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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-28
Local and Personal

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Mr. II. Victor Keen left Nonda%
for baltimore lie will enroll Monday
nest at Maryland STATE College, whore
he will be member Of the %tudcnt.
Military Training Corp His goal
is medicine
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recent! re'''''o ms oll'c'"' "Ppo'r'-
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M''no''S' 'h"i'"' 10 camp pastor H'
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Mrs Harry Schwcnscck and her
nephew. Howard Powell. of Salisbury.
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
sister, Mrs stephen Carter
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g.. aona,.a YrI ,n,'ro an ,oa,.o no,.
week Among the number We note
49, r..,,o..;a,. L,J,..a.I rahn.an d..
leigh Folks Graham Cordd,, Rnlph
purncu and Walton Chandler % ST
Johns College, Annapolis; Milton
Hancock and u. I. Truiti. Jr., to
Johns Hopkins nvcrsl'y; Victor
Keen Norwood Shockley' Dorsey
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r.,,,,.o r..i.
Hon. William u. Corddry and
wife arrived home Wednesday night
from a trip to Baltimore, Annapolis.
and other points. While away. they
placed their son, Graham Corddry
in st. Johns College Annapolis. thus
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-28

For Sale.-20 head Of good South
down ewes. A. L. Collins, Berlin, Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-28

Arthur pucr has live coon in
onAof The large show windows Of his
bard cYshop. Tins is causing consid-
cralN SPECULATION on the part of the
pyblc aS to What species of animal
~ other BARRIERS VIII get a. counter
attractions
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-28

visit Mr.. a. y, Irwin, in. At his coun-
try hon" At Valley Forge.
The Government has ordered all
new spapcrs that have not been paid
for 20 be- stopped At once. The Mes
scngcr will begin to discontinue mail
ing such papers after October 18th.
The Government must be obcycd.
You who have not paid for your paper
should do 50 at once if you want it
sent to you.
Miss Ethel Nor,ham, Of Ralti-
more, is pending her vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs II c. Nor
than. She was accompanied home by
her friend, Miss Bessie SplcrS, who is
spending this week with her.
Mr.. William Davis has returned
home from the Peninsula General
Hospital, Salisbury, where he spent
two months receiving treatment for
an injured foot Mr. Davis is So years
old, his birthday having occurred
while he was in the hospital.
Rev. G.. NJ. Galarneau has gone
to Philadelphia to take part on Sun
day in the services of the Church of
the Enumeration. celebrating the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the incum-
bency Of the rector. There will be no
services in All Hallows Church Sun
day.
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NEWPORT

The Newport Public Library has now
been closed for several weeks in order
to repair and inspect the books. The
work has now been done and on
"Wednesday afternoon at the regular
hour the library will be open and books
Will be loaned as usual
Several cottages on the shore of
Lake Scbasticook including the cot
tage owned by j. Q. Gilman. the Hutch
ms cottage, the F'ells cottage and the
Cakes camp. have lately been broken
into by parties at present unknown.
Nh Gilman and Mr.. Cakes went to the
cottages and found they had been thor
oughly ransacked but as far as the
owners were able to tell nothing had
been taken and none OF the propertv
i'll the cottages damaged
Victory Lodge, No. %. X. Of r.. and
Triumph Temple Lodge, No. j. Pythjan
Sisters, held a joint installation or
officers the evening of February 1, The
installing officers Of Victory Lodge
were j. G. Hallowell, D. G.. c.: r. r.
Pushor. G. prelate; &. f. Dinsmore. G..
NJ. y. The officers installed were Fred
Stuart. &. c.: Fred Fl. Fernald r g..
Merton G. Maloon. prelate; Joseph n.
Hurd, NJ. OF W; Wilhs1on T.. Towne,
*. of i. < $; 4, G. Shorey, M. of
r.: F. I. Pushor. NJ. of E; Fred Hoyt.
NJ. of A.; Halver Hoyt. |. G.: Dean
Reynolds. Q. G. The installing officers
OF Triumph Temple were Florence
Newton, G. G.; Bessie Stevens, G. S;
Bessie Croxford. G. NJ. The officers
installed arc Eieita Stuart, i. C.: Ma
bel Fernald. NJ. F.. c.: Sylvia Sheridan
f. 5; Annie Sheridan, f. j.; Lois Nab
bett, NJ; Florence Newton, NJ. of r.
& G.: Mary Getchel. NJ. of F.: Ida
Stuart. r.; Elsie Norton. G.; Bertha
Bennett pianist Following the install
lation very pleasing program was
given.
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GARDINER
"SMILEAGE"
CAMPAIGN OPENS

