Library of Congress · resource:sn78000873/1901-11-28/ed-1:page:6
Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 28, 1901
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60 YEARS OF DANCING prof J C Whitten is Light on Hie Feet at 80 Boston Sunday Globe In the northern part of the city of Belfast Me there lives a pleasing character in the person of Prof Jere miah C Whitten well known through the State as a dancing master and ex pert violinist and even at an advanced age the envy of all the country lads around as well as his city contempora ries Young at the age of nearly 80 years is Prof Whitten wiio is yet in the dizzy whirl of fashionable dances and still skilfully handles his violin in a manner which produces those rich tones of music known to the musician The subject of this sketch was born in Freedom Me the son of a farmer and mechanic and in that town his early days were passed At the age of 18 years after having taken a thorough course of study in Freedom academy he left home to teach school following that occupation several years From nis mother be inherited rich musical gifts and under her direction he began a study of music taking his first lesson on the violin from her the mother
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maine state library. 1901-11-28. Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 28, 1901. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn78000873/1901-11-28/ed-1/?sp=6
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