The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-09
PLUCKY MAIL
MAN BEATOEF
HIS ASSAHANT
FUN WAS V4RIED AND
SALES WERE GOOD
At Fair Given BY Ladies of Universal
ist Church Last Eve
ming.

1t wasn't the home made candy
though there were bushels of it and il
was A No. /. Neither was it the com
edy entitled, Goals Afire," though th9
laughs which that neatly presented
play produced were many. Instead, II
was the combined whole, which made
the annual fair at the Universalis'
church last night such success. En-.
thusasm was registered by the size Ct
the attendance, there being about two
hundred people in the church last eve
ming.
The fun started yesterday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, when the doors Of the
yestry were thrown open and the goods
at the different booths were exposed to
inspection, and incidentally to pocket
books Though there was no specisi
program on then but purchases, there
was a large number Of people in att
tendance, and a good sale held.
The throwing back of the curtain
last night found every seat in the yes-
try filled and folks standing up in
back. Miss Leone Reynolds gave vo-
cal selection, so enjoyed that she re-
sponded to an encore. The farce-malc
lead and male support--named, want
ed-A Male Cook" which was given at
the church number of days ago at =
previous entertainment, was repeated,
with much greater success. Merrill
Goodwin, Ezra Goodwin, William Tas-
sic and Leslie Binden made up the cast
Merrill as Mr.. Hartwell, Ezra as the
cook who came from Websteryille. Nt.,
William, the Irish cook, and Leslie, The
French cook, who ended things w
cooking the house cat. The Irish cook
carried away the laurels in the dra
matte line.
Followed a reading Miss Barbara
Lane, poetic in conception, and rather
neatly presented. A comedy, Goals
Afire,' played by students of Goddard
seminary, brought out the enigmstical
laugh, which is forever hiding. yet
longs to be brought out, and which is
said to be good for the digestion. The
play centers around three boys who
were up to the trick of stealing a
farmers apples. and for which trick
scores Of Barre boys have been duly
brought before Mr.. Sullivan. The
farmer in question was strong for
shooting the rascals with rock salt,
and setting bear traps for them, bun
the. local minister would haveefone at
that, advising at the same time to
heap Goals OF fire on their head This
Biblical command was taken literally
by the eavesdrupping servant, and
when as the curtain was ready to come
down, he appeared on the stage with a
iust-pan filled with burning Goals and
the audience gave him the laugh, he
lidn't see what it was all about.
The part Of the dutiful minister, the
most. difficult of the piece, was well
handled by Gordon Frasier; the irate
farmer by Neal Wiley; the three
naughty boys by Francis Luck, Charles
)Connor and Richard Shipman. Miss.
Morse, teacher at Goddard seminary,
directed the acting.
Crowded up to the wall were the
lifferent booths. In charge Of the South |
Barre booth were Mrs. Worcester and |
irs. NJ. Towne. also Mrs. Harry |
Blanchard and Mrs. William Dudley |
he candy, Mrs. J. Ward Carver, Mrs /
Douglass Barclay, Mrs. Blanchard;
God and domestic products, Mrs. J. c.
dodge and Mrs. C. w. Camp; aprons,
Irs. Agnes Bradford, Mrs. Lille Bruce.
frs. Carrie Brooks; campfire booth.
lrs. Frank o. Hokerk. Mrs. H. W.
'aine, Mrs. II. A. Richardson; ice
ream, Mrs. John Callaghan, Mr.
ames Ahern; grab bag, Mrs. II. G.
Iennett. Mrs. Robert Gray took the
ickets in hand. The general commit
&c was Mrs. G. +. Brooks and Mrs. T.
T. Bruce.
Mrs. George Kent, Mrs. Mabel Cole
nd Mrs. William Drew had charge Of
he fancy work booth, and tea was
nrved by Mrs. John Tassie and Mrs.
gorge Mcfarland.