At last the Frisians made a viking raid on Gothland, burning defenceless granges and cottages.
Finding none, it lifted up its voice and howled so loud, that the earth shook, at the same time flames issued from its mouth and burnt up granges and homesteads far and wide.
There are a National Grange at Washington, supervising the local divisions, and state granges in most states.
Externally grangesare noticeable on account of their great roofs and the slight elevation of the eaves, from 8 to 10 ft.
Attached to the abbey of Longchamps, near Paris, is one of the best-preserved granges in France, with walls in stone and internally divided into three aisles in oak timber of extremely fine construction.
Sometimes these granges were of very great extent; one at St Leonards, Hampshire, was originally 225 ft.
After firing the shot Brett went downstairs again, and the Grangessaw no more of him," continued Detective Gillett.
The Granges who were on the top floor did not call out to him, as they had no satisfactory explanation to offer for exploring the house.
But if he is guilty--if he shot Lumsden on the road or when they were driving along the road--why did he take the body to the farm where it was sure to be discovered, as he knew the Granges were to get there by 6 p.
Detective Gillett was mollified by the assurance that he had in his possession some information which was new to Crewe, and he resumed his story with interest: "What do you think took the Granges over to the farm?
She expected the Granges to arrive at any moment; she did not know they were hiding upstairs.
Brett's plan was that she and theGranges should discover the body.
The Granges did not know he had gone, and while they were quaking upstairs, wondering what to do, the front door was opened again and there was a light step in the hall.
By the light of the torch the Granges saw that Brett was carrying the body of a man.
Marsland came to the house, and for Miss Maynard's purpose he suited her better than the Granges because he took on himself the discovery of the body and, at her request, kept her name out of it to the police.
He unwrapped the paper, keeping covert observation on the Granges as he did so, and displayed the old felt hat which he had found while making his way down the path from the top of the cliff.
In theory the granges were grouped by States, which latter were consolidated in the National Grange; in fact, the movement was almost entirely confined to the region north of the Ohio River, and even to the district northwest of Chicago.
Completion of the piercing of Moutier-Granges tunnel, on the line between Delle and Berne, Switzerland, saving thirteen miles on the route from Paris to Milan via, the Loetschberg.
Out of the Rue des Granges we shot like a bolt, into the steep and rough lane leading down the hill.
Should we meet them in that dark lane leading down from the Rue des Granges to the Rue de l'Église we were almost certainly at their mercy.
Taylor and Mr. Des Granges were early missionaries of the London Society; the Rangoon brethren were Baptists; the others were Church of England chaplains.
Bardney and Croyland—sent their minuti to small houses or granges at a little distance from the monastery, under the supervision of a prior.
A similar precaution regulated the establishment of the abbey farms or granges at a specified minimum distance from each other.
Convent business, however, frequently took the officials further afield than outlying granges and they undertook journeys hardly less often than did the head of the house.
Mention of visits to the granges or farms of the convents sometimes occurs.
They farmed their churches and alienated their lands and granges or let them out on long leases.
The history of such stores started by granges in the 70's and 80's is instructive in this connection.
The growth in membership and number of local granges in recent years testifies that the grange meets a real need in farm life.
Both men and women are admitted to membership and in several states junior granges for the older children are numerous.
State Granges are now organized in thirty-three states and there are approximately 8,000 local or subordinate granges.
In the earlier years of its history there were many granges in the South, but since the decline in the '80's there have been practically no granges south of Virginia and Missouri.
Hundreds of live Granges this year are carrying out some form of community improvement along a great variety of directions.
We need a definite movement on the part of pastors, teachers, and especially by such organizations as granges and farm and home bureaus for the promotion of play by young and old in the farm home.
This view of Grange service to rural America is apparent in the extent to which the community-betterment program has been taken up by subordinate granges in nearly every state.
The National Grange passes a strong resolution in favor of woman suffrage every year and a long list of State grangeshave done the same.
From the sayd Wednesday vntill Saturday following, we had a great wind from the Southwest, which caused vs to run Eastnortheast, on which day we came to the Easterly partes of Newfoundland, between the Granges and the Double Cape.
In the grangesabroad in the countrie there are other great pineapples, which grow on low trees, and are like the Aloe tree:(126) they are of a very good smell and exceeding good taste.
Passing fair and deep were the meadows about the city, so that the barns and granges were very rich.
He hearkened to the cries and the tidings, the plaints and the burdens, raised by those villeins whose granges and bields were pillaged for the sustenance of his foes.
Our Legislature has appointed a State Forester--and the Granges and our Agricultural College at Newark are working to improve our soil and crops, while our women are supplementing their efforts wherever they can.
In 1908 prizes were offered in the State Granges for the best essays in favor of Woman Suffrage and excellent ones were sent in.
She travelled extensively over the State, speaking before Granges and other organizations and securing their interest and endorsement.
But to State Granges is left the determination of policy and administration for the states.
Pomona Granges bring together members from all parts of the county and make them acquainted with one another.
Since 1905 there has been substantial growth in most of these twenty-six states, both in numbers of Granges and in membership.
It is not uncommon for Granges to hold fairs for the exhibition of agricultural and domestic products.
To describe the many specific legislative achievements which the Granges of the nation and of the several states have accomplished would be tedious.
Many subordinate Granges give public lecture courses during the winter, securing speakers on general themes.
The machinery is thus strongly centralized, and subordinate Granges are absolutely dependent units of a great whole.
The local Granges are doing a very large work, socially, educationally, and sometimes financially.
The Grangesof a county or other given district often organize themselves into a "Pomona Grange.
All members of the granges are thus enabled to secure these articles at greatly reduced prices; and as there are over three hundred and fifty granges, with a larger membership than in many other States, this is a very important item.
Since the first part of this paper was written the Iowa granges have increased to over one thousand seven hundred and fifty.
We can hardly count three years since the order fairly began to grow, and now the granges are numbered by the thousand.
Western granges have effected it is calculated that the members save on an average one hundred dollars a year each.
All officers are chosen by ballot--those of the National Grange for three years, of State granges for two years, and of subordinate granges for one year.
They are ordered in quantity from the manufacturers by the agents of the State granges of the West, and a single order even from a member of a new-formed grange in Vermont will be incorporated in the general State order.
To show how rapidly the order is extending it will be only necessary to add that seven hundred and one charters for new granges were issued during the single month of May.
The grangesof the Eastern and Middle States are as yet mostly engaged in the work of organizing, and have not yet realized the pecuniary advantages accruing to older granges.
Fortunately, there were many rocking-chairs at Whitehall, and, although many of them were war veterans, all were pressed into service the day the La Grangescame to call.
I could have dowered Fleur-de-lys so that even the La Granges would have welcomed her.
The La Granges rose to her defence en masse, and carried all their enormous relationship with them.
But why," interrupted Carolina, "did you not come forward after Flower's marriage and tell the La Granges of her honourable birth?
It will be difficult and not at all to the point to try to learn the relationship of the Lees and La Granges to Carolina and to each other.
The former were employed chiefly in domestic duties, and various trades, and were entrusted with the charge of the granges or outlying farms.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "granges" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
