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The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-25
BIJOU.
Miss Gertrude Shipman Splendid in
 Double Role .n Strong Drama.

Cast of Characters.
 Lord N alter Huntington Burt King Earl of Chandos .4 Robert Lee Allen Clarence St. Clair Paul Anderson Frank Horton .....Charles Kennedy John Henry Wilkins George Clennett Mrs. MOntrose ............ Edith Crolius Alice St. Clair .... Elizabeth Rathburn Florence Nightingale Fletcher ......
 May Abbey
 and Gertrude Shipman as Quenna Montrose
 Mile Rene.
 Synopsis.
 Act I. Cottage of Mrs. Montrose, on the Hudson.
 Acts II and III. Reception Room in the Legation at Paris. Six years later. Act ". Same as Act |.
 The story of Her Double Life" has already been outlined faithfully in the columns of the Journal-Courier and those who witnessed the first produc- lions by the Riiou Stock company yes terday realize the truth of the state ment that if is strong drama full of heart interest and with just enough comedy in the lines of ore or two of the parts to ease the strain. Miss Gertrude Shipman in the double role of Quenna Nontrose and Mile Rene showed wonderful versatility in her acting and brought a strong personali- ty to bear upon the difficult task of making each a very appealing charac- ter. Her climax scene in the third act when she faints backward into the arms of her secretary Mir Charles Kennedy was an exceptional piece of acting.
 There is 9 particular attraction about the very wee part taken by Lit tie Que" and she knew her lines too. Miss Edith Crolius was the delightful mother and while her part was small she made much of it. To Miss May Abbey. Mir. George Clennett and Mir James Lee Allen fell the task of easing up the tension now and then and they accomplished their purpose most suc- cessfully Miss Edith Rathburn and MT Paul Anderson. as the scheming brother and sister did ample justice to their opportunities Last. but by no means least, MT. Burt King, partieu- larly in the second and third acts, play ed the blind man to perfection He was SD natural as to be almost help less and make one want to lead him away In the other two the first and fourth acts he gave Miss Shipman most excellent support. Big houses will greet the players at each performance
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-25
PoLIs.
Those Soldier Boys in Blue are Sure
 10 Please You.


 10 Please You.
 Let the New Haven Grays look to their laurels, for Our Boys in Blue" seventeen strong, have come to Polls with mighty good performance of the real thing in drill. Of course Old Glory waves triumphantly over the scene, and, the waves dash up off shore while clouds fly past and the moon slowly climbs the sky. This is to say that the scenery itself is worth men tloning in this, one of the star acts at Polls this week. Precision is one of the chief parts of the performance Never one of the guns falls to the ground second ahead or behind an other and on double quick time the sol l dler boys do some phenomenal drilling A gatling gun booms. There Is sunrise and moonrise, and blowing up ant sinking of warship. This act thrills the girls who like anything in army blue, and 1t is easy to suppose that when Willie sees 1t he will come home and march up and down the kitchen Nlln q Iuiy lndrtdl ar
 Miss May Ward and her eight Ores den dolls make up another of the fea- i ture acts that serve to make this I weeks bill at Polls one of the best in 1 some six weeks. Those lovely dolls are l so arranged as regards the boxes as to make those sitting in the front seats the envy of all eyes. Their new songs combined with medley of Old Min. strelsy and Plantation dances Is a i tempting enough statement. This com bined with good looks and all the &C., compartments of feminine grace makes 1t Imperative that everyone go to Polrs 1 this week.
 Rare humor well dished up is the work of Thomas J. Ryan and Mary Richfield in their latest one-act com edy, called Mike Haggerty's Daugh- ter This name suggests enough to show the flavor of the piece.
 What Is called the sweetest singing quartet in vaudeville, the Big City i quartet, certainly makes one big hit, Their encores are clever The old Oaken Bucket skit Is carried out filled with hearty applause There is noth ing wrong with the singing, either.
 II will be enough to show the quality Of the bill to just mention the other entertainers who are worthy of par- agraph here all their own. There are Gilbert and katen. the Hebrew senter- tainers. What more need be said Paul kleist Is a spectacular novelty whose music would sootne the savage beast or a gallery god For a fellow who sings coon songs in a style all his own, it.behooves the curious to sit in the lovely plush chairs and gaze dowr towards the footlights where Ton Moore is warbling and expressing his vivid Individuality, and captivatine personality.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-25
News Of fine Local TheaterS