SmlieaSe is new word for the die
tionary, and the accent comes on the
llrst syllable. 1t is probable that eyerv-
BODY in Gardiner knows what this war
word means. 1t means free entertain
ment Tor our lads in the service. and
some OF the greatest actors in the coun
try are going to appear before our bows
in the camps.
The sale of Smilease books opens
here today, and 81 buys smileas
book for Il soldier. good for 10 admis-
SONS. Five dollars buys one just five
times az large. lie sure and send yolIr
TREND one, and then buy one for some
one who otherwise would be without
What better way to tighten the hours
for them and bring intense satisfaction
10 yourself. Smilease books will be OF,
sale Monday morning at the five drug
stores of this city and at the two book
stores Gardiner is expected 10 raise
x2'5 by this method She will do il and
easily. if you buy yours.
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Frederick w. Blanchard

Frederick Wade Blanchard died Sat
urday evening at his home Is Chest
hut street. after short illness. He
Was n carpenter and builder by trade
ana had been resident of Gardiner
for many years. having the respect of
all with whom he had dealings. He
served in both branches Of the city
government. lie was the son of SAM
lcl l.. and Frances (Rolins) Islan-
card and was born in Chelsea, Me-,
4; Years ago. He is survived by a
widow and one daughter, Miss Annie
r. blanchard and five sons, Ray W..
OF liaverhill. Mass, Maurice X and
Roland t. of Waterville, Frank f, OF
Gardiner and Thomas H. OF Dexter.
Also a brother Frank of Manchester,
al sister, Mrs. Annie Rove
''""c. Funeral services
Ncs.laN at , o'clock from
his late home.
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FAIRFIELD

Miss Alice Ladd has' returned from
Augusta, where She has been visiting
friends for a few days. While in the
Capital City she attended the State
House Ninstrels.
Mrs. Arthur Wardwell Of Hinckley
was a shopper i'll town SATURDAY.
Miss Ruby Johnson, who is training
at the Central Maine General hospital
in Lewiston. arrived in town Saturday
and is confined al the home of her sis
ter. Mrs George Johnson, Western av-
enuc, with the humps.
BENZ min Gaylord Of Clinton was Il
guest at the home Of Otis TAYLOR Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Frank cakes is confined to her
home on Osborne street with an attack
Of the grip.
Roscoe TIolway, proprietor of the
Gerald Cafe, is unable TO attend to his
duties and IS confined TO his home on
lower Main street with sever cold.
Norman Nye is employed at the Cen
trai Maine Sanatorium as electrician
for the Central Maine Power 60.
Lawrence BragdOn, who is employed
as lineman for the New England Tel
ophone Co, went. to Belfast Saturday
TO pass the weekend with friends.
Mrs. Charlotte Brown, who has Deen
seriously i'll at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Choate, High street,
is very much improved.
James Flewelling, who is in charge
of JEWELS lumber camp a Nye's Cor
ner, passed the weekend with his fam
lily on lower Main street.
Miss Lilly Wood. who is employed as
stenographer III Lawry Bros. store, pass
ed the Weekend with her parents AT
Fairfield Center.
Earle Harlow OF the New England Tel
ephone Co. crew left Saturday for his
home in Portland. where he will pass a
few days.
LaForest Mcintyre Of Skowhegan called
on friends In town Saturday.
Mrs. Susan Foss is confined to her home
in Benton by illness.
Miss Lena Quincy. who has been re-
siding in Fairfield for the past several
years. will leave Monday for Boston,
where she has secured employment
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WINSL0W
Grange Committees Named
$500 Cleared from Red Cross
Dance-.JuniOr G. E. Meeting

