Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-07-15

played at Morrisville, between the Morris
vile and Jacksonville teams, Friday,
Bishop was secured to pitch for the Nor
risvilles, and by several safe hits and good
pitching won his game. This was the first
game lost by the Jeffersonville team this
year.
II. F. PilIsbury was home last week
from five weeks fishing trip at Will
oughby Lake; He reports the best fishing
season for many years, having caught
65 lunge with single line held in hand
from his little steamboat. This he calls
fairly good work for a man "a years old.
He goes back this week to get the rest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cowles from Albany,
n. Y, come to-day to spend three weeks
vacation at Caspian lake. Mrs. A. r.
Cowles will go to- day to Greensboro, to be
with her children during their vacation.
Percy Cowles will come next Monday'for
couple of weeks vacation, joining his
friends at that place.
B. Morse, while coming down the hill
toward Barton Landing from Irasburg, met
The holdback straps broke, letting the
load on to the horse, which ran, throwing
Mr.. Morse off the wagon and bruising him
quite severely. The thills and harness
were broken and the horse somewhat
hurt.
F. S. Whitcher has sold eleven bay load
ers this season. 1t is novelty to see them
in operation. They take hay as dried after
the hay tedder has spread it and load as
fast as a man can place it on the hook, and
from the winrow as fast as two men can
place it. This implement, as well as milk
Jog machines, will simplify the help prob
lem on the farm.
The band gave the people of Barton and
| those coming into town another frst-class
concert Saturday evening. The crowd
| was said by many to be the biggest ever
seen here at concert. One thing is noted,
or rather is not noted-that is the lack OF
real enthusiasm. You enjoy the concert,
else you would not come out; but how
does the band know you enjoy il? Just
| try giving them some good rousing cheers
and hand claps. Not half-dozen here
and a half dozen there, but let the whole
| crowd get together and do some cheering
Strawberry week! That's what it was
| at the MONITOR Office last week, and the
| fact was demonstrated that one does not
have to go to California, or even out oil
town to get big fruit, and not only big
| fruit, but good fruit. Mrs. FL. J. Stannard
| brought the editor a box of berries she
raised, and to say they were good does
not express it at all. Berries must be
| judged by taste as we'll as looks, and when
we saw one berry measured two inches
| strong across, and weighed considerably
| over an ounce, the reader will no doubt
wish he was editor. On Saturday, j. r
Collision brought US grape basket full
OF the finest local berries we have yet seen
Some of them weighed an ounce and 6
half, and were as round and perfect al
could be asked for; in fact the whole bas-
ket were perfect specimens. Mr.. Coli.
SOD says they are not as large as he hal
sometimes raised. We understand Mr.
Hunter carries these berries.
The fishing contest by the boat club
Friday afternoon, was a decided success
The scheme was something like this: Two
captains were chosen, and they in turl
divided the members of the club into tw,
squads. Astmany members as possible OF
each side were to fish between the hours o
O'Clock and o'clock Friday afternoon
giving as little or as much time as the,
chose. At o'clock the sides brough
their fish to the clubhouse, where the scor
was counted. The captains were Earl Jen
ness and Frank Magoon. Both had goo
number of fishermen out, some for tn
first time in fourteen years, and other
r who were experts, so to speak. At the ap
pointed time the multitude gathered an
the fish were counted. Magoon's side wo
with 125 fish from 16 fishermen who wer
out, and Jenness came In with 70, IL me
out. Their fate decided, the loosing sid
+ manfully walked up to the slough dish,
in their "chink" and treated the Grove
numbering 45, to beefsteak supper. An
we venture to say the memory of that BET
will linger with those participating In ths
fishing expedition and supper long afts
the lighter pocketbook of the losers
forgotten. Geo. iGoodroacted as catere
: and every one had word to say about thI
s delicious beef and the style In which
!. was brought in. The rest of the supp
T. consisted of baked potatoes, peas, pickle
~ bread and butter and coffee. The ne
dishes belonging to the club we're chris
= ened, and the supper was served In ii
IS club rooms at o'clock.
~ Methodist Church Notes.
Dr. Epworth League meeting on Tuesd
evening at 7.30.
ID Church prayer and social service
~ Thursday evening at 7.30.
8: The Odd Girls have business meeti