Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-28

The band fair in Dubois & Gays hall
last Thursday and Friday evenings received
a generous patronage and Melted the
Green Mountain band the sum OF sil5.
The hall was lined with booths on either
side, artistically drsped and decorated.
Evergreen over white WAS an attractive
setting for the pile OF popcorn that Charles
Goodhart ana Willie Noble were kept busy
heaping up as fast as hungry buyers could
carry II away, and the same adornmept
extended to the booth in which Master
Gilman Gay raked in the coin for the mo-
lasses candy manufactured ON the spot by
Robert Smith.
A dainty booth, whose white drapings
were caught with pink and white chrysan-
themums, held stock OF homemade can
dies, sold by Misses Carrie Manchester,
Lettie Bailey and Esther George. just
beyond, under bunting t@ined canopy,
p. J. blanchard presided over triumph of
culinary art in the form of an imposing
prize cake, of whose beauty and delects BILE
quality he discoursed to the psssers-by
with the yolubility OF French chef.
At the head of the hall on the right stood
red and white booth surmounted by a
hslf-moon that bore the inscription,
Fortunes and Mysteries" Here Miss
Minnie Carpenter drove brisk trade in
five and ten-cent prize packages, and in a
curtain hung recess Miss Winnifred
Mann revealed to anxious inquirers the
secrets of the future when her hand had
been properly crossed with silver.
A tasteful arrangement of green and
white marked one long booth and a tri-
color draping another, in both OF which
WAS large and varied assortment of fancy
and useful articles persuasively recon-
mended to possible buyers by Mrs. A. NJ
Hubbard, Mrs. Ernest Manchester, Mrs
l.. Z. Drew, Mrs. A. b. Gay and Miss
| Hanna Aldrich.
The band proved itself well worth sus-
tanning and body OF musicians OF which
any village might be proud by the excel
lent concerts 1t gave under the leadership
Of f. f. Wyman. Thursday evening, w
| Il. stark varied the instrumental program
| by his inimitable style of singing, and
Friday evening there was banjo solo by
Mr.. Stark and duet, cornet and from
| bone, by Glenn Bailey and Frederick
| Dumas.
One hundred twenty-five admission
tickets were sold the first night, but the
number was nearly trebled the second
night, SO that the door receipts amounted
to $500. The ladies at the fancy tables
took in 1850 and then the remainder oil
the articles were sold at auction. Mys-
terry packages and fortunes amounted to
S1625, homemade candy to $40, molasses
candy to S7.23 and popcorn to 1913. The
total receipts OF the fair were S19l.4.
DR.. 8. N. Gould held the door check,
No. Has, that drew the handsome prize
couch; Miss Stella Watson was voted the
most popular lady and awarded the Parker
fountain pen; Irene Rumrill carried off the
honors as the most popular baby under
five years, thereby winning the privileges
Of a dozen cabinet photographs at ihe
Smith studio; Mrs. c. IL. ingalls, drew the
teaset and folding table; Mrs. Hattie Lam
| son, clock; Fred Amsden, barrel OF
-four; Harry Tilson, the prize cake; F. E
Wyman, rocker; John Fenton, maya
zine stand; Robert Bruce, a nickel watch
John Emery, a briarwood pipe.
DR.. g. W. Scott and f. r. Whitelaw both
guessed exactly the length OF piece Of
rope, IL feet and four inches, coiled in
fruit jar, but the doctor waived his claim
in the prize OF ladies' watch, which then
went to Mr.. Whitelaw.