Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-22
SUNDAY PIcNICs

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Scarcely any class of people were
more put out by the recent order OF
the board of aldermen forbidding
Sunday picnics or like gatherings than
the we'll known leaders OF pure sport,
the famous South Main ST., Cunning
Club. As 0 0 as the news came out
all such gatherings were to be stopped.
A conference Of the leading members
was called to meet at Virgil E. Ayers
lumber yard at which it was decided
by the members present to hold a
special meeting Saturday night affair
mount Park to consider the question
and See If it would put an end to the
little gatherings that the club has
been in the habit of holding Sundays.
AS 500 as the meeting Saturday
evening had been called to order by
the president, John W. Mcdonald,
trusted members were posted at the
foot Of the road SO as to COMMAND all
approaches to the park and the mem.
bers proceeded to annoint themselves
with a compound that Virgil Ayers
said was "tarn ton good stuff to keep
away the mosquitoes Then all be-
ing In readiness the object Of the
meeting was stated.
The gun bearer, Martin j.. Nc
Gowan, said that he understood the
city had no objection to a good quiet
gang Of the Test citizens, such as com
posed the gun club, going of by them
selves on a little time. He did not see
the sense Of calling the meeting.
DR.. J. W. Jackson was sure that
none Of the club would break the Sab.
bath anyway. He moved that the
club do anything 1t wanted to that
day. .
One member stated that ne heard
since three Of the leading members Of
the club went to Groton POND on SUM-
day the club has been under suspicion.
He wanted to know If 1t was true
That the members caught any fish
that day or not.
The president said be had under
stood from the members who went
that they had caught two or three
small fish.
Then where did the fish come from
that they brought back with them?"
asked q member In the background
who was trying to untangle a fishing
line:
81 will tell vou", said a stout man
who sells groceries, Every q OF
those fish was caught by a small boy.
We paid him ST. SO for the lot. When
we got over there We found 1t too hot
to fish and so we did not. Finally
along came this small boy with all
those fish and so we bought them
rather than to- have the boys laugh at
US when we got back. That IS the truth
l swear 1t upon my honor as a."
But he got no further for forgetting
where they were the club let forth a
nowl that was heard as far as North
Barre because they we're SO enraged
TO find that the club contained some
members base enough to use a silver
| hook when they went fishing.
At this point States Attorney
Hoar arose to the occasion and toy
Ing with one of his latest cigars, 1.-The
Juryman's P~ersuader?" moved that a
committee of three be appointed to
find out the names OF those members
and eXpel them SO that they could not
hunt coons with Ad BAtchelder IN the
fall.
The debate on his motion ran high
and some Of the club forgot themse Ives
so far as to neglect to put a nickle IN
the hat each time they spoke, the fund
thus collected t. 60 towards buying
mosquito Ointment"
just as the vote was about to be
taken q Of the guards rushed In
and exclaimed: "Run for your lives,
there is q whole family Of skunks
coming"
|. And run they did because the cham.
pion skunk killer OF the club had for
gotten to bring more than one cart.
ridge for his gun, and did not dare to
risk not only his own reputation but
the safety Of the club on the single
cdrtridse that he had.
Tn, club will hold another N stinR