The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-16
pitchfork as dexterously as he can and
does WELD the weapons of spiritual warfare.

The view from Cabot Plain at sunset is
one that will never fade from memory. To
the eastward the White Mountains can be
plainly seen, with Mount Washington
standing out in bold relief. To the west
six distinct ranges of hills could be counted,
over which Cancels Hump and Mansfield
stand guard. With a glass the Mount
Mansfield House was plainly visible, as
were teams on the street at Berlin Corner,
and cattle in the Governor Paine pasture in
Northfeld Cabot Plain is the divide from
which flow waters that empty into the
Winooski, Lamoille and Connecticut rivers.
No finer view of mountain scenery can be
found in northern Vermont than is obtained
from this elevation. 1t is worth travelling
many miles to see and well repays the
three.mile climb from Cabot village. AL
though the graveyard at this point is un
kempt, neglected and grown up to weeds
and bushes, the thought suggested itself
that the rest of the quiet sleepers there
must be sweet, under the shadow of the
hills in sight of which they had lived and
loved and labored.
ADVENTURE WITH MEPHITIs AMERICANA.
A motherly skunk with three healthy
skunklets occupied a point on the high
way through the woods on the return
trip and interrupted travel somewhat, but
the issue as to who had the right of way
was not raised, and she soon, in spirit of
accommodation doubtless led her family in
JUDGE LANCE AND THE WOOL TARIFF.
Unfortunately, Judge Lance was in Barre
on legal business the day the reporter was
in Cabot, and he could not be interviewed
as to how he enjoyed handling wool at
democratic prices. 1t was learned, how
ever, that he is taking all that comes along
at seventeen cents, and will hold it in the
hope that a democratic congress will not
take the tariff off that staple.
CABOT PosT-oFFIcE AND POSTMASTER,
When the repairs on the post-office are
completed Cabot will have one of the neat
est and best appointed offices in the county.
SIC. Voodry, the recently-appointed post
master, is building an addition to his store
in which he is locating the Office Things
are somewhat chaotic just at present, but
| those who get their mail at this office are
promptly served. Mr.. Voodry il wide
awake and accommodating, the only ont
about him being the political squad in
which he drills.
Joe, THE VILLAGE LAWYER.
Had j. p. Lamson, Esq, been at home,
he could and doubtless would have given
the scribe some pointers that would have
made interesting reading His lucrative
and extensive bar practice takes him away
from Cabot good share of the time, and
the days when he is " at home " are the ex
ceptions and not the rule,
LOVELY AS SWEET AUBURN"
The village of Cabot, taken as a whole,
| impresses stranger most pleasantly. Its
| clean, maple shaded streets, neat and we'll
kept yards and home-like residences, its
spacious park with the handsome monu-
ment erected in memory of those who fell
in defense of the flag, its orthodox hour of
bedtime at nine o'clock, and its general
| air of quiet enduring prosperity, is in sharp
contrast to some villages within the borders
of the state. The clean beds, excellent table
and quiet service at the Winooski House
are appreciated by travellers The manner
in which this house is run by Landlord
! O'Neil is a credit to him and to the commu
nifty.
THE NEW CREAMERY AT CABOT.
A trip to Cabot without visiting the
creamery would be overlooking the most
important industry of the place, and at the
expense OF partial repetition of the de-
scription of the Waitsteld creamery in last
weeks WATCHMAN, it is believed that the
details of the business done at Cabot will be
of interest. Through the courtesy of j. A.
Harrington and Hiram Wells, two of the
stockholders of the company, the WATCH
MAN man was given every opportunity to
look over the plant and to learn what is
started June 10, less than two months ago,
and has thus far been gratifying success
| Ninety farmers now take their milk there,
and since it was started only three men
have thought they could do better with
their milk at home after trying the cream
cry. The building is equipped with six
horsepower engine, ffteen-hOrse. power
boiler Babcock tester, Moseley g. Stod-
dard churn with capacity of 400 gallons of
cream, two separatOrs, and Fargo butter
worker that will work and salt 200 pounds
of butter in four minutes.
The diaries run from one to forty cows,
the milk from over 600 cows being now
taken there. During the present month
when there is large shrinkage OF milk,
they are making on an average of 800 pounds
of butter per day. The farmers pay the
creamery two and one-half cents per pound
for making the butter, which netted them
last week eighteen cents. One of the sepa-
rators broke last week, which occasioned
much annoyance and delay; but another
was ordered by telegraph and was expected
in two days. The two separators have a
capacity of 5000 pounds of milk per hour,
so that there is little delay in getting the
milk from which the cream has been ex.
tracted. Figures vary with different days
and weeks, but during the first two weeks
Of August the average product was one
pound of butter to twenty pounds OF milk.
The best thing about it, every farmer with
whom the reporter talked was satisfied that
he got more out of his milk than he would
at home, and saved all the trouble of max
ing and shipping the butter. Week before
last large shipment was made to Law
orders were received to ship all of last
weeks product TO the same place. The
first twelve days 1888 pounds of butter
were made, the next eight days 4, 1920 pounds,
and the business has been steadily increas-
ing ever since.
In reply to the query as to the success of
the undertaking thus far, Mr.. Wells said
1--WE formed a stock company and don't
expect to make anything out of it ourselves
the first year. We want to give the farm
ers all there is in it. The creamery was
started for their beneficial we ask is TO
keep ourselves whole. We manufacture
the butter for two and one-half cents a
pound and find the packages" On being
asked how it was that the farmers OF
Waitsfeld had to pay three and one-halt
cents per pound for making while the Cabot
creamery charged one cent less, he replied
They ought to be making money down
there, and still that isn't big price; and at
those figures it is better than the farmers
can do at home. We try to do it for two
and one-half cents, but there is no money in
it for us at that figure"
1t is said that some who can find no other
cause for complaint, object to the creamery
because it is run on Sunday the same as on
waqlt IaVa. These intansa Sabbatarians fai