The SebaSticouk Literary Club Will
hold an all day meeting Tuesday al
F., the home OF Mrs. Minnie Garland. The
meeting was chilled on account of the
postponed meeting and tnat the left
over papers might be disposed Of. A
roll cull on Sweden will be given. y
dinner Will be served at noon, the eX-
ecutive committee consisting Of Miss
Sadie Morrow, Mrs. Joseph Eaton and
Mrs. Lester Emery. having charge of it.
Mrs. l.. H. Pratt of Clinton was !,
business caller in town Saturday.
Robert Stewart. Jr., the only son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert stewart Of Sto-
bic street. enlisted Thursday in the
Quartermasters' department. third
class Naval Reserves, at Dar 11arbor
, Nh. Stewart expects to be called in
March.
The regular meeting Of the Wins
low Grange was held Friday evening
at the Grange hall. About 50 were
present The third and fourth degrees
were conferred on the following can
didates: Mrs. Walter Reynolds. Miss
Is Hazel Price. Gladys Price, Gladys
Balentine. Lola Garland and Celia To-
hey. The committees appointed for the
coming wear are as follows: Pianist.
Mrs. Carrie f.. Weeks; finance, r. Q.
Jones. Mrs. r. s. Garland and Mrs.
Joseph Eaton: welcoming. Mrs. Albert
Chamberlain: flower, Mrs. \. Fl. +.
Buffum. Refreshments Of apples, ice
cream and saltincs were served by the
committee composed of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Chamberlain, Mrs. Nettie White,
Miss Sadie Morrow, Mrs. Ella Rey-
nolds. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Eaton and
Mrs. Nellie Richardson.
A little over 500 was cleared from the
dance held Friday evening at the Tacon-
ret clubhouse for the benefit Of the sur
gical dressing department OF the Red
Cross.
The basketball game held Friday eve
ming at the Coburn gymnasium between
the boys of the Winslow High school and
the Coburn team was won by Coburn, the
score being IS TO s. Time, TWO 2D-minute
periods.
Melvin F. Kicker and daughter Violet
of Pittstield were callers Saturday at the
home OF Mr.. Ricker's sister, Mrs. Wal
ter Reynolds.
Miss Gladys HerSom Of Oakland is :,
guest at the home Of her aunt, Mrs.
Minnie Garland.
David Gray. formerly " this town and
now employed at Bald Mountain. Is 4
guest at the home of Harry 5. GrindaN.
Robert Stewart Jr.. student at the
University of Maine, passed the week-enI
at the home of his parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Robert Stewart Stobie street.
Miss Eva Reynolds, teacher at the Cony
High school, Augusta. passed the week
end at her home on the Garland road.
Miss Ella Bowler, who teaches in Ben
ton, was a weekend guest at the home
of her brother, c. a. Grant.
Scott Halves. who is employed by Pat
terson Bros. passed the Weekend at his
home in Augusta.
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to the doors with an enthusiastic au-
dience, Thursday evening, Jan. 81, to
listen to the three-act drama NO
Trespassing" given by the EpWorth
League of the Methodist church. Be
tween the acts male quartet sang
selections. Mr. Paul Poirier sang two
solos. The other members of the quar-
let were Elijah Brown Henry Miller,
Y. Mariner with Miss Madse Narney
accompanist An orchestra composed
Of Thomas Scott. piano, Frank Scott,
violin ana Henry Miller. cor Jet, played
a number of selections in a pleasing
manner The net proceeds were $40.
Ice cream was served.
Twenty persons from here Went TO
Waterville Tuesday night I" listen TO
the lecture given ~ Miss Mary BOYLE
O'Eielly at the City Opera house.
The Red Cross met al the home Of
Mrs. MacDougall's Wednesday after
noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-04

