Nosy #3 answer

The case: The raffle drum disappears

Giles Peartree at the allotment gate, carrying the brass bell.

It was borrowed for a window display. The drum returns in time for the first ticket.

The little raffle drum is missing. The tickets are waiting patiently in a mixing bowl.

A reliable witness saw the person at the allotment gate carry it away.

The complete arrangement

• Giles Peartree: allotment gate · brass bell
• Felix Bunting: clock porch · red ribbon
• Una Mallow: market shelter · green notebook

The clues

1. Giles Peartree is not the person at the market shelter.
2. Giles Peartree is not the person carrying the red ribbon.
3. Felix Bunting was one stop after Giles Peartree on the village trail.
4. Una Mallow is either the person carrying the brass bell or the person carrying the green notebook (one only).
5. The person at the market shelter is not the person carrying the brass bell.

Opening deductions

1. Clue 1: Giles Peartree is not the person at the market shelter. With one of each per person, Giles Peartree / market shelter is ruled out.
2. Clue 2: Giles Peartree is not the person carrying the red ribbon. With one of each per person, Giles Peartree / red ribbon is ruled out.
3. Clue 3: Felix Bunting was one stop after Giles Peartree on the village trail. With one of each per person, Giles Peartree / allotment gate is a match.
4. Clue 4: Una Mallow is either the person carrying the brass bell or the person carrying the green notebook (one only). With one of each per person, Felix Bunting / brass bell is ruled out.
5. Clue 5: The person at the market shelter is not the person carrying the brass bell. With one of each per person, Giles Peartree / brass bell is a match.

Every clue is necessary for the unique complete arrangement. The witness statement identifies which person moved the missing object.