Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-01
OAKLAND.
Cascade Grange Holds an
AN-day Session.
State Grange Officers and
Other Visitors Present.
Death Of Albert HaIlett Sunday Al.
ternoon, After Long Illness.

Cascade Grange, P. of H.. held profit
able all-day meeting Saturday. There
was not only large attendance for the
time of year, but ii large delegation from
BELGRADE Grange, which had been invited
to attend in a body were present. Among
the officers of the State Grange and 9TH
er speakers and guests from out of town
present by invitation were State Master
Stetson State Overseer Boyden Bearce.
|State Lecturer Thompson accompanied by
Mrs. Thompson, State Deputy Kate Is.
Ellis and Professor Simmons of the Uni
versity of Maine.
The meeting was arranged in part as o
rally to awaken the enthusiasm of the
members for the work of the coming sea-
son. 1t has long been the custom of this
Grange to hold it's regular meetings on
Saturday evening of each week. Early
last winter arrangements were made for
holding series of four all-day meetings.
one each month. One or two good speak
ers from away and some of the best home
talent, of which Cascade Grange has "A
generous supply. were secured for each
event. Some of the neighborinS Oranges
were invited to attend separately as
guests. and incidentally to assist with the
program. 1t is now understood that tine
meeting of Saturday marks the beginning
of a similar series of all-day meetings to
be held on the last Saturday of each
month from now until spring.
The forenoon session was given up
mainly to the State master. who deilv-
cred a stirring address along the lines of
Grange work and the good of the order
in general. Another feature of the fore
noon was the reading of very interest
ing paper by Brother James Tibbetts of
Belgrade Grange, in which he gave an ac-
count of his recent trip to southern Cali
fornia. The ladies served the usual
Grange dinner at noon in the dining hall.
At the opening of the afternoon session,
welcomed the visiting members and
friends in cordial manner. The first
speaker was Prof. Simmons of the Uni
versity of Maine. who took Soil Ferti-
ity' for his subject. Prof. Simmons is an
easy speaker and has the faculty of ex-
planning scientific facts in the most lucid
language. He was given the closest at
tention by the audience. He touched upon
the foundation of soils. their uses, plant
foods, rotation of crops cultivation OF
soils in season and the relative value of
soils for various crops. His statements
and deductions drawn led directly to the
idea of the present necessity of New Eng
land farmers looking more to animal hus-
bandry to provide the means of restoring
and keeping up the native feltility of the
soil.
State Lecturer Thompson gave one of
his characteristic talks. THE Story of
Hawatha" formed the basis for extended
remarks from which some lessons for the
present time were drawn.
Sister Pray of Belgrade Grange con-
tributed a well-written paper. Does the
Farmer Need a Vacation?" State Over
seer Bearce gave brief address in
which he spoke directly to the members
Of the order in regard to the work OF the
Grange.
During the afternoon there were fire.
quent songs by the Grange Choir and in
strumental music A number of visiting
members responded briefly to calls lor re-
marks. NJ o. Gleason, a native of Ca
iiddh Hoh wealthy CltlLtl OI texas,
who is now visiting friends in this vicin-
ity was present and made some interest
ing remarks in which he highly COM
mended the Grange. On account of the
large amount of talent present and the
shortness of the time. Deputy Kate B.
Ellis who was booked as one of the lead
ing speakers of the afternoon, requested
that she be excused until some future
afternoon and the visiting members left
on the late trains.
Albert Hallett. for many years res
ident of this town, passed away at 1
o'clock Sunday afternoon. after a long
illness. Mr.. Hallctt worked on the Wa
terville & Oakland Electric road as mo-
torman until failing health compelled
him to give up. The mother Mrs. Hell
en- Hallett. with whom he lived. a
brother. Fred, who lives in Oakland
and a sister. Mrs. William Flagg OF
Waterville. survive. His age was
about As years. The funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
Miss n. f. Huff and Miss Edith An
a visit with friends in Gardiner.
The finding of little child a bow.
Sunday afternoon on School street.
lead to fears that it had been deserted
hut it was later found that it had been
left by it's mother. who had suddenly