Putnam patriot., 1911-12-15
ASHFORD

No, winter isn't over.
 Robins and blue birds still here but the frost king will have something to say between now and April "in all probability
 The Mems club of the Congregational church introduced the Magician at the chapel last Wednesday evening. Tick cts 25 cents for adults and cents for children. X good crowd attended the affair and were well pleased with the performer.
 Mrs. William Ross, Mrs. Charles Deans and the Misses Bieknell will en- certain the Ladies Aid society of the Congregational church at the chapel next Wednesday afternoon. There will be on sale a number of fancy and domestic articles which remained from the fair which the ladies held some time ago.
 citizen made the remark last Tues day that a year ago was the coldest day last winter. Certainly there is some excuse for discussing the weather after such days as we have had for the past week. Some farmers have taken ad :. vantage of il to do late fall blowing.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Methodist Episcopal church conduct ed sale and supper in the vestry of the church Friday evening, Dee. sth. The supper consisted of chicken pie, mashed potatoes, mashed turnip, bread and butter, crullers, cake and coffee, and about l25 people were served at the tables. After the supper was serv- ed the sale began. There was fine assortment of fancy and domestic arti- cles on sale. At the fancy work table Miss Pansy Neff and Miss Grace Law ton presided. At the domestic table were Mrs. May Ethredge and her sis ter, Mrs. Frank Dickey of Providence, and Mrs. Nellie Williams at the candy table. The sale was followed by the rendering of fine program, as follows: Selection, quartet, Mrs. Eva Proulx,
 Union, soprano; Mrs. Fred How
 ard, North Ashford, alto; Edwin
 Higgins, Union, tenor; Fred How
 ard, North Ashford, bass
 Vocal solo, Miss Olive Higgins, North
 Ashford
 Recitation, "Anyone will do,
 Minnie Jones Selection Quartet Reading, "Mirandy on friends and
 enemies, Miss Alice Carpenter Violin solo, Rev. J. k. Miller, West
 Thompson
 Vocal solo Miss Grace Lawton Selection Quartet Vocal colo Miss Higgins
 Each number on the program was very pleasing and all were heartily ap- plauded by the audience. The quartet was well balanced and made harmony. The solos were well rendered and Miss reading was exceptional She has succeeded in interpreting, true to life, the southern negro character as well as the typical Yankee character in her readings. Her selections were wisely chosen and the characters well Her characterization of 'i iMirandy on friends and enemiesp drew much applause from the audi ence. It was estim ated that about 175 people attended the fair and supper and all were well pleased. The finan- cial results were as follows: Candy counter, s3.57: fancy and domestic ar- ticles, S34.46; supper, s26.9l; total, s64.94. There was profit of s6o. The Ladies' Aid society have raised since Feb. 9, 1911, S271 S3 which has been applied partly to the mortgage on the parsonage, some on repairs to church and parsonage and some to current ex- penses. Much credit is due to the members of the society, who, under the able leadership of Mrs. Ida Con verse, have accomplished such splen- did result. The very gratifying results of the fair make a fitting climax to their work in 1911.