was perfect. Little Annie Blankey as Taggs was fine, and showed remark able ability. The pressure or tiie whole was further increased by seN- eral excellent selections by the Couh- ty Fair quartet. For a true picture of country life and two hours or slde- splitting laughter don't fail to see The County Fair"
 Neil Burgess will be seen agan to- night at the New Haven theater where he is filling a weeks engagement pre- senting the typical picture of country life The County Fair Attention is called to the matinees to be given on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday this week These matinees are given es- pecially for the women and children, and suburban patrons who cannot at tend the evening performances. The prices at the matlnees: The entire house will be reserved at 25 cents and 50 cents. The prices at night will be the regular popular prices. Seats can be ordered by mail or phone 6O5. It will be we'll to secure seats in ad- vance.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-25
Y. ". C. A. MUSICAL. Splendid Program Arranged for the Entertainment
 To- morrow. LIST OF THE SELECTIONS Public Invited to Hear the Concert by the Young Women
 Members.

A musical recital is to be held to- morrow evening by the Young Wom- ems Christian association at their house, Chapel and Brewery streets. The musical will start at S:15 o'clock Admission will be free and the public is cordially invited to attend.
 The full program follows: La Serenata" ...-.. Schubert Vocal duet Misses Williams and .... Goode :. .. .. . "Sun Vie die Nacht' ..,... Bohm .. Vocal solo, Miss Brown. . Legend" ........... Paderewski Piano solo--Miss Marion Clark. a. "Connais-tu- le pays" "Mignon" Thomas b. stride la vampa' (Trovatore) .... .,..,............ Verdi
 Vocal solo--Miss Jetta Goode. La Fileuse" ,................ Raff
 Piano solo-Miss Clark. a. "To My First Love" ... Lohr b. "You'd Better Ask Me-. Lohr
 Vocal solos--Miss Brown. "on the Moon-lit Stream" .s Geibel Vocal duet-Miss Williams and Miss
 Goode.
 "Valse" F major .....s. Moszkowski
 Piano solo-Miss Clark Selected
 Vocal solo-Miss Goode
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-25
HYPERION.
"The Gay White Way a Medley of
 Many Many Pieces.

If you want to know the plot of "The Gay White Way draw great ring around every play you've seen this season, from The Dolls House" to Twenty Days in the Shade" and then draw another circle, quite as big, around pretty nearly all the operas you've seen in all your life, from The Mikado" to Faust" and you'll know that of which "The Gay White Way is made the latest product from the pen of Sydney Rosenfeld and Ludwig Englander. which was disclosed at the Hyperion last night before a good- sized audience that liked everything.
 As for the music. it rnodulates, and all in one phrase. from the Habenera of Carmen" to "Bedelia," while the text begins with Ibsen and drifts on to the limit, including Blue Jeans and the buzz-saw
 Miss Blanche Ring. fianked on eith- CT side by Jefferson De Angelis and Alexander Carr-these three head the able cast, and in the ranks is Maud IR'mond, whose name ought to be printed in capital letters. too, for she is part of the life of the show, and very large part at that. She can dance and sing, and do all the innu- merable things that make such pieces as The Gay White Way "go," and the audience last night kept her at her stunts as long as she would be kept Her take-off of Nazimova in the last act of the Dolls House was as good burlesque as anything Fay Templeton ever did. and she can sing a coon song with the unction of May Irwin
 And De Angelis was funnier than in anything he has been in in years. Nobody knew what he was after. the plot CD seemed to be woven around him and his search for a pair of legs, those of his wife, and so it wasn't as naughty as would appear on the face of it, but he was spontaneous and had his audience every minute.
 One of the biggest hits of the eve ming was MT. Carr's take-off of Dave Warfield in the auctioneer. It was well done even to the slow pathetic smile. The episode brought volleys of laughter and there was nothing of pa- thos in it.
 Of course Blanche Ring wore lovely gowns, and of course she sang Waltz me Around Again Willy" and of course the students, of whom many were present in the upper parts of the house especially, sang it with her. and of course all of the stars made speech es, made them in relays as it were.
 But Miss Ring really did more than sing. She does more in "The Gay White Way" than she ever did before in anything and her take-off of Mar garet Ellington in a big scene from 'The Thief" was an admirable bit of burlesqueing and it showed that this lady is entitled to be regarded some thing more than a mere vaudeville singer.
 Miss Laura Guerite as Anna Held looked and acted the part well. = All in all "The Gay White Way is the most arrant nonsense ever, but 1t will make you laugh and after all that is what 1t was meant for. Parts of it descend to the coarse but this too, seems to be a quality that the !, musical comedy of to-day cant quite steer away from. It will be repeated tonight
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opera to be sung by t'ie company at the Hyperion on March and 2, is a matter of much musical moment. It has been many many years since among New Haven. singers, there has been such a tenor voice as. MT. Kel- sey's. It Is a voice absolutely fitted for operatc work and were its owner so Inclined he could reach very high place indeed on the operatlc stage. It Is voice big in range and mellow even in It's high notes. Then. too he has that indescribable something which for want of better expression we call a sympathetic quality and which in a tenor voice Is rare indeed. MT. Kelsey has studied much and has appeared with great success in several light op- eras which have been given by local singers. That Max Dessauer, the mus ical conductor Of the company, founded by MT Steinert. was fortunate enough to secure him for their premier pro duction of grand opera was a great stroke of luck for he Is eminently fitted for the part In voice, bearing and per sonslity MT Kelsey Is a son of Mrs. Israel A. Kelsey of West Haven, and resides there with his mother, His marriage to Miss May Bradley, who sings the leading soprano role in Martha" is to take place some time this spring.
 Interest in the efforts of these am bilious young singers is keen, and the demand for tickets increases steadily The box office sale at the Hyperion will open on Friday. and until then seats may he obtained at the store of M Steinert's Sons in Chapel street
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-25
TODD PASSES THROUGH.

