Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-06
WINTHROP
Big Cast of "kennebec County
Fair" Give Creditable Perform
ance-PierrOt Ministries
This Evening
LOCAL D. A. r. HOLD Sue
CESSFUL MEETING

The kennebec County Eair was pre-
scented Friday evening al Town nail By
the Sturtsvanl Hill STOCK 90. and con-
sidering tina, this was their first appear
ance as company the show was re-
markedly good. Every member o. the
big cast distinguished himself or herself
and the whole performance was typical
of county fair ana kept the audience
in an uproar. The stage settings were
realistic. Exhibits Of pumpkins tweigh-
ing 30 pounds. leaves OF bread the size
Of six ordinary loaves, quilts hanging
artis,ically in the background, stands for
the sale of popcorn, peanuts, lemonade.
etc, furnished a picturesque background,
and the costumes were "fearfuily and
wonderfully made Several fine musical
numbers were introduced, among them
being the novelty The Sweetest Girl
from Monterey" by Mrs. Churchill as
sisted by six young men in chorus and
dance: Garry Ne Back to Old Virgin
n.y. finely sung by Mr.. Burrows. and a
novelty song ard dance number by Rus
sell Hudson and chorus. All the charac-
tiers were finely portrayed but the star
of the piece was Leon Burr as Widow
Smithers. who had buried four hus-
bands and wouldn't marry the best man
alive" but finally succumbed 10 the
charms of widower with four children.
Mention should also be made OF Fred
Burrows as Boss Jones" G. 3. Church
i'll as Jimmy Brown. and H. E. Foote as
Moses Brown.
Eila he
Frank Bates, Hazel Foote. Newton
Churchill, Alice Foote. Martin Bates, Mrs
Martin Bates. Mrs. Fred Burrows. Mrs
Frank Bates, Fred Burrows, f. @. Hud-
son. Leon Burr. G. B. Churchill. Mrs.
Henry Foote. John Nelson, Mrs. Buckley
Burr Mrs. G. 3. Churchill. Phyllis Burr,
Arthur Mcclellan, Mrs. A. ". Burrows,
Ray Bates, Norman Craft Clarence
Foote, A ". Burrows, H. E. Foote, Mrs.
F. V. Burrows, Fred Meade Mrs. Fred
Meade, Roswell Bates. Frank Churchill,
Winifred Craft, Margaret Churchill, Alice
Foote. and others. The hall was crowded
and the big audience was enthusiastic.
Dancing followed the show.
Miss Eva L. Moody has been elected a
charter member of the Maine Writer'S
Research Club. Miss Moody becomes n
member of this society through being one
OF the winners in the prize contest Of
the Maine Federation of Womens Clubs,
her story appearing in their book Maine
In History and Romance"
kennebec Pomona will meet at
Winthrop next Wednesday. March 5.
f. l.. Cummings will deliver the ad-
dress.
The March meeting Of Patience STAN
ley Chapter, D. A. r.. was held Friday
afternoon with Miss Flora La Croix
on Central street. 1t was Pond Town
or Winthrop Day and roll call was
answered by items of interest in Win
throp history. This proved very in
structive and was feature of the
days program.
The paper was by Mrs. H. K. Foster
and her subject was "Hardships of
Pondtown's Early Settlers and Patri
otism.' Delegates to the State Coun-
Gil to be held March "a at Lewiston
were elected as follows: Mrs. ]. Fl.
McIlroy. Mrs. H. r. Benson, Mrs. {.
H. Shaw. Miss Flora I.aCroix: alter
mates. Mrs. q. W. Taggart. Mrs. f. c.
leighton. Mrs. E. p Libby. Mrs H. b.
Maxfield. At the February meeting the
following delegates We're elected to the
Continental Congress at Washington:
Delegate, Mrs. j. H. McIlrOy, regent;
alternates, Miss Margaret McIlroy.
Mrs. E. G. Leighton, Mrs. George l..
Bisbee Of Rumford Falls, Mrs f. P.
Libby. Mrs. Ella Pierson Of New York,
Mrs Lollian Small of Dexter. Mrs.
Lydia Moody. Mrs. H. B. Maxfield. Mrs
Murray L. Stanley and Miss Elma
Shaw.
The Rebekahs will enjoy White
Elephant party Tuesday evening All
the members are invited to attend and
bring an elephant. Refreshments will
be served.
Mrs. J. Nj. Towle and Mrs H. r. Ben
son entertained the Ladies' Whist
Club at the home of Mrs. Towle last
week. Mrs. Wiswell won the prize. Din
ner was served.