The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-16
CABOT.

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visited Miss Nellie Kimball few days
last week
a serious fire was ave1ted last Tues
day in the large barn of A. w. Laird.
His four year old boy, while playing
with matches, set fire to a pile of hay
in the feed floor just at the foot of
feed slide. When Mr.. Laird arrived
on the scene the flames were Rushing
up the feed shaft nearly to the ridge
pole and the little boy was stirring it
with stick. By the hard work of
Mr.. Laird and neighbors the fire was
eXtinguished
Henry Paige and family of Ran
dolph were in town few days last
week, visiting Mrs. G. L. Paige and
other relatives.
Lawyer Swasey of Barre was in
town on business a number of DAYS
last week.
A reception was given f. B. Blodgett
ard wife i'll the l. o CT. hall BY the
Good Templars and Epworth League.
Each society presented a purse as gifts
of esteem. Rev. O. E. Aiken pre-
sented the gift for the Epworth League
and Rev. d. l.. billiard for the Good
Templars Mr.. Blodgett made able
responses to the presentations, ex-
pressing his sincere joy and gratitude
both for himself and wife.
G. G. Dow has sold out his stage
wagon and horses to E. M. Bliss and
Mr.. Bliss commenced driving on the
star route from Cabot to Marshfeld,
last Monday morning.
The creamery team of j. H. Gram
u Sons became frightened while stand
ing in front of @. p. Hatch's store at
Lower Cabot last Monday morning, and
ran at full speed through the village
toward home. The only damage done
was TO slightly warp the wagon of
Walter Sprague as they struck it on
their run through the upper village.
Arthur Marsh. son of DR.. Arthur
Marsh of New Haven, Conn, is stop
ping with p. K. Quincy for the sum-
mer.
Ralph Marsh of New Haven, Conn,
is stopping with W. r. Marsh.
Bert Lyford, who has been attend
ing Valentines Telegraphy School at
GAINESVILLE, Wis, is home for sum-
mer's vacation. He will return in
! about month.
The principal event of last week
on Friday night, July 10. This barn
is spacious circular structure SO feet
in diameter, with a round silo in the
center IS feet in diameter. There
were about 400 present and even with
this crowd there was room for more
| The Cabot band furnished music dur
ing the evening and promenading was
the chief amusement Mr.. Dow's hos
| pitality was shown in the furnishing
of refreshments for the crowd in the
form of ice cream and cake.
II. B. Whittier of Rutland visited
his father last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen p. Miller of
Boston are stopping with G. w. Hoyt
| for while.
Miss Rose Cooper is visiting Mrs.
! Mary Atkins.
J. ". Rogers OF Spokane, Wash.
a brother of Harvey and Charlie Rog-
ers, is in town. 1t is ten years since he
was last here.
Duran Baker of New York stopped
at the Winooskl House on Sunday.
Eddie Metcalf, former Cabot boy,
| is visiting friends in town. He is en-
gagged in business in Reading, Mass.
Mrs. S. @. Voodry, Mrs. Alice Ayers
and P. X. Carney were in Montpelier
last Wednesday
The correspondent is again asked by
| the citizens to make reference to the
| Sunday fishing by outside parties. 1t
was thought that the remarks upon
the subject in the items three weeks
| ago were sufficient, but the parties
seem to continue their fishing excur-
sions. They will save themselves some
unpleasantness if they attend church
at home and observe the Sunday laws
M. ID. Wells, having business in AL
bany, VT, took carriage drive to
| that place last week.
A. b. Hickie and family of West
Burke have been visiting j. T. Drew
and other relatives for few days.
Leon Cole and his bride, who have
been on wedding tour through the
] State, arrived at his home last week
and have been stopping for few days
with his father. He is engaged in the
furniture business in Barre and will
return to bis duties this week.
Fred Fisher and family of Barre
have been taking an outing in town
making his mother, Mrs. Eliza Fisher,
a visit.
The moving picture entertainment
at hotel hall last Saturday night was
we'll attended and highly spoken of.
Miss Gertrude Kenerson of Hard
wick visited friends in town last
Thursday.
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