Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-07-30

| Jenness, 6 0
G. S. Webster, 3 6 5 4 0 O 1
Hitchcock, IA 1 0
Guild, p
| Sutton, c 6 l
| r Webster, 2 5 2 .
Rines, N 6 2 l
| Drown, 3 u
| McFarlane, r 5 2 O 0
| Totals, 81 ~ Is u Is 3
Bases on balls, off Guild, 2; Watson, g..
Double plays, Jenness to Hitchcock, R.
Webster to Hitchcock, Abbott to Everest.
Hit by pitched ball, G. Webster, Hitch
cock. Struck out by Guild 6, by Watson
4. Passed balls, Sutton 2; wild pitch,
Watson 2. Stolen bases, Bradford 5, Ba~-
ton IS. Sacrifice hits, McFarIane, Rines,
Chase. Umpire, Young.
Work on the Playground is being rushed
in order to get it in readiness for the fair
this fall. The ground has been lowered
in front Of the grand stand giving a good
view of the entire track from that point.
The grand stand is being heightened forty
eight feet, making its seating capacity
about 25O0 While the work planned out
will not all be completed at fair time,
| everything necessary for a successful fair
! will be done. When finished the track
will be one of the best in the state and the
entire ground will be greatly improved.
! Certain changes have been asked for by
the visitors in the past which the associa-
ton had felt that they could not make all
at once but those who attend the fair this
year will find that the desired improve
ments have all been made, and many
! others which they would never have eX-
pected. The association is intending to
make the fair this fall correspond with
the improved condition of their grounds.
They have already selected a large num-
Der of special attractions, expanding
much greater sum in this way than in
former years. The increased room for the
exhibitors of stock will, it is expected,
make the showing in this line larger t han
heretofore and every effort will be made
to induce the farmers to make the best ex-
hibitions possible in the different depart
ments. It is hoped that the ladies will en-
deavor to keep up to the high standard in
continue four days. The purses for the
races are the largest ever offered here.
Mr.. HarIeigh Ellis received letter last
week from Mr.. r. d. Fletcher of Titus
vile, Pa, in which Mr.. Fletcher stated
that he noticed by last Mondays MONITOR
that Mr.. Ellis was visiting in Barton, and
asking if he would give him his New York
address, also stating that he had seen Mr..
Ellis but once since leaving Barton. The
letter was written Wednesday Immediately
after receiving his MONITOR. Mr.. Ellis
tells US that Mr.. Fletcher cIerked here
many years ago for Merrick Mansfield in
the building now owned by the Peerless
Mfg. Co. and used by them as tenement
house. He left here in the vicinity of
fifty years ago, going to Pennsylvania
with an uncle who was interested in the
lumbe trade. He afterwards became in
terested in the oil business, but is at pres
ent engaged in the mercantile business, and
has been for many years very prominently
identified with the business interests of
the city. Mr.. Ellis and Mr.. Fletcher met
once about twenty years ago, but neither
had heard anything from the other until
Mr.. Fletcher noticed the brief paragraph
in the last MONITOR which caused him to
write the above mentioned letter. Mr..
Ellis entertains very pleasant recollections
of his acquaintance with Mr.. Fletcher We
understand that Mr.. Fletcher has not Wis
AtOo Ch4O COHh AOA AiohJ yCo40 OuG uC
seems to retain an interest in the place and
we trust he will decide to visit it in the
near future, renew old acquaintance,
make new ones, view our charming scenery
and see the changes which time has
wrought in the village which when he
left it fifty years ago contained but few
houses but is now one of the most pros
porous and enterprising of the villages of
New England.
The following is taken from the Granite
State Free Press: sc. S. Joslyn. for
many years engaged in the shoe business
and known to everyone, died very sudden
~ about 10 O'Clock Saturday evening. It
had been Mr.. Joslyn's custom to take his
books home Saturday nights and his wife
called at the store just before closing
time to assist him with his numerous
PACKAGES. Mr.. Joslyn had closed his
books and was pulling down the shades
when stricken with apoplexy. Complain
ing of severe pain in his head he asked
his wife to call druggist Willard and then
dispatched her for the doctor. DR.. Brock
way arrived quickly and directed his re-