Sherman Grange No. 36

This grange promoted cooperative buying. The early meetings were held in various halls in the Sherman area. In 1895, the rented hall burnt and records were destroyed

In 1920  the old Universalist church  was purchased for use as a hall.

The grange favored:

1892 – Rural Free Delivery

1896 – Canal Bonds

Improvement of roads

It opposed to the sale of imitation butter/oleo, liquor traffic and saloons open on Sunday