Dickens Scholar Actor Battis Starred At Chautauqua
ILLIAM STERLING BATTIS once acted as Little Rip with Joe Jefferson and later devoted years to studying Polish literature and Dickens. He taught and interpreted Dickens works, presenting vivid roles in full costume during the Chautauqua’s third night, thrilling audiences with his dramatic slave craft and character handling.
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Illiam Sterling Battis
Little Rip
Joe Jefferson
Mr. Hattis
Charles Dickens
Mr. Battis
Dickens
Honry Clay
Battis
Memorial Day and Civil War Vets Honor in Darlington
The Darlington community honors Memorial Day with veterans' ceremonies dating from 1886 led by R. C. Rise Post No. 437 and later by Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. The observance includes parades, grave decorations across multiple cemeteries, and a 1899 flag presentation inspiring ongoing patriotic duties. The text recalls soldiers from 1841 to 1865 and notes the post's shift to the Ladies circle.
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Darlington
Dr. Naylor
Mary Tatt
Lydia Hollingsworth
John A Logan
Grand Army
Republc
Germany
Logan
Comrads
R. C. Rise Post No
Department of Indiana
Indiana
Hunstanle
E. P. McClaskey
Joseph Corns
Samuel S. Martin
William Simmons
William C. Hubbard
A. W. Booker
Noah Flaningam
J. A. Berryman
Stars and Stripes
Kirkpatrick Grove
A. R. Peterson
Darlingston
Grove
Piriouz
Charlie Adair
J. A. Mount
Dartington
Greenlawn
Luthern
Salem
Hurd
Shanon- Gale
Rice
Peterson
Darington
Presbyterian Church
Ina Bowers
J.A. Gerryman
Logal Circle
Grand Army of the Republic
Maogse
Totus
Sai
S- Martin
Chick feed and Chicken chowder go to T. M. Campbell
A note directs readers to T. M. Campbell for information on chick feed and chicken chowder.
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T. M. Campbell
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Home
Mrs. Sti
Recprc
Brainard & Butler
Automobile Delivery Service
J. Mote
Darlington Gneat YS
Pooue
William Sterling Battis
the Herald
C. A. Marshall
Fort Sumpter
Abraham Lincoln
Branard & Butler Home Undertakers
N. A. Booker & G
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PETT
John KR. Rettinger
Dr. L. M. Beaven
A.A. Williamson
Ben-Hur
Crawfordsville
R. R. Pollom
Residence Lands
Office East Mainst
Darlington, Ind
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