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Breezin' Along, a three-act musical comedy, packed full of laughs, will be presented under the auspices of Mer rymeeting grange on Monday and Tuesday evenings, July 31 and Aug. 1, in the grange hall at 8.20 (daylight). The production is under the direction of Ana V. Sandstrom of Boston. The comedy is brisk and furnishes peppy entertainment from the rise of the curtain to the finale. The scene of Act I is laid at the home of Jack Mason (Ralph Puring ton) and the occasion is the night of his return from a business trip to Eu rope. The joyous event is interrupted by Sydney Burns (Otis Gray) a young lawyer, who imparts to Mason the glad tidings that he has just fallen heir to $7,000,000 but in order to obtain same, he must spend the fortune of $1,000,000 which he has recently inherited. Conditions are that he must spend the money within the year and not a trace of it remain. At this point the will is read and various impossible con ditions are imposed upon him, among them being one of secrecy. How he spent the money, fulfilled the terms of the will, kept it a secret from Polly, his sweetheart (Lorraine Heenie) give rise to situations that are mirthful in the extreme and carry the interest of the audience until the tangled threads are all brought together to the usual “live happy ever after” ending. The cast is as follows: Ernest Hope ........ A. S. MacDougal Gerry. Jack's sister ....Ella Purington Dre Maxwelle cuck4 acy, Charles Hackett Aunt Agatha, Jack’s aunt ee ee Hannie Jordan Ruggles, a butler ....... Charles Berry Joe Long, reporter ....Donald Hackett Pete Short, reporter nee eee OF Kenneth MacDougal Minerva, a maid ..... Gladys Huntoon Polly Maxwell ...... Lorraine Heenie , Jack Mason ......... Ralph Purington Toodles Devere ........ Hazel Denham, Aggie and Peggy ........... _.... ew: Evelyn and Hazel Hackett Sydney Burns, a young lawyer . PP in fe Peek Otis Gray The chorus of dancers include: Ma rion and Cynthia Curtis, Shirley and Barbara Lancaster, Elise Brown, Fran ces Reed, Christine Temple and Vir ginia Sherman. Specialties between acts include the Jasper Boys, Hill Billies, Clarence Woods and Leonard Curtis, violinists and Mrs. Annie Hamilton of Boston, piano solo. The show will be distinguished by remarkably clever dance routines staged under the direction of St. Pierre of Brunswick. The dancers named to take part together with their numbers are as follows: Stage Act, Joseph Hig gins, Roberta Williams and Eva White; Acrobatic Stunt, Frances Carr; Soft Shoe, Led Mercier and Dorothy Carr, Tap, Leo and Omer Mercier and Joseph Higgins and Song and Dance, Marion Getchell, Janice Sylvester, Mary Hyde and Ruth Furbish. There will be general dancing both nights after the show and music will be furnished by Carver's orchestra. Ruby Wood Cobb and daughter of Sanford were Wednesday visitors of her aunt, Miss Edith Woods. Miss Eliz abeth Andros of Wollaston, Mass., who is visiting there accompanied Mrs. Cobo home for a visit. Miss Annie Jack of Richmond is vis iting at the home of her brother, E. E. Wilson. It is reported that Miss Mary Patten has purchased the Hinckley house on the Brooklyn side of the bridge. Among those visiting Portland Wed nesday were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Corn ish, Cora Wilkinson, Mrs. Cora Den ham, Mrs. Lena Cornish, Mrs. Ethel Temple, Miss Clara N. Fogg, Mrs. Mary Lowell and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Randal. It is understood that Charles Blod gett has purchased the Carpenter field near his farm. This field is a part of the Kendall property. Mrs. Georgia Rideout of Farmington is visiting her niece, Miss Nellie Minott. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Merrill left Thursday for New Jersey on account of the illness of their son in law, Dr Fagar. Mrs. R. A. Dickinson has been pass ing a few days with friends in Auburn. Tue day afternoon July 18, a number of the friends of Lumis Dyer gathered at the home of Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Browne to help him celebrate his birth day. A fine afternoon was passed with games and social entertainment. Mr. Dyer received many presents. Ice cream and cake were served. Dr. and Mr. C. L. Brown entertained Tuesday afternoon callers from Califor nia. Mrs. Lewis Leathers and daughter left Saturday for their home in Mon tana after passing a number of weeks with her father, Charles A. Newton and sisters, Mrs. Rossi and Mrs. Levi Leath ers in Waterville. Ellis Purinton of Beverly, Mass., has been a recent visitor of his father, C. O. Purinton. Mrs. A. S. MacDougal's mother from Grand Fall, N. B., is visiting her. Mr. and Mrs. John Kendrick re turned to their home in Lewiston Fri day after passing a few days with Mrs. Kendrick's father, Samuel Rounds and grandmother Mrs. Georgia Berry. Ron Warren has been passing a week with his brother E. W. Warren in Brunswick. Meetings are held in the church on Bowdoinham Ridge Sundays with a good attendance reported. The church has been closed for a long time. This was formerly one of the leading churches in town. Charles Keene of New York was call ing on friends in the village Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood, Mr. and Mrs. George K. Gay, Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Gay of Indianapolis were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hardie Friday. Arthur Brown and Miss Lennne Rogers of Litchfield were Sunday call ers or Mr--and-Mrs--F.-K.Jack, C. Gill Brown opened his attractive diner Saturday which is located near his garage. The diner is 36 by 14 feet and is a fine car equipped with all of the modern improvements including fine electric light fixtures. The work was done mainly by Alden Small, car penter in charge. Mr. Brown plans to serve home made cooking and fresh vegetables from his farm in the season. H. R. Berry of Gardiner is employed a chef with other help. A day and night service will be maintained. Ivan Lang of Waterville has so far recovered from his late illness to be able to come to Bowdoinham Saturday where he will pass some time at the Lang farm and his many friends here hope that he will soon be much im proved. