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GOSPORT BOOSTERS VISIT HERE MONDAYBind Concert, Talk* by Rev. Dun-gan, Mr. Alvl*. and 8ong* by Roma Strain and Harry Stlnca.Gosport will have a Redpalli Chautauqu July 21 to 25 and Is working hard for n big crowd. The guarantee Is *800 and the advance sale of tickets assures them success. Fourteen machines started from Oos-port Monday morning, with colors flying and comically dressed occupants, accompanied by the Gosport band under direction of James Hutchins. The boosters visited Stlni--v|||e. El-llottsvtlle. Spencer, Lewisville. Quincy. Whitaker, MarUnsvlllo und Paragon. Rev. Dungan of Uie Christian church invited tha people of Martinsville to vlalt Gosport chautauqua. andtold about the enterprlalng bual men there getting behind tht «ft «d hot have theadvantage of a club to boost tho sale of tickets—but the business men united, to raukc It a go. Mr. Alvls, advance man of the Chautauqua said the 5-day program was about as good as the 7-day show and that all wero of the same class. Ho said they called one the National and the other the Kitty league and I'll assure* you. ther play Juet aa good ball In the Kitty.I Roma Strain, agent for the Monon 'ut Goeport and Prof. Johns of n ; clothing firm there song a long wind-jod song of the Rubes at the Circus. In a comical way and were applauded. OL Hatfield played the guitar and Wm. Davis stood up with them. Harry Stines was also one of the clowns'’. AH were dressed In the - Rube style and with tho addition of -much dust, put up a laughable front.I The boys are all live ones, and full of fun and mischief and none have a better time than they do. Prof. John* Is the principal of the school* there. The party left h^n for Paragon and home about five o'clock p. m. D. P. Burton wag one of the booster* and he renewed aegulntan-oes here. T- Wright, J. W.Tfcomp-son. Delaney. E. Secrest. C. A. Davis. Ed and John Burton were other men whom some of tho Martinsville .citizens knew.Several from here will take in a par* of the program. The season .tickets are 12.00.CASTORIAFor Infanta and ChildrenIn U»«ForOvnr30Yn«r*Alwagj^beari Signature ofThe party con*litlng of Jamea Clarkson. John Tacket. Jacob Ferguson. and A. J. Bums and wive* returned Sunday evening from northern Indiana Lake*. Tho autos made a remarkable ahowlng. all three making the round trip without a puncture or trouble of any hind. Lart year Mr. Burn# bad Ova blow out* am th. iia« trip north.
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Martinsville Democrat
Martinsville, Indiana, US
Fri, Jul 24, 1914
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