The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-03-11

Gov. Curtis has signed the resolve providing
State Pension for Annie L. Durham. s2ss M
The meeting of the Waldo County Teachers
association will be held Sept. $40, in Belfast
The Ladies Sewing Circle of Trinity Re-
f. formed church will meet this, Thursday. after
noon at l O'Clock sharp with Mrs. Elmer B.
Decrow Members are requested to come
prepared to work
The Vinalhaven Electric Co. was recently in :
corporated with 100000 capital. The CORPORA
tors are Thomas E. Libby and Frederick
Walls of Vinalhaven and John E. Ligpett of
Augusta
Herman H. Coombs returned last FRIDAY
night from business trip to Boston. Mrs.
Coombs, who accompanied him to that city.
remained for few days longer, and spent the
weekend with Miss Leola Titcomb, her milli-
ner. in Lowell. Mrs. Coombs and Miss Tit.
comb returned the first of the week.
Miss Mary F. Abbott. who has been i'll fo
some time with growth near the roots of the
tongue. left yesterday noon for Portland ac-
companied by Miss Louise Hazeltine. and wiIlr
be operated on Friday by DR.. H. H. Brock at
the Maine General Hospital. Miss Hazeltine
leaves for Boston today, returning Saturday.
The Misses Sarah and Elizabeth Jones of Con-
| cord. Mass, will remain here until after the
| operation. Mrs. E. D. Burd of West Medford
Mass, is expected to be with Miss Abbott over
Friday.
| THE WoMAN's CLUB. At the adjourned
| monthly meeting Thursday afternoon, March
4th, of the Belfast Won MS Club it was voted
to plant tree in commemoration of the excel
| lent paper presented to the club recently by
| Mrs. George R. Williamson. The tree is to be
planted on Arbor day and Mrs H, P. Farrow,
| Mrs. Giles G. Abbott and Mrs, O. E. Frost were
made committee to select the tree and also
| the place to plant it, the club to bear the ex.
pense. why not plant the tree in the old
Academy grounds as Mr.. Williamson went to
school there and is recalled as a schoomate of
! the writer. Five new members were voted
| in and the club decided to have another benefit
| auction party of fourteen tables in the club
room this. Thursday, evening at 745 O'Clock.
Mrs. Essie P. earle has charge of the arrange
ments. Sandwiches. doughnuts, cheese and
coffee will be served.
| GRAPE FRUIT. A reader of the Boston
Globe wrote to that paper asking for some ac-
count of the grape fruit. saying that he was
unable to find any reference to it in his die
tionary or botany, and the Globe responded as
| follows:
| Most people seem to think that the grape
fruit is variety of orange. It is of the same
citrus family, but is a developed shaddock, a
native tree of the Polynesian Islands. which is
i said to have been brought to the West Indies
| bp certain Capt. Shaddock in the 18th CEN
fury. The fruit Of the shaddock sometimes
weighs Is pounds, and the pulp is green, yell
low, pink or even red, and is much inferior as
an article Of diet to its smaller variety, the
grapefruit. 1t is said to have been given this
name because of its grapelike flavor.
When in the South nearly 60 years ago we
remember hearing of the shaddock, of which
no use was made, and ten years later grape
fruit was not included among the many fruits
of that section. Now it is of almost universal
use as before breakfast appetizer and tonic
recommended by physicians. and figures al
lunches. suppers and banquets, plain or as q
cocktail.