Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-02-06

state Lecturer thompson Is one or
Names enthusiastic grangers. He
says there are over 400 oranges ia the
state, and over 800 Of them own their
own grange halls, which range In value
from $1,000 to $1,000 or more. A
grange of 200 mem bers is almost GER
gives permaDence to the grange
, movement that is unquestionable. The
grange membership has increased from
2o,po0 TO $1,000 in twelve years. The
largest grange in the state and per-
haps in the United States ia Houiton
grange, With 900 members. 1t has a
grange store, which did business OF
$10000O last year, and there are half
q dozen more younger stores In the
state.
National Treasurer Mrs Eva s. Nc
Dowell of Rome, n. T., reports tie
financial condition of the national
grange as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Balance Oct. I, 1905. .130, ,Sa6 -
From various sourcss............... t2,2l2s3
81. s.i0s 8
PAYMENTS
On orders. $S2, 7l1SS
Balance Oct. l. 1907, lo.sp7.Vs
~. los 50
The total resources Of the national
grange, including the above balance
and money invested In bonds, savings
bank deposits, etc, is $102, ,92l "A.
State Master George W. F. Gaunt OF
New Jersey says: The past year has
been the banner year in grange work
in the Garden State. Sixteen new sub
ordinate oranges have been organized
and two Pomonas. making 11S sab
ordinate and fourteen Pomona oranges
Nearly 5000 new members have been
added to our membership, making a
grand total of $1,000. Our Grange
Fire Insurance company has been stead
lily growing. giving safe protection to
our patrons. We have nearly $lS.OO0.-
600 worth of property insured For
number Of years subordinate and Po-
mona oranges have been cooperating
In the purchase Of farm supplies at Il
great saving. This has been, however,
of a local character. The Grunge Com
mercial Exchange has been recently in
corporated with capital stock Of
S12J, 600. which IL 1s expected will be
very helpful to the members Of the
grange"
G. w, Peirce. state master Of the Yer.
mont grange, reports thirty new sub
ordinates and one Pomona organized
the past year, adding 2,600 members.
Questions were freely discussed, ana
education was the watchword. Agri-
culture and nature studies were being
introduced into the common schools.
The grange stood for better roads. bet
ter methods and better everything He
VII! not be satisfied until there are as
many oranges III Vermont as there are
towns.
c, ID. Richardson. state master In
Ma ss6chusetts, says great growth Is
goir~ On with enduring results. The
pro t,l o. child education was engag-
chusetts. Growth Of membership was
OF little consequence unless every one
had some definite object. The grange
is winning its way to the front.
The exempiihcation Of the ritualistie
work was never better than this year.
The drst degree was exemplitied by
New Britain Conn grange officers,
the second by Cheshire Conn team.
the third by n ladies' degree team from
keene. n. H.; the fourth by ladies'
degree team from North Brookfeld,
Mass. The 18th degree WAS beautiful
ly presented by Central Pomona de-
gree team OF Connecticut and the sixth
by The officers Of the Connecticut state
grange. This work, particularly in the
lower degrees. cannox fail to be an IN
spiratiou TO all who witnessed IT, and
through them the various subordinate
oranges here represented will be IN
cited TO Improvement in this very i'm
portant phase Of grange work.
Governor Woodruff Of Connecticut
gave an Informal reception to the M
tional grange and visiting delegate tes
just at the close of one mornings ses-
sion. In the receiving line were Gov
ernor aud Mrs. Woodruff. Ex-Governor
and Mrs. G. j. Bell Of Vermont and ex-
Governor and Mrs. n. J. Bachelor n
New Hampshire. Several hundred
visiting Patrons took occasion to pay
their respects to the chief executive OH
this occasion Governor Woodruff u
recent mem Der Of the grange
Potato Growing Contest.
A novel grange contest took place At