The Newtown bee., 1902-08-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS. TOWN HALL CROWDED
AT THE DEESTRICT sKULE" PERT ORM-
 ANCE ON SATURDAY EVENING.


 night, was a notable success, bringing out the largest audience at the Town hall for several years. The house was practically sold in advance, so great was the interest in the performance and the worthy object for which 1t was given, the Beach Memorial Library. The city people at the hotels turned out in large numbers and apparently enjoyed the performance. The enter tainment opened by the pupils passing before the curtain on the way to school. First came c. G. Peck and Mrs Grace Glover as ''Hezekiah" and ''Zenobia, plause. Then followed Happy Jones, Julius Caesar Smith and Julius Call, H. M. Smith, l.. c. Morris and P. H. Mccarthy, who played lively game of leap frog to the amusement of the au dience. Next came on a group of boys and girls and the teacher, Mrs c. s. Platt. and following came "Clarinda," Bert Flansburg, who took girl s part, and brought down the house. The teacher rang the bell, and the children came tumbling in. To see sedate business men in knee pants and bare foot and matrOnS and young ladies in of itself to provoke laugh, and the audience was kept in a continual state of laughter throughout the evening. The infant class was first called up to read and their jumbling of sentences was remarkable. The arithmetic class next came up to recite, and their an- Swers to the examples provoked a laugh in every case. The recitation of the grammar class was equally anus ing. The antics of Julius Cesar Smith and Clarinda created amuSe- ment and the attention of the teacher, who laid her whip in a vigorous man. her over their shoulders till they shouted in pain. The teacher declare d afternoon session and public exercises. Julius Caesar Smith caught the teach er's attention by shouting: ''I see Squire Perkins, yallar hOss comin' up the Street." WhereupOn the teacher admOniShed her pupils to get in order. A knock at the door was heard and in came Squire Perkins and Elder Pen. dergrass, the parts capitally taken by M. A. Todd and Birdsey Sniffen. General questions followed, the teach. CT informing the visitors she was proud of her pupils intelligence, and that she was trying to it them for the NewtOwn noted fOr?" asked the teach CT. Here are some of the answers: General progressiveness, said Jule Call. More politics to the square inch than any town in the state" <" piped in his brother Bilious. "Flans burgh," shouted Samantha. "What is the largest lake in the United States?" "Lake George" answered Jerusha. "Johnson's mill pond,' shouted second. "Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?'' 'On the table," promptly answered Julius, which was corrected by Matil. England crowned?" asked the teacher. "On their heads," replied Faithful Snooks." The compositions and reef tations were beyond criticism. Daniel | w. W.Tompkins' composition on Breath Doolittle's on "Flies." She ended with the statement that. there were no flies on her, which had the approv- al of the audience. The recitations o1 "Clarinda," Herbert Flansburg, brought down the house. Elder Pen dergrass then made an address to the school, and his speech and manner o1 carrying his part could not have beer improved upon. M. A. Todd, as the his off-hand speech. The program closed with the singing of America '' To Mrs c. s, Platt, who took the lead ing part of Miss Snodgrass, the teach. CT, the success of the entertainment | is largely due. From a financial stand point it was the most successful enter tainment given by the library people netting about SlO5. The complete cast of characters was as follows:
 l Hezekiah Buster, D. G. Peel Samantha Piper, Miss Mabel E. Morr1 Susan CrOwfOot. Miss Julia B. DuncOmb Clarinda Slumkins. Herbert Flansbur Dorcas-DOolittle. ~ Mrs William Alle Ruth Ketchum. Mrs CharlessNorthrO Jerusha Dickson, Mrs Hurd HeWi Jeremiah Jenkins w. F. TOml1i Nappy Jones, Fl. M. Smit Bilious Gall, A. F. Sm1tl Julius Call, P.H. McOarth Daniel w, TOmpkins, George F. Duncomb Julius Caesar Smith, Levi 0. MOrr1 ZenObia Snellings, Mrs Grace Glove Venus Matilda Weeks, Mrs Levi O. Morr1 Christopher Columbus Fitts,
 Carleton Hubbe Faith ful Shocks, Mrs Martinde Sally Snipkins, Miss Etta Marti Matilda Billings Miss Mabel L. TaylC Squire Perkins. M. A. Tod
 Elder Pendergrass, Birdsey Sniffe
 Miss Snodgrass, Mrs 2: 5 Plat Mrs Crane, Miss Jessie M. TaylC