The Republican journal., 1908-01-09
NEWS OF THE ORANGES.

North Waldo Pomona will meet with O.
Gardner Grange, West Winterport, Feb
10th.
Sunrise Grange of North Winterport
met with O. Gardner Grange, West Win
terport, Jan. 7th, by invitation and assisted
in the installation, Bro. G. II. York acting
as installing officer.
North Waldo Pomona Grange held very
interesting meeting with Morning Light
Grange, Monroe, JAN 1st. with full house
The election of officers took up part of the
forenoon meeting. They will be installed
at the next meeting, which will be with
Obadiah Gardner Grange, Feb. 9Th. The
afternoon meeting was held in the new
Odd Fellows hall to listen to speaker
from the University of Maine on CONNER
cial fertilizers 1t was fine meeting.
0. Gardner Grange, West Winterport, is
prospecting and holds good meetings that
are well attended. Tuesday evening, Jan.
7th, the following officers were installed
for the year of 1908 by Past Master York OF
Sunrise Grange: Master, Lewis f. White;
overseer, c. Frank Downs; lecturer, Ida
NJ Lang; steward, Lewelyn Clark; asst.
steward, Harold Clements; treasurer,
Frank T. Bussey; secretary, May W. Bus
sey; gate keeper, Chester B. Lowe; Ceres,
Susie c. White; Pomona, Cora E. Downs
| Flora, May B. Lowe; lady asst. steward,
Freda Patterson.
At the regular meeting of Sc basticook
| Grange, No. 80, BurDham. Dec. 2Sth, the
| following officers were elected for the en-
suing wear: Master, Truman Written :;
overseer, Wentworth Pease; steward, Clar-
ence McAlister: assistant steward, Everett
Davis; chaplain, Isabelle Reynolds; treas
urer, benjamin Reynolds; secretary, Fred
Batchelder; gatekeeper, Wilbur Reynolds
Flora, Lottie Reynolds; Ceres, Mary Whit
| ten; Pomona, Adelaide Harding; organist,
Lottie McGray lady assistant steward, En-
mine Davis.
Georges River Grange, Liberty. had a
very interesting meeting last Wednesday
| with good attendance. All arrangements
| for the installation Of officers were made,
and the Lecturer presented the following
program: song, Over The Mystic Sea,
| Grange, readings, Mrs. Carrie Aver and
| Mrs. Ruby Holt, song, Down In The Old
| Cherry Orchard, Beatrice Bennett; read
ing, Miss Florence Fuller; instructive talk
on the manners and customs of the Chinese
| in the West, W. }. Greeley ;recitation, Mrs.
Blanche Cram: song, The Tale OF A Shirt,
| l. F. Critics. All reported pleasant and
profitable evening.
Meguntcook Grange, Camden, installed
it's officers Wednesday evening, Jan. LIST, as
follows: Master, W. S. Irish; overseer,
Amos Stock well; lecturer, Fannie Ordway
Hanson; chaplain, Mrs. Ida Corthell !;
steward, Albee Ordway; secretary, Miss
Lucy Pendleton, treasurer, Mrs. Fannie
Hanson; Pomona, Miss Myrtle Andrews;
Ceres, Mrs. w. S. Irish; Flora, Mrs. Flora
Stockwel asst. steward, John S. Gould,
lady assistant steward, Flora Pillsbury
gatekeeper, Ralph Robinson. Guests were
present from Mt. Pleasant grange, West
Rock port, Tranquility grange, LincolnvilIe,
and Penobscot View grange, Glencove.
Following the installation ceremony many
interesting speeches were listened to and a
| fine supper was served.
| Seaside Grange, whose hall was burned
Jan. LIST, met last Saturday evening in Me-
mortal Hall for the installation of officers.
The installing officer was Edward Evans of
Frederick Richie Grange, Waldo, and
members of that grange were present. The
| following officers were installed: Capt. Hen
ny }. Chaples, worthy master Fred Tibbetts,
| overseer; Mrs. Fred Rackliffe, lecturer !;
Mrs. Albert Stevens, chaplain; Albert T..
F., Stevens, treasurer; Miss Alberta Wads-
worth, secretary; Henry S. Pettee, steward /;
Sumner Bridges, assistant steward; Mrs.
Summer Bridges, L. A. S.; Mrs. Fl. j..
Chaples. Ceres; Blanche Bridges, Pomona /;
Rachel Bridges, Flora; Albert Colson,
gate keeper. Supper was served after the
installation and was followed by the usual
musical and literary program.
| China Grange held an all-day meeting
| Jan. LIST and installed their officers for the
insuing year. The officers were installed
by Mrs. Kate Ellis who installed them in d
very able and impressive manner, assisted
by Mrs. w. }. Thompson and Leroy Star
/ rett, Edward Dudley and Mrs. Edward Dud-
| ley. 1t being the 25th anniversary of our
Assistant Steward and L. A. Steward, w.
O. harrington and wife's wedding day the
hall was very prettily decorated for the oc-
casion very pretty arch of evergreen in
terminged with red bells was placed over
the chairs in which they sat and large
white bell inside a green wreath hung over
the altar. They were the recipients of ii
nice present from the Grange. A bountiful
dinner consisting of oyster stew, all kinds
of cake and pie with coffee was served to
about 70 patrons. 18 visitors were present,
| two from Windsor Grange and is from
Branch Mills Grange. An able address
was given by Mrs. W. j. Thompson, re-
sponded to by MIR. Wesley Nelson of Branch
Mills. An original poem was read by Mrs.
Kate Ellis. Remarks was given for the
good of the order by several of the visiting
members. Meeting closed in form.
FRANKFORT.