Show r az V P NICHOLS r REV v R ON PORTO igo RICO the methodist church was well filled by an appreciative audience last friday evening when a lecture on porto rico and a concert were given in berie benefit fit of the ladies ladles aid society the muck al numbers consisted of chorus vocal solo by Gi gwilym lym jones piano solos by y miss anna sharp a oin solo by doris nichols and ana selections by the price orchestra all he parti were pleasingly plea bingly rendered and were well received in a picturesque and vivid manner rev R P nichols unfolded his in ter teresing eting and novel observations and impre impressions of his former home with fine choice of words and beauty of form striking pictures of life customs and characteristics were brought out with N ith humor poetry and it was as evident that rev nichols loved this beautiful island and felt great concern in UP its welfare his analysis of the cause of the economic distress through which that possession is passing seemed reasonable namely loss of market through change of sovereignty ard devastation by hurricane and political unrest the description of the execution ft f criminals by the garrote witnessed by the sli speaker was v as given in in such sueh a manner its will likely long be remembered by the hearberg only one regret found utterance bythe by the aud audience au dierce i ece and that was that the t ams did no noi allow the delivery of the large amount of matter evidently compelled to be omitted miss lillian entertained several several friends at castle gate last monday evening at cards hand painted score and tally cards were used e elegant legant refreshments being served ata at a seasonable hour mrs airs forster won the ladys first prize while dr captured the gen clemans tl emans first prize those present were dr and mrs airs E M mr air and thomas bell mr air and mrs airs W R johnson mr and mrs john forster mr and mra airs A D hadley mr air and mrs airs william bowns al mr r and mrs robert williams mrs olive olie miller mrs airs kate doolan and miss bliss margaret holland and dye mensel harry williams W B williams reese and young A 11 earll has sold his retail liquor business busi nem formerly belonging to H H earll dece deceased d to james pittman and john L wilson tny i building is leased eased by the latter |