The Republican journal., 1918-04-04

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Cox having resigned.
Miss Bernce Tasker of Monroe was
recent weekend guest of Mrs. Wilbur
Boyd and daughters.
Mr.. Bert Brier and wife Of Belfast
have spent a weekend with her grand
mother, Mrs Susan Hall.
Farmers are still busy loading hay here
at the station. Prices bring from eleven
to fourteen dollars per ton.
Mrs. Velma Titcomb of Belfast called
on relatives here Thursday while on her
way to visit her parents in Thorndike.
Miss Frances Gonyea, assistant teacher
in B. H. S., has enjoyed weeks vaca-
tim with friends and relatives in Boston.
John w. Hobbs, Jr., who has been en-
ployed in lumber camp at Argyle for
the past few months, is at home with his
parents.
Miss Theresa Whittemore, teacher of
business Methods in B. H. S., has spent
the vacation with relatives and friends in
Lewiston.
Mr.. j. w. Hobbs and wife and son
Kenneth who have spent several months
in Florida arrived here on Wednesday,
March Goth.
Mr.. Cecil Crockett who has been at
work in the northern woods this winter,
is visiting his grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
Simeon Crockett.
The community will regret to learn
that our veteran wagon maker, Isaac s.
Staples is failing in health quite rapidly
and has not been able to leave his bed Tor
several weeks.
There were about ninety-five people
present at the musicale at MIR, ID. b.
Plummers on Wednesday evening, March
goth, and fine program was presented
which consisted of various musical and
talking selections on the VictrolA and
most interesting lecture on The Famous
Chautauqua Club was given by Mrs.
Emma Titus of Chicago, whom we had
the pleasure of meeting
The following is the program gwen at
Crockett's Hall March 10Th by the Senior
Class of B. H. S: Recitation, Raymond
Ouimby piano duet, Misses Streeter and
CHM; recitation, Florence McAndlassi
defamation, entitled Aunt Shaw's jug, y
Herbert Ryan; song Miss Vera Patterson
with Miss Beula'' Cook at the piano;
recitation. Miss Frances Gonyea; one act
drama, Freddie Goes to College After
the entertainment some very beautiful
Iaoxes were uctioneefed off by Mr.. Hervey
Bowden who is an artist at his work. AT
the close of the auction supper followed
with hot coffee served free by W. II.
Bowden, after which free social dance
was given with music by Mrs. Earle Gibbs
and W. R. Lane. The net proceeds
were about S2l.
Wednesday evening, March 18th, loca
talent presented a minstrel show anc
vaudeville, in Crockett's Hall, for the
benefit of the American Red Cross. A:
the curtain rose a quartet sang, Carry
me Back to Old Virginny. The first par
of the programme was the usual circle O
ten, with Seth w. Norwood, (alias oil
man White) as interloctor. Fourteen
girls as Red Cross nurses formed back
ground for the circle and kept the pur
pose of it all in mind, as we'll as addin,
to the rather unique scene. The soloist
were each and every one good. Lero!
Staples and Ebert Moulton, sang Ar
Yoa From Dixie7 with vim. Charle
Ryder, in They Made it Twice as Nice al
arauise, was fine. Bernard Ellis IL
America, Here's my Boy was applauded
Albert Lowe in his speciality, Want tt
90 Tomorrow, was scream, and got ID ID,
dad hapa. Donald Forbes sang, Wei
Estrv the Star Spansled Banner, ant
WAS also appreciated. Master Kennel
RYDER. in his first public appearance, il
the song, Over There, was a great sue
cess There were local hits galore an
everybody took his ISLAM" in the spirl
in which it was given. The first PAL
closed with Columbia, the Gem of tn
Ocean by the entire chorus and the un
f,rline of Old Glory. The second pal
consisted of monologue by Clifton Rot
erts. with local hits. Then Zenaide Gra1
and Theoda Plummer, the latter IN SO
der uniform, both as darkies, gave
old-fashioned cake walk. These t"
made great hit and were loudly enco
ed. A quartet consisting OF Fred
Brown, Frances Gonyea, Ada Stimpse
and w. S. Jones, sang Massa's in tt
Cold Cold Ground. Marshall Ellis gay
his monologue next and gave the aud
ence many laugh. John Gibbs cloge'
till everybody's feet were tapping tt
floor. The entertainment closed with
tahleaux. The fourteen Red Cross nurs
formed background for Edith II. beel
when she. dressed as Columbia. sang n
Own United States. A dance follow
and the local R. C. society realized abo
sa5. from the evenings entertainment.