Mrs. T. p. Williams of Ioulto, am,
daughter, Mrs. Edith Small of Fre.,o,,,
passed the weekend at the home Of NJ
ana Mrs. Joseph Eaton.
The Junior Christian
hiectlhS was held Saturday afternoon
at the home of the junior s,J ,er,n,opl
eh'' Mrs. Fremont Huff. witb an ~.
tendance of is, Il social hour 1y.c ON
IJoEed after the meeting. The chiIdren
pidEed q number Of games. ana "a
easements Of saltines. pickles ana AZ
!iea were served. At the next mee, :
'lS 'lefe VIII be special music.
STANLEY reynolds OF Chelsea Mass
was in town Saturday.
misses Leila, Leone and Esther
uaShe passed the Weekend viz
: BRUNSWICK friends They ATTENDED :.
musical recital, in which Miss I.1ia
took part. '1eii'
MISS Grace Knox. who is emnl,voa
AT tlie central Maine Power Co. has
S'"e TO oakland for a few DAYS. called
- ''e lilhess OF her mother, Mrs. Jane
Knox '''''o
Ar- and Mrs Howard Weeks ana
oahshter Laura. have gone To their
nome at Nassalboro to pass the re-
malnder of the winter.
AS the > p. NJ. train Saturday was
ABOUT 70 take on the mail. according
70 Us custom. the mail bag fell anI
Ioiied under the wheels of the train
Inc papers and packages were badly
'ruSHeu. Luckily the letters were il,
one end of the bag and were found to
be intact
Key. {. w Robinson of South Car
olhcr. supplied the pulpit Sunday at
l'ie CONGREGATIONAL church. Rev AR
lt"hlns"n, while in town, was enter
tanned at the home of Deacon and
MIS- George w. Patterson
LInWo"d Long. who is employed at
the II, & w. mill. passed Sunday and
Monday al his home in Sidney.
y Play will nc given Wednesday
evening at the Grange hall ~ tile
-ortH Nassalboro people under the
auspices Of the Wnslow grange. Dane
ing will follow
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Mrs Edward Britton and daughter
Bettna were weekend guests at the
home Of hcr mother. Mrs. George Shorer,
or lower Main street.
Mrs. Angie Blakney. who has been en-
gagged in caring for Mrs. Arthur Horne
Of Winslow during the latter's Illness.
has completed her duties and returned
to her nome on Maple street.
Clec Nicholson has gone to Bangor +"
visit friends for a few DAYS
The signal department crew Of the
Maine Central Railroad which has been
engaged IN installing the interloCkinS
system on the new railroad track has
completed the work and left saturday for
headquarters at Brunswick The Wort:
las been conducted ~ Foreman Ralph
Wood Of Hal1owell. who has had a crew
Of Il men employed here several months
Miss Gertrude keene is confined to
her home on Western avenue by i'll
ness.
Miss Lucille Marcoux, who has been
engaged as cashier in the MarcouX
Market. has completed her duties and
entered the employ of the American
Wooden mill.
Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson Of
Pittsfield are guests in town of Mrs.
Robinson's father, Oliver Merchant, Of
Osborne street.
Willard Andrews Of Skowhegan has
arrived in town and is the guest of his
sister, Mrs. W. G.. circuit of West
street,
Miss Louise Thomas has returned to
her home in Auburn. after passing a
few days in town with friends.
Miss Josephine Thorpe. principal Of
the Fairfield Center Grammar school.
passed the week end in town with
friends and relatives.
The w. c. r. L. will meet Thursday
with Mrs. Fred Howe at her home on
Newhall street.
The Missionary Society Of the Bap-
list church has postponed their meet
ing this week for one week.
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sation with German prisoners at the
teginnlng OF the war, during which
they stated that they had fought three
battles in Belgium before they found
out that they were fighting Belgians
They had been told that they were
fighting t'-enchmen, who had invaded
Belgium.
Miss O'Eielly told of the good things
that had already come as a result of the
war, of the changes that had come es-
pecially in England and France, OF the
casting aside Of the frvolities and the
very general feeling of the dignity of
labor, especially among tile women Still,
another new spirit has grown UP from
the Wharf.-The spirit of maternity-a moth
ers feeling among the women toward
the soldiers and a similar patriotic feel
ing on the part of the men
Miss OEeilly told of the y. NJ. {. A.
work at the front and the ppreciation Of
the men for the help given them. The
speaker stated that thousands of officers
have lost their military reputation
though we have not been allowed to hear
Of :.
The TWO outstanding figures Of the war
are women, she said The first Is Sister
Julie. an old peasant nurse the second
vas Edith Cavell, the martyred nurse
to whom she paid beautiful tribute.
Miss q Reilly told of how she was ar
rested Tor saying to a Prussian general
General. have sense How she was
thrown into a troop train and later was
ioned by VIII Irwin and Richard Hard
ing Davis. who had also been arrested
and We're being deported via Holland.
Miss O'Reilly stated that two distinct
attempts had been made to land German
troops in England, though the censor has
not allowed the public to learn of this,
and il is probable thar the attempt will
be made again.
Miss OReilly also described her meet
ing Alexander kerens!.y in March, 1915
when she was working with the Ameri-
can Relief Commission in Poland.
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his late home.
SERVICE RESERVE

