The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-11
YE COLONIAL DANES
GIVING A FAIR
Large Attendance on Opening Night al
Uniyersalist Vestry- Many
Things to Interest.

A considerable number Of the maids
and matfous Of Colonial days. including a
trio Of maldens from the famous Mohawk
tribe 0f Indians, have returned TO earth
for brief period and are stopping al the
Universalist church Yestry this week while
the Ladies Union Is holding It's annual
fair. in their quaint costumes and head.
dress they add much to the attractiveness
OF what Is very charming scene, and
their ways are SO Inviting they received a
liberal patronage from visitors who we're
there in large numbers last evening, the
opening one Of the fair
The yestry Is arranged with the booths
about three sides Of it, supper tables next
10 the kitchen, and platform and seats
Tor the entertainment next TO this A
baked bean supper was served last even
Ing and later short musical programme
was rendered, consisting Of a selection By
Quartette. vocal duet by Misses Lyon
and Stearns, a reading, aSalIy AIMS Ex-
periences by Miss Blake song by VIM.
Sheriffs and solo by Miss Lyon.
The booths are arranged to represent
different states and each has some charac
tegistie that is sure to interest Beginning
at tpe left as one enters the first is Vir-
ginia, presided over by Mrs f. L. Smith
as Martha Washington and George
L. Bates as the immortal George. The ar
ticles offered by them consist OF choice
selection Of standard and popular books,
calendars and mirrors.
The next booth represents fair Mary
land, where hand painted china, the work
Of Miss smith Of the Seminary, Is offered
By Mrs. d. @. Roben, Mrs. II. A, Gould
and Mrs. ] II Smith
Ia the corner Ii an Indian tent, presided
over BY three Indian maidens Of the Mo-
howk tribe Of New York, which state the
booth represents. In the persons OF Mrs.
g + Camp, Mrs G. W. Steele and Mrs
A. q. FAY Fancy articles in great yari-
ETY. are offered.
Connecticut, the wooden nutmeg state,
which comes next. has booth where ar
ticles ia burnt wo0d-the work Of Mrs.
Clark household articles and nntmegs-
not the wooden variety-are offered for
sale. Miss Lang and Mrs. r. @. Eaton
are in charge
New Jersey, the state Of sugar reaner-
les, Il creditably and appropriately repres-
ented by the candy booth, in charge OF
Mrs Il WE Jackson, Mrs George E. Me-
FarlaHd Mrs h. AL Eastman, Miss
Blanche Bradford and Miss Bessie
ThWing. dressed as Dutch maids. All
kinds Of home made candles are offered
New Hampshire occupies the corner Of
the large vestry with a curiosity shop,
where articles of bygone days are on ex-
hibition. It IA well worth a visit and is
in charge Of Edward &. Mitchell and Ad-
olph Lane
Pennsylvania, with her demure Quaker
maids. next offers pretty aprons, ,ehildren's
dresses, etc. to the ready purchaser Mrs.
$. d Allen and Mrs. Mason Paige are 10
charge
Rhode Island Little Rhody-h has
small booth III keeping with lis size, at
which are offered and 10 cent articles
Miss Skeeis IL ID charge, assisted BIZ
Misses Calef and Dickinson.
Ge0fgia--yes sab 6e0rgia--is here with
the others, with It's piekaninnies, etcIMrs
Y. N. Benedict is In charge, Mrs Warren
Richardson Is Aunt Dinah and Nathan
Benedict her pickaninny. Southern dele
cacies are offered Miss Parmenter Of
Montpelier. palmist is also located in this
booth and yonr fortune is ID for a trifls.
Massachusetts, with its Puritan maid
ems, has booth fitted up 10 Colonial
style, fire place. spinning wheel, candle
sticks, etc, where you can get cup of
tea, or q pound. Preserved fruits, and
other domestic articles are also offered
here, Miss Lena Moorcroft, Mrs. @. N.
Kenyon. bgrs, b Fl Wells and Mrs. Will
stowe are il charge
Last, but not least, il Delaware, whore
potted plants, cut flowers, and lemonade
are offered Mrs. I'll M. Williams has
charge Of the plants and Miss Jeanette
Of the lemonade. Anyone bringing plants
for this booth Is requested to bring them
tonight
This evening miscellaneous programme
win be given BY the sunday school chill
dren under the direction Of Mrs e. NJ. +.
Button.
A ten cent supper will be served early
in the evening. The menu will be cold
roast pork, cold ham, baked potatoes, cab
bage salad. hot rolls. cake and coffee.