Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-12
MADISON
Spook Making Town Shudder--
Senior Honor Parts Assigned
Legion Posts Revue Packs

! For the first time in many years,
Madison is having a. genuine ghost
scare. The ghost first made it's APP
pearance in the upper section of the
village on Weston avenue, Tuesday
evening, being seen by several per-
| sons, and is described as about. five
feet tall with snowy white garments.
The ghost, came close to one young
couple as they were on their way
home, late Tuesday evening on the
avenue. Its appearance is ALSO report
ed on Park street. On Wednesday
evening the ghost was seen by two
young women on Old Point avenue al
so by a young man who was conSid-
erably alarmed and made record time
in getting to his home. Madison Of
ficers of the law are doing their best
to meet the ghost, believing it to be
the efforts of some practical joker.
! The following honor parts have been
assigned to members of the Senior
class of the Madison High school for
commencement: Valedictory. Miss r.
ma Foster; salutatory, Miss Mary Nc
: Intire; class prophecy, Blanche Mark
ham; presentation of gifts to boys,
Isabelle Gallant; presentation of gifts
to girls, Caralous Ouellette; class his
tory, Bernon Padham. The remainder
of the class will write competitive es-
says of not less than 500 words, and
from these three judges will choose
the two best, which will appear on
the Commencement program. ',-
The Madison branch of the Red
Cross is making preparations for a
Hoover banquet to be given in l. O. o.
f hall next Monday evening for the
benefit of the starving children in
Europe. The use of the lodge room
of Indian Spring lodge has also been
given the committee for a program,
which will consist of music and
speeches by the local clergymen.
! Union hall was crowded Thursday
evening at the song and dance revue
given by local talent for the benefit
of Tardiff, Post of American Legion.
The program was under the direction
of William Dixon and Miss Florence
Emery. The program was: Opening
chorus by the company; Indian dance
by Miss Beatrice Lessore as Mime
haha; foolish questions. William Dix
on; Oriental dance by Hubert Hilton
as Ruth Sandy Knee; solo. Miss
Helen Prince; violin solo, Master Ad-
ans; revue of the dance by Leo Por-
ter. Lillian Pelkey, Alice Strang and
Lewis Ingalls,; dance of Pierrot and
! Pierrette, Miss Airline Beale and Ar
thur Perkins; Japanese Sandman, Miss
Prince and chorus, consisting of Mary
Washburn, Gertrude HandIey, Irma
Foster, Grace Gavin, Ethel Hanson,
Betty Mccarthy, Cecil Wescott, Ar
line BARLEY, Lewis Ingalls, and Leo
: Porter; "Oh, How I Laugh Mr.. Hill
ton: finale by the company. The Sec
ond part of the program consisted of
one act farce entitled "Miss Park
ington." Miss Vivian Hilton acted as
/ pianist for the evening.
| Fl. w. Hamlin of Lewiston arrived
in Madison this week to. take charge
of the store of the Oakland Clothing
Company. taking the place of Henry
Talberth.
| Victor Rogers and Merville Church
Ill left town Friday morning to visit
friends in Springvale for few days.
Miss Alta Tinkham went Friday
morning to Boston, where she will at
; tend business college.