The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-09
Cabot.

The year 1883, In its exit, left some very
marked events, and perhaps brief review OF
the year may not be wholly uninteresting
Agriculture, In some parts has been successful
and brought good returns for the labor, while
others have been less 80, and, In some cases,
have proved nearly failure as far as profit is
concerned. Education, we think, has fully
held Its own, and we are inclined TO think some
Improvement has been made; and as our town
system OF schools Is more fully developed and
understood we hope the machinery may run
with less friction and a more elevated position
OF our district school be reached. The religious
department has fully maintained It's former
good standing among the people. The church
attendance is fully up to, and, we think, little
In advance OF, some previous years During
the past year, one has been added 10 the
Methodist church by profession and one by let
ter six have been added to the Congregational
church by profession and six by letter. The
mortuary record Of the town far exceeds that
OF any former year since the winter of 1894,
which was the time of the raging of the
spotted fever, when nearly every patient at
tackled with the terrible malady died As near
as we can learn, the mortality was somewhat
In excess OF the past year, according to the
population. The winter of 1884 was the next
for the large number of deaths This WAS the
time when the erysipelas prevailed for several
months. when the toling Of the bell was heard
nearly every day. The past year there has
been no prevailing epidemic yet we have to
report the number OF deaths at thirty-four (the
population Of the town is 1,243), which were
distributed through the months OF the year as
follows: January, one; February, one; April,
five; May, three; June, one; July two; August,
three; September, four; October, six Novem-
Der, four; December, four Under ten years
OF age, three; between ten and twenty years,
three; between twenty and thirty years, four;
between thirty and forty years. one; between
forty and fifty years, two; between fifty and
sixty years, four; between sixty and seventy
years, five between seventy and eighty years,
nine; between eighty and ninety years, two.
United ages, ,654 years and eleven days..
Communion services were held at the Congre-
gational church last Sunday. 49,. Quarterly
meeting services were held at the Methodist
church the last Sunday in December. Frank
Murray and wife returned from their wedding
trip to Boston last Thursday. We regret to
learn of the severe sickness OF Miss Minnie
Haines OF gastric fever who is attending school
at st. Johnsbury from this town. Grave doubts
are entertained of her recovery. George ii.
Fisher, who has been spending his vacation at
home, has returned to college at Burlington.
80. The week OF prayer is being observed, with
meetings at the Congregational and Methodist
churches alternately each evening. A singing
convention, under the leadership OF Profess
'sor George w. Foster of Brooklyn, N. Y, is to
commence at the Congregational church next
| Tuesday evening. A good array of talent,
both vocal and instrumental, is advertised,
with concerts Thursday and Friday evenings.
80. Sunday morning, the 9th, the mercury at
j. F. Haines Of Lower Cabot was forty degrees
below zero, and probably would have been
colder II the thermometer had been longer.