St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-06
GRANGE NOTES.
White River Valley Pomona Grange
Met at Bethel.


Met at Bethel
White River Valley Pomona Grange
| held it's last meeting at Bethel with
a large attendance from Gaysville.
Rochester and Pittsfield. AT the
evening session, which was public,
| there were many songs and speeches,
| the latter including one on forestry
by Arthur M. Vaughn of Randolph,
and one by Hon. Clement F. Smith,
Morrisville, in which he urged max
ing the most of the farm. He said
Vermont tillage land ought to SUP
port a COW for every acre. He spoke
of the splendid opportunity for fruit
growing in Vermont. He urged
fathers to take their boys into their
confidence in matters of the farm and
said his son of 10 years was practic-
ally running the Smith farm in Nor
risville, the father having retired to
the village.
Ladies Paid the Wager.
AS a result several weeks ago of
contest between the gentlemen and
ladies of the Chelsea Grange in the
way of furnishing entertainment, the
losing side to furnish a supper, the
ladies gave a bountiful spread at the
Grange hall last Tuesday evening,
when there was fully hundred pre-
sent. After the supper a short pro-
gram was carried out, consisting OF an
interesting paper by Mrs. W. A. Hood
and singing by several different mem
bers of the Grange and Walter S.
GOSS, who was an invited guest, also
favored the company with two vocal
selections, which were especially we'll
enjoyed. At the Grange meeting on
Friday evening the first and second
degrees were worked.
Grange On Forestry.
At the meeting of Mansfield Noun
tain Grange in Stowe Saturday after
noon an instructive paper was read
by Mrs. J. F. Campbell upon the for
ests of the state. 1t was stated that
Vermont forests furnish $1O,0O0,0OO
worth Of products year. Spruce
stands first among Vermont timber
products, hemlock second, maple
third, birch fourth and pine fifth. The
Vermont output reached its height IN
1890 and since then has been declin-
ing. Records of several rivers show
an increase in severe floods during the
last 10 years. c. E. and F. O. Burt
of Stowe are among those who are
endeavoring to preserve the forests
and have purchased and set out 1000
white pine seedlings and 500 of Nor
way spruce. A collection of 40 speci-
mems of wood was exhibited and de-
scribed by Herbert E. Straw. E. Bige-
low drew a prize of box of wooden
tOOthpickS for the largest number of
correct names of the specimens.
About 60 specimens of leaves were
exhibited, 40 of them by Miss Myra
Campbell, IL years of age. Adelbert
Magoon and his sisters had a cOllec-
ton of 80 sorts of leaves and Miss
Elsie Brown %.
Northern New Hampshire Changers
at Twin Mountain,
One of the pleasantest sessions of this
order for many a day took place at
Twin Mountain, n. H., on Friday, June
"a. with Cherry Mountain Grange,
which kept open house from early
morning until after midnight The hall
was freshly decorated and at 1880
a. m. the meeting was called to order
by the master. +, B. Morse of Ian
caster. Delegations were present from
Lancaster, Jefferson, Dalton, White
field, Littleton, Bethlehem and Fran
coma. Every subordinate Grange in
the jurisdiction made reports with the
exception of northumberland. The
topic for morning discussion, led by
the master should Farmers Buy