| Female Minstrelsy |
| The ladies of the choir of St. Agnes' Catholic church, Arlington, under the direction of Mr. Charles J. Harrold, of Winchester, and Miss Butler, organist of the church, gave a minstrel show in Town Hall, Monday evening. The ladies made a hit without the assistance of the masculine gender and showed they were competent to go it alone. The large audience was appreciative—laughter and applause were frequent as the salient hits and jokes were sent home. The stage setting and costuming were handsome and effective and the chorus singing excellent. Miss Julia A. Dacey made a hit as interlocutor and the remainder of the circle was made up as follows:— |
| Miss Helen V. Tobin, Miss Josephine E. Dacey, Miss Sadie Cohen and Amanda Varney were bones; Mrs. Amanda V. Beauchemin, Miss Nellie Scannell, Miss Mary M. Donahue and Miss Frances Ahern, tambos. The circle was made up of Misses Abby G. Gallagher, Nellie A. Donahue, Katherine M. Sullivan, Ella R. Grannan, Mary A. Sheehan, Mary E. Mahoney, May A. Shean, Margaret Sheehan, Mary G. Cashman, Annie V. Dineen, Annie M. Sullivan, Emily E. Lally, Joanna Geary, Gertrude McNulty, Helen M. Kennedy, Margaret Toohy, Margaret A. McConnell and Eva R. C. Fitzpatrick.
|
| The special talents of Miss Amanda Varney who sang “Sympathy” in fine style ; “Dreaming, Love, of You” was sung excellently by Miss Mary A. Sheehan ; Mrs. Amanda V. Beauchemin, with her end song, “I'd like to take you home with me,” made a hit, as did Miss Mary M. Donahue with her end song, “What you goin' to do when the rent comes round.” Miss Ella R. Grannan sang the ballard [sic] “Wait till the sun shines, Nellie” in her usual good style, and Miss Abby G. Gallagher sang “Creole love song” in fine style. Miss Nellie Scannell, with her end song, “Nobody,” made a great hit, and was loudly encored and forced to repeat many times. Miss Sadie Cohen sang the end song, “Nothing from nothing leaves you,” and Miss Frances Ahern sang “I'm getting sleepy.” Both these young ladies' work was excellent. The finale was “Good-bye, Dixie Dear,” by the entire company. During the finale the entire company went through several well executed marches. |
| In the second part of the program Louise M. Eagan, the child reader, pleased the audience immensely and a comic sketch by Sanford Ames and Wales De Bussey, songs by Helen G. Powers, a young miss, were likewise popular, while Miss Ethel Hanson and Mr. Ames introduced novel songs and dances. The closing sketch was entitled “The Manager's Troubles” in which Messrs. John Bishop, Thomas J. Donnelly, Mrs. Beauchemin, Miss Cohen, Messrs. Chas. Ford and Jas. Hughes made the sketch tell for all its worth by entering into it with no little zest, especially Mr. Donnelly. The affair closed with a dance which was largely attended by friends of the choir and members of the parish. The ushers were Messrs. F. A. O'Brien and John Mahoney who, with the men of the choir, took charge of the dance. |
|
| Lexington Votes for a Sewer |
| The adjourned town meeting convened in Town Hall, Lexington, Saturday evening, Feb. 24th, when, after a debate of an hour and a quarter, the meeting came to a definite decision on the important subject of instituting a local sewerage system to connect with the Metropolitan sewer. The report of the special committee, the act drawn up to present to the Legislature to control the building of the sewer, and the plan of assessment devise,—were all accepted, and practically unanimously, with a unity of feeling that was really remarkable, when the gravity of the project is considered, along with its expense. . . . |
|
| Lexington Police News |
| Officer Irwin arrested Michael O'Brien, of New Haven, for drunkenness. In court, Feb. 26th, the man was released. At the same time James O'Brien was arrested by Officer Wheeler, and Patrick Kelley, arrested by Chief Franks for the same offence, were both placed on probation. |
| Joseph Walley appeared in Concord Police Court, Wednesday, charged with assault on his wife. He was put under two hundred dollar bounds to keep the peace for a year not to molest his wife. |
| In last week's paper we printed the account of the raid on Mrs. Catherine Dineen's and Francis H. Gray's henneries, together with the arrest of Jos. H. Carroll (colored), by officers Hooley and Whitten of Arlington. Carroll's associates in the raid escaped. On the 24th, at Somerville, two days after the arrest, three men were captured breaking and entering a store. It was thought the men might be those the Lexington police were looking for (the operations of the hen thieves were in Lexington territory) and were confronted by Carroll, who identified Matthew Steele and John Thebodean who, he claimed, were with him in the hennery raids. Carroll is in jail awaiting action of Grand Jury. Lexington has proved dangerous ground for crooks—time and time again their operations in this town have proved their Waterloo and they have been brought to justice. . . . |
|