St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-08-24
CABOT.
Old Home Week.

Old Home Week anniversary was OBJ
served one week in advance OF the usual
time. During the week quite a good
amount of visiting was done through
the town by the people and visitors from
abroad. Thursday. August IL, was the
day set for the picnic and exercises in the
grove of Bert Smith, but the elements on
that day were unfavorable for the gath
ering out of doors, consequently the vii
lage han was resorted to. At two
O'Clock the company was called to order
by the president of the association, Hon.
]. M. Fisher. Prayer was offered by
Rev. D. L. billiard. A recitation was
given by Carl c. Harvey, "The Traitors
Death Bed" which was finely rendered
and loudly applauded. Rev. MIR. Brown
then gave a ringing good talk upon
Vermont. Its Men and Opportunities.
The last speaker was Judge c.
F. Stone of Laconia, N. H., a for
mer resident of the town. He spoke
largely in regard to the old town and re-
peated that he was glad and proud he
was born in old Cabot. The exercises
closed with the singing of America.
The Old Home Week Sunday services
were held at the Congregational church,
August IA. The sermon was given by
Rev. Mr.. Brown of the Methodist church,
his subject being Faith. He showed
what wonders faith had done and would
do in all directions. The singers occu-
pied the old gallery and hymns of earlier
days were sung, led by the chorister OF
40 years ago, Judge Stone. At each
singing the audience arose and about
faced as they always did in days of yore.
A large congregation was in attendance.
In the evening a mass meeting was held
at the Methodist church. The singing
by the large choir was excellent. Short
talks by the pastors, reading by Mrs.
Nathan Chester and remarks by Judge
Fisher and 6. F. Harvey occupied the
evening. The service closed with the
singing of the hymn, God be With You,"
after which the president announced the
exercises of Old Home Week for 1904 in
Cabot ended.
A quiet wedding occurred last Wednes-
day morning at 10 O'Clock at the home
of Hon. and Mrs. John Nd. Fisher, when
their daughter, Julia Frances, and Fred
eric N. Parrot OF Montpelier were mar
ried by Rev. D. L. billiard. Only the
immediate relatives of the bride and
groom were present. The rooms in
which the ceremony occurred were pref
tily decorated and all things combined
to make the service almost ideal. The
DIluS anu SIOoH lCiI Ill LUG dilSIuOOu Oa
a wedding trip, that will include Niagara
Falls, Detroit, Chicago and Denver.
They will return about the first of Sep
TENDER and will reside in Montpelier.
Miss Fisher has been one of the promi-
nent and popular young ladies OF this
town and has made for herself wide
| circle OF friends here who tender hearty
congratulations to her on the outset OF
| her married life. For the past three
years she has been teacher in the first
grade of the Montpelier graded school
and not only has she given great salts
faction to the school officers bat has
made for herself a warm place in the
| regard of the children and their parents
| with whom she has come into touch.
She will at least fill out her contract
| with the Montpelier school board by
teaching during the coming school year.
| Mr.. Parrott is a native of Iowa. but for
| The past four years he has been employed
| at Montpelier as train dispatcher and in
| charge of the clearance and movements
of the rolling stock of the Montpelier &
| Wells River Railroad.