Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-10
Organized at Benton with
81 Charter Members.
A Most Successful Start, with
Best People Interested
And SPLENDID Outlook for Success Of Grange
In Its Work.

Fairfield, Me-, Jan. 9.-tSpeciaD.-A
day cvenig by Mrs. Kate Ellis, a MEM
Der of Victor Grange of Fairfield Center
and Il State deputy. The meeting was
called to order at $50 by Mrs Ellis and
the work Of organizing was at once
commenced. After this work had been
completed, the election Of officers was
the next thing on the programme and
the following are the members who will
serve in their various capacities:
Master II. NJ. Flood; Overseer. II. a.
Plummer: lecturer Mrs. j. E. Brown;
steward, Eugene Cain; treasurer, Fred
Scott; secretary, Margaret Hosford;
gatekeepcr. Harry Pollard; Ceres, Mrs.
II. NJ. Flood; Flora, Mrs. Flora Emer-
son; Pomona, Mrs. H. A. Plummer;
chaplain, Albert PIummer
After the election, the work of in
stalling was al once commenced. Mrs.
Ellis was installing officer and she was
assisted by Mrs. Fred Lord Of Victor
Grange. There We're 101 present. ~ be-
ing charter members Of this Grange
and the remaining ones being the MEM
bers of the Oranges at WinslOw. Clip
ton and Fairfield. The following are
the charter members: Eugene Cain.
Mrs. Eugene Cain, Mrs. Abbie r. Reed,
g. G. Edwards, Mrs. G.. G. Edwards,
Mrs. s. .. Emerson, Charlotte Holt
Eugene Davis, Mrs. f. NJ. Brown. +.
Nj. Richardson, Mrs. s. NJ. Richardson.
George Haincs. Mrs. Sabrna \. Haines
John Drake, Fl. "A. Plummcr, Mrs. H.
A. Plummer. j. f. Brown. Mrs. J. +.
Brown, G.. l.. Wyman. Mrs. Eliza J.
Wyman. Fred Scott, Albert Plummer,
Mrs. Albert Plummcr, Elba ID. Libby,
II. NJ. Flood. Mrs. II. NJ. Flood Sadie Z.
Lorej"y, Eva NJ. Pollard. Harry o.
Pollard. Josephine :. Hall. J. W. Hall,
Gertrude NJ. Goodrich. Susie &. Forg,
Mrs. Jare Farrie, Mrs. :. NJ. Eoss. AL
bcrta Foss, w. n. Hosford, Miss Mar
garct Hosf"rd, Mrs. Ellen J. Brown.
John Hosford. ana Annie Il. Brown.
After the installation adjournment
WAS made to the banquet hall where a
fine oyster supper with a.! the 'fixns''
WAS served. About Il year ago Mr.
james Warren of Benton. who is a
member of the Clinton Grange. wrote
to state Master Gardner in regard to
organizing Il Grange at Benton, as
there were living in til" vicinity Of Ben
40 members of different Oranges 1t
was fHnud that these members could
not do anything toward organizing q
grange. al 50 MI. Warren started out
to ascertain the sentiment regarding
the same. He found that the move was
hailed with much pleasure by the Pen
ton people and that II persons stood
ready to join whenever a Grange should
be organized. accordingly the organiza-
ton of an order Of this kind is due to
the hard work which Mr. Warren has
put into it. These members of other
lodges now stand ready as soon as a
permit il given them. to join the
Grange h"re and this will make a
Grange with over 50 members, hence it
may hc seen that the Grange starts in
under tn" most suspicious circum-
stances with the sum Of $40 in the
treasury.
the Grange was organized for the
same purpose in Wow as other Oranges.
the promotion of agricultural interests.
| III" giving the members the advantage
of = low insurance rate and the vari-
"us Advantages which may be gained
by meeting with each other and get
tins In" l"'ncf!t Of each others opinions
on subjects pertaining to agriculture,
ana the social advantage is not the
least to be mentioned.
This Grange is organized under the
most favorable circumstances. ana its
success is already assured. Tho meet
inss which will be held on the second
and fourth Wednesdays Of each month.
ad fer the present, tho meetings will be
| hold in the nall over the schoolhousc.
Arrangements having been made with
the ladies Of III" Benton Social Circle.
who have leased the hall of the town.
| These ladies hold entertainments and
the proceeds go toward paying for the
| lighting the streets of the town. II is
the intention, if the Grange meets with
the success which the opening meeting
| would seem to indicate. to erect a hall
| in the not far distant future TO be used
entirely for Grange purposes.