Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-22
HINSDALE, N. H.
Net Receipts Of Fair Between
$500 and $500.
Roman Catholic society's Fair Three
Nights was a Great success-some
OF the Prize Winners.


of the Prize Winners.
The st. Joseph's Catholic society held a
very successful fair and festival of three
evenings last week, closing on Friday
evening. on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings the ladies served a supper in the
so-called 'selectmen's room" on the first
hoor of the building The tables were
kept well filled with guests from to 5
o'clock on both evenings and were con-
stantly replenished with what seemed to
be an ineXhaustible supply of excellent
eatables.
The new hall made fine background
for the booths and tables which were
arranged about the outer edge of the
room. On entering the hall on the west
side visitors were greeted by the Misses
Margaret O'Brien of Keene and Annie
Ling of this village who had charge of a
table where every thing was sold by num-
ber but no blanks were drawn.
The parish booth was decorated with
the national colors, and here Mrs. James
Redding, Miss Anna Welsh and Miss
Mary Fitzgerald had a brisk trade in
useful and fancy articles. A candy table
in a pretty blue and white booth was
presided over by Mrs. f. Berkinshaw.
At the Sodality booth, a dream in green
and white, the Misses Annie White, Kate
Corliss, Ann McCaughern and Belle Del
ply were in charge, and had for sale a
large variety of goods. Mrs. H. Bergeron
was in a booth called st. Ann, where her
many useful articles attracted the pur-
chasers All the booths were well pat
ronized, each having a good sum of
money to turn into the fair treasury at
its close.
a varied entertainment. the main feat
ures of which were the same, was given
on the first two evenings. Every mem
Der met with ready applause Among
the sDecialties were, the "Pantomimic
Star Spangled Banner" by nine young
ladies, under the direction of Miss Rose
Duffy; The Shadow Girl" musical
recitation and dance by Miss Bessie
Mullen; mandolin solos by Titus Hancock
of New York, with piano accompaniment
by Miss Lillian Hancock song by Master
Thomas Raleigh; Joe Bergen in coon
songs" and Jack Mann in a variety OF
speciaities. The farce, "A Temperance
Family" was the leading feature of both
evenings. j. L. Mann as Jededlah
Naples, a Vermont farmer and Miss
Kate Healey, as his wife, Sary Ann, as
was expected, took their parts admira-
bly,, and were ably supported by Miss
Flora NORM as Huldah Maple, H. c.
Holland and Paul II. Mann as "the boys
and w. p. Lyman as cousin Tom, the
uuut pianist. Inc i1lnSudle DIdSS DdHO
furnished music on the two first evenings
A lively business was carried on by the
young women, who with book and pencil
solicited subscriptions for the various
prizes. The twenty prizes tickets
went to the following persons who held
the tickets bearing the lucky numbers
Mrs. Leander Delphy, so in gold; Mrs. l.
Christian. a ton of coal; Miss Lillian
Myers box cigars; Patrick Mann, barre
Of I've II n due H. .
Rev. Father Dewey of Greenville, fancy
chair; c. L. Keyou, clothes wringer
Mrs. Joseph Deyo, IS in gold; NJ. ]. Kel-
ley of Springfield, Mass, writing desk
William VIM of Huntsville. fancy rug
Miss Susie McCaughern, parlor lamp
F. f. Field, suit of clothes: Miss May
Bean, toilet-set; Mrs. F. c. Fairbanks OF
Ashuelot. clock; b. Gonvon, box OF
cigars; William Conway, set of candle
sticks; Miss Georgianna Scott photo
graph album; Mrs. E. F. Kelley, rug
Monroe c. Marble, table cloth. Ticket
No. ia upon which there was no name
drew cash prize of $40, which the holder
can have by presenting ticket Valuable
prizes were drawn at the several booths
and also by the book subscriptions.
Friday evening was devoted to a con
cert by Ieitsingers orchestra, followed
by a dance, for which 120 tickets were
refreshments of ice cream and cake were
provided. The exact amount realized /!
not known, but will surely figure up be
tween 800 and $500, a much larger sun
| than has ever been made in town by
church or other society from any socia
money making scheme.
The fair was generously patronized b!
| the other societies, and guests wer,
present from Greenfield, Turner's Falls
| Millers Falls and Mortified, Brattleboro
Keene. Marlboro, Greenville, Winchester
Harrisville and Ashuelot Rev. d. C
Ling, the pastor. and his people, are t
be congratulated upon the success of thei
undertaking. This is the third fair hell
under the auspices of the Catholic so
| ciety since its existence in Hinsdale Tn
first was &c years ago, in the old "Ameri
| can hail." the second during the incum
.bency of Rev. Father HOLMAN, was hell
| in the vestry of the church, while tn
one just closed was the first local socia
| function to be held in the new town hall
|