Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-17
BULLETIN NEWS LETTERS FROM ITS BROADENING FIELD
LEDYARD.
Mock Trial Makes a Big Hit-Pleasins
Easter Concert-General News.

The young men of the Baraca club
gave an entertainment entitled The
Great Mock Trial of Deacon Higgins
in the vestry of the church on Friday
evening. The audience was one of tbs
largest ever assembled there, many
coming from Mystic, Groton. Gales
Ferry and one large bus load from
Norwich. Deacon Higgins was charged
with stealing a chicken from Henry A.
Slawson and was tried before Judge
and twelve jurymen. Samuel Lester as
prosecuting attorney did well. En-
mons White, attorney for the defend
ant, made an able plea for his client
which must have impressed the jury
Harold White as SambO Johnson was
an interesting witness. Joseph Clark
as Mr.. Slawson made decided hit. as
cid also Mr. Burton as Mrs. Higgins.
Following is the list Of characters:
Judge Hiram Blackstone Shallow, Vim
ton o. Ackley: Clerk James Flourish
Scrawler, Elmer S. Hewitt; Prosecut-
ing Attorney Jerome Travers ~Wransle.
Samuel Lester; Defendants Attorney
Asa Bird Sparrow, Emmons White;
witnesses for rosecution-Henry A
Slawson, farmer, Joseph A. Clark;
James Curry Comb, hired man. Ellis
worth Gray; Shylock Holmes Ferrett,
detective. Theo. Avery: Sambo JOHN
son, cOloTed, Harold White; witnesses
for defense-Mrs. Glewndolyn Higgins,
Enos Gray. Jr.; James Dumps, store
keeper, Leslie P. Gray; ]. Percival
Henry, chicken fancier, Nathan G.
Gray; Deacon Ebenezer Higgins, Ed
ward Lamb; officer, Charles Babcock;
jury-E. 2. Thingg, foreman. James
Collins; Hankey Pank, William Rog-
ers; Cholly Idle. Flirt, George Geer;
Noah Itall, Earl B. Geer; M. 7. Head,
Elmer Babcock; John Overnight
Rar sford Collins Silo Ensilage, Everett
Gallup: Isaac IceberSe, Charles Gray;
General Retreat. Albert Achison; Wier
E. Rhodes, Louis Keller; Reuben Skin
flint, Irving Collins; Hans Underfeet,
Delano Sheldon.
Supper Follows.
The young men did so well that they
have had a good offer to produce their
play in another place. The Ladies so
ciety gave supper at the close of the
entertainment. The proceeds at the
door were s25.45.
Resigns as Sexton.
Allyn Main, who has been sexton at
the church, has resigned Leslie Gray
has taken his place.
Easter Concert.
An Easter concert was held in the
church on Sunday evening. The pulls
pit was decorated with flowers ard p1t
ted plants. Following is the pro-
gramme: Selection by choir; respon-
five reading; singing Easter ,Sladness;
i'i w. by pastor. tnoI, J us Easter
Bells; reading, l Had a Dream, Mrs.
zzie Colver. recitati N. Spring, Edna
Gray. selection by choi'; recitation, by
Helen White: recitation, by Margaret
Allyn anthem, by choir. The super
intendent asked several questions on
the resurrection of Christ, which were
answered by Mrs. Colver, Frederick
Ill 81
redge, Leon Culver, Joseph Clark,
Grace Gallup, Mrs. Isaac Chapman and
Miss Sadie Dodge. BY the choir, "He
Reigns;" recitation. Mary E. Price;
recitation. Stella Bandro; choir, Easter
Bells; duet Mrs. Enos Gray, Miss
Eloise White; recitation. Elsie Main;
recitation, Gertie Pierce; recitation.
Bright Starlight" by Mrs. Whites
class; address, by the pastor; Beau
tiful. Light Easter Day." Mr.. Whites
class; reading, Vision of Sir Laun-
faul," Miss Eloise White: singing,
Good Morning. Happy Sprlnetilne
Miss Fannie Lamb; closing hymn, by
choir. The exercises were in charge
of John NJ. Gray, superintendent.
Various Items.
Miss Laura Perkins of Gales Ferry
Geer.
William Brown sold two pair of De-
Won oxen to Joseph Clark and pur-
chased one pair of Mr.. Clark.
Several from Ledyard grange attend
ed New London County Pomona
grange at Norwich on Thursday
$. S Brown Mckenzie of Mystic at
tended the play Friday evening
Senator and Mrs. w. !. Allyn enter
tanned Dr. and Mrs. Smith and family
of Mystic on Sunday. They left Mas
ter Walter Smith to spend few days
Ms. Amos George and son of Old
Mystic were calling on local relatives
Sunday.
Miss Marion Gallup returned to her
duties at West Haven Sunday after
noon.
A party of yourg people to the num-
Der of fourteen gave Miss Ella Nor
man a surprise party at her home on
Thursday evening. Miss Norman has
been spending part of the winter in
Kentucky.