The Republican journal., 1906-08-23

Us with his song -ecstatic, which he
spills
As he the world with melody would rule.
Bright water-lily, thus your charms IN
spires
Humanity to chant their songs of praise :;
You close your eyes upon the moons pale
fire
And open them to greet the morning rays !;
You spring from out the deep ana olach-
ened mire
To scatter gold-white stars along the
waterways.
dexter Smith, in the Transcript.
The regular term Of the county commits
sioners' court began tuesday, August 2lst.
The improvements at the Waldo County
Hospital are progressing favorabiy. The
new kitchen has been completed and three
new rooms are nearly ready for occupancy
These need furnishings and afford an oppor-
tunity for individuals or towns to furnish
and name room. SeaIspOrt people nave
shown much interest in the hospital, through
contributions from individuals who pre-
ferred to ''do good by stealth. and possibly
they might see fit to establish a Searsport
room. Negotiations in progress for an
electric apnunciator, which will be great
convenience and facilitate the work at the
hospital, which. when the Improvements are
completed, will enter upon wider sphere
Of usefulness.
| A very enjoyable lawn party and dance
was given Tuesday evening, August l4tn,
| by Miss Belle Gates of High street in honor
! of Miss Hattie [. Birnbaum of Boston, who
| is her guest. The decorations of japanese
| lanterns and bunting were taStfully ar
ranged and pretty sight as one approach
| ed the house. One hundred invitations were
extended and the following assisted in the
| evening entertainment: vocal selections by
| Mrs Mabel Weber and Miss Gregory OF
New York; Miss Marie Shales and Master
Lloyd Mckeen gave a pleasing piano and
violin duet, and keyes orchestra furnished
music for the dancing which followed at
Seaside Grange Hall, after which a collation.
was served.
| NEVER DESPAIR. Some weeks ago the
little schooner Nil Desperandum was on
| Gilchrest's marine railway for repairs, ana
last week she was given half column
write-up in the Boston Globe, In making
Boston from Bangor, laden with lumber,
she was beached on Georges island to es.
cape tow of coal barges, and at one time
it looked as if she would there end her ma
rine career of q years. But the Point Al
| lerton life-saving crew came to the rescue
and the MI Desperandum Never Despair
was t1oated, having suffered only bad
scrapiug. The Globe concludes its report
| as follows.
As choice a bit of marine history as one
| might wish is the simple log OF the MI Des-
perandum were only her experiences avail
able in narrative form. In her early days
She was the pride of the Welltieet fisher
men, and all the ''crack" catches, II they
called them that. were made by her. HOW
| many times she has had 'close call no
one pretends to number, but they are many;
She is we'll known and so is her name, ana
| while to some it may be tongue-tWlSter
| they acknowledge it a grand old one ana
say that be it in an outlandish gibberish or
not there is whole lot in it.
A MUSICAL TREAT. The Old Home Week
musicale and hop at the Belfast Opera House
Thursday evening, August 10th, fully met
expectations as an artistic and financial
success. 1t was, as predicted, "the musical
event of the season. and was so recognized
by the large and delighted audience. In
addition to the following program was a
solo by Miss Edith f. Pettengill of Boston.
whose rich voice was heard to good effect
on this occasion, as on former visits to heI
native city:
Overture, Selected,
Iove's Fantasy, P A. Shueckel
| Miss Katherine c. Quimby.
Miss Mary E. Faunce, accompanlst.
! Intermezzo SinfOnico, from Cavalerla
Rusticana. P. Mascagn
Miss Hazel Doak, violin.
Mr.. George Doak, guitar.
Recause. D'Hardelo
Mr.. Emery F. White. w.
Hungarian Rhapsody, No. ., Llsz
NV Native Land, Tito Matte
Mrs. Susan Dnsmore Weseott;
a, Humoreski, D Di.
Miss Alice Maud Richardson, violin.
Miss Gladly Pitcher. accompanlst.
Selected, The Lee Patterson SaXophone
Quartet,
MIR. Lee Patterson, leader, Roscoe liam
mons. Luther Hammons, Selden Ham
} mons. ~
Zanita, r.. ifolef
a, The Reading of the Rug, Holman Pa
| ! h The Maino-laQu, FRANK H. SOlie.
Mrs. George Parker, reader:
, 1,bon Art Mine All, Bradsk
Miss Marian Wells, Mrs. Emma Pitcher,
Emery F. White, Elbridge 5. Pitcher.
Meath Skies of Spain,
-''' }. christopher Mark
Miss Lee Gregory.
l Fantastic, raime
Miss Alice Maud Richardson.
Orchestra, Aud Lang Syne.
Miss Quimby is daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
p. George A. Quimby ('Our George") of TIL
{ CITY and is a student at the New Englan
e Conservatory of Music. Miss Hazel Doal
= whose violin playing captivated the aud
: ence, is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
r. Doak of this city and is only eleve
years of age. She is pupil of our LOCI
! artist-muScian, Percy A. Sanborn, ,and
+ very promising one. 1t is hardly necessar
e to speak in commentator of MIR. Whit
e who has been heard SO often in his nati'
i place, and who is becoming widely know
:. and popular as concert singer. MI
v Harding, whose piano solo here last YET
h reused the enthusiasm OF her hearers, VIC
r new admirers on this occasion by her wo
II derful mastery of the keys. She is stude
n in the Boston Faction Piano Forte scho(