The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-01-21
NEWS OF THE ORANGES.

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The officers of Hillside Grange, Thorn
dike' were installed Tuesday evening, Jan
18th, by State Master Gardner of Rocklapd
The officers of Harvest Moon Grange
Thorndike, were installed in fine manner
Saturday afternoon by Past Master f. H.
Ward and wife,
There was no meeting of Waldo County
Grange in January on account of the bad
travelling and extreme cold at the time the
meeting was to have been held. The Feb
ruary meeting was assigned to Stockton
Grange, but they are not in condition to
entertain the Pomona and that meeting will
be held with Frederick Ritchie Grange.
Waldo, Feb. End.
Harvest Home Grange, Brooks, had their
installation Monday night, January 4th.
In spite of the cold weather between forty
and fifty were present. After the installa-
tion they all enjoyed fine clam stew. The
officers for the ensuing year are as follows
Master, Hale Rose; Overseer, Harry Brown ;
Steward, William Rowe: Assistant Steward,
Frank A. Twombly; Lecturer, Sidney Tib-
belts; Secretary, Vesta Rose; Chaplain,
Mrs. Josephine Fogg; Gate Keeper, Percia
Clifford; Treasurer, c. T. Files, Ceres,
Mrs. Fannie Twombly; Pomona, Mrs.
Martha Lane; Flora, Mary McTaggart !;
Lady Assistant Steward, Bessie Tibbetts.
Sebasticook Grange, Burnham. held it's
anniversary Saturday, Jan. 10th. There
was an al!-day meeting, and the following
program was carried out: At the morning
session vocal and instrumental music by
the choir; about ! O'Clock dinner was
served, to which a large crowd did ample
justice; afternoon session, music by the
choir; a brief history of the grange for the
past twenty-five years was given by Bro. s.
A. Dodge, followed by Bro. Riley Whitten :
then an Introductory address appropriate
for the occasion was given by Sister Belle
Reynolds, after which the time was taken
up with declamations, recitations and select
reading, interspersed with music by the
choir. A very pleasant and profitable time
was enjoyed by all.
Granite Grange, North Searsport, held a
public meeting Jan. 10Th for installation of
officers. w. NJ. Mathews called the meet
ing to order and Brother M. NJ. Curtis, as
sisted by Sister Nettie Littlefeld, perform
ed the installation services in a fine man.
ner The list of officers was published in
The Journal of Dec. 10th After the in
stallatiOn recess was declared for supper
Nearly one hundred Patrons with outside
visitors sat down to a bountiiul harvest
feast, and after all had been satisfied w.
a fine program was presented. The Ques-
tion, presented by A. Stinson, "Are the
fish and game laws at the present benefit
to the agricultural industry?" was dis
cussed and the sentiment seemed to be that
they are not. At a late hour the meeting
closed, all feeling that it had been a great
time.
The following officers of Northern Light
Grange, Winterport, were publicly in
stalled Thursday evening, Jan 14th Mas
ter, A. w. Hardy Overseer, Il. L. Clement :
Lecturer, Annie b. Clement; Steward.
Fred Clark, a. S. Steward, Henry Ed
munds; Chaplain, Ada NJ. Dyer; Treasu-
rer, c. f. Jones; Sec'y., Leslie White /;
Gate keeper, Harvey Patten; Ceres, Carrie
f. Hardy; Pomona, Emma Stevens: Flora.
Mary Quigley; L. A. s.. Luela Stevens ;
Chorister, Leonard Clarke. They were in
stalled by Past Master F. NJ. Porter in a
very impressive manner without the aid of
a manual, and he was ably assisted by Josie
Arlington and Myra Porter 1t is rare that
the installation ceremony is performed in
all its parts so acceptably as ON this occa-
SION 1t being leap year Worthy Master
Hardy ruled that it was the duty of the sis
ters to invite the brothers to the harvest
feast which had been prepared in the ban
quet hall, and that sister should take
but one brother, for polygamy is strictly
against the rules of this order. After re-
cess remarks were made by visitors, and
| there was music, both vocal and instru-
mental. Stories and stump speeches added
choir gave closing song, when the Patrons
dispersed to their homes at late hour, ex-
pressing satisfaction for an agreeable
grange evening.-One Who Was There.
MyStlc ITdHSe, Delnlont, mas adopted the
following resolutions, in memoriam:
| Whereas, Though our gates have been
carefully guarded, that silent, unseen and
unbidden messenger, death, has again en-
tered our fraternal enclosure and with his
sickle keen has garnered therefrom one of
the choicest sheaves OF our golden grain
This, Patrons, is most assurediy time for
serious reflection. On such occasions we
are brought to realize more fully that in the
midst Of life we are in death, and of that
oft-repeated truth, that all flesh is as grass
and that man cOmeth forth as flower and
is cut down. We most fully realize that in
the death of Sister Hannah Alexander
Mystic Grange has lost an earnest cowOrk-
er, true Patron, the town worthy citi-
zen, her husband and daughters a loving,
faithful, devoted wife and mother. While
we shall greatly miss her in our councils
while our hearts are made sad, we would
not forget that greater grief, that greater
loss, to the husband and daughters left to
mourn their loss. Let us all in humble sub.
mission bow to the will of that great Deity
whose mandate all must obey, and from
whose decree no appeal can be taken. Let
us be consoled by the thought and hope that
the valued plant taken from our fraterna
held has been transplanted in the Eden
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