Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-01-25
The Village Improvement Society Fair

The Village Improvement soeiet Y
fair IL nOwsgoing on at the yestry of
the Congregational church. The effect
on entering as very PLEASING and at
,traotMe. A row of abooths, prettda Y
decorated extended around three sides
of the large vestry. Besides these
booths there were tables loaded with
their dainty burdens. These booths
and tables were served by con1Rnl tees
whose gracious manner and expert
Judgment gbady aided their patrons
The first booth on eRtsring the vestrV
was the apron booth presided over by
Mrs. Mossman and Mss. Mcclellan.
There was a large Display of these
nsable articles, but they rapidly van
ished in the opening h0nrs' of the fair.
There was booth that awas. said to be
the irummage booth fuat twas hard
to believe it $50 excela$snt were the
goods fer sale, and SO gracious and
pleasing were the nammittee in
charge, Mrs Royston, Mrs. Graves
and Mrs. E. w. Barron The 2dver-
tlSsng aEd sample booth wyas very in
teresting, Many firms had either
given goads OF had Sold them at
greatly reduced rates, SO there were
many good bargains here. 1T deserves
men6ion that when the Worcester
Salt company ceuld not send samples
of ssllt, for llackaof time. tfley did send
a rileck fof five dollars This boss h
was well 2atranlzed. And it was
efficiently served by Mrs. Hartwell,
Mrs. Stannard, and Mrs Gaskill- In
connection with tthe Advertising booth
was a refreshmsnt table served by
Mrs ffl,sbury. Here conM ,be had a
l. h., n
and Dioe crackers dor five Giants. The
fancy work were Mrs. Winsaaaw, Mrs.
! We're things tasty and practical. and
"a good sale was the result. Every
Sbody seemed to know where the candy
iabooth wass and we loaded lit was
with maay varieties of hone made
No committee could be pleasahter to
baeth committee. Mrs. A. T. 5aswell,
Mas. Mary E. Free1nan and MIS-. G.
G. Lang. A table of dainty &alen-
tin4s was very attractive and the la
dies in charge were Miss Ellis and
Miss Seaver. The cable of cut
flowers was xery beautiful, and Mrs.
N. nc. Hubbard and Mrs w. M. Wright
waited upon customers here. In IAN
adjoiSing room was vegetable table
where the best things of farm and gar
den were sold at good bargains by Mrs.
Reirden and Mrs. Gorhsm. The booth
of canned goods had for its committee
Mrs. Fsank Lang, Mrs. Ckas. Buswe,l
and Miss Cobb. There was good
displays and plenty of Gusts mers.
The food sale table was efficiently
cared for by Mrs. Miles. Mre. Viola
Jenness and Mrs. Barrows. On Tues
day evening there was a vaey pleas.
ant free entertainment given. Miss
Glen Robinson of st. Jonnsiury rem
dered music on the violin and piano,
Miss Biek ford and Mr. Perley each
sang a SOLO and F. w. Baldwin read a
French dialect selection.
We are hot able to give the money
results Of ahe fair in this issue as we
&c to press before it closes. It de-
serves SUCCESS and we are sare IL will
ghave it. Tie entire proceeds wlal go
toward the park in process of CON
Struction. and when the park is
completed it Will add very much to
the beauty Of a village that is already
beautiful TAe fair wilt continae
through Wednesday and close Wed
nesday evening with free entertaiR,.
msnt.