Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-13
HARMONY
Harmony Farmers Union Hold.
Annual Meeting and Shows
Marvellous Progress
Installations
DEATH OF OLDEST CITIZEN
IN TOWN

Harmony Farmers Union was or
ganized on September 10, 1913, with
five charter members. For awhile it's
progress was slow but lately it has
seen quite strong growth, so that it
now boasts 80 members, while one has
died. During the last month there
have been seven added and two more
were accepted at the annual meeting
held in the Grange hall on Monday,
January II. This meeting was called
to order by President w. M Loomis,
who sounded strong key note for adj
vance during the ensuing pear. VIM.
G. Bailey, Jr, who presented the an
nual report of the secretary and treas
urer, showed that the Union had sold
in feed, phosphate and grass seed a
total of $3.50 worth of merchandise.
Besides this two cars of potatoes were
loaded and shipped. There is now in
the treasury $3.50 and there is due
the Union S14O making a balance of
$4,000. The election of officers re-
suited as follows: President, w. NJ
LOOMS: vice president, j. f. McCor-
rison: secretary and treasurer. w. G.
Bailey, Jr; directors, G. D. Magoon
Osmond Foss and H. E. Starbird.
At the annual meeting C. E. Ember
was present and spoke of the growth
of the Farmers Union movement in
the State. He said that he and c. H.
Gardner, president of Maine Farmers
Union, had recently organized the
Farmers Union Distributing Agency
in Boston and had procured potato
house No. 90 at Charlestown, Boston &
Maine loading station.
The leaders of this movement in
town are hopeful that the farmers of
the vicinity will aid them in making
1915 a red letter year for the Union.
A joint installation of Evening Star
I. o. o. F., Lodge and Morning Star
Reebkah Lodge was held on Friday
January s. In spite of the fact that
both installing officers We're new to
the work the installation was impress
sively rendered. Mrs. Hight of Athens
installed the Rebekahs officers, the
principal of whom were n. G., May
Reed; V. G., Mae Gould; r. S., Alma
Whittier; F. S.. Eunice Jacobs; r,
Pearl Reed; chaplain, Leonie Plaisted
Judge D. H. Drake of Pittsfield INSTALL
ed the Odd Fellow officers as follows:
N. G.. Frank Rowe; V. G., Osmond
Foss; r. S., C. c. Mclaughlin; F. S.,
c. L. Whittier; T., E. B. Reed; chap
lain, William Dwelley.
The comedy drama, 1.-THE Country
Minister" was given for the second
time on Monday, January IL, in the
Grange hall to large and apprecia-
tive audience. The performance was
excellent and in every way very cred
table
Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Herrick, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. W. Herrick. and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. L. Willis, Mrs S. A. Haines, Miss
Gertrude Bailey and Rev. Frank King
don were in Pittsfield last week in at
tendance upon East Somerset Pomona
Grange.
Mrs. Alma Whittier has been very
sick with influenza. Her sister. Mrs
Foss of Abbott and Mrs. Jones of
Pittsfield, have been with her. She is
now gaining.
Clyde Martin and his family are 60
ing to move into Mrs. Heals house.
Upon the death of Daniel Magoon,
who was the oldest man in town, the
cane given by Boston newspaper
passed into the hands of Charles
Brown of Mainstream.
At the annual meeting of the Har-
mony and Wellington Telephone Co.,
the following officers were elected:
President. N. H. Herrick; vice presi-
dent, E. S. Reed; secretary and treas
urer, w. E. Marble: directors, Alton
Chadbourne and j. S. Hight.