The Republican journal., 1899-11-16
The News of Belfast.

| The Waldo W. c. T. U. will meet
with Mrs. E, A. Coombs Tuesday, Nov. Dist ;
if stormy, next fair day.
| The ladies of the Congregational society Of
Rockland had an exhibition and sale of
water colors by 81. l.. Woodcock Nov. 9th, ,
at the home of Mrs. c. NJ. Kalloch Refresh.
Inents were served, and the pictures were
highly appreciated and found ready sale.
VIM. NJ. Randall returned Tuesday from
hunting trip to Mt. Katahdin, in company
with A. E. Small of Richmond and II. A.
Mcdonald of Bangor. Mr.. Randall brought
home a fine four-year-o buck that weighs
201 pounds. 1t is at Fogg & Browns
market.
Friends of Miss Edith Gillian, to the mum.
Der of thirty, gave her surprise party at the
/ home of her mother Mrs. G. l.. Field, corner
of Union and Miller streets, the evening of
Nov. 18th. Ice cream and cake We're served
and the evening was very pleasantly spent
with games, music, etc. The guests pro-
nounced Miss Edith model hostess.
Miss Grace Fobes, who has just given her
first concert successfully in Berlin, is an
American girl. She was born IN Cam bridge
and commenced her singing lessons with
the late Nine. Edna Hail of Boston. A
short time before Nine. Halls death she
went abroad and studied, first with Adolph
Bromme, then with Frau DR. .Marid Wilhelmi.
( both of Wiesbaden Her voice is said to be
| high soprano, well trained and flexible
and OF a charming 1ute-like quality. The
hheinischer kurier spoke especially of her
1 wide ranged, brilliant voice, excellent tech
nd i,,ta
diets for her without doubt All important
future. Two other papers, the Ber uer
| Fraundenblatt and the Berliuer Lokal-Anzi-
ger, praised respectively, "her light pleas
| ing voice, which even in the highest notes
remains beautiful and sympathetic," and
| her clear, bright Soprano" and the Eek
quisite modesty and simplicity of her style" :"
All the critics united in declaring that Miss
| Fobes has an unusually well-started and
carefully developed technique. 1t is even
rumored that Miss Fobes will appear as a
soloist in one of the first symphony concerts
given by the Kings orchestra in Wies baden,
and she has had tiattering offers from manH
/ gers OF light opera companies; but she has
already chosen the concert stage. Boston
| Sunday Globe.
Miss Fobes is a daughter of a former
Belfast girl, Vesta Veazie, and has friends
and relatives IN this city.
4Nth4h DELI aSl, 1U6 lOllONIlR O1ilCGrS
of Waldo Lodge, l. O. G. T, We're installed
by Lodge Deputy c. H. Smith, Tuesday
evening, Nov. 7th: c. I Henry Ladd v 7
airline Walton; Secretary, Ralph Mosher
Asst. Sec, Jane Brown; chaplain, Alua
Smith; P. c. t, Geo. Hatch f. Sec, Robert
Greenlaw; Treas. Edith Ladd; Supt Juv
Temple, Mrs Robt. Greenaw; Marshal
/ Do ;-J T,.Ae
Sent. Harold Shorey; Guard, Chas. Miller
The installation was public, and a large
mum beT of visitors were present to witness
the ceremonies and program which follow
ed. The following interesting program was
presented by the Lodge Chorus Home,
Sweet Home instrumental music: solo
Edith Ladd; rec, Harvey Richards; duett,
Edith Ladd and Caro- Hatch; reading, Emily
Gilbreth guitar solo, Ralph Mosher mixed
! quaItette, Misses Ladd and Hatch, Messrs
I Mosher and Greenlaw; recitation Leona
Buckln comic song, Ross Beck with rec,
| Carrie Robertson; trio, Me5srs Mosher,
Hatch and Greenlaw; reading, Henry Ladd
rec, Helen Brown; music and drill The
members participating in the program We're
arranged on the stage in minstrel fashion,
with four end-men and an interlocutor. Jokes
were interspersed during the performance
| by the end-men, and each number was an
nounced by the interlocutor. The Lodge
was organized about year ago with nine
members 1t now has mem bershp Of over
sixty and great interest is manifested ...
Mrs. Nellie Allen arrived home from Bos-
ton last Thursday and intends to remain
during the WINTER. Mrs. Ellen G. Gay is
spending few weeks in Freedom with her
sister, Mrs. Henry Barlow. MI. L. o. Buck
lin went to Boston last Saturday for a
visit of week or ten days. -. Mrs. R. A.
Gurney arrived home last Thursday from
visits in Boston, and Lousdae, R. l. ...
Ethel Rogers is at home for a few weeks
vacation from the Taunton, Mass, Insane
Asylum, where she has situation.