The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-03-01
NEWS OF THE ORANGES.

] County Deputy A, j. Webb of Jackson
visited Rising Sun Grange. Knox, last Sat
urday night.
Waldo Pomona Grange will meet in
Brooks March 9Th and the local grange will
be ready for them.
The members of Seven Star Grange, Troy,
enjoyed bountiful harvest feast Saturday
evening, Feb. 18th.
South Montville Grange is to visitiGeorges
River Grange the evening of March 7th and
furnish the program.
The next session of Knox Pomona Grange
will be held with Georges Valley Grange,
Appleton, March 10. The,meetings will be-
gin at O'Clock.
| Obadiah Gardner, master of the State
grange, was in conference with the State
grange leaders at Auburn last Saturday
forenoon. In the evening he attended a
meeting of the Brunswick grange.
Comet Grange, Swanville, had very
| pleasant meeting last Saturday night. 1t
was George washington program, and a
| large picture of Washington was draped
with the U. S. flag. Next Saturday even
| ing the married brothers and sisters are to
furnish the program.
| Star of Progress Grange, jackson, held
its regular meeting Saturday evening, Feb
2ith After the usual business was per-
| formed the following program was pre-
sented: Singing by choir; reading, Lottie
| Page; song, Nora Boody; story, E. d.
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choir.
The list of State grange deputies has been
made by State Master Gardner. There are
no less than thirty-fOur of these in all, and
this long list is but added evidence of the
rapid growth of this order The greater
part of this list are reappointments and
these have we'll merited the compliment by
long and faithful service Among those
reappointed is A. j. Webb of Thorndike.
Harvest Moon Grange, Thorndike, is
doing we'll and is making needed repairs on
the hall. The brothers are getting excited,
while the sisters keep the even tenor of
their way. The ladies of the Helping Hand
| Club will repeat their drama at the Grange
next Saturday. Applications for member
ship are coming in quite freely. The grange
will present a drama in few weeks, and a
literary entertainment will be given soon.
The next session of Knox Pomona grange
will be held with Georges Valley grange,
Appleton, March 10. The meetings will be-
| gin at 10 O'clock. The following program
will be carried out: Address of Welcome,
j w. W. Bean; response, Henry G. Ames !;
song, Olive Light reading, Carrie Robbins; !;
recitation, John Luce, paper, II. L. Grin
nell; reading, Mary Jones; music, W. J.
Bryant; reading, Carrie Ames. Question
| To what extent is it profitable for the
| average farmer to invest IN farm machinery !?
Wednesday evening, Feb. 2lst, Megunt :
| cook grange Camden, observed Past Mas
ters night. George E. Nash gave an in
terestng address on grange work. Refresh
ments were served The following pro-
gram was rendered during the evening
Music by choir; reading, Herbert Gould !;
phonograph; reading, Miss Lucy Pendle-
ton; phonograph; music, Edna Groves !;
reading, Helen Small; grange talk, Miss
Sadie Ross reading, Fred Cassens; pnono-
SGdpns singing US CuolI. LdSU eteHlAS
there was work in the third and fourth de-
grees, followed by Harvest supper.
Morning Light Grange, Monroe, has
adopted the following resolutions of re-
spect:
Whereas. 1t has pleased our Divine Mas
ter to call to the higher life our worthy sis
ter, Mary A. Clements; therefore, be it,
Resolved, That Morning Light Grange
cherishes her memory as a devoted and
faithful member of our order in its early
history; also for her many virtues and her
beautiful Christian life, which has been
helpful to all who came within her in
t1uence.
Resolved, That our charter be draped for
a period Of 80 days.
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions
be placed upon our records. copy sent to
the bereaved family and copy sent to The
Republican Journal and Bangor Weekly
Commercial for publication.
S. A. MANsUR, Committee
LAURA Kicker, on
MARY A. JENKINS Resolutions.