Vice President Percy R. Todd of the Bangor and Aroostook railroad and former vice president of the New Ha- ven road, was in this city Sunday. He went on to New York, where he is to transact some business for his road
 MT. Todd met several old railroad friends on the local road while here and stated that he Is to return to Ban- gor within the week
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-25
THOMPSON-MILES.
Wedding Solcmnized at Home of Rev
 Mir. ScOyiIle.

The wedding of Mss Jennie Miles a Mir John Thompson was solemnized at the residence of the Rev. Charles Q. Scoville of Trinity P. E. church at 5 o'clock last night Following the wed ding ceremony reception was nelh at the home of the bride 33f Dixwell ave nue. The happy couple were the reeip- tents of many useful and elegant pres ents. Miss Wiflhauser was maid of honor, and Mir William Miles was best man. Following the reception MT. and Mrs. Thompson left for short wedding trip. which will be spent around Pitts field. and the Berkshire Hills. Among those at the reception were the follow ing May Dove, Elizabeth Perder. MT. and Mrs. S. H Williams. NIT. W. F; Fisher and wife. Eugene W, smith and wife. Grace Schappe MT. and Mrs Schoppe, Mr. and Mrs; Fertman' MS. M!ss Ella Kling. Mrs. Nellie Tyler. Miss Lena Kelly. Miss Alice Maroony, Mrs. John Mareonv. MT. John Maroony. Mrs Furmsn Romans. MT. Furman Romans. Mir. Sarah C. Brown. Mrs Sarah H Brown. Mrs G. A. Richardson. Miss Mildred Richardson. Mir and Mrs. John Tiliman. Miss Sara H Miles. Miss Lena Kelley. Alice C Maroony. Jennie L. Kling. Mir Kling and wife. Mrs Ellen Clock. Mrs A E. Hamilton. MT. Nh- liam Kling. Miss Frances Graves. Mrs r. s. Miles. w E. Miles. James Miles, Mir. James Miles Mir and Mrs !. W. Csmr. Anna Miles. Mrs. Banning Mir and Mrs. Brace. Mrs May Schwao Q Mir Fred F Potter and wife, Mrs; k F. Mallorv. F. w5llhauser. MT and Mrs T. s. Bailey. Mir. Ha ! Mullen. NIT. C. A King and wife, Miss Hattie Cassidy Mrs. Mullen, Mir Arthur Mullen.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-25
STEEL MILLS WoI.x AGAIN.

Wheeling. w. Va. Feb. 24-The Belmont and the Benwood plants of the Wheeling Steel and Iron company, the Whitaker mill and four mills of the Aetna Standard works of Martins Ferry, O.. resumed work to-day. The resumption affects 2,000 men.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-25

afternoon and evening, during the re- mainder of the week.
 Be sure and vote for play given by the Stock company which you would like to have repeated.
 Seats on sale for any performance during the entire week.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-25
MIR. KELSEY AS LIONEL.
New Haven Singer Who Has Been
 Altogether Too Modest.

