The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-02-21
MNeW Hampshire
HINSDALE.
Annual Fair Of univsna,isi Parish
Amounted 10 That

known. Annually al the time ~ thls
festival many III the former residents anu
friends from nearby towns return 10 70.
new old aeanainlanesss and thls essh'
has hreome q real old Home week ALTAR
Guests were present itum iiosloh' spihs'
nelI North Adams, Minehcndon,. Milleis
Tail. aud Norhheld, Mass, Hartford
Norwich aud Willimantie, Conn, hfa.tle'
bono. Springfield and South Vernon, w,
Plymouth. Iillon, keene, Chcsterheld,
snoIlori. Wesimoreland, Winchester anu
Asbnelot. \. H., New Salem, \, T., Mar
blehill, Ga, and Chicago, ILL.,
tipon entering the hall Il was scrn ihai
the festival this year had taken the ioiin
oI valentine ieie. Hearts, shpids'
wands aud darts were everywhere 20 vN,'
denee; red and white being the ohly .o,,
ors used. Suspended from the sehsss
chandelier Was the triumphant oaliu WIZ
tr,,mDet ia hand, mounted upon The hvaIt
h. mi eaplnrd. The front Of the bal
.ony Was iestooned with nd and white,
interpcrscd with hearts, cuplds ana
heart wands. The booths were All aceo'
rnted IN white with myfiads 81 ned heatts
and were more elaborate aud attractive
than ever beior. At the right the ice
cream booth was Ia charge OF Messis'
ISlJen. Temple, Goss. Weeks, assisted 10y
Mis- Goss. Next came the lemonade SER,
ed by Rev. j, X. Meakleys class assisted
by Messrs. smith and Leonard. The How
or booth was dazzling reminder ui su"
mer and was presided over 10y Misso,
Slate. Proctor aud Richmond ioil"n vi,
by the popcorn looked alter by MT ~
den's class, On the left in order. came Tue
ssac, articles department presided over
Inv Nrs. Temple, Mrs. Richards, NIT
snow and Miss Snow: the chlldren.s Ia
yorite booth known as Your heart ne'
s;r," with Mrs. John Davenport ana Miss
scott. ihe domestic booth with Airs ret'
son Mrs. LangwoIthy, Mrs. Weeks, NIT
Stafford and Mrs. Worden; aud last: the
nseiul corner grocery with Misses Todd
Doolittle, Stratton and filden. i,
The whole effect was most artistic anu
bewildering and showed much sklii, iine
and work on the part Of the eoihih,''I,e
in charge consisting OF Mrs Leonaiu, o.
nj. Lamb, Miss Owen, Mrs. T. 4. NM
don. Mrs. c. d. Fay, Mrs. Temple ana f.
s. Leonard. a. rh,,saavl
sumner was served by the women and over
on people partook OF the chicken PIE,
the second evening the men served not
6sh simmer and nearly 200 did ample JUS
lice 10 the skill of the male chefs.
n would not be possible TO oyer'praise
the work OF the lIinsdale players Thursday
evening in the four.act drama, a Debt OIL
Honor, with cast as follows;
General Mark Lester, hero Of the cuban
Ton Years War, Paul ii. Mann
Pedro Mendez, his half brother,
James Snow
Dr Garcia. surgeon of the Madeleine,
John Goodhue
Harry Holland
Robert Glenn, a Wall street banker,
Gregory Grimes, Testers private se e, e,
Ebenezer. Glenn's butler, John h. Mann
Olive, Glenn's daughter, :,
Miss A. NJ. Barrows
Sally, Glenn's daughter,
Mrs. X. NJ. Langworthy
Maria, wife of Pedro, Miss Clara Stearhs
The drama itself is an especially strong
one and ordinarily beyond the range oil
most amateurs. The work OF the Inns
dale PLAYERS, always meritorious, far ex-
ceeded anything previously done and was
carried through with a power, smoothness
and finish that cannot be rlvaled TINS sac
of the high-class professional stage. rev
towns can produce so many amateur ac'
tors of ability and the cast was very even.
ly balanced and the acting OF each ana
all was excellent.
The entertainment Friday evening was
under direction of Mrs. p. +. Amldon ana
Mrs. Leonard and was called The Magic
Valentine, an Artists Dream, and was
especially appropriate for this particular
fair. The cast was as folows
Artist, Paul Mann
D.; Mo;J Miss Stacy
Lady of the Period, MISS Dexter
Lady of the Ballroom, Miss Strattoh
The Nun, Miss Mexican
Golf Girl Miss Person
Maid of Romance, Mrs. snow
Housemaid, Mrs. LangWorthy
Brunette, MIS-, Douge
Aesthetic Maid, Miss Doolittle
Quakeress, MISS flsher
Student. Miss Temple
Reautv Miss Burroughs
The work of Paul ii. Mann as the artist
deserves especial mention, his facial eX-
preston and pantomimic work being capl-
tai. :.
The festival closed with dance which
was participated in by larger number
than ever before. An attendance OF over
800 for the two nights makes record
and the receipts were larger than any pre-
eral hundred dollars
Miss Irene Sheridan of Ashuelot visited
in town Friday.
Chauncey d. Farr of Brightwood, Mass,
has been in town.
Mrs. Stelletta Davis is visiting her son
in Mortified, Mass.
M. S. Leach has returned from bust
ness trip to Boston.
Miss Elizabeth Flaherty is recovering
from few days illness.
Miss Graves is spending the week with
her parents in Greenfield.
Hebert Fisher spent Sunday with his
sister in Thompsonville, Conn.,
John Raleigh and Charles Lynch visited
in Harrisville, N. H., Tuesday.
Miss Mabel Coombs of Guilford, w.,
has been visiting here in town.
Mahlon Knapp of Springfield, Mass,
spent Sunday at his home here.
Mr.. Buffum of Winchester. N. H., Wis
tied friends in town Wednesday.
Miss Eva Robertson visited Miss Lucy
Jennings in Winchester Monday.
Miss Lucy Jennings of Winchester Wis
tied friends here in town Saturday.
William Howe of Chicago is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Howe.
Mrs. Harry Jeffords Of Plymouth, N.
H., is visiting Mrs. Helen Jeffords
Miss Susan Gallop of Norwich, Conn,
has been visiting Miss Eva Robertson.
Mr.. Hobby of Greenwich, N. r., was
a guest at o. G. Robertson's recently.
Miss Lena Evans of Brattleboro, IS
spending few days at Albert Ballous.
Miss Nellie Insley Of Jamaica Plain,
Mass. is visiting Miss Grace B. Roberts
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ralph Woods Of Ash
uelot visited at O. G. Robertson's Friday.