Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-11
Says Good Bye to Friends
Till Another Year.
Closing Night Fully as Sue
cesstuI as the Opening.
1.-THE Best Man" Scores Success.
The Bali Much Enjoyed.

| the CoEy High school, which opened
so successfully at City hall on. Thurs
! day evening. was brought to an equal
! ly successful conclusion last eVen.aS
| with the presentation of the comedy
! entitled The Best Man. and the ever
! enjoyable Chizzle WiZZle ball, ana n
/ the presence of a large number OF inc
! city's people as Wei rs some from
! ether places The fair has been Il sue
cess throughout and the sum realized
| thercfrorl will be z respectable one
pv no means the least attraction o.
/ the fair was the matinee given NeSt''r-
| day afternoon, the program offered
| being a series Of basketball games Tor
! the championship Of the school. In.
snort was enjoyed by q large audience
! ard when in the final contest the Ju-
nior team proved themselves the
| champions they We're given an nVt-
| ton.
! The games were opened with the
| Supl!onorr-Junior contest, In "nicn
| the Juniors won with 4 score AT the
| close Of II TO Il. AT the end OF the al
| looted time this game, mucn the pest
| of the afternoon, was declared 4 Tie
| and it was necessary to extend inc
| time limit. This was done, with IN:
| above result. The feature Of the game
was 4 goal thrhw by Me&d"r from the
circle in the center Of tnc nan. IL was
~ nr.ttv 4 throw as is often seen and
called forth much applause from TN"
good-siZed crowd that vas present u
witness tho games Of the afternoon.
All the way through Mcader was the
bright and shining star of the games.
although all the boys showed up wei.
In this game Meader threw SIX goals,
and one foul. while for the Sophie
more3 Fitzgerald threw five goals and
THOMPSON TWO. The halves were of ~
and u minutes duration.
The next game was between the Sc
niors and the Freshmen, and was Won
by the Seniors with a score of IA to i.
As the score would indicate it was Il
somcu hat featureless game but SONS
pretty goal work was done By Hunt
ington with five Of the baskets, Locke
getting one. Savage and Huntington
one each on fouls. Some Of the best
work in this game was done by Pierce
and Huntington.
The third game for the champion
ship of the school resulted in score
of "a 10 / i'll favor of the Juniors.
Meader Of the Juniors landed 10 goals
and Morton The solitary score made
by the Seniors was slated by Hunting
ton on II foul Although quite badly
hurt early in the games, Morton of tho
Juniors made things interesting for
The opposite side in the last game of
the series
Intense interest prevailed among the
spectators during these games and it
was the general consensus of opinion
that they We're one OF the most in
tereSting parts of the fair
The Best Man. as presented by the
pupils Of Cory High last evening. score
one Of the successes OF the fair.
The plot of the COMEDY was Ingenious.
the man from Wisconsin. III disguise,
causing laurhahle mixup all through the
two acts until the final curtain.
l.. Ecnald Jones as tie bridegroom made
a hit from the start his pleasing stage
presence ana easy manner showing I'M
usual ability.
Guy Nicholas. the man from Wisconsin.
played his difficult pant ir a highly pleas
ing manner and Miss Elizabeth Colder.
1.-The bride looked AMI acted every inch
the part. The OIner characters were Wei
taken, Charles Allen acting as best man.
Hazel Dennis. sistel OF the Gropm; Belle
Smith, sister of the bride. and Marion
Griffith rs an authority on weddings.
One pleasant feature Of the sketch was
the "toasts' sung to the honor Of Cony
High and her faculty by three young men
Following the play the hall WIS cleared
and the Chizzle Wizzle bah followed with
music by Dennis Orchestra. Prof Farn3-
worth G. Marshall acted rs loor director
the ;.ides being Ice MaddoE, Ralph
| Hutchinson, Arthur Sewage AMI Walter
ITendee
| Following was the order Of dances
March and Circle. Waltz, Two-Step, Port
land Fancy. Schottisclie, TMo-stcp. Waltz
Tv-o-ster. Walt, Quadi lie. Sckottische
Two-etep. Caprice. v altz. four extras.
The ball was ono OF the most enjoy able
social events of the season TO date il
this city and at its end came tie ending
of one OF the pest and most successful
Chizzle While fairs in the history o
these fairs.
Mrs. Sylvester Faves V no died at eiGh
tv-twn in Adrian. Mich, recently old no
lundress FOR her las, fourteen years.