George R. Kelsey, the tenor of the Morris Steinert Grand opera company, Is a New Haven singer who has been all too modest of his talents, and his appearance as lined in Martha the
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-25
MRS. POWELL VISITING HERE.

Mrs. Hanna NJ Powell from New York is visiting at the home of her son, Henry Powell. at ST State street on d three weeks visit.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-07-01
Killing at BurkesviIIe.

From reports that have reached this
place. terrible affair occurred.a Burkes-
vile Tuesday afternoon of last week.
Tom French, who is said to have been a
good citizen, got bis throat cut from
ear to ear in the County Clerks Office,
dying in few minutes. The deed was
done by Basil Ashenhurst, who was ar
rested and lodged in Jail.
We have made an effort to learn the
particulars Of the affair, have talked
to Cumberland county people, but find
that statements vary. To US it looks
like those who are in q position to give
the circumstances are afraid to talk.
We learned that the real cause of the
trouble was report some party OF
parties had circulated on a woman,
resident of Burkesville, but neither
the man killed nor the one who did
the killing had anything to do with tn.
report.
An examining trial was held Thurs
day and Friday before City Judge H. K.
Alexander, and Ashenhurst was held in
the sum of $1,000. It is not thought
that he will be able to furnish the
bond.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-07-01
Will Continue On the Road.


Mr.. ]. B. Barbee, who has been the
mail contractor between Columbia and
Campbellsville for number of years,
desires to state that he will continue to
run his hack lines. He has just ordered
new hacks, cross seats, and will be able
to give first-class accommodations. He
asks his friends who have stood by him
in all these years to continue with him,
promising easy riding and courteous
treatment. Beginning the first of July
his hack will leave here at $50 in the
forenoon, reaching Campbellsville for
dinner. No change in the night hack.
On his line the only stop made will be
to change horses. 34-3t
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-07-01
. Base Ball Games.

Last Friday between twelve and !
o'clock the Middleburg base ball team
reached Columbia, being billed to play
the club here in the afternoon and also
Saturday afternoon. The first game
was called at 2:30, but neither teams
were in good shape and great many
errors were made during its progress.
Tom Holiday and Robt. Caldwell, bat
terry for Columbia. Holiday struck
out 10; Halter for Middleburg, struck
out Z. Columbia got 10 hits, Middle
burg I. Score Is. to in favor of Co.
lumbia.
In the Saturday afternoon game Ew-
ing Suits and Robt. Caldwell, battery
for Columbia. Suits struck out II;
Sweeney for Middleburg struck out s.
Columbia got 16 hits, Middleburg 6.
Score l8 to 9 in favor of Columbia.
Both games We're witnessed by large
number of our citizens, perfect harmo-
nv prevailing. T. C: Davidson was the
umpire.
At Cane Valley Saturday afternoon
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-07-01
Death OF Miss Jennie Hutchison.

Last Saturday afternoon, after long
illness, the subject of this writing
closed her eyes in death. She was the
second daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Hutchinson, who live four miles north
of Columbia. The deceased was
young lady very much respected for
her many Christian virtues, and was
ready when the summons came. She
was well known to great many young
people in Adair. having at one time
been teacher in the county. She was
jealous member of the Christian
Church, and when in health took a great
interest in Church work, hence she will
not only be missed by parents, brothers
and sisters, but by those who engaged
with her in church and Sunday School
work.
Funeral services were held at the
Smith graveyard Sunday afternoon,
conducted by Ed. z. T. Williams, as
sested by Ed. Tobias Huffaker, many
friends being present. At the close Of
the services the remains were laid to
rest to await the resurrection morn. In
token of love there were many floral
designs.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-07-01
Mr.. AzbiII's Sermon.


We heard Ed. w. K. Azbill discuss
his heretofore published subject last
Sunday night. He was greeted by a
large audience and the closest attention
was paid the speaker, all the ministers
in town being present. From the ideas
he advanced the only material differ
ence, as we saw it, from the position
taken by Baptist ministers in general
and do-baptists, was, that he be-
lieves that the gift of the holy spirit
comes after baptism while the other
churches believe that it comes before.
He further more believes that baptism
is essential to salvation, and the Bap-
fist and pedo-baptist do not believe that
it is essential to salvation.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-07-01
A Pretty Wedding.

