Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-11-24

Mrs. G. NJ. POWERS, Cor.
Method7st Church Fair

Metnoo1St air
The Annual Fair of the Meth
odist church, which was held
last Friday was a success i'll
every way. The fancy work
table, in charge of Mrs E A
Gray, Mrs F F Smith and Mrs
S C Harding, was very dainty,
in yellow and white crepe pa
per, with flights of bluebirds
alighting all among the yellow
and white. There were many
beautiful articles sold. The
candy table in charge Of Mrs
F j Lillicrap, Mrs G M Powers
and Miss Pearl Lunnie, was Gee
Grated in japanese style, with
paper parasols, lanterns and
cherry blossoms, making a u
nique and attractive booth. The
apron table was in charge of
Mrs Geo Howard and Mrs C A
Noyes. A corner of the hall
was curtained off with dainty
dlaperies, like a easement vim
dow, and the aprons, in great
variety, Were displayed beneath
The mystery booth, in olive
green and yellow, was a most
popular corner, in charge Of
Mrs T E Wheaton, Mary Reed
and Maggie Wilson. The chill
dren kept them busy till the
last mystery" was disposed Of
The ice-cream booth in charge
Of Mrs O w Baker, and Mrs G
Smith, was suggestive of the
wares for Subdivisions pink and
white! in bellows and stream
crs. This, too, was a popular
booth.
The food table occupied one
corner and attracted many Wis
itors with it's fine looking vege-
tables and canned goods. 1t
was in charge of Mr. Philip
Woodbury., Mrs Rock and Mrs
Elmer Reed.
The Rummage Room in
charge of Mrs Charles Howard
Mrs Allen Hodgdon and Mrs
Rock, attracted many buyers,
who were looking for good pro-
ftable bargains. Many pract-
ical and useful things were
disposed of. A large crowd
enjoyed the bountiful chicken
pie supper, and kept the ladies
in charge busy. They were
Mrs Dewey Smith, Mrs John
Ralston, Mrs Wallace Richards
Mrs Robert Hull and Mrs Willis
Bradshaw. The menu consisted
o. chicken pie, mashed pota-
toes, squash, celery, cranberry
sauce, cabbage salad, rolls,
lemon pie, squash pie, coffee,
The returns from all the tab
les are not in yet, but in these
columns next week, land bid fair
to exceed those Of past year.
Among those at the fair from
out Of town were Mrs w D
Blodgett, Mrs Volney Blodgctt
Mr. and Mrs G A Sunberg of
St Johnsbury, Mr. and Mrs Laid
and Miss Hemingway Of Water
ford.
Rev Geo Smith went to Gran
by Monday to conduct the fun
eral service of Mrs O NJ Hodg-
don.
Mrs Charles May was called
to Massachusetts last week to
attend the funeral Of her moth
er. 'r', , - ~ ~
Miss Eleanor Wheaton has
! gone to Newbury to spend a
week with her aunt.
Miss Leola Forsaith is at
home from her school for the
Thanksgiving vacation.
About thirty members of
Concord Grange were guests
At the st Johnsbury Centre
Grange Saturday night. The
home Grange did some splendid
degree work. The programm
was furnished by the visiting
members and consisted of mus-
ic. readings, and a hort farce
entitled "Going to Morrow
The parts in the farce were ia
ken by Mrs Dewey Smith, Mr..
VIM Remick and Mr. Wallace
Richards.
Prin and Mrs Clyde Brown
are spending Thanksgiving re.
cess with Mr. Browns parents
in Hyde Park.
Mr. and Mrs John Gaudrealt
have moevd to the rooms jr
MrsChristys' house that were
formerly occpied by Mr. Bushy