The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-04-11

| Mrs. Frank G. Mixer tomorrow. Friday .ft.r
noon, at 2 O'Clock.
The April term Of the Supreme Judicia
Court will open Tuesday. April 18th. Judge
George F. Haley of Saco presiding.
The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mis-. Frotb.
ingha n on Friday April 18TH A full attend.
ance is desired, as there will be an election o,
officers.
The public is invited to attend an Easte,
card party, to be given by the Pythian Sisters
Friday April 18th, at the K. of P. hall from
to 10. Refreshments will be served. Admis.
sion Is cents.
Osceola Council, D. of p, will give the second
in series of whist parties in Pythian Hall
Tuesday evening, April 18th. The public is
cordially invited. Playing begins promptly at
o'clock. Admission including refreshments
rs cents.
Rev. David L. Wilson of the North Congre
gational church has written note to Chief
Shute expressing his appreciation of the
efficient work done by the fire department last
Saturday evening when the church was struck
by lightning and set on fire.
The last in the series of cotillion parties, I'M
der the management of a committee of which
Mr.. c. W. Wesc 1T is chairman, will be given in
Memorial Hall tomorrow, Friday, evening and
bids fair to be the social event of the season.
Many new evening gowns have been made for
the occasion. Mrs. Rose Fahy will cater.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained uncalled for in the Belfast post
office for the week ending April 9th: Ladies'
Mrs. Frank Allenwood Edna Carney, Inez M.
Decrow. Sybil M. Hustus, Miss Louise Huskins.
Miss Fife M. Manlieu, Mrs Geo. Goodwin;
gentlemen-Charles E. Bracket, Pearl Gray,
Ernest M. Jacobs, Robert Larrabee, F. A.
Manter, Charles A. Mitchell, D. O. Nickerson,
D. M. Reynolds, Sanford Wallen, R. H
Webster, Charles E. Bracket.
SHIPPING ITEMS Sch. Charlotte T. Sibley
discharged a cargo of coal at this port and sail
ed April 4th for Stonington to load stone for
New York. il. Schooner Annie B. Mitchell has
chartered to bring cargo of coal from Phila-
delphia t. Frankfort for the Mount Waldo
Granite Co....Sch. Harold C. Beecher dis,
charged fertilizer at this port last week and
sailed Monday for Stonington to load stone for
Philadelphia. The barge Merriam arrived
Friday from Philadelphia with stove, chestnut
and egg coal for the Belfast Fuel & Hay Co.
MARYLAND APPLES. An express package
arrived at this Office last week that before it
of full blown rose or freshly picked straw
berries. When opened it was found to contain
six apples from Harrison's Nurseries, Berlin.
Mary land, each apple in separate compart-
ment and wrapped in soft paper. The apples
name not given-were perfect specimens,
without spot blemish-a deep rich red in
color. Now the writer is familiar, or has been,
with the many Maryland delicacies and lux
uries - oysters, terrapin, soft-shelled crabs,
canvasback ducks, planked shad peaches,
nectarines, etc-but had never tasted Mary
land apple until few week ago, when speci-
men "Nero" was received from the Harrison
Nurseries. OF course the apple season is over;
that is, no matter what the keeping quality of
the fruit, or whether preserved in cold stor-
age, they have lost more or less of their origi-
nal crispness and flavor at this season of the
year. But these Maryland apples stand the
test WELL Their flavor was equal to their frag-
rance. They differ from our northern fruit in
some respects; lack something of the tang of
the latter; are more delicate-indeed, might
almost be considered a different fruit. In &C.
knowledging this fragrant gift we feel it in
cumbent to say that the Harrison Nurseries
carry about everything in the line of trees,
shrubs, fruits and flowers. Write them at
Berlin, Md, for catalogue
THE EASTER MONDAY BALL. The Easter
Monday ball given by the St. Francis Catholic
society in the Opera House April 9Th was
splendidly managed and great success. The
committee of arrangements was Misses Mary
Owen, Mary Cullinan, Sara Latin and Mrs
Agnes A. Darby. The decorations were unique
and appropriate and were equally divided be-
tween the American red, white and blue and
the Irish green and yellow. The drop curtain
was covered in white with an oval dark border.
On the center of the curtain was the motto
"Cend Mile Failte," which, translated, is "a
hundred thousand welcomes" Small ever
green trees edged the stage front and on each
side were larger trees and clusters of pussy
willows. The rail was covered with white
bunting, caught with evergreen wreaths and
crossed flags of Ireland. On the rear balcony
were seven small American flags in a semi
circle bearing the word "Welcome'' in large
red letters, and on each side were crossed
American flags. The balcony rail was covered
with yellow bunting and festooned with strips
of green, caught in place with evergreen
wreaths. From the center chandelier were
streamers of red, white, blue, yellow and
green extending to the four corners of the
hall. On the center of the street side of the
hall was an attractive booth in red white and
blue, lighted with small incandescent lights of
the same colors. The table was covered in
white with border of red, white and blue
the posts wound with the same and the tor
festooned with strips of red over white, edged
with lights. In the rear of the booth was q
couch with pillows and on the rear wall were
large flags crossed. Misses Sara Latin, Helen
Dunn, Rose McGovern, Julia Leary and Mrs
Ross Hammons served fruit punch from this
booth. Ice cream and cake were served by
Misses Mary Owen, Mary Culinan, Mrs. Con
elius Cunningham Mrs. Charles Chapman anc
Mrc Walter n Rookar in Tho J.;,L l..4l