HERE AND THERE

Quebec, Wednesday, June 26, 1889.

# The festivities connected with the celebration of St. Jean Baptiste day, turminated yesterday. The day was practically given over to King Sport, and we had games on the green and races on the water. The weather was satisfactory in every way, neither too warm nor too cold. Though the major portion of our visitors left us on Monday evening, and yesterday forenoon and afternoon, there were still quite a large number of strangers in town, all day and evening yesterday. The city to-day will likely return to its normal state.

Every one unites in saying that the celebration was a splendid one in every respect, and worthy in every way, of those who took partin it. Strangers from abroad say that they never beheld before a more orderly gathering of people in their lives. And this view is agreed to heartily by our citizens of both nationalities.

This year’s celebration will long be remembered by our people as one of the grandest spectacles ever witnessed in Quebec.

The day’s programme concluded with a grand literary and musical entertainment at the Academy of Music, where Judge ROUTHIER delivered an oration in his best style, eliciting applause and admiration at almost every sentence. The judge is one of our ablest public speakers. His manneris always graceful, his gestures are in thorough keeping with the spirit of his Literary performances, and his matter is ever striking. original and thoughtful. One never tires of listening to eloquence ofthe sort which falls from his Honor’s lips, and last night he equalled many of the most brilliant efforts of his life. The concert itself,

was most enjoyable, ‘ B” Battery, and the Septuor Haydn furnishedthe instrumental music. Madame P4- QUET, who was in excellent voice, sang very sweetly and with fine expression, Mr. P. GARRIGUE, Mr. Josepx La- MONTAGNE and an efficient choir supplied artistically the vocal part of the evening’s entertainment. The house was crowded, and everybody went home delighted. And concluded he three day’s celebration of the natal day of French Canada’s patron saint.” ÿ

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