An enrolment Office FOR the United
States Public Service Reserve has
been opened in Gardiner Everett
MaNcy Of the law firm ui MuXcy and
Goodspeed has been appointed as en-
rnllmcnt agent and he will use the Of
fees OF the firm for the enrolment Of
members to the reserve.
While fun information may he Sc
cured by calling at the office or MaHcy
and Goodspeed. it may be Well 10 state
the general idea OF the Reserve for
The information Of the public. The
L. :. Public Service Reserve does not
aim to find immediate positions Tor
the unemployed. as that is being cared
Tor by the L. :. Employment Service
in connection With the State Employ
mcnt offices. The Reserve aims to en-
list all mon in the country who are
willing and able to work even though
They have good positions at the pres
ent time and who are willing to ac-
ccpt positions with good pay when the
government calls for them.
Just now the demand is for ship
builders. men WHO are skilled in the
working Of wood and iron and the al
lied trades. as We'll as men who are
not skilled, hut who are willing and
able 1" learn. For such men it Is prob
able that an immediate opening will
he found. But the Reserve wants all
men. laborcrS business men and pro-
lessional men, who are willing to go
to work for good wages when the cali
comes. No member of the Reserve is
compelled to accept a position unless
the pay ana conditions are satisrac-
tory. II YOU would do Your bit for
the nation. call and investigate.
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Also an alternate was chosen for thu
regent TO represent the chapter at the
National Continental Congress To he held
in Washington in April
Mrs. Rachel York has had several III
turns lately and remains quite feeble.
y. S. H"aley is out after being con-
fined to the house several days. Tildeu
Davis is driving the X. F. d. team a.
substitute.
Tim Clark has sold his house on North
Main street to Al. Foss and is moving
his family into the house on Pleasant
street occupied by his father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark
Albert Thompson. an aged citizen. died
Jan. 81. lie had been feeble and nearby
blind for several Years. Mr.. and Mr..
Jonas Jackson have lived with him AMI
cared for him.
George Tozier, whose house on south
Main street was burned recently. has
bought the Warren Tozer place on Ferry
street
Ernest Decker of Skowhegan is buv
ing hay in this vicinity and shippinr il
The extreme cold weather contirue,
and dry stovewood is selling for sl5 A
cord
SOCTH-Mont Forbes and Francis
dudley returned home from the woods
and are visiting their families.
Miss Ruth Jones is doing housework
for Mrs. Albert Rowen in Madison
Supt. Carl Rhoades is ia town looking
after school interests.
uneral services of Mrs. PauIina McIr-
TIRE who died Tuesday with pneumonia
were held at the homo Friday at II A
81. Rev George Merriam of skowbevan
officiating.
Little Flora Dudley is. very ILL.,
Several in this vicinity attended the
lecture given Friday night at Athens b.
Fl. Tobey Mooers. Mr.. Mooers has re-
Gently returned from the front and he
gave a most interesting talk on his ex
periences during the six months he was
engaged in ambulance driving.
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Mary Boyle O'Reilly at Coliseum
Tells Thrilling Story Of Great War

