The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-03
Base Ball Association HAS
the Goods" Sure Enough
SUCCESS IS PROMISED
Hale's Pavilion VIII Be Scene Of Gay
ETY. All This Week, With New Pro-
gram Every Evening The
Arrangement.

The Barre Montpelier baseball asso-
citation in the four years Of its existence
has proved itself an organization worthy
o. the name and capable Of getting up
team OF ball tossers of the gilt-edge
variety This organization has again
proved its metal BY getting up one Of
the best fairs ever seen in Barre, the
object Of the fair being to raise funds
to pay up the honest debts incurred by
last years disastrous season financially.
The fair opened Saturday evening in
the pavilion and despite the heavy snow
storm there was an attendance of over
200 people which was most gratif ying
to the association and augurs well for
the complete success of the venture.
To see the booths alone is more than
worth a trip to the hall. The design
and decorations Of the booths are the
prettiest and most elaborate of anything
before seen at fairs in this city and were
highly commended and admired by every
one in the hall Saturday evening. The
sides Of the hall.
On one side there are three booths
and the frame work il built to include
the three, the different booths being de-
signated by white posts which support
the top and front part OF the booth. The
color scheme Of the decorations is green
and white, across the top, national bunt
ing is prettily draped.
The three booths here are the candy
booth IN charge Of Mrs. j. B. Kelley and
Mrs. o. N. Granger, tine punch booth in
charge Of Miss Nellie Brown and the
fancy work booth in charge OF Mrs. w.
NJ. Holden and Mrs. A. T. Campbell On
the opposite side are two booths, one
for aprons and fancy articles and the
other contains a fish pond which Is su-
perintendel by james r. Coutts. In
the corner at the rear end OF the hall IL
large enclosed booth where Mascotts s
famous ice cream Is sold By Mr.. Mas
cott, himself. Beside tnis booth il d pop
corn stand conducted BY J II. Callahan.
The entire arrangement and decora
tions Of the booths was done BY w. @.
Hansen, James Robertson and Charles
c. Kenyon
In the corner next 10 the ticket Office
AZ game Of kicking the basket ball
through i hole in the board This game
il ably managed BY Harry Gordon and
Peter Brown, A pair of shoes worth
four dollars is given at the end Of the
week for the best score made.
After a very enjoyable musical en-
consisting of songs, duets
and choruses given BY 10 young girls
Of the Daughters OF American Wood
craft, City Clerk James Macl1ay official
~ opened the fair congratulating the
committee of the association On ~ tlge
offithe arrangements and
the best .of success. Tna
Daughters of American Woodcraft then
gave their new novelty drill which Is
entitled play Ball" and was arranged
by Arthur Gravlin. In the drill the
young girls spell out the words play
ball and they went through the forma-
tions in an excellent manner
At the conclusion Of the drill the floor
was cleared for dancing until midnight,
music being furnished By Gilbertson's or
qhestra of five pieces. The entertaiu-
ment this evening win be furnished by
The Ebony minstrels who made a great
hit at the Catholic fair this winter and
drew out the largest crowd Of any nights
of the fair. They advertise TO Ne abig-
ger, better and buster than eyer,s to-
night.