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Off Hours The Capital Times May 7,1981/Page 8(Hunt►By WHITNEY GOULDCapital Times Staff WriterThe roof leaked, the wiring was bad, and foundation stones were crumbling. The old building had neither storm windows nor insulation, and the utility bills were astronomical.Such was the unhappy fate of Grace Episcopal Church — Madison’s oldest — at West Washington Avenue and North Carroll Street on the Square.Faced with similar deterioration, many a parish would have calledBut what to do about the leaks, cracks and crumbling? Two years ago, Grace’s parishioners held Mayfair on the Square, a festive, Old English-style fair that netted some $21,000 toward the church’s restoration. Besides a new slate roof, insulation, improved wiring and storm windows, the money helped upgrade the heating system and replace deteriorating stonework.It was conceived as a one-time thing, parishioner Barbara Karlen says of Mayfair, “a way to turn a bad situation to our advantage.But there is so much more to doFrom noon to 4 p.m., you can make brass rubbings of facsimiles from old English churchyards.Other items for sale: personalized stationery, Christmas ornaments, flower arrangements, and a heritage cookbook containing recipes from 1883 and 1906 editions of the parish cookbook; sandwiches, ginger beer, jams and jellies, baked goods and a variety of other foods.A luncheon of beef Madeira, wine, Sally Lunn bread, dilly beans and trifle will be offered from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with an English tea from 3 to 5 p.m., in-tarte cfraxA/Harrt/ crnnpc
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