a., En,le OReiliy. daughter of
\, Eoy.c OReilly. the poet patriot,
~ her large audience at the Coliseum
81 sunday afternoon. speil-bound. as
Il, told with great force and mag
..,sr, her story Of 1000 days back
(, ~ front" q tale not garnered from
/, SNAPPER reports but filled with hap
.trvs m incidents that were a part
ser cNpcrienre in her three years.
.o,k In the belligerent countries. Seat
d IN m, stage were the officers of
~. Red cross and others prominent
tbo WORK The singing was led by
Il G0Id. Miss Ol;eilly was intro
ia hy Mrs Charles II. Gray. chair
, n ~ the Gardiner Red Cross Chap
Mss q Reilly opened 10y aging that
vas most important that the Amcri-
.r .ttizen rc,ogniz" tn" fact that If
.4e var waIe t. close tonight Germany
II. Wun - peace should come tomor-
., Germany would dictate the terms.
,ar the United States during the
.,n.rg M 'nths will rest the result,
.,c mpr ->ed upon her hearers the
.rrne mjortancc ~ the task that rest
II ..pou the civilian population of this
Il IA me other warning countries.
N., OR.illy told Of the attack on
z Yescll. NOW the peasants were har
..,ing their crops by moonlight in
de- To- .avc them. She told of meet
M Inc ,lrgunrd Of the fleeing inhab
,t.rfs and uut a word IF complaint. The
sisef ltI written 70 KING Albert,
.4slug th4t the German armies would
Iass Bplgtlm with or without his con
.fni and ne Belgian monarch sent the
,.r,r rcpiy Try The Belgians who
ere Concerned hy their own affairs
no t,v before, were now concerned in
Il. felloN citizens and this spirit has
..afc grow u.and developed. One Of the
aust stiiA,rr things noticed early in
..e var Aas the lack Of cnmity be-
IS cen the troops Of the various coun-
mes. She told Of her personal CONVEX
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ADJUSTMENTS
Special Bill at johnson Opera House
Today Ony-"Skinrer's Dress Suit"
with Bryant Washburn and Dorothy
Phillips in "Bondage."-Ten Reels

A bill specially arranged for today only
is the one at the Johnson Opera house
with the great comedy feature ''Skinner's
Dress Suit with the big star Bryant
Nashburn a comedy in five parts. and
the popular star Dorothy Phillips In
the Bluebrd feature in five parts Bond
age" This makes splendid program
v ednesday and Thursday at this theatre
finds Bill" Hart in Horns and Hoofs;
The Fighting Trail" the beautiful Par
feature. Jules Of the
Strongheart" with George Beban. This
will be Harts first appearance at the
Johnson opera house and the patrons
will note he is shown as an extra added
attraction TO the regular bill. Friday
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IIalloWell people have pleasure i'll
store for them in the senior play Of
ITallowell high school. to be presented
Thursday evening. Feb. :. at the Acme
theatre. This drama is modern
comedy in three acts. entitled "Out Of
Town. There are eight characters
hobby confirmed bachelor ia lie
played by Edward Runnells: his soc
IDLY ambitions. but not too rich moth
or. J1alice Smith; his sister. the hero
inc, Alice Parsons: Mrs Thorndike's
10" devoted friend. Ruth Stevens; her
attractive but dreamy daughter. An
ME HAYES; duke. who is also a
valet, William Tcnney; James. the
butler. Carroll Whitcomb: and Marie
the maid. Catherine Rollins. With
such cast, Il strong plot and inter-
eStinG and amusing situations an even
ING OF exceptional entertainment is
assured.