Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-15
A Little Excitement Over
AGreek Stabbing Affray'
PHYLLIS Inheritance" Scores
A Success at Opera House.
Canaan Votes to Take Its Share OF
Bridge at Pishon's Ferry.

Fairfield people turned out and filled
the Opera house to the doors last night
when the Lawrence High school present
ed Phyllis Inheritance" The play was
be autifully staged and each part was
very creditably played. 1t would be very
difficult to criticise the work of the play
ers. Music was furnished by Smiths Or
chestra of nine pieces. Notwithstanding
the severe storm a large number from
out of town were present The affair
was a grand success in all ways and the
proceeds will go to the Junior class. The
cast:
Philip Morningside. promising young
New York attorney. Arthur Davis 10
Major Philander Mumford, veteran
of 81, Earl Stoves l.
Pierre Marquette of Paris and New York,
Roger Nye II
Patrick Mooney, M. P. secretary OF the
Leon Herring II
Peter Martin, a tmid young man with a
Barron Johnson II
| Paul Marvel private detective,
Leewood Jones ~
PHYLLIS Morningsde Philips up-to-date
wife with ambitions. Miss Iva Ames 10
Phoebe Martingale, has been widow on
| four occasions. Miss Ruth Brophy 10
Penelope Mumford. i veritable butter
| ir" at all times. Miss Hazen Grant 10
Fatrce Mumford, her only child. She
has just come out
Miss Mildred Williams 10
| Angela, Miss Hazel Vckery 10
| Alice Miss Annie Alexander 10
| Amy. Miss Mary Murray 10
Pansy. a house maid of the fresh va
riety. Miss Leona Harrington 10
| Patience, she also assumes domestic at
! fairs, Miss Vena Libby 10
| Scenes
Act I.-Parlor of the Morningside Villa
Evening
Act IT.-Lawn of the Morningside Villa
| The next morning.
;, Act III.-Same as Act l. The same
evening
| Locality-Ivycrest-o n-the- Hudson Time
August.
Keeper of properties, Arthur R. Davis
A. F. Gerald attended the special
town meeting held at Canaan yester-
day, which was called mainly to see
| il the town would vote to appropriate
$4,000 towards the constrult lion OF a
bridge across the Kennebec at Pishon's
| Ferr% Mr.. Gerald reported a very en-
thusiastic meeting, with but one voice
| in opposition to the measure. A promi-
| nent citizen of that town informed the
! Journal by telephone last night that il
was one OF the largest meetings eve
! held in town, practically every voter
| being present The vote in favor of the
measure was almost unanimous BY
! the provisions of the bill providing fo;
| a $4,000 bridge the State is to pay
$4,000. the counties of Somerset and
Kcnnebec $4,000 each, and the towns of
| Canaan. Clinton and Fairfield $500,
| each. 1t is understood that the call
ff,y limo Of e
to act on the matter will be out in Il
few days and later on the citizens Of
Fairfield Will meet for the same pur-
pose. While some opposition to Helping
pay for the bridge is heard here, many
citizens are very anxious to see il built
and believe it would ba an important
help in the development of the town.
W. W. Nye was confined to the house
Yesterday by sickness.
Mrs. Martha Rice has returned from
Portland. where she has been spending
the winter.
Rev. j. l.. Clark last evening went
to ShaWmut, where series of evening
meetings will be held nightly for
week or two IN the chapel, under the
auspices of the Baptist denomination.
Mr.. Clark also plans to hold few
street meetings, the chapel is so far
removed from the center of the village.
The following officers of the Baptist
Sunday school have been elected for
the ensuing year: Superintendent, II.
A. Plulnmer; assistant superintendent,
Dr. a. A. Downs; secretary
Miss Gertrude Higgins; superintendent
OF Junior department, Mrs. Harry
Bates; assistant. Miss Eta Creech;
superintendent of Home department.
Mrs. F. II. Brown. The attendance
last Sunday was the largest on record.
23l Arrangements are being made to
fit up the library room for the accom-
modation OF one of the classes.
The regular meeting OF Merrymeet-
ing Chapter, Q. f.. S, will occur Fri
day evening.
Parker Watson was reported yester-
day to be very seriously in.
Rev. +. F.. Barton returned Tuesday
night from Bethel, where he was called
to attend funeral.
Farmers who have Il surplus of po-
tatoes left on their hands are disposing
of them to the local merchants at So
cents per hushel.
Two sons of Greece residing on the
island created considerable excitement
Wednesday forenoon by an alteration
on the street in that part of the VIII
lage when Charles Nicholas stabbed
Charles Kchelis. making a flesh wound
near the heart. Nicholas was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Brophy and taken
before Justice Simpson, who released
him on payment OF costs. pending the
'onGition Of EoteliS. whose iniury was
not coilaiiic:e ed serious
George G. Small, the well known