The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-02-24

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anges. grape fruit and: demons last SATURDAY..
| The fruit was fine, the prices low. and twenty
boxes of oranges with other fruit were sold.
The Florida grape fruit:are particularly good
this year-full of juice and practically seedless.
The unusually large crowd at the Opera
House last Saturday night attests to the ever
increasing popularity of "The Peoples Favor
lite Theatre" The pictures were good. Miss
Ryan in her songs was at her best and pleas ed
her hearers with several encores. The Butter
fly Dance was one of the cleverest acts ey er
presented At the Saturday matinee this wee
party Of IL boys dressed as Indians will hold
peace conference. Don't forget the Band
Concert tonight.
The auction sale of the household goods of
the late Mrs. George R. Sleeper occupied
wednesday and Thursday of last week. Ralph
l. Morse is the administrator of the estate. F.
j. Sheldon was the auctioneer and Orrin ].
D1ckey was cashier. Everything was dispose d
OF, some OF the antique articles bringing go cd
prices. The dealers in antique and second hand
goods were present and in some cases were out :
bid by private buyers. The sale was largely
1seSioCA VII bOCu udyS anu lnCiuQeQ quite
number from out of town.
The SUNNY LAND OF GREECE. Rev. R. T.
Hack of Gorham gave an illustrated lecture on
his travels in Greece at the North Church
February 10th. The illustrations were from
photographs and slides made by the speaker.
Mr.. Hack and his son Roy, now professor in
Williams college, travelled in Europe few
years ago and together visited the scenes de
picted. The vivid word pictures of the lecturer
were fifty supplemented by the illustrations of
ruined temples and mountain scenery. The
lecturer regretted that the views given did not
show the beautiful coloring of this sunny land.
but the audience were pleased with the glmps-
es given of the ruins of ancient and the beau
ties of modern Greece and with the instructive
descriptions of the lecturer. After the lecture
Mr.. Hack met and exchanged greetings with
his former Pensioners and with friends out
side the parish made during his pastorate of
the North Church. He was the guest while in
the city of Mrs E. J. Morrison Court street
THE TRAVELLERS CLUB. The meeting of
the Travellers Club held upon Washingtons
birthday, February 22nd, was made delight
full special occasion. Mrs. E. S. Pitcher was
the hostess and was assisted in entertaining by
her daughter Gladys and Miss Margaret Dun
ton. The spacious modern home was elabor-
ately decorated with flags and bunting and red
and white carnations In the reception hall
the balustrade was artistically wound with red
white and blue, and in the large double parlors
A If pteioo
over pictures, doors and draperies. At the
farther end of the room by the western win
dow the whole wall was draped with beauti-
full large flag and in the center of the folds |
rested fine picture of Washington. little |
to the right, on an easel, the sweet face of |
Martha, his wife, looked out from frame of !
stars and stripes the whole effect particularly |
striking. Mrs. E. W. Heath of Waterville, |
Chairman of the Reciprocity Committee of the
State Federation. was a guest. Mrs. Heath is |
a woman of rare qualities of character and is !
an easy, graceful speaker. At the close of the
literary program she was introduced by the !
President, Mrs. Sibley, and gave short talk |
upon the work of her special committee, closing |
with some interestingfacts in regard to thework |
"a IHc VdISiSlllS W. 5 SluD, winch mas q |
membership of $50 with nine working depart !
ments. The literary program of the local club |
was well carried out. A finely written and in |
tensely interesting original paper upon Madrid
was given by Mrs. c. M. Craig. This was fol-
lowed by the song "In Old Madrid" charming
ly rendered by Mrs. Pitcher, who upon being
recalled gave another Spanish song, both show
ing to advantage the rich tones of her glorious
voice. She was accompanied by her daughter ,
Gladys, whose finished sympathetic touch is
always enjoyed. The readings upon 1.-THE
Escorial' and "Goya" by Mrs. A. J. Knowlton
and Mrs. R. F. Dunton were alike instructive
and entertaining. After the program deli
clous refreshments were served by the host
ess, the decorations and appointments bearing
out the Washingtonian effect Very artistic
hand-painted place cards with miniature cherry
trees, executed by Miss Kelley, a member
OF the club, were used. Upon the reverse
side conundrums were written, to be solved
by the holder. The menu consisted of Crane
fruit with cherries, chicken salad, olives, hot
rolls, coffee, cake frosted with cherries and
sugar hatchets, and maple bisque 1t was one
OF the many red letter days enjoyed by this
progressive Cuba day of profit and pleasure.
ana TOO much credit cannot be given to the
hostess for her cordial, painstaking hospitality.