Word: edgworth
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Busy warns the Littlewits to beware of the "heathen," and all enter Ursula's booth to partake of pig. Justice Overdo enters, still preserving his incognito, and the extravagant Cokes begins to buy up all the toys and ginger-bread at the fair. He has his purse cut by Edgworth while Nightingale creates a diversion by ballad singing, and Justice Overdo, suspected of the theft, is given into custody. The Puritanical Busy then tries to seize Leatherhead's toys on the ground that they are "idols" which must be "torn down," and is arrested for his pains...
Induction, C. B. Wetherell '08John Littlewit, T. Eaton '08Zeal-of-the-Land Busy, J. C. Bills, Jr., '09Winwife, F. Izard '08Tom Quarlous, O. L. M. H. Lyding '09Bartholomew Cokes, F. A. Wilmot '10Humphrey Waspe, H. R. Shipherd '08Adam Overdo, C. B. Wetherell '08Lanthorn Leatherhead, J. A. Eccles '10Ezekiel Edgworth, L. R. Martineau, Jr., '09Nightingale, R. M. Middlemass '09Mooncalf, C. W. Burton '08Dan Jordan Knockem, A. W. Sampson '09Val Cutting, G. A. McKay '08Trouble-All, R. H. Smith '10Haggise, C. W. Burton '08Bristle, F. S. Howe '08Filcher, C. E. Hale '10Sharkwell, J. W. Baker '08Northern, C. E. Hale '10Puppy...
...plot, and the action centres around the four principal characters: Littlewit, a proctor; Busy, a Puritan; Cokes, an esquire of Harrow; and Overdo, a justice of the peace. The scene is laid at Bartholemew Fair, where the characters have gone for recreation. Cokes is buying toys and ballads, when Edgworth slips up and picks his pocket. Justice Overdo, who is present in disguise, is accused and placed in the stocks. Then the Puritan Busy enters, and, filled with fanatical zeal, tries to destroy the gaily-colored booths. He is also put in the stocks, where he is jointed presently...
John Little wit, T. Eaton '08Zeal-of-the-Land Busy, J. C. Bills '09Winwife F. Izard 08Tom Quarlous, O. M. Lyding '09Humphrey Waspe, H. R. Shipherd '08Bartholemew cokes, F. A. Wilmot '10Adam Overdo, C. B. Wethere 08Lanthorn Leatherhead, J. A. Eccles '01Ezekiel Edgworth, L. R. Martineau '09Nightingale, C. C. Rausch 09Mooncalf, C. W. Burton 08Dan Jordan Knockem, A. W. Sampson '09Val Cutting, G. A. McKay '08Trouble all, R. H. Smith '01Bristle, C. w. Burton '08Haggise, F. S. Howe '08Pocher, J. W. Baker '08Mrs. Littlewit, L. B. Packard '09Dame Overdo, L. F. Black '09Dame Purecraft, N. B. Cole '09Grace Wehborn...
...unable to make more than three goals against a team it defeated two weeks ago by the score of 10 to 1. The line-up was: Goodridge, goal; Russell, point; Vanderpool, coverpoint; Beardsell, Laverack, Hoxie, Hardy, forwards. M. I. T.--Speer, goal; Baldwin, point; Chase, coverpoint; Berr, Walworth, Smith, Edgworth, forwards...