The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-23
The whist social of the Unitarian Whist
Club will be given in Memorial Hall Thurs
day evening, March 3Oth.

day evening, March 30th
Ellis c. Freeman brought handsome lot
! OF ducks to Fogg Brown Tuesday. They
| found ready sale at IS cents.
| Carter & Co. are building carpenter
shop. 33x20, in their shipyard, south of the
Passagassawaukeag Yacht Club house.
/ See advertisement of the Easter supper and
sale in Memorial Hall March Goth Tie
evening will be devoted to drive whist.
G. B. Marsano has enlarged his fruit store
on Phoenix Row. He has lived in the
| rooms at the rear of the store, but has
moved up stairs, using the whole lower
| floor for his business.
Nothing has been done the past W eek in
regard to re-estabshing the Belfast cream
cry, on account OF serious illness in the fam
lily of Mr.. Gerry. Everything remains favor
able for an early opening of the business.
The Nom Partisan w. C. I. Alliance will
meet with Mrs. +. A. d. Burlington Friday
afternoon at O'clock. The Alladin oven
will be tested, after which there will be a
| picnic supper. A full attendance is desired
1Haop VI ouN Cl olSGcu itbbtTS remaining uD-
claimed in the Belfast post Office for the
week ending March 18th: Ladies-Mrs. Eta
Adams, Mrs. a. A. Merial Gentlemen
Mr., Frank E. Hurlburt, Mr.. W. L. Swift
Helping Hand Circle will meet with Mrs.
Goldie Curtis, 81 Pearl street, Monday.
March nth All members are requested to
be present. The Circle will meet with Mrs
Martha Pendleton on Union street, this
Thursday, afternoon to finish up the work
on hand. 1t is hoped all the members will
be present.
Road Commissioner Walker entered upon
his duties Tuesday morning. An accident
happened to the draw of the lower bridge.
but it was repaired without stopping travel
The covering of some of the city reservoirs
are in need of repairs and have been fenced
off several weeks, New covering will be
put on them as soon as the frost is out of the
ground.
Armor Bearer Circle, Kings Daughters,
held a very pleasant meeting with Miss lisa
Walton Wednesday evening, March 155b
Miss Walton gave piano selections. and
Uncle were llttTdFy exercises, Refr6S hmentS
We're served. The third anniversary of the
circle will be observed at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. ". J Price saturday evening. A
novelty in refreshments Will be introduced
a blue jay lunch.
Mr. KITTREDGE's WRITING. Mr.. Ria
hittredge IS again at work on his fine writ
ing. and is filling orders for the Lords PRAYER
written within circle the size of Scent
silver piece ii ve-eighths of an inch in diane
ter He can write even finer than this, but
is making samples for sale at % cents each
He has number of autograph letters from
prominent persons, and other valuable rel
les, which he offers for sale. Mr.. Kittredge
was 81 years old on March 9th, and his work
in fine writing is but little short of a my
racle.
A musical and literary entertainment will
be gwen in the Methodist CHI rich Monday
evening, April 81 Mr.. W Graham Holds
don, tenor, will sing and Miss Ethel Webb.
elocutlonist, will recite, presenting program
that will be enjoyed by all. The Toronto
Globe speaks of Mr.. Hodsdon as zone of the
few arilsts who combine volume with sweet
ness, sympathy and refined feeling. Has a
voice of great power large range and of
a sweet, clear, silvery quality" The same
paper also says: "Of Miss Webb too much
cannot be said of her as reader Her DOW
er over an audience is wonderful, and this
combined with her beautiful and graceful
stage appearance, makes her a success
wherever she goes"
HORSE TALK. G. W. Burkett has bought.
for family carriage horse, the 5 year-old-
gelding Harry F., by Bronze, with IA pedi-
gree leading from the Constellation and Rvs
dyk's Hambletonian stock. The colt was
bred by and bought CT Silas Perham of
Pennington. Henry c. Marden lately
bought, in the town of Windsor. a 5.year-old
gelding by Nelson's Wilkes, and sold him
Monday to Joshua Crockett of Winterport
VIII Roberts of Reading, Mass has ex-
changed his carriage horse with Rocklaud
parties. The Roberts family spend their
summers IN their cottages on the NORTH
Shore, Northport, and board their horses in
Belfast winters.
A SUCCESSFUL RECITAL. The recital in
Memorial Hail Wednesday evening. March
18th, by Misses Edith Pettingill, June Hills
and Georgia Burrows, assisted by Miss
Anne c. Crosby and Mr.. G. G. Brooks, was
brilliant success and was listened to by an
appreciative audience. The patronesses,
Mrs. Carrie E. Peirce, Mrs F. j. Rigbv.
Mrs. E. S. Pitcher and Misses Harriet
Clements and Charlotte w. Colburn render
ed efficient service in the minor affairs
which add so much to the pleasing general
effect Nothing was lacking The hall was
beautifully and simply decorated with
screens, palms, etc, and the electric lights
We're softened by pretty arrangement of
tissue paper over the globes. The young la
dies Wore white, with the exception of Miss
Burrows, whose dress was a pale blue with
green trimmings. Each and every number
on the program was rendered in a manner
that would have done credit to profession
ais, and it was hard to realize that the art
lsts We're from our youngest amateurs
The three selections from the ballet music of
Faust were charming, and so were the plan
lists, Misses Hills and Crosby. Miss Hills
intends to make music a profession and
must succeed If merit wins. Her solos were
classical, and our best Judges say they were