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

Carle & Jones have a new line of curtain
rods and fixtures in brass and white that will
fit any window, are guaranteed not to sag and
are easily adjusted. They are a great i'm
provement on anything of the kind before on
the market and reasonable in price. Now that
the spring house cleaning and renovation is at
hand you should call and see these goods.
SEAsIDE's MASQUERADE BALL. The mas.
querade ball given in Seaside Grange hall
Thursday evening, March Sd. under the aus.
pices of the Grange, was a success socially
and financially and was enjoyed by large
number. Elijah Ritchie was the floor director
and McKeen's orchestra with Miss Lena Nye
at the piano furnished excellent music. The
candy booth with the red, white and blue deco
rations, was the center Of attraction and under
the management of Mrs. Roy Sholes and Mrs.
Elijah Richie was a source of revenue. Among
the twenty masked couples were Miss Hazel
Fowles as an Indian girl; Miss Susie Braley, as
Liberty, in red. white and blue; Miss Ruth
Wiley and Doris Shorey, Shamrock girls; Miss
Mertie Sholes, riding habit; Mrs. Elmira Nc
Keen and Mrs. Elvira Hayes. Quakers; Miss
Marian Hayes. very, very old fashioned girl;
Miss Amy Sholes, farmers daughter; Lee
Noyes, domino; Carl Noyes. Irving Wade and
Charles Murray, clowns; Elijah Richie and
Earl Smith. negro dudes; Clyde Shorey, a
negro girl. and William B Birmingham, farmer.
Others appeared as tramps, etc. At intermis-
sion ice cream and cake were served Danc-
ing was continued until midnight.
SOUTHERN WAYFAYERs AND SoJouRNERs.
We have received note from Mr.. Chas. w.
Frederick, written Feb. 28th, ION board S. S,
Mexico at sea off Florida coast" in which he
says: 1--WE have had splendid passage
smooth. sunshiny and westerly winds. Today
is especially beautiful as we skirt the Bahama
Islands. Met Hart Woodcock at Nassau this
morning.; he came off to the steamer in the
passenger transport. Nassau is very full of
visitors, and the Royal Victoria Hotel is open
for the first time in several years. l should
expect Hart's artistic efforts to be in consid-
cradle demand many visitors like to carry
home some picture showing the beautiful water
tints and glimpses of the old-country streets
of Nassau. We expect to arrive at Havana
Monday morning and after visit in the Cuban
Metropolis shall proceed to Key West, Miami,
Palm Beach and st. Augustine" A note from
Miss R. T. Newell at the Despland Hotel, Day.
tona. Florida; promises some interesting letters
for The Journal later, and says: eve are hav-
ing stirring times this week-the Flying
Squadron is here, the base ball teams and
Johnny Jones circus. l cannot say which at
traction is most popular. but hope it is the
Flying Squadron. They are doing great
work and believe the cause they represent is
too just and too great not to Twin out" in the
end. We heard DIR. Chas M Sheldon Sunday
night and enjoyed every word. Best regards
to ALL" Miss Millie E. Mitchell of this city, who
is spending the winter in Florida, writes from
Orlando under date of March 1st: II go back
to St. August inc March 9Th. This is a beauti-
full city, the flowers and trees are SO pretty
and the oranges, grape fruit, ETC., SO delicious.
l am just crazy about Florida. l am sending
beautiful spray of orange blossoms and jasa-
mine flower. They are fragrant now but may
be dry and brown when they reach you"
Much to the delight of the recipient the flow
ere when received still bore their exquisite
perfume and it remained with the letter long
after the flowers we're removed.