The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-10
ORANGES AT FAIR
All Those Of County TO Aid Show at
Manchester

Manchester
The following Oranges have plan
ned to enter exhibits at the Manehes-
ter fair next week: Bennington, Of
Bennington, Battenkill Valley of Man
chester West Branch OF Landgrove,
Mt. Aeolus of East Dorset, Dorset OF
Dorset Mettowee Valley Of ,PaYlet,
and Mt, Anthony of Rupert Brom-
ley Of Peru, Green River. Valley Of
! Sandgate, and Indian Valley of West
. Pawleb lrAaye, not. been heard from
| but those in charge hope, that, when
! the entries are checked up they VIII
! be in line With the other Oranges -
Iandgrove is about the only
! Grange in the district composed en-
! tirely OF farmers and their wives. II
| has over one hundred members, and
they are all very much interested in
/ their Grange. Look for their exhibit
/ 1t will be good one.
Bennington Grange is the largest
| in the district, and the majority OF
/ the members are active workers. and
can always be depended upon TO
! help in Grange work.
Although Bromley Grange of Peru
| has only about twenty members, they
! are earnest workers. and in a quiet
way are strong influence in their
! community.
Battenkill Valley Grange OF Man.
chester has a large membership, but
only few seem TO take an active in
terest in the work If all the mem
bers would make up their mind 10 at
tend at least one meeting month
and aid their master and lecturer
when called on they would be sur
prised at the influence their Grange
would, have. in and around their 10
! cality ~
/ Mt Aeolus Grange of East Dorset
is about equally divided in young and
CID. The combination 10 a. good one
and their work for the past year has
produced lasting results. They have
] given several very good entertain.
4 ments, and their lecturers programs
/ have always been interesting.
Dorset Grange has one hundred
and two members. Their meetings
| lie affairs which those who attend
grams on an average quite good.
| They usually give two or three pub
! lie afafirs which those who attend
say are well worth attending. Their
annual farm exhibition in Oct. is a
| feature and is improving every year.
Cooperation is the secret OF their
success They are also fortunate in
having number of good takers who
aid materially in keeping the others
1 interested.
Mt Anthony Grange of Rupert is a
| live hustling Grange with about a
| hundred and thity members, Their
| officers are farmers who are thor
oaeinyo interestSdljin tie work and
hayeltHe Cordial support OF Thu mem
bers. Their programs are good ana
| their suppers are hard 10 beatr The
next Pomona needing viii DE held
with Mt Anthony In October. and
| the members of the other Oranges
| composing the Pomona are looking
| forwardg TO that meeting. KNOWN
they viii have a very pleasant time.
Metowee Valley Grange of Pawlet
is by no means asleep. They have
almost hundred members and their
| master Is a hustler. He Is supported
In good shape by his members with
the result that the Gange stands high
in the community. and any affair Civ
en- under the name of the Grange is
well attended.
Indian Valley Grange Of West Paw
let is n new Grange and we know
very little about them. We have
heard that they are working hard to
get their Grange into good working
order and we have no doubt but that
they will succeed.
Green River Valley Grange OF Sand
gate is also a new Grange and its
members are energetic workers who
are bound to make their Grange
power in their community.
All OF the above mentioned Grang-
es are in The Fair district. and about
all OF them viii have exhibits in the
Change tent When AZ the fair make
u point 10 make the round OF the
tent and see which ofs them has the
best display. RemeRrSeT in making
yeur DECISION th3 IL IL quality not
quantity sulht viii decide the winners
On Wednesday The 18th. al noon
The masters o. the. Oranges having
exhibits are requested TO meet in hhe
Grange tent and choose three judges
who viii 1.-THE judgesD then proceed
TO award the premiums