Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-06-13

en- hlsiasts will not inj1re US in any way
while the opposite conditio tends to place
our village in an unfavorable light. 1t is
only fair 10 cheer good work on the part
Of both teams ard the home team will
surely be able 10 maintain its reputation
and win lis share of the games If there is a
little less bantering of the visitors on the
part of the spectators.
The town meeting. which was adjourned
two weeks in order to give a com mittee
time to Investigate the feasibility of ex-
tending the street across the railroad track,
will be held next Saturday at 10 o'clock.
The committee will undoubtedly be able
to give complete report in the matter.
At the village meeting Mr.. Mossman,
chairman OF the board of selectmen, sug-
gested that to put in an iron bridge with
heavy stone abutment would cost very
heavily. Mr.. f. w. Baldwin, chairman OF
the board OF trustees, stated that from his
understanding of the matter it could be
built If necessary for less than one thou
sand dollars. He suggested that it was
not necessary to go to the expense of put
ting in abutments that Mr.. Mossman ex-
pected. The opinion was also expressed
that the railroad would pay part of the
expense. One speaker thought that Mr..
Gaskill, who owns the land across the
track, would pay part of the expense
while another said that if he gave
the land for the street that was sufficient
as it has always been the custom for the
town to build the streets and bridges in
opening up new sections. Mr.. Gaskill
bought the land with the expectation that
this custom would be continued and it
| seems hardly fair to make an exception in
his case and oblige him to stand part of
the expense. We understand that If the
rect is laid out several lots will be sold at
once and houses may be erected, and if
| this is the case and the bridge can be con-
structed at a reasonable expense as Mr..
Baldwin and Mr.. Percival, two of the vii
lage trustees, believe, then it certainly
seems advisable to lay out the street in or
| der that the growth of the village in this
direction may not be retarded. This street
will open up about twelve lots practically
on the level and as many more on the route
to the Teller hill. Eight years ago it was
thought advisa bic to take this land into
the village corporation in order to afford
building lots in a section where nearly all
of the lots had been taken. The question
of a. street has prevented several prospect
i've purchasers from building but Mr.. Gas
kill has now purchased the property and
Intends to erect a good residence thereon.
A street put through here will be parallel
with Harrison and Lincoln Avenues and
VIII be direct continuation of the plan of
the streets already constructed and will
afford an opportunity for the growth
whichIour village bids fair to have in the
near future.
Hard hitting and loose fielding were the
most noticeable features of last Thursday IS
baseball game between Barton and Island
Pond, but while neither team played in its
usual form, the game was always interest
ing from spectators point of view, be-
cause the result was in doubt until the
last man was disposed of. The batting OF
the Barton team was noteworthy, seven OF
the players making two base hits, while Il.
Hitchcock made q home run on long
drive to right field and nearly made
another by putting the ball in the same
place. Barton's errors were quite evenly
distributed, only two of the players escap-
!, ing. A very pretty double play was made
by Guild, R. Webster and V. Hitchcock
The batting of the Island Pond team was
also strong, Hodsden making four hits in
i've times at bat, and Foster finding two
baggers twice during the game. While Is
land Ponds fielding was somewhat ragged
=, anyone could see that the players were
all on their mettle and playing baseball
every minuteof the game. Both teams were
/ gentlemanly and there was no objection
t able kicking from either players or spec
I tators The score follows.