The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-29
C~hesterville News

/ Several OF our citizens atrendef tne
Fair at Pontotoc last week.
Mr.. Douglass Green, of Guntown,
was a visitor here Sunday.
The new firm Of Lilly & Wagner is
doing a iourishing business, a great
part of it being due to the high prices
paid for all kinds of produce.
1t is gratifying to note the interest
being manifested by both patrons and
pupils in our school. which opened Oct.
4th, under the efficient management
of Mrs. Hugh Sample, with the largest
enrolment we have ever had for this
time of the year. The school house has
recently been repaired and more i'm
provements are contemplated.
On Saturday, October the sixteenth.
a Mother Goose Costume Party was
given by Master Robert Gill Lilly to
celebrate his eighth birthday. With
him were gathered forty small friends,
who responded to the Invitations. The
representations were very droll and
| some of the characters were new even
to Mother Goose herself (who was also
there.) Master Happy Hooligan created
many a laugh-in real life he is known
as Allen Carruth. The character of
"Topsy" may be unknown to old Mrs.
Goose but the disguise was perfectly
carried our by Robert Pritchard, who
captured the boys prize. Miss Annie
Carrutb, with her large shoe. had a
host Of small children to worry he 80
that ''she didn't know what to do"
and incidentally made a fine "old
woman who lived IN a SHOE" The very
trying character of a Wax Doll vas
most exquisitely represented in The
makeup of Miss Eva Rowan, beauti-
fully frilled up in 70 e crepe paper with
her cheeks colored like a real dolly.
This dainty little girl was given the
prize also for her ingenious costp To.
Jack, the Giant Killer, as Master y ar-
ray Cochran rep esented him, would
have charmed any old gianC in rAs
books. Miss Zanah Cochran mace a
pleasing Mother Goose and Lawrtlce
Cochran solemnly portrayed Gee re
Washington with his Ratchet, a good
likeness to the great man. Dixon Coch-
ran, roundly c%orpulent, wearing d large
FULL moon around his face shone Or all
alike with pale lustre. Master Rooe,t
Gill Lilly portrayed "Nemo" but did
not go to sleep. Master George FL 20,
With his stolen pig, WAS a splendid
tom the Pliers Son. O,d King
Cole was represented by Master Law
yer Pritchard with crown, pipe aad
ocwl. Little Norris. as Little Coy
Blue, kept his tin horn blowing 10 };y
for the ows and sheep that W.re ~
ing so wildly. Two little "Bcowa )"
also came, they are Tom Dixie and
hyde Brown in real lie. Peer,
Peter Pumpkin Eater" had lis yv;iow
pumpkin ready for the truant wife
but h. could not keep her"
The little party formed a line in
doubles and bravely marched DIVA IA
street to speak their line or two ror
the mothers benefit, stopping in fcNn5
of every house. Little Thomas Lny,
garbed as Uncle Sam, gravely car 'ai
a drum On one arm and Little r. iss
Mary Kate Filgo on the other. I lis
lovely little maiden of four
was dressed as a haby doll with blue
silk bonnet and blue ribbons, be.u .ful
golden curls and large blue eyes,
created the perfect picture that she
made. Robert Carruth as "The Clown"
and Miss Lucille Carruth as Red Riding
Hood were excellent characters. Hiss
jamie Adams, as Old Mother Hubb ,rd,
lost her dog on the way down, and
found him in a "scrap" with The Cat
and the Fiddle" later on, VIII ch revised
to the extent that the Moon ran away
from the cow, and little Tommy To <er
with huge knife and fork cried vetnlY
for his supper. This was Master n .rk
Cochran. Two Little Girls in L1le''
were Misses Maudie ard Minnie Bell
Brandon, and very sweet they wer, in
deed. Miss Ida Rowan with her. cap
and pail was a most allaring ''mail len
llhforlorn" who 'milked the COW 18th
the crumpled horn" Miss Addie Ward
carried her crook and called for her
sheep as Lite Bo Peep should alv. avs
10. Miss Marg Holmes, in a dres of
yellow gaiIy trimmed with blue b. is,
vas easily recognized as MARY, Nary,
quite contrary" Miss Edna Ward made
a regal Queen OF the Fairies IN her
flower trimmed dress with go.ien
crown and wand.
Mesdames Trice and Rerkly AID little
Arth1r represented Tupelo ct the party.
Arthur was costumed as Buster
Brown. After light refreshments the
merry party made their ''adios" and
Jeff for home to dream Of the wonder
fnl lfttla peonle who iahahit the realm
Of childhood and appear at their
best only in the Land vi Nod.