Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-01
WINTHROP.
"DOWn in Dixie" Creates
Favorable Impression,
Kent'S Hill Wins 10 to 6 al
Baseball from The Locals.
A Telephone Deal Personal Men
tion and Other Notes.


under the patronage Of Albert IL.
Frost post, 9. \. r. Tie attendance
was a record breaker. every seat being
filed, and a number We're obliged 10
stand.
The play was a pretty story of the
North AID South. the hero. a Northern
er and the heroine a Southern heiress.
The situations and climaxes were well
carried out and the play went off
smoothly. $ $ York and Mrs. York
played the leads, and the villain of the
piece. Major Bradley of the Confeder-
acy, vas enacted very finely BY M. e.
Edwards. 5. G. Bean played the part
IF George Washington Bangs. Herald
reporter. in a manner which kept his
audience eoHvulsed Niles g Trem=
blay as Corporal Hooligan, did line
work in an Irish role, and the same
may be said of the Negro dialect OF
Leonard Thomas and Miss Maud Tay-
ler. as Uncle Moselv and Susannah
The easy going congressman and his
sharp -tongued wife, were presented by
Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ Stockford r. NJ
Pennman presented a fine hit of char
acter acting in the part Of Sniffins. a
degenerate and seheming Yankee. Miss
M6llia Martin was very lively soub-
rettc, acted by Miss Hazel Shaw in a
most spirited manner. Billings. Brad
ley henchman, was given by Fred
Osborne.
The specialties deserve especial men
ton and We're in keeping with the day
The Blue and the Gray WAS the
name given TO 4 pretty drill by eight
girls, four representing the Union and
four the Confedefacy, in drill and pan
tomime. introducing the good old mel
odies, Just Before the Battle Moth
er Battle Cry Of Freedom" Bonnie
Blue Flag and "Tentine Tonight
The music vas by the club Quartet
with solos BIZ Mr. Edwards and Mrs
Meflroy. Tne same Speciality intro
dueed solo pantomime on Columbia,
the Gem Of the Ocean" by Miss Attahe
Gale dressed to represent the Union
With solo bY Miss Shaw, and also upon
Father RYan's touching farewell to The
Confederate lag, The Conquered Ban
ner, by Mrs 4. 4. Walton, and closed
with the lovely poem. The Blue and
the Cray read BY Mrs. York. and the
singing Of America. The other young
ladies' participating We're Misses We
let French. Mary E McIlrey, Helma
Bissonnette. Bessie and Mildred Ben
son. Josie Penney and Grace and Er-
nestine lara.
The second speciality was a series Of
touehnsly beautiful pictures in Illus
tration of Brave Boys Are They" the
duet expressiyely rendered by Mrs.
Tasgart and Mrs. MeIlroy. and the
chorus 10y the Ladies Quartet. Miss
Shaw, Mrs Taggart, Miss carr and
Mrs. NcIlroy.
Miss Leah HoXie presided at the pr
ano throughout the evening, and her
excellent work deserves high praise.
Fine musical numbers We're alse rem
dere3 ~ the orchestra and the Win
thrgp Band. Much of the success of tine
evenings entertainment is due to the
efforts Of Prof, : 6. Bean, who has
had charge of the rehearsals and who
has given unstntingly of his time TO
make the affair success
Will Hayward captured salmon
from "The NarroWs" Tuesday weigh
ing l4ls pounds.
i. 5. Kempton Of Newtonville is
visiting his sister Mrs, II. Is Max
field
The l.. NJ. x G. Telephone Co has
purchased from the New England 60.
the lines located in Litchheld, former
~ belonging to the Northeastern Tel |
&C., and has cut them over upon their
own lines and connected them with the
Monm )uth office.
Miss Esther Badger has returned
from a visit in Mechanic Falls
fine attraction is offered at the
bah grounds for Saturday. when the
Pilgrims, the champion team of Lew
istoa. will play the Locals
The Memorial lay exercises passed
off Yesterday very quietly. and were
tfter the usual form. Thu proce ssion
headed by the Winthrop Military band
with the Grand Army Relief Corps
AMI school children in line formed AT
TOXIN hall and marched to the mound
for the unknown" where brief servi
ce5 were held The graves of veter
ans We're there decorated with
Nreathes Then the line Of march re
turned to The hail where tho exercises
of the afternoon We're carried out
Rev. II. A. Clifford presided and in
trcduced as speaker of the occasion
Rev H. T.. Webster of Portland. Mr.
Webster is very fluent speaker, and
his remarks We're listened To with the
closest attention Rev, G. +. Sargent
Offered prayer and the musical num-
bers were very finely given by the
Alumni male quartette which was
composed Of NJ. c. Edwards, 1st tenor,
S. G Bean second tenor: +. Il. Cor
don. baritone and S. Nj. Cover. bass
Mrs. S. NJ, Cover was accompanied.
The thunder shower Monday did
considerable damage in this vicinity.
Barns belonging TO Herbert Wood ana
Joseph Briggs We're struck and a tree