The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-04-27
MEETING OF WALDO COUNTY GRANGE

MEETING OF WALDO COUNTY GRANGE
A very large and interesting meeting Of
Waldo Pomona Grange for the time of the
year was held April 18th with Haryes,
Moon Grange, Thorndike. The officers were
nearly all present. Eleven Oranges were
represented. The meeting was presided
over by Worthy Master Evans. A class OF
was instructed in the fifth degree. A very
fine address of welcome was given by Mrs
Lulu Murch, and the Worthy Master re.
spOnded with well chosen words. Remark.
for the good OF the order were made by G.
G. Abbott and J. +. Wilson. The noon re-
cess was then taken. The afternoon ses.
sion was opened with music by the choir
The topic, Which is the more profitable fo,
the farmers of Waldo county, general OF
specialized farming, was discussed by Vir
gil A. Higgins, G. S. Small, E. A. Carpen.
ter, A. Wadsworth, A. j. Webb, W. S. Dol.
loft, f. Evans, c. B. Ring and c. A. Levan.
seller. Nearly all favored a special crop
adapted to taste, farm, market, etc., as i,
took less machinery and one could learn to
raise one crop to make success better than
he could many.
The following literary program was well
rendered: Music by the choir selection
entitled dream by Mrs. Addie Higgins,
which by request is here published in full
had dream the other night,
When all was still and stars were bright.
| What seemed a fairy came and stood
At my right hand, with cloak and hood,
Amazed looked-yes, sure as the heavens
1t was our Worthy Ceres, sister Evans.
| She gave the signal of distress,
Which made me feel ought to dress,
And not be found in slumber's embrace
When trouble rested on her face.
"Harken," said she, "oh, do you know
In this broad land there is a foe;
Death and destruction follow in its wake
We must rouse up, his fetters shake,
So arm thyself, take sword in hand,
Have plenty of grit and plenty of sand
For outside the gate as straight as king
Is Commissioner johnson, with sister Ring"
! hastened to obey, knowing full well
That sister Evans had more to tell.
Then armed to the teeth, and in battle
array
We waited for what sister Ring had to say.
Forward, she said, to Sayward's bridge,
Send detachment up over Knox ridge,
On through Halldale with drum and flag,
And step alert, let no one lag.
And now. with johnson to the front,
And bring their wives, SO quick and feet,
Seek out our grangers with flying feet.
Thus reinforced We must needs return
To commissioner johnson, and further
orders learn.
Snow, patrons,'' he said, "dont trip and
fling,
But 20 at once for c. B. Ring,
Call Mark Howard from his labor,
Have them armed with lance and sabre,
For now we'll march through Belfast city,
And not to look warike would be pity.
We must have Giles Abbott for recruit,
fruit,
And Treasurer Murphy our ranks must join,
For in this siege we'll need some coin.
Now list to my orders, TO arms ye brave,
We must queil this foe and our fruit trees
So forward march to the Levanselers door,
Find our Secretary and Gatekeeper and
look them Ger.
Ask Master Evans if he, too, Will go
And help to Kill this awful foe
Inform him that somewhere among our
grangerS
Now let's double quick to the town OF
Brooks,
Enlist the patrons there with their pruning
hooks;
Tell them We are going to jackson, where
il is thought
N6SltCl VI tHiS pSSl odi HofoS 1nS Niooehl'
Neglected places you see are suspicious,
The enemy will be then both ugly and
vicious.
So cali out the County Deputy, put him on
the trail,
For we must annihiate the pesky Brown
Tail,
Its depredatons have reused my ire,
SO be ready now 70 ann and fire.
Aha the County Deputy is at fault, III
be bound,
For in his own town the first Webb We
have found.
Now on to ThoIndike we must 60
And see if they know aught about this foe.
I've heard it said that their Grange was
infected,
so YOU see it must be inspected.
Here he raised quite little breeze,
He seemed to think we were apple trees.
He put US through the patrons test
Signs, Salutatlons and all the rest.
Then at our implements he did look,
Pruning knife, Spud and shepherds crook.
Then, he said, 'as commissioner, l try to
be jlst,
And in Harvest Moon Grange l find no
moth or rust,
And as the hour is nearing noon
l think we'il have dinner with Harvest
Moon,
Where in peace and harmony we can rest,
Safe and secure from the Brown Tail pest"
At the close of his speech, so true it did
seem
l woke from my slumber, which finished my
dream.
Then followed a song by Belle Crosby !;
dialogue; recitation by NJ. A. Sayward :;
duet by Sisters Hurd and Farwell; recita-
tion by Belle Crosby charade; recitation by
Isabelle Cornforth; song by A. L. MIDGET !;
song by Miss Lambert.
The grange voted to give $40 to Mrs. God
ding, who is ali invalid from injuries received
while attending State grange in Waterville
by falling on the icy sidewalk.
| The next meeting will be with Comet
grange, Swanville, May 16. Program
| Opening exercises; comforting 5th degree
report of oranges; address OF welcome by
Hattie Phillips response by Enoch e. Dow =;
remarks for the good Of the order; recess
music; topic, Are our schools doing better
work than they did twenty-five years ago,
if not why? to be opened by the Worthy
Master; remainder of the program to be
furnished by Comet grange.
Mrs. Stockton to Mrs. Searsport.
Communicated