The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23
THERE WAS SUNSHINE
IN SPITE OF RAIN
Last Friday When the Members of
Golden Rod Branch !. s. :. Held
Their Fair and Theatrical.


Their Fair and Theatrical.
Considering the weather Friday a
good sale was reported by the mem
bers of Golden Rod Branch |. S. S.
who held fair in the Merrill block
on Water street The booths were
arranged with decorations of flags and
evergreens and there was an excellent
food and candy obtainable. The
tables were in charge Of the follow
ing ladies: Food table, Mrs. Ella New
ton, Mrs. Ella Davis, Mrs. Mary Pray;
Handkerchief table, Miss Helen Clark.
Miss Myra Akeley; Apron table, Mrs.
Belle Gates. Mrs. Susie Merry, Mrs.
Martha Gilman; Quilt committee, Mrs.
Nina Clough, Mrs. Matte Malbon;
Candy table, Mrs. Minnie Wheeler.
Mrs. Nora Adams, Miscl table,
Mrs Emma Lawrence, Mrs. Grace Blu
table, Mrs. Florence Weston, Mrs.
Annie Mitchell Mrs. Effie Paine;
Guessing contest, Mrs. Edna p Smith.
Through the efforts of Mrs. Charles
Tantish and Mrs. Paul Roullard, the
sum of S. was cleared from the con-
test. The guess was on the number of
beans in a bottle and Sebastian Bis
son won the doll which was offered
for the prize by guessing within II
of the 1887 beans contained therein
Other prizes awarded were for selling
tickets Merle Roullard won the
prize of pair of snow shoes for the
boys by selling 46 tickets, the most
of any of the boys. and Miss Leona
Wentworth, the prize of a dressed
doll for disposing of % tickets, the
most of any of the girls.
In consideration of the excellent
work which Mrs. Nettie Akeley. the
president of the society has done dur
ing her time of office, the Sunshiners
presented her with an attractive
lamp which was on exhibition at the
! fair.
In the evening the four-act Civil
j War play Our Jim" was presented
in the Opera House under the auspi-
ces of the Sunshine Circle and under
the direction of Miss Gertrude Carter.
! The theatrical was of much interest
! and there was a good sized audience
! in attendance The cast which was
made up of local talent was excellent
! ly taken John Matthews, the old
farmer, was exceedingly we'll typified
/ by Roland Kilkenny, and James Mat
! thews, his son, was we'll personfied
/ by Carroll Morrill,; these two parts
with that OF Miss Leila Wyman, as
j Grace Antwerp. were the leading ones
and were of much interest through
out the performance The comedy
parts were taken by Earle Thibeault
as Major Timothy Nudge; Miss Lii
liam Taylor as Aunt Debby Matthews,
and Miss Daisy Shaw as Caroline Ant
werp with much spirit as were those
of Frank Huckins as Bob, and Miss
! Marie Fletcher as Bessie Nudge, who
were always getting into things.
! The heavier parts of the play were
portrayed with credit by Ray Kill
gore as Deacon Hezikiah Tidd, and
Robert Lyon as Bill Tidd. while Lin
wood Jewett as the Country Simple
ton created much amusement. One of
the most interesting features of the
whole play was the dancing of the
/ Virginia reel in which several out
side the regular caste were intro
! duced. the dancers being attired in
old-fashioned costumes.
Specalties were introduced during
! the evening which included Lyon &
/ Kilgore in the Burglar Number;
solos by Lyle Moore and Miss Marion
Carpenter, and duets by Elsie and
Fred Raynor. Miss Nell Clifford
rendering some whistling solos with
delightful effects, and music was fur
nished by Nutting's orchestra. Much
credit is due Miss Carter for the eX-
cellent way in which she conducted
the theatrical, and a goodly sum vas
cleared from both the fair and the
/ play for the very charitable order
of Sunshiners.