Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
PRESIDENT ANGLES
IN OLE F|SH|N' HOLE
Catches Trout in Stream He
Often Visited as Boy-Does
Odd Jobs of Repairing.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
staff Correspondent of The Star.

PLYMOUTH NOTCH, VT. August
6.-For the first time since he was a
lanky, freckled youngster. President
! Coolidge today went fishing down in
Pinney Hollow, about half mile from
the Coolidge home here.
Although his luck was not so good
as it has been up in the lakes in the
Adirondacks, he succeeded in landing
several small brook trout from the
wift-going stream at the foot of Old
No&ch hill. The President appeared
to enjoy the sport today. The spot
is favorite one with the natives
of the Notch and frequently as
youth he and other boys of the neigh
borhood including John G. Sargent.
now ATTORNEY General, went to the
hollow for fish.
The President was accompanied TO-
day by Richard Jervis and Col. BIZ
Startling and Albert Peck of the
Secret Service. The latter loaned his
bamboo rod and reel and line to the
President and he sat beneath tree
on the bank of the stream watching
the others while they angled. The,
little party. with the President in ad-
vance, worked its way along the lr-
regular edge of the water for a dis
tance of several hundred Yards and
at times stood upon rocks out In the
stream.
Digs His Own Bait.
The President and his companions
used bloodworms for bait. These
worms were collected by the President
late yesterday afternoon. He aug
them with hoe in the little held
to the rear of the house.
While her husband was engaged IN
r. k'00I-
idge wearing a simple dress of some
light material. over which was
smock of a bright pink shade, went
to a field about quarter of mile
away and picked a large pailful OF
blueberries. All the while her collie,
Prudence Prim, kept close about her
heels, Mrs. Coolidge did not wear
hat while out in the sun, but did not
seem to mind.
When she returned to the front of
the home she saw five children, who
had gone beyond the "deadline"
which holds the sightseers back, and
who were being held up by one of the
secret service men. When asked
what they wanted the older of the lit
lte group, a girl of 10, said they
wanted to see the President. Mrs.
Coolidge, who had been listening,
came over to the youngsters and
shook hands all around and intro
duced her new friends to the collie.
When she reached the youngest of
the party, a. tot of years. and with
a face we'll smeared with berries she
had been eating recently along the
roadside, she picked her up in her
arms and fondly kissed her several
times.
Walked Mile to House.
These children had walked more
than a mile to the Coolidge home
from the camp of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John S. Kilmsr of Detroit.
Long before the earliest rising
tourists arrived at the notch today
to get a glimpse of the Coolidge home
and it's distinguished occupants, the
President was UP and about his
chores.
He has fallen right in with the
rural life as he finds it here and he
gives evidence of liking it, too. They
are commencing to refer to him UP
here as 'the squire and it seems ap-
plicable. The manner in which he
has thrown off all cares of the office
of President and has applied him.
self to the various odd jobs about
the old homestead and it's surround.
ing grounds, convinces one that he
would have made a splendid farmer
a farmer of the country squire type
had he not gone in for politics and
office holding.
The President made his appearance
this morning before Z, and after his
customary tour. of inspection. about
the place, he busted himself with
something in the barr and later in
the old shed across the road. This
shed contains probably more interest
for the Executive than anything about
the old home. Within it's fffmsy and
unpainted walls is a collection of al
most everything--an old sleigh, odd
buggy and wagon wheels, various
pieces of discarded harness. Old chairs,
cordwood, piles of junk and shingles
and everything else that might be
found in the discard about the home
of Thrifty farm folk.
When he received Mrs. Coolidge's
summons to breakfast he was down at
the far end of the little orchard. scru-
tinizing several of the older trees.
He was evidently determining what
could be done in the way of prolong-
ing their life. He had some success
in this line yesterday when he sawed
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