The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-01
INTERESTING FEATURES
At Methodist Ladies' Sale,-Supper
Served Last Night-Program Tonight.

The ladies and pastors union of the
Hedding Methodist church held their an
nual chicken pie supper and sale in tho
church parlors last evening when about
800 people were seated around the ia
ble from the beginning OF the supper
hour TO the close, it proving to be one
of the most successful ever held at the
church The young ladies OF the church
acted as mattresses. A substantial menu
of chieken.pie, mashed potatoes, vege-
tables and dessert were in order, every
one at the table seeming to enjoy the
repast The dining room was trimmed
with a color scheme of red and white.
While the supper was in progress. the
ladies at several booths in the upstairs
parlors were doing rushing business in
disposing OF their wares, the booths en-
circling the parlor and running into two
of the ante-rooms in the west side of
the church. The room with the booths
was very prettily decorated, showing a
great deal of work by the women of the
church making preparations for the at
fair. There is a color scheme OF green,
white, orange and blue, the center of the
room having streamers OF crepe paper
reaching from the top of the room to all
corners, and the corner booths each be-
ing trimmed with colors that harmonizo
very nicely with the streamers that run
to each corner.
To- night instead of the chicken pie
supper, there will be a concert program
with several people taking part in the
evenings entertainment along with the
l. -, 1a,., s.h
will be readings, music and solos tor
amusement and complete change from
last night. There are booths of nearly
every description, doll booths, crochet
bouths, Christmas carol, fancy work,
candy wares, flowers, infant booth, food
and vegetable counters and booths de-
voted to weavers articles, aprons and ice
'ream. The corner booths were attended
BY Miss Coralinn Sowden and Eileen
Parks, who were selling dolls and dolls
lesset; the rose bloom, a flower booth I
attended by Mrs. G, L. Bugbee, and snow
pound, very prettily decorated booth, I
where ice cream was served was attended 4
1y Mrs Emery Newhall, Mrs. Ernest /
Ionston and Miss Grace Newhall Other
booths were attended by Mrs. i. ID. Mar
in, who had a nice assortment OF croch-
It articles; fancy work booth in charge
# Mrs Raymond Waterman; infant
wear attended by Mrs. Fred Cults; the
Christmas carol table by Miss Alice
'arnham: the food and vegetable coun-
ers by Mrs. Eugene Glysson and Mrs.
red Beckley, and the apron and weaver
tands managed by Mrs. Earl Batchel- J
er and Mrs Thomas Cave.
Perhaps one of the most interesting |
eatures of the fairs entertainment is
he old fashioned bed room in charge of
lrs. /. B. Dodge in one of the alcoves
f the church parlor. For anyone who Is
t all interested in old furniture and an
ques in general. this room is surely '
ell. worth inspecting. The room is
tanned in 4 way to appear like colo q
ial bed room with a bed that has been e
anded down through at least five gener |
tions, with spread and quilts that '
ere made over 100 years ago. AT the 5
cad of the bed, there are two old type
ctures with spruce acorns glued in a
anne for the pictures A llax-Wheel and z
AK is another item of interest, the a
heel being one used by Mrs. Dodge's o
over l25 years ago, while o
doll and dolls chair dates back to ?
,out the same time The most ancient t
all the antiques is a foot stove that /
as bought over l50 years ago, with Il
ree carpet bags that were in vogue ?
ng ago Several other articles OF as e
eat an interest are in the collection. q
the accumulation of these articles
antiquity is an old program OF a com z
unity donation While this may not b
quite as ancient as some of the 9th al
things displayed, nevertheless it dates "a
ck to 1860 and might be Of interest to q
any of the older people who may re- e,
amber the occasion. The event was to OF
We the members OF the church assem- 81
E for q social time, and To hold the g
donation to Rev 1. ]. Rob
IS and wife, Mr.. Roberts being the pas q
r OF the church. Tire paper shows pi
ont IS people on the committees. there M
ing one for the social and one'for the fo
nation. vt
W. II. Stubbes. a travelling representa- pi
e for the Mergenthaler Linotype Co 's'
5 a business visitor in Barre TODAY. m