St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-01-26
Grange Notes.
State Lecturer E. Fl. Hallett Has Is
sued Program Suggestions to
Pomona and Subordinate
GrangeS-PrizeS Offered.

E. II. Hallett, Lecturer of the Vermont
State grange, asjust issued a neat book
let. Program Suggestions to Subordinate
and Pomona Oranges. His purposeis to
arouse new interest ingrange discussions
and to keep complete record of what
the various oranges are doing. To stimu-
late the work Mr. Hallett offers the
Grange which wins the largest number of
points from scale submitted a finely
engraved silver cup for first prize and a
hall mat for the second.
Following are some of the questions
MIR. Hallett suggests for discussion:
Have you thought over your successes
and failures OF the past year. If so how
can they be improved upon?
What is just taxation?
What grade of field and garden seeds
will you purchase this year, and why?
Is the income of the sugar orchard
enough, if not why
What amount of good silage have you
found to be equal to one ton of hay?
Are you protecting your forest for
future returns?
Is the teaching of Domestic Science in
the public schools commendable
Resolved, that the farmers life is
preferable to that of mechanic.
Should the surplus OF small fruits and
vegetables be canned either for home
consumption or sale
Has the Interstate Commerce Com
mission been of any direct value to the
American farmer?
How can the farmer get fairer share
of the consumers dollar?
Would not at least one agricultural
high school n the state of Vermont be of
great benefit?
What are the possibilities of apple
growing in your section?
Why not have better garden in the
future. Why not set out at least 200
strawberry plants for home use. Why
not keep the weeds down one season and
get a bountiful supply. Why not have
this garden near the buildings instead of
the farthest corner away.
Is the property of your town properly
listed, if not what is the remedy
Is the present time as good to clean up
the mortgage as the past?
Do you follow crop rotation. If not,
why?
What is an ideal Grange?
To Entertain Lamoi11e Grange.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Smith have invited
Lomoille Grange to meet with them at
Dorchester Heights for the annual ami
versarv meeting on Thursday, February
10. This will be an all-day session, with
picnic dinner. Next Thursday evening
at the regular meeting the Grange will
discuss the topic, How Many Men
Actually Succeed in Life" The speakers
are: 1. N. LeBaron, L. M. Munson, J. H.
Atchison and F. 6. Fleetwood; music by
choir.
At the last regular meeting of Brown
ington Grange, No 279. the following
officers were installed: Master, Roscoe
Dutton; overseer, o. A. Grow; lecturer,
Mrs. F. E. Newton; steward, V. R.
Hardy; chaplain, J. B. Flint; treasurer,
F. A. Carron; secretary, Ethel Newton;
gatekeeper, Leon Going; Ceres, Mrs.
Roscoe Dutton; Pomona. Mrs. O. A.
Grow; Flora, Mrs. George Burroughs;
L. A. steward, Bertha Dutton organist,
Mrs. c. H. Whitcomb. After the in
stallation an oyster supper was served
to about fifty members.
The annual installation of the officers
of Navy Grange of West Charleston was
held Tuesday evening, Jan. II, Master
Ferrin of Holland being the installing
officer and Mrs. Nelson, assistant. The
first and second degrees were conferred
on several candidates at the regular
Grange meeting, Jan. 25th.