Last Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Add
Coffey and Miss Bette Wesley, of near
Phil, Casey county, accompanied by a
Mr.. Wesley and his wife, reached this
place, stopping at the Columbia Hotel.
1t was soon made known that Mr..
Coffey and Miss Wesley were here for
the purpose of taking the marriage
vows, and that at 8 o'clock the
ceremony would take place in the par
lors of the hotel.
At the appointed hour number of
young people gathered and the rites
were beautifully solemnized by Rev.
] c. Cook, of the Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coffey are popular in
Casey county, and Thursday morning
they lett for their home, to be with
their many friends.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-07-01
ChiIdren's Day.


1t some times happens that a news
paper man overlooks and fails to men
ton worthy occur rences at the proper
time. 1t was SO with us last week.
We failed to mention the exercises of
the little girls and boys Children's Day
at the Methodist church. A representa-
tive of the News was present and can
state that each child who participated
in the exercises did his and her part
most admirably. The recitations and
singing about the Cross were touching
and rendered faultlessly. 1t was a
sublime entertainment, touching the
tender cords in the bosoms Of strong
men and women Much credit is due
Miss Nettie Clark, who took a great
delight in training the children.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-07-01

head. He died the following afternoon
at 1886. The Marcum's had some nice
ripe peaches in their garden. Saturday
night some boys went into the orchard
and destroyed several trees, and since
that time Cook Marcum had been on
watch.
The night he was shot his mother
heard six shots and aroused the family.
One of the boys went Immediately to
see about his brother and found him
lying stretched out, with his head
down hill. He could not speak to tell
who shot him. His pistol was by his
side, one load being missing. Some
think that he shot himself, others that
he was assassinated.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-07-01
The "PenaIty Envelope. "

Drawing pensions will henceforth be
made somewhat easier for the benefici-
airy In accordance with the pension
appropriation bill passed by the last
Congress, the Pension Office will here
after issue to every pensioner so-called
penalty envelopes" in which to return
his vouchers free of postage for the re-
gular check. The term penalty en-
velope" is applied because of the SUBJ
stantial penalty of $500 imposed in case
the envelope is used for other business
than that Immediately prescribed.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-07-01
Grand Picnic.

On Caney Fork, Green county, JUL,
4th. Everybody will meet on C. M.
Wilcoxson's farm at the mouth of
Caney Fork on the above named date.
1t will be day of pleasure and merri-
ment. There will be match game of
base ball in the forenoon and afternoon
-.crack players. Plenty of refresh
ments at all hours of the day, and a
company will render good music at
intervals. Come, everybody and put in
day of enjoyment.
Elmer D. Rogers.
R.,Hicks Johnston.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-07-01
TOO Late, Too Long. Too Loud

Mr.. Azbill's comment on his discourse
Delivered christian church last
Sunday Zig. was too late, too
long, 100 loud. He says that
when he Logan he looked at his watch
and finding t a q ar to nine, con-
.cluded the watch was wrong and paid
no further attention to it. The be-
ginning was late, and the Supper SER
vice had taken up the time. He feels
that he should have quit just when he
began. He further apologies that
such a theme as he had cannot be dis
cussed adequately in brief speech.
He says that notwi -..standing the con-
siderable time he devoted to it, there
were several regretab1e omissions,
some unavoidable for want of time and
some inadvertant, and that he must
rely on the intelligence OF his hearers
to save him from seeming inconsf stmcy.
For instance, having obs j !, that
Jesus kept the Law to his II hour,
and also that He swept awas z entire
legal system, it was not M lie clear
that the wholelsacrificial and htuahstic
system was mailed to the cross" and
''blotted OUT because IL was fulfilled
by the sacrifice of Christ. Again, that
he failed to point out that the Apostles
in justifying the Christian system in
sweeping away the old legal system
and in trying to reconcile the Jewish
believers thereto, were not repudiating
the ordinances of their Lord. But most
of all he regrets that he forgot to make
John WesIey's point as to the binding
force of baptism, THAT though God
has not tied Himself by the ordinance,
He has tied u.s." If in no other, way,
the spirit of devotion an obedience to
Jusus Christ which always yields joy
ously to His highest wish obNtses US
by spiritual necessity to submit to it
and, like the Master who submitted to
the baptism of John because it was of
divine appointment and bindpg on
every Hebrew-we should fulfill all
righteousness" as He did, for the very
pleasure of it.