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A very large audience which filled every seat in the hall thoroughly en- joyed the minstrels who gave an en- tertainment last evening at the Red Mems hall under the auspices of Oke- muck Tribe, No. 49. The cast was as follows:
 Director, Harry N. Brown. Pianist, Geo. N. Finkelstone. Interlocutor. Geo. A. Fairchild.
 End Men-Bones: Vim. A. Strickland, Robert Syrett. Tambos: Wm. B. Alp pleyard, Chas. E. Harrison. Soloists, Quartette and Chorus-C. Fred Atwood, Emmett Beardsley, Jr., F. C. Buddington, Sidney A. COlbourne, Wilson Donaldson. H. E. Griffin. F. w. Nettleton, R. D. Sammis, James Vans, 1 Ernest Wilcox, William Baldwin, Al len Beardsley, Edward Benedict, Wal | ter s. Curtis, Herbert Doolittle, Arthur Meloy, H. Arthur Powell. George w. Span, Ernest I. Vincent, Joseph Yates. | Stage Manager. H. B. Barnum. l Minstrel Committee-W. B. Apple yard, R. D. Sammis. G. w. Spall. ". | A. Strickland, H. B. Barnum, F. w. Nettleton, R. King, s. Filmer. | After a piano overture by George N. Ffnkelstone, the entire company sang | virginia The minstrels were good representative Africans and wore strik- | ing costumes of white, with red sashes and red neekties, while the end men and the bones and tambos were dress ed in elaborate uniforms of cardinal satin, old gold satin, with a profuse | display of diamonds. The jokes and | gags were gentle. hits at local institu- | tions and men, one being the story of a man who won a turkey at Reeds | and when he got it home found it was
 too large to be roasted in his oven
 so he took it to the Assum bakery and | the oven there was too small. Finally the postmaster suggested that the fowl | be taken to the Stove Club, since that | institution roaStS everything. Joseph
 Yates sang in a very sweet manner a I ftar-
 more jokes a Quartette sang When | the Birds of Georgia Sing of Tennes- see''. Can a man be in two places at once, asked the end man. MT. Fair ply, George A. Porter was in Califor- mia last winter and at the same time he was home sick. Another question was, What could not be had last year. | what cannot be had this year and
 what is not to be had next year. MT ! Fairchild gave it up. The end man
 replied, A Stratford selectman who
 does his duty. All of these local hits
 roars of laughter. MT Bristol as. a
 baseball fan. MT. Rhoades as one who goes clamming, MT. Futile and his al legator skins, MT. Beach and his auto, | each received favorable mention. l Other solos given, all of which were well sung and elicited applause and
 encores were "Anchored". "Old Fash | toned Roses, very effectively rendered |
 Afraid to go Home in the Dark. Now I'm Afraid to go Home at All'', sweet | heart Won't You Come With Me to Dreamland'', and My Indian Squaw." This last piece was rendered by Harry E. Brown, costumed as a cowboy, with scalping, knife and pistol. As he sang l the young squaw flew to his arms, and | a lot of Indians in feathers and war paint danced across the stage The setting of the whole performance was very effective and creditable, and the | play of colored lights added much to the picturesqueness of the scenes. The second part of the performance was ! made up of a cornet imitation, danc- | personation by Alfred B. Stacey Al | together the show was well worth sec | ing and hearing, and reflects much credit upon all concerned. It will be | repeated this evening and is sure to draw another full house.
 The time is near at hand once more for the election and installation of of ficers for the numerous local clubs. The chairs are hungry for fresh occu- pants.
 | Mrs. William Middlebrook is visiting her mother in Darien-
 | It is thought that some time will | pass by before Stanley Y- Beach'S fly | ing machine hoverS over towE- It eX- cites considerable curiosity in certain local circles. People do say it is a | wonder.
 A man was seen at the center not | long ago who claimed to have walked | from New Haven. He was looked up- on as a freak He had dust on his | shoes.
 l Frank E. Clark and wife have been visiting at the lighthouse.
 The pupils in Miss Edith Turner's
 room come up to the scratch on the sshonor roll.''
 Men who wear straw hats around