Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-26
RICHMOND
Playground Fair Opens With
'The Private Secretary
Will Continue Tonight
Ice in Bad Condition
DEATH OF MRS. MARY DEE.
NAN IN NEW YORK

LOT the Denent OF the aySTOullu AS
ISOLATION opened Thursday evening at
the Opera house, with a fine attend
ance in spite of the unfavorable
weather. The hall is handsomely dec
Grated and looks very pretty, with the
booths on either side, where various
articles found a ready sale.
The committee in charge Of the first
nights entertainment, headed by Ma
jor Charles 8. Day, who is also pres1-
dent of the Playground Association.
selected the three-act comedy The
Secretary" with a cast of local talent.
Richmond has some exceptionally good
amateur actors and actresses and
those who were seen tonight kept up
the reputation of the town. They have
been under the direction of Percy c..
Cobb. who also takes part in the play,
and everyone gave good account Of
themselves in the parts assigned. The
cast:
Mr.. Marsland, .......... Roger Patch
Harry Marsland, his nephew,
Charles Stetson
Douglas Cattermole his nephew,
George Libbv
Rev. Robert Spaulding, Percy C. Cobb
Mr.. Sydney Gibson, :. Percy Meserve
John, a servant,
Knox. writ server, :. Lisle Shepard
Edith Marsland, daughter to Mr..
Marsland, ....... Emma Andrews
Eva Webster, her friend.
Mildred Costellow
Mrs. Stead, Douglass landlady,
Frances Groves
Miss Ashford, Violet Weber
The Richmond Band rendered sever
al popular selections during the even
ing and between the acts, under the
leadership of Prof. P. j. Beaton.
The fair will continue Friday even
ing with an entertainment and con-
Guiding with a dance
The Playground Association was or
ga'nized last fall with good member
ship, which is rapidly increasing, in
Guiding almost every citizen and for
mer resident. 1t is designed to raise
fund to buy and equip public
playground, one large and well-enough
equipped to be d source of physical
profit and pleasure for young and old.
1t is Differed by the best people in
town and will be strictly public and
non partisan in every way.
Following are the committees in
charge of to several booths:
Food-Mrs. X. W. Small, Mrs. a. z.
Small, Mrs. w. A. Bibber. Mrs. G.. \.
Hawkes., Mrs. j. N. Odiorne, Mrs. \.
- Thurlow.
Coffee-Mrs. Ansel Gaubert, Mrs A.
S. Alexander.
Fortune tent--Mrs. George E. Shaw.
Membership-Mrs T. J. Southland,
Miss Aura Hewitt.
Scheme-Mrs. C. B. Day. Mrs. E. P.
Favor, Mrs. c. A. Wakefield.
Mystery-Mrs. r. B. Peabody Mrs
Frank Robinson, Mrs. c. D. Newell,
Mrs. l.. r. Gaubert.
Fancy work-Mrs. c. A. Alexander.
Mrs j. NJ. Somers. Mrs. o. S. Sherburne,
Mrs. c. E. Tallman, Mrs. w. y. Price.
Mrs. s. Reed Allen. Mrs. c. A. Potter.
Candy-AIrs. F. a. Osborne, Mrs H. =.
Reed, Mrs. J. j. Gaubert, Mrs. II. C.
Merriman, Mrs. a. H. Turner, Mrs c.
c. Macdonald, Miss Jennie Hall. Miss
Bertha Yeaton.
Apron-Mrs. Charles Howe, Mrs Sarah
White, Mrs. Amos Turner, Mrs II. Z.
Houdlette, Mrs. Sam Meserve, Mrs.
Mansfield Ball
Puneh-Mrs. J. ". Randlette. Mrs. c.
L. Blair. Mrs. Cora Searles, Mrs. c. ".
Jack, Mrs. W. H. Thurlow.
Mrs Mary Deehan, a lifelong resident
of this town. died Tuesday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. James Perry, at
Elmira Heights. y. Y, after an illness
covering many months She was SPEND
ing the winter with her daughter A
husband, Cornelius Deehan of this town,
and five sons. Henry Of Richmond, Will
liam of Brunswick, Charles of Quincy.
Mass, John of New Vol. CITY and
George of Elmira Height, n. Y. also
three daughters, Mrs. ]. H Hurley and
Mrs. Walter (. Milligan of this town
and Mrs. James L. Perry of Elmira
Heights, survive. The remains were
brought here Wednesday evening and fu-
neral services will be held at $50 A. NJ.
Friday at st. Ambrose church She was
Y years of age
Frank Goodwin, the Dresden mail car
rier, was obliged to leave his team on
the Dresden side of the ferry Thursday
on account of the bad condition of the
ice. There are many holes in the ice
and only about six inches of very poor
ice left.
Mrs. Mary Kittredge of Lewiston was a
visitor in town Thursday. She was for.
merly a resident of this town
Mrs. Fannie T. Wood, widow of
Alexxis A. Wood died at her home
at the Ferry about eight A. NJ Thurs
day morning, death being due to heart
trouble. Mrs. Wood was born in Ores
den, in 1880, but has made her home
in Richmond for good many years.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
James Hathorne and Mrs. Henry Page.
and one son, Roscoe E. Wood, all If
Richmond. Funeral services will be
held Monday at 1 P. NJ. Rev. S. w.
Brown Of the Baptist church of which
Mrs. Wood was a member officiating.
WEST CARnTNER