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Advertisement for "The Deacon" Play in Oak Grove, Michigan - May 21, 1909
Advertisement states:
Going? Of Course you are going to "The Deacon" A comedy drama in five acts, to be given at the hall, Oak Grove, Michigan, Friday, May 21, 1909. By the Oak Grove Amusement Company.Cast of Characters
Deacon Thornton, Mrs. Thornton's mother in law with a passion for lemonade with a stick in it - John Reader
James Reed, a friend of Darrah - B.A. Bucknell
Pedro, an organ grinder - B.A. Bucknell
Pete, Mrs. Thornton's servant - M.A. Pearce
Mrs. Thornton - Ethel B. Kieckler
Miss Amelia Fawcett, Mrs. Thornton's maiden sister - Eva Glaspie
Geroge Gearf, Mrs. Thornton's nephew - H.B. Slider
George Darrah, alias Matt Wheeler - Paul Roberts
Parson Brownlow - B.A. Bucknell
Billy, the deacon's boy - Ira Fisher
Helen, Mrs. Thornton's daughter - Zella Rodgers
Mrs. Darrah, George Darrah's wife - Edna Staley
Nellie, her daughter - Bertha Fazree
Daisy, Mrs. Thornton's servant - Alice Kleckler
Admission 25 cents. Children 10 cents, Play begins at 8:45, Tickets on Sale at Pearce's Store, Tidings Job Print.
View information about The Deacon in the May 19, 1909 Livingston Republican. In Library Use Only
Oak Grove Hall has many mentions in the local paper and is believed to have been a part of the Methodist Episcopal Church, later known as the Oak Grove Methodist Church, which at that time was located on Fausett Road in the Village of Oak Grove. View Chemungville/Oak Grove in the 1875 Atlas of Livingston County, Michigan -
Races for the Fourth of July on Grand River Avenue in Howell, Michigan - July 4, 1914
The boy watching the elderly gentleman race has a flyer which was titled Fourth of July. The races are run going west to east on Grand River Avenue.
Pennets for the Chautauqua are strung over the street. The Howell Chautauqua was held August 15-19, 1914 Chautauqua is an institution that provided popular adult education courses and entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Read The Livingston Republican April 22, 1914 article (in Library use only)
Most people are unknown except those noted. -
Eva, a cow at Moore Farm
This is a photograph of "Eva", a cow at Moore Farm, 1910/1916. Noted on the photograph the following production statistics: dropped a scrubb cow 3/21/1910
dropped a bull calf, 8/24/1912; dropped a heifer calf, 8/12/1913; dropped a heifer calf, 10/15/1914, and dropped a heifer calf, 5/24/1916.
Also June 1 - 30, Milk 1248.8; test 6.3, fat/lbs 78.7374, and July 1 -31, milk 1180.0, test 7.8, fat 92.040. -
Maple Syrup Harvesting
This photograph was labeled Maple Syrup Harvesting on the Hardy Farm, Osceola Township, Livingston County, Michigan. It is believed that Royal and Harold Hardy are the persons in the picture. -
Knights Templar Conclave, Lansing, Michigan, 1914
This is a photograph of the Knights Templar Conclave, Lansing, Michigan, 1914.
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