were men, voters and taxpayers. S.Grange Picnic.Nokmax, December 17,1S77. Ei. New Eiu: Permit me through your accommodating paper, to announce to the public, that ther»j will be given at the Norman Grange Hall, on the 25th day o! December, 1S77, a Big Dinner, by the ladies of that Organization, and a Party, which will commence it 9 o’clock, a. m., for the purpose of raising funds for finishing off the Hall. The .Committee of ar-. rangements are going to make this undertaking a success. There will also be a Christmas Tree, which will be magnificently dressed, and some young man will go away a sadder—‘but hoped lor—‘Wiser man. The drawing will take place at 10 o’clock at night. An invitation is extended to all. The music will be furnished by Mr. James Coffman and others, which will be hard to excel. The preparatory committee are: A. B. Hale, Jr., P. P. Young and P. E. G. Hawkins, who will have seats prepared and the room furnished. Managers: H. P. CostciLo, Wni. Talbert and Buford Adams.Ladies’ Committee of Arrangements : Mrs. M.O. Hale, Mrs. P. F. Young and Miss Angellne Adams and others too numerous to mention. AH who attend will find this a grand efiort and most assuredly a success.Norman Grange held their election last Saturday and elected their officers, namely : Master, H. 1\ Costello, Overseer, p. E* G. Hawkins; Lecturer, A. B. Hale, Jr.; Steward, Samuel Earls. Assistant-stew-ard, John. A. Ilale; . Chaplin, BufordAdams; Treasurer, P. F. Young,. Secretary, It. M. Greig; .Gate Keeper, ‘Win. Gilbert. Ceres. Mrs. P. P. Young; Pomona, Miss Jennie Hale; Flora, Angeline Adams; Assistant Steward, Catherine Asher. The Installation will take place third Saturday . in Jaiiury, 1878J at tkn o’clock, • -