. Chandler.
Charles F. Fletcher, Marilla j. Hail.
Mrs. Henry A. Hall, William B. Lap
ham, Minnie c. Lapham, Willard Long
fellow, Joseph II. Manley, Minnie d.
Meserve, Walter A. Newcomb. George
F. Patch, George A. Russell, Mrs.
George A. RUSSELL d. Byron Savage,
Ruel w. Soule, Mrs. Ruel w. Soule,
Charles Sylvester and Emma r. Syl-
vester. of whom William p. Anterior,
Samuel l.. Boardman, Horace B. Cony,
Charles F. Fletcher, Joseph H. Marley,
Walter A. Newcomb, d. Byron Savage,
Charles Sylvester and Emma r. Syl-
vester still hold their membership in
our grange, as do also Charles J.
House, Ella A. Fletcher, Clara E. Saw
age and John H. Yeatcn who joine.
during the first year, being nine char
ter members and four new members, or
thirteen out of the fifty-one members
at the close of the year 1888.
Following are the names of those
who have Joined since 1888 and are
still members in good standing in our
grange.
William G. Fifeld and Martha ]. FL
field, who joined in 1884.
George A. Yeaton and Ada B. Yeaton
who joined in 1885.
Charles S. Leighton. Thomas J.
Lynch, Annie l.. N. Cottle, now Mrs.
Will L. Brown, and Will L. Brown,
who Joined in 1856.
Abel D. Russell and Albert G. An
drews, who joined in 1889.
George M. Twitchell and Florence M.
Twitchell, who joined in 1891
Abbie +. House and Cyrus f. Stilson,
who Joined in 1894.
Horace H. Pierce and Hattie l..
Pierce, who joined in 1895
Peter Corron, who Joined in 1896.
V. Gertrude Fletcher, Irving W.
Lowell. Jennie NJ Lowell. Manning S.
Campbell, Percy Greag and George H.
French, who joined in 1899.
Charles G. Hunt, Anna Sargent Hunt
Miss G. F. Sanborn, James E. Blanch-
ard, Gertrude A. G.. Damren, Maud B.
Andrews, Alice E. Hopkins, Grace L.
Webb, Edward l.. Ripley, Ada NJ Still
son and Delana b. Smith, who joined
in 1900.
Frank R. Bean, Charity. Hanks,
Jennie M. Blaisdell, Manson w. Dem
mis-, Annie M. Green, Eugene n. Has
kell, Horace A. Pierce, and Matte L.
Sylvester, who joined in 1901.
M. Alice Mayo Hannah A. Atherton,
John Heath, Claiming L. Grover Della
NJ. Grover, Hattie E. Huntoon and Ina
M. Ellis, who joined in 1907.
Every year since our organization
with the exception of 1898 and 1897,
we have added one or more new men,
berS.
At the close of the year 1902 we had
on our rolls Ga members, since which
time two have withdrawn and six
have been added namely, Frank S.
Cheney Mrs. Frank S. Cheney, Charles
H. Dyer, Mrs. Jennie F. Dyer, Mrs NJ
Frances Heath, and Charles S. HIGH
born. which brings our membership at
the present time up to 6S.
The masters and secretaries of Cap
ital Grange, since its organization, have
been as follows:
1SS3-William 3. Lapham, master;
George F. Patch. secretary.
1SS4-Samuel L. Boardman, master,
John r. Roardman, secretary.
1885, 1886 and 1SSS-Samuel L.
Boardman, master; Charles F. Fetch
err, secretary.
1SS7-D. Byron Savage, master;
Charles F. Fletcher, secretary.
1SS9--Charles J. House, master;
Charles F. Fletcher, secretary.
1S90-Abel D. Russell, master;
Charles f. Fletcher, secretary.
1S91-George A. Yeaton, master;
Mabel B. Sampson, secretary.
1892, 1898 and 1S94-Charles f.
Fletcher. master; Mabel B. Sampson,
secretary.
1895 and 1S96-Charles f. Fletcher,
master; Charles J. House, secretary.
1s97-Will L. Brown, master; Charles
]. House, secretary.
1898 and 1S99-Charles Sylvester,
master; Charles ]. House, secretary.
1900-George M. Twitchell, master;
George H. French and Edward L. Rip
ley, secretaries.
1901 and 1902-George NJ. Twitchell,
master; Edward l.. Ripley, secretary,
1909-George A. Yeaton, master;
Edward l.. Ripley, secretary.
The first death of a member of our
grange was that of Jennie Weston
Written, who died February 81, 1885,