New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-16

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at any meeting this year was rem
dered The program was full Of
wholesome humor.
"A pantomime, Wanted Wife, ;"
brought out some funny situations.
The plot was very simple. A BACH
elor being a very lonesome individual
suddenly became afflicted matrimo-
nially His acquaintance with the
fair sex being very limited, the BACH
<elor placed an advertisement In a
paper WANTED Wife
Wishing to have his prospective
better half out of the ordinary the
bachelor prepared to put all the ap-
plicants through a careful test to
learn whether they were efficient in
culinary arts. The bachelor soon
found that it pays to advertise and was
from then on busy man examining
the applicants. Although many an
swered his ''ad'' the bachelor was q
hard man to please. "A heavily yelled
woman applies. She proved to be
| Just the woman that he was looking
for The play was brought to q sud-
| den climax when the woman unveiled
and it was discovered that she was
colored Joseph L. Wilson portrayed
the part Of the grouchy old bachelor
lin an excellent manner while Ray
mond Watkins, who took the part OF
4 THE colored woman, was also worthy
Iof mention. The applicants were
4 Miss Amy Dudley, Miss Irene Viets
and Miss Minnie Gibbs.
i The audience was treated to more
/ laughs in a sketch Calling Up Miss
/ Smith, Those who took part We're
DR.. M. E.. Griswold, Miss Minnie
Z 1910 vTY <4l - rH- q
Norton and Merwn Vile. A young
man. the character of which was
taken by Dr. Griswold, met an attrac-
tive young lady, Miss Smith, at q
i dance. Wishing to converse with her
later the young man called UP sew
i eral numbers and inquired for Miss
l Smith. It was much to his Famuse-
ment that the young man later learned
4 that Miss Smith was the telephone
/ operator. The part of the telepho me
Operator was portrayed by Miss Min
i ME Gibbs. A vocal solo was given
i by Miss Amy Dudley.
Elaborate preparations are being
made by the grange for the next meet
ling which will be held on July 6. This
i will bei"Patriotic Night The fol-
lowing committee has charge Of the
arrangements: Frank Clark, Orville
i yentres, Mrs Garnar Goodwin, Julius
lWoodruff, Miss Hortense Loiselle, Miss
u Edna Norton and Mrs. Edward Mich
4 aels.
Theodore A. Sage.
/ Theodore A. Sage formerly of this
place, died at his home, $50 Hanover
street, Meriden, at 5 o'clock yester-
day afternoon at the age of sixty
4 nine years. Mr.. Sage was we'll known
\ in Berlin, where he made his home
for many years and where he was al
fliated with the local Grand Army
81 post.
Mr.. Sage was born in New Britain
in 1916 When the civil war was de-
clared Mr.. Sage then but seventeen
years. of age, enlisted to fight for his
country. He enrolled on March -,
Il 1862 He became member of COM
b 3pany G, First Connecticut volunteers,
heavy artillery. Mr.. Sage made an
enviable record for himself during
the war and was promoted twice
from a private to a corporal and IN
Z. November 1864, to quartermaster
sergeant.
!. MIR. Sage fought in many Motel
battles and campaigns, the most I'M
portant being the defense of Wash
ington siege of Yorktown battle OF
Melvern Hills, capture of Frederlcks-
burg, siege Of Petersburg. lie was
one of the first to fire the old Peters
. burg express, the old cannon which
J, is now exhibited at the Capitol
i grounds in Hartford, and which was