Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-23

DR.. William Lincoln West, one Of
Belfasts best known and best loved
citizens, passed away about )
o'clock, Thursday afternoon, having
at noon suffered a paralytic shock
while in his Office and never regain
ing consciousness.
He was in his usual health I'D to
noon, Thursday, and with Mrs: West
was planning to leave Friday for
Fitchburg, Mass, to join a family
holiday house party.
The passing of DR.. West marks
the end of a most active career. He
was for a great many years on the
State Republican committee. His
death coming so soon after that of
his close friend, the late Gov. Park
hurst, is strange coincidcnt The
late Gov. Parkhurst and the late DR..
West were closest friends and the
doctor was a strong booster of the
former.
DR.. West was veterinarian. was
formerly president of the Belfast
Board of Trade and was always more
or less active in the city affairs as
we'll as the State
His wife and brothers and sisters
survive hinn
The children of Belfast Will play
q large part in the Christmas fCs-
tivities. in fact they have already
begun to do so for, in the pubic
schools last Friday, the last day Of
the term, Christmas trees and little
plays were given in which the chill
dren took the parts. Thus tn. spirit
of Christmas and Christmas giving
was brought home to them in no
uncertain manner.
On Thursday in Memorial hall at
: p. NJ. the first public affair was
held, under the auspices of the
North Church Guild. Here the lit
tie musical play, Sing a Song Of
Sleepy Heads" was presented in
connection with a Christmas bazaar.
The children taking part: Sleepy
head. Robert Johnson: Sand Man,
Elmer Orchard: Capt. Kidd. Arthur
Wassan; Bluebcard, Edwin Clifford;
Margery Daw, Anne Cooper; Hiss
Muffett, Alice Davis; Topsy, Eliza
beth Dunbar; Little Orphan Annie,
Rebecca Holmes; Boy Blue. Pres
colt Ferguson; Tom Tucker, Alfred
Ferguson; Jack Horncr, Peter
Slugg; Piper's Tom. Hugh Davis;
Baby Bunting, Ruth Follett; Cinder-
ella, Alice Brown: Scribe. Isabel
Coombs: Miss Question Mark. Elena
Shute; Old Woman. Laura Bcedy;
"a. L.
of Sleepyhead, Eunice Ames. This
was followed by Christmas tree for
the Federated Sunday schools
The charming little pagan. called
"Nictoria's Christmas" will be given
Saturday night in the Baptist vestry,
preceding Christmas tree. to which
all children not attending Sunday
school have been invited. Thu page
ant is a. charming little ching with
Miss Helen Foster. the talented
daughter of Principal and Mrs. Har-
ry A. Foster of the Belfast High.
playing the leading role. The others
in the cast: Page, Carleton Rob
bins; attendant. Harriet White; New
Years Day. Max Collins: Washing
tons Birthday. John Fletcher: Val
entine Day, Olive Michaels; Flag
Day, Rcvine Trask: Independence
Day. Harry Foster; Peace Day, Win
ston Stover; Thanksgiving Day.
Alice Banks; Christmas Day. Donna
Parkette; Mary. Eleanor Talbot: 10
seph, William Cook; Three Wise
Men, Charles Buzzell. Stanley Eaton
and Wendell Kelley; Three Shep-
herds. William Whitney. Winf:ed
Slower. Charles f. Gray; Ruth Eos
ter, the child who hangs up her
stocking. The children of the Sun
day school not in the cast consti-
tute the chorus. Alton X. Braley
played the part of Santa Claus.
The big social event of the holt
days will be the Christmas ball Civ
en- on Monday night in the Arnrory
by Mrs. Sumner c. Pattee. at which
her aesthetic and ball room pupils