Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
MASSACHUSETTS In The FALL.

Blllerlca, MASS, sept. 8, 1910.
Editor of the HERALD:-
sort of have an idea what Pm
going to write about, and yet | have
an idea of another subject; guess
I'll settle it like the Irishman did.
He wanted to name the baby Michael
and his wife preferred Patrick, so
the father said, "I'll throw up a
brick in the air, if it stays up we'll
name him Pat if it comes down
we'll name him Mike -; by the
same token I'll write on what | had
an idea of in the first place-Mas-
sachusetts in the Early Fall-don't
sound interesting, but let's see what
can be done with it.
September down here is one of
the best months of the year. The
frosts you likely will get don't
usually strike US and everything
ripens out in the sun, while the
evenings and the mornings are just
cool enough to make you feel good.
We have pulled the beans and got
them drying. Coed property just
now with beans selling from 20 to Is
cents quart. The sweet corn is
getting most too hard to be real
good, yet late corn is yet TO come.
Golden Bantam" is all the rage
down here, ears small, kernels sweet
and tender, it rather beats the Cros-
by and other white kinds.
There are many market gardens
around us and at times the air is
heavy with the odor of celery
Droves of Italian women can be seen
on their knees wedding, while
squashes and pumpkins are showing
their yellow sides in profusion among
the still green vines. Then there
are apples in immense quantities
Without knocking too hard, | want
to say that our Baldwins are far
ahead of the Maine variety, there is
an entirely different flavor, they are
not quite as red, but are likely to
grow larger and they keep we'll into
the Spring.
Labor day marks the close of sum.
mer, and there is an army of people
gone from our country side woods
and ponds back into town. In the
town of Billerica there are over 25OC
cottages ranging from a valuation
of 5000 up to $2500 and they are oc
cupied from Memorial day to Labor
day by families whose men folk &c
daily to Boston. They are quite {
source of income to our local traders
while, being taxable, they help the
town treasury quite a little. The
town has grown nearly one Thousand
since 1910, mostly people who neveI
intended to locate here permanently
The various societies that hav,
laid dormant through the summer
are now getting again into gear anC
soon you will find a Masonic, a K. O.
P, an |. o. o. F., or some otheI
meeting any night in the week while
the woods that rang with the noise
of groups of young people are grow
ing quiet. The Massachusetts farme,
don't have to contend with quite a.
long a winter as you have, he cal
get on his land earlier and work il
later and, given a few good acres
some stock, and a working DISPOSE
ton he ought to be happy. Still
everywhere we have to work to ge
that indispensable commodity known
as Money" DID you ever stop t
think about it? Moneys funny
| The more you need it the harder il
is to get. If you don't need it, any
old bank will lend it to you. Pay
envelopes come once week bu
seem a month apart; rent come.
once a month but seems to come
once a week. If you borrow yor
pay five or six per cent but if yor
lend it for more than three they say
you're a shylock. They say Rookie