The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-25
Annual Good Time Opened
Yesterday Afternoon.
VERY LARGE ATTENDANCE
Local Talent Gave a Delightful Little
Play, Entitled AT Retreat Last
Evening Special Programmes
Each Evening.

The annual Sc. Monica's fair opened
il Hale's Pavilion yesterday afternoon
and evening, and from the point Of en.
tertaiament and large attendance II
promises to be one Of the best fairs the
church has ever held In the afternoon
from one until three an excellent Thanks.
giving dinner was served To about 259
people.
On account Of the hall being used
for the dinner no work was done on
the booths until after four o'clock Con
sequently all Of the booths were not
finished last evening, but those which
were ready were very pretty. The doll
booth will be il charge Of Mrs j. f.
AfeSweeney, Mrs. Joseph Iayelle and
Miss Grace AIeSorley Candy booth in
charge Of Miss Nellie Sadlier and Mrs
lA. @. Moore; fancy article booth, Mrs
George Hoyt; Mrs. Bert Humphry, Mrs
1T. Fl, Barry, Mrs. II J. Rogers; refresh
ment booth, Mrs. Ellen C Moore; ice
cream booth, Mrs. d. Murphy, Mrs. fl
sy. Rutledge, Miss Theresa Scott, Miss
Mary Owens, Miss Lizzie MeTurk; ilow
er booth, Mrs. Annie Carroll, and Mrs
ps Noonan; lemonade booth, Miss Agnes
Higgins, Miss Mary Kingston, Miss Vic
toria Ely.
There are twentyfour valuable and
useful prizes To be drawn. Among them
are q combination book case and writing
desk, handsmoe couch, ton Of coal, bar
lreM Of flower, five dollar silk umbrella,
$40 in gold, and fancy sofa pillows.
An unusual amount Of work has been
put into the entertainment part of the
fair this year and each evening q short
play viii be given, making the best Of
Entertainment for the people.
last evening the hall was packed full
to see the first play, entitled, "At Re
treat" which IL Il touching incident At
1.-THE close 81 the Civil War Philip, son
of Col. Barlow, Of the Southern army,
has Joined the Northern army and il
ldisowned by his enraged father. The
play II d scene where d Union soldier
has been captured al d spy and is or
ldered by Col. Barlow To be shot at re-
treat. The spy is known by Dorothy
1.-THE CoIonel's niece, to be Philip. She
lpieads III vain with the Colonel to save
his son. Dorothy, as last resort makes
lit possible for Philip 70 escape, but be
returns To his home and Is captured. Al
Ihe Il about to be led away to death Col
harlow receives notice that tho swaI
lis over, and his son il saved to Dorothy
The principal parts were finely taken
lby r. II. Brown AZ Col Barlow, Wm
lF. McTurl al Philip, and Miss Heller
Brown as Dorothy. The remaining part
lwere take nby Miss Margaret Reade q
Mrs. wainwright: William Mnnahan i
Henrietta; William Scott as Corpora
Youst, ana william MeTurk rs Pom
pey.
Al the close Of the play dancing wa
enjoyed By d large number, music beinl
FURNISHED BY e4ilbertson's orchestra o
, i've pieces. The dancing il m charge 9
la. O. Moore Dr. ]. II. McSweeney
James +. Higgins, and 4. A. Mitchell
This evening the capital farce, "Ney
Brooms Sweep Glenn" will 10 presente'
and there Ii sure to be exeitment al %,
time. The parts are as follows: Noal
Testy, John Nelson; Fred--his nephew
lH. Miles; Jacob seryan, F. Bressaw
T,ewis--coachman Joe Nelson; Tim Re
! gan valet, M. Scott; Jim Jimeiong
Ed. Scott.