The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23
Cabot.

Sarah j. Morse is visiting relatives in
Burlington.
Mr.. Bilodeau and daughter are in Canada
visiting relatives.
Union memorial exercises will be held in
the Congregational church Sunday next.
Mr.. Fireman of Richmond was in town
last week and bought thirty COWS, nearly
all fresh mixers.
Mrs. L. G. Burnham and Miss Collie Fos-
ter of Burlington were in town in attend
ance upon Mrs. j. A. Farrington's funeral.
next Sunday evening Of Miss Ella May
Lance Of Cabot and John B. Willis Of
Boston.
To the credit OF the teacher at Lower
Cabot, Miss Gould, be it said that she has
"old glory" flying on the Flagstaff above the
school house every fair day.
At the Congregationalist church next
Sunday morning memorial sermon will be
p cached by Rev. Mr.. Hillard. In the
evening the subject will be "Our Knowl-
edge"
A banquet will be given to the Grand Ar
my and Woman's Relief Corps on Memo
riel day by the young men OF the town, to
which everyone is invited after dinner to
assist. Speeches, rectations and singing Of
patriotic airs will follow the banquet.
A justice trial was held in j. p. Lam
sons office on Monday afternoon. The
case was Mary L. Smith vs.. Benjamin
dict in favor of the plaintiff. j. P. Lamson
for plaintiff; Il. j. Marshall for defend-
ant. L. III. Lance was the presiding justice
In conversation with one of the leading
farmers in this town last week he ex-
pressed himself that in his Judgment farm
ing was paying and that there is the most
money in it that there has been for fifteen
a all hi do nf
produce sold readily and at fair prices and
there are plenty of buyers.
On Monday, May IA, after long and
painful illness, Margarer, wife of j. A. Far
rington, was summoned home to her rest.
Deceased was ffty-seven years OF age and
the last of a family of three boys and three
girls born to Ephraim and Emily Foster of
Walden. The patient and uncomplaining
spirit with which Mrs, Harrington bore her
sufferngs was very extraordinary, she hay
ing the gift Of grace in such abundant
measure az to make her smiling even in her
painful moments. Many will remember
her genial hospitality and spirit OF unsefish
devotion and charity toward those around
her in trouble, endeavoring to tighten and
alleviate such conditions as much as was in
her power. The husband has lost faithful
affectionate companion and the son and
daughter kind, loving and indulgent
mother Interment was in the village GEM
etery. Rev. ID. l.. Hilliard officiated at the
burial
At town meeting held May to con-
slider the matter of schoolhouses and espec.
tally the subject OF building new house in
the Merritt district and repairing the viii
lsge school house, 1t was voted to elect a
committee of four to take the matter into
conside alton as to locality, expense, etc.,
and report at an adjourned meeting, May
10. The committee elected was composed
of j. P. Lamson, DR.. Warren, George Gould
and r. b. Bruce. At the meeting last Sat
urday they reported favorably for a school
house in the Merritt district and the di-
rectors were instructor to build house at
a cost not exceeding $500. AS to the vii.
lage school house they made very elabo'
orate report, going into full details of what
would have to be done in order to make il
what itsshould be. Their estimate OF expense
was $4,000 and they supplemented their re.
port by saying they thought this estimate
| too low. 1t was voted to accept the report
and that discussions OF it be shut off and
when the meeting adjourns it be for three
weeks, which was done. There will prob
ably be another meeting called for the same
time to see II the town will vote to build
new school house located between Cabo
and Lower Cabot.