Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-08-01


there in earnest. Mr.. Hazel is finding
good quality of stone and has good deal
which he hopes to close, whereby he Will DC
able to push the work for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell OF Morrisvilie
were in town last week, guests OF MIS-
Campbell's brother, Geo. c. Lang. MI
Lang's sister, Mrs. Hobson, and daughter
Lucille, from Chicago, who have been
visiting him, have gone to Charleston.
Alton Baird has returned home from
Franklin County where he has been
very successful in introducing book pup
lished by the King Richardson Co., OF
Springfield, Mass. Mr.. Baird will do the
same work in various towns of Orleans
County.
An effort is being made to start second
baseball nine in this village. We certain
~ have sufficient mum Der of ball players
| in the village to get up good second nine
and II the boys will practice faithfully the
team should be able to make creditable
showing.
Mrs. G. w. Seaver reports that she raised
1741 baskets of straw berries this year from
less than one half acre of land. She cared
for them alone until picking time when
she hired them picked. In addition to this
about 100 baskets were allowed to spoil at
the last of the season.
Benjamin Jerome has returned from
Montreal where he went short time ago
to have his eyes treated by DR.. Butler. he
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can now see little with that eye. He is
still having considerable trouble with
them. There is a cataract on the other eye
which must be removed later.
On another page will be found schedule
of charges which have been adopted by the
physicians of this county. We are in
formed that these prices we're adopted at
meeting of the association at some time in
the past but that later they were disre-
garded by many of them. They have now
all agreed to maintain them in the future
as shown by their published statement.
Major George B. Hibbard of New YORK
City is visiting his sister, Mrs. F. W
Baldwin, and other friends. He is spend
ing this week among the hills of Glover
where, as was said of another Vermonter
"he had his bringing up" He writes from
Pine Shade Farm that he is having the
good time Of his life, and speaks of having
MIXED COW for the first time in more
than forty years.
The Congregational and Methodist Sun
day Schools will have q basket picnic a.
Brown Park next Thursday, going from
nine to ten O'Clock. Those having swing:
and hammocks are asked to take them
Lemonade will be provided for the cIoWd
An effort will be made to procure boats fol
q ride on the lake. An invitation is eX'
tended to ali friends to be present an6
make the picnica success. If itrains Thurs
day the picnic will be postponed unit
Friday.
The Barton baseball team was again vic
torious last Friday, defeating, Richford il
game played here, by the score of Ga
The weather was unfavorable, severa
showers interfering with the game, bu
the spectators were enthusiastic, and tn
boys of both teams played remarkable ball
Guild pitched fine game although littl
wild at times, and held the visitors dow
to four hits, but glance at the error col
ume will show that his support was no
the best. Bishop, an old New Englan
League pitcher, twirled for the visitors
He showed remarkable speed and yer
good control, and if the ball had been DIR
and his catcher able to hold him, he woul
+ have doubtless shown a better record
, The fielding of the Richfords was excellen
but their batting was not up to the for1
of our home team. Laline umpired yer
satisfactorily to all parties and there we
not kick from start to finish. The play
ers were gentlemen, and there was no OF
iectionabIe roofing. We like to witne'
such game as this after the fiasco OF tn
1 week before, and would very gladly we
}. come the Richford boys again at any tim
l The Gc0ra fnIInwE.