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Webber and Mr. and Mrs. J. Hall Denham motored to Bangor and Bucksport Sunday. Dr. Lottie Cobb, Mrs. S. A. Clark, Mrs. Elisha Webber, Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Jack and W. H. Gould attended after noon service at the East Bowdoin chap el and listened to a fine sermon by Rev. W.R. Wood, pastor of the Penney Memorial church of Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. Murle Downing and lit tle son of Portland passed the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Fowle and daughter, Ida. Mreé and Mrs. Granville Douglas who are at the Helen Randall farm wel comed the arrival of a daughter, Esther Mae, Monday, July 17. Mrs. Minot Doble who has been pass ing a week with her mother, Mrs. Ida Purington and family returned to her home in Portland Sunday. Mr. Doble came out for the weekend to accom pany her home. Conductor Risteen, wife and son of Thomaston, were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McEwen. Miss Ruth McEwen returned home with them for a week's visit. Bert Cornish one day recently caught six bass and six pickerel in Pleasant pond near his Summer cottage. Miss Margaret Boaz of Brookline, Mass., was a guest of Miss Hazel Corn ish Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bays of South Portland returned Monday after pass ing several days with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Purington. The Newton family held a reunion at Lisbon Falls Sunday, July 16, at the Damon home. There were 33 present. Those attending from here were Mrs. ‘Lewis Leathers and daughter of Living ‘ston, Montana, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rossi and children of Hazardsville, Conn., and Charles A. Newton. W. B. Kendall, Mrs. Walton Adams ‘and daughter went to Old Orchard for the weekend. Mrs. Ellen Sparks and her son and wife came Saturday from Rumford. ‘Mrs. Sparks will pass the Summer at ‘the Marry Duran house. Mr. Clarence Blackman and children ,of Waterville came Monday for a few days visit with ‘her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Dickinson. Norman Small and family of Mass achusetts, who are passing the Summer at Bar Harbor were callers at the home of Mrs. W. J. Graves Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Baker have a little son born Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. A. 5. MacDougal enter tained the Pleasant Street Bridge club Monday night. Little Miss Marion Cahill got badly bitten on the face by a dog, so that stitches had to be taken. Miss Cahill had been stopping at the home of Miss Edith Wood. When the Old Woman who lived in a Shoe goes merrymaking Friday next to the Farm Bureau picnic at the Mac Dougal grounds, Bowdinham, she will take all her “children” with her. To encourage good behavior, a suitable gift will be presented the best behaved “child” at the close of the picnic. All Farm Bureau members are invited to share in the fun, provided they come as children and bring with them enough food to make the picnic luncheon go round. This will be at 12 daylight time and each “child” is re quested to bring knife and fork, plate and cup. Otherwise the children will have to eat with their fingers, a bad habit that will count against them in the score for good table manners. Little Bo-Peep will be a picnic guest, the old Woman who jumped over the Moon, Peter Piper, Mistress Mary quite con trary, the Cow with the Crumpled Horn and many other childish favorites. Mrs. Grace Maxwell and daughter, Miss Alice Maxwell, of Larchmont, N. Y., and Bowdoinham, Me., entertained at dinner and bridge, Saturday night, at their historic family homestead at Park Point, Bowdoinham. Both con tract and auction were played. High est contract score for ladies was made by Miss Clara Fogg; highest for men, Fred Jack; lowest score, Dr. Charles L. Browne. Mrs. Ludley Berry made the highest auction score for ladies, W. D. Willes; highest for men. Guest in cluded Mrs. S. W. Putnam, Sr., Mrs. S. W. Putnam, Jr., Mrs. Margaret Gray, Sam Putnam, Fitchburg, Mass., and Bowdoinham; Mrs. J. Bowdoin Lilly, Richard Lilly, Malden, Mass., and Bow doinham; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Willes, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Brunswick; Mrs. Elmer Powers; Miss Harriette Fisher, Brunswick; Emerson Emerson New York and Bowdoinham; Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Libby, Mr. and Mrs. George Hawkes, Richmond; Miss Eliz abeth Williams, Larchmont, New York and Bowdoinham; William Williams, San Francisco, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dorrence. Richmond, Miss Marie Jack, Fred Jack, Bath and Bowdoin ham; Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Browne, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Purinton, Mr. and Mrs. Ludley Berry, Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. MacDougal, Miss Mary Lilly, Miss Clara Fogg, Loomis Dyer, Bowdoin ham. Friday evening at the home of Mrs. George Brawn, Miss Evelyn Hackett was given a surprise shower in honor of her recently announced engagement to Bert Merrill of this town. As Miss Hackett entered the room lights were flashed on, and cries of “Surprise” came from 15 or more young ladies. Little Eddie Wilson and Dolly Brown, dressed as bride and groom marched in to the strains of “Lohengrin” draw-
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Bath Independent
Bath, Maine, US
Thu, Jul 27, 1933
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