The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-15
CABOT.

Among the last arrivals i'll town Is
the Cuban itch.
Napoleon Biledua has nearly com
pleted the job of building the cream
cry ice house. He received $40 for
the job.
Harlie H. Haines had the misfor-
tune while chopping last week to cut
his foot which will lay him aside
from labor for some time.
The water is so low that saw mills
have TO be idle quite portion of
the time.
H. O. Dwinell has the contract to
furnish the wood for the creamery for
nine months and Payson Walbridge
for six months each receiving S26 per
month for the same.
At G. H. Utley's steam mill the
boiler just put in was found to be
much too small to do the work and a
large one was put in last week, which
it is thought will furnish sufficient
power to do all the work.
Meetings during the week of prayer
We're well attended and a good deal
of interest was shown The meet
ings are to be continued four even
ings this week.
Luther Wardner has filed his petit
tion in bankruptcy.
Report comes that Dean Blodgett,
who has been sick for the past six
weeks in Hardwick with typhoid fe-
yer is slowly improving.
Frank Blanchard and wife have
gone to the odd Fellows Home in
Ludlow to make their future home.
]. NJ. Fisher is this week distribut-
ing attractive calendars advertising
the well known Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of which he is
agent Persons wanting the most in
surance for the least money will
please call on him and get a calendar
The case of Lewis VS.. John Crane &
Sons which has been on trial i'll Caledo-
MIA county court the past two weeks
came to close last week. 1t ap-
pears in evidence that the Cranes
were building a large barn and that
Lewis engaged TO work for them one
year on the farm or on the barn, be-
ing mechanic The Cranes furnish
ed a swing staging for use and it APP
peared that one of the hooks had been
broken and mended by the village
blacksmith i. Myers. When Crane
came for it he told him it was not safe
and he would not warrant it, but the
hook was put into use on a staging
forty feet from the ground and one of
the Cranes and Lewis went upon it
to work The mended hook broke and
they fell to the ground. Crane had
one leg broken and was otherwise in
jured Lewis had one heel and leg
broken and his back badly injured
Lewis brought suit against the Cranes
for damages and the trial just com
pleted resulted in a verdict for the
plaintiff to secure 5000 damages and
his costs. This case stands among the
most expensive cases ever litigated
from this town..
Gen. j. G.. Mccullough of Benning-
ton will lecture at Cabot in the high
school lecture course on Friday even
ing, Jan. "a Gen. Mccullough is one
OF the finest orators III the State, and
the people of Cabot and surrounding
towns are to be congratulated that Su-
perintendent j. p. Lamson has been
able to secure him for that evening.
1t will be an oratorical treat that no
one can afford to miss.
CABOT
The meetings are being continued
this week up to and including Thurs
day evening.
James Hamilton of East Cabot died
on Sunday He had been IA long suf
erer from neuralgia.
The State board of agricultoure will
hold farmers meeting here next Fri
day forenoon, afternoon, and evening.
The morning session will open with
an address of welcome by III, O Owl
nell of Cabot, followed by paper
Corn, clover and ensilage,' 10y Ern-
est Hitchcock, Pittsford. Prof. l.
r. Jones Of Burlington will speak on
Grasses, in the afteronon and
Business methods in farming will
again be discussed by John Il. Gale,
Guilford. In the evening subjects
are agriculture i'll foreign coun-
tries George Aitken; "Tuberculo-
sis, @. j. Bell, Walden. As this is
distinctly farmers meeting prOmot-
ed, fostered and expenses paid by
them, good attendance and lively in
torest should be manifested.
K 1ycenm viii be held Friday even
ing by the higher grade Of the village
school. The question Resolved
That United States Senators should
be elected by the people" will be dis
cussed.
The Christian Endeavor Concert
will not be given Jan. rs.
Winooski Lodge of Good Templars
entertained several Of their Marsh
field friends Saturday evening.
e. i. Harrington was in town over
Sunday Leon Cole stopped for day
or two with his father, l.. p. Cole
Harlie Haines cut one of his feet