The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-10
now IT WAS CELEBRATED.
Doings Of an Important Week in Cabot
This Summer.

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Congregational Kirk. Many went to
Church 81 horse back, and IN * team
took ali old fpshioned Methodist load Of
\ twenty-five. The pastor preached in the
morning and the old-time choir Sat in
tic gallery al OF yore, among the mum
bef being several that sung there 35
4 years ago. The audience turned around
and faced the gallery during the sing
4 ing. The church was trimmed with tile
4 oidfashioned posies instead of the new
j tangled flowers. After church the pas
! tor held bible school, to which all were
invited, and the usual Sunday school
lesson MAS replaced by questions from a
4 cateehism over a hundred years old. *
halt hour was allowed for lunch and
then they gathered again for the second
service (for IN We oldeu time our fore
4 fathers kept the sabbath from sunrise
to sunset.) Manson L. Cooper, ''ye
4 Methodist circuit rider" III 1882 and 49,,
conducted the service.
/ On Tuesday about 400 people attended
\ the picnic Oh the plains, where the first
\ settlement was made III town, and near
4 the spot where to- soldiers eamped dur
Il ing the revolution when building the
4 ~Hazen road. Wednesday the Grand
/ Army had reunion in their haIl and
h dinner Thursday WIS the great day AZ
A the village The parade started at ten
4 o'clock led by the Cabot band. followed
n BY s6 horseback riders. many 81 them
H dressed in ancient attire. There were
Il many decorated floats, among the NUM-
Der being q representation Of the team
\ Of Robert Lance, d famous OK team
! which was driven To Boston iii i792 II
WAS driven by his grandson The Young
ladies hoat, the 10. q. f., THE Bur
nap Farm and the old way OF butter
4 making and the modern separator were
/ displayed as well as some comic floats.
/ After the procession tile people gathered
III the tent on "ye village green 20
listen to reproduction Of the first town
meeting. There were at that time only
twelve voters and the town crief rang
a bell 70 announce the meeting After
the moderator was chosen they proceed
Il ed to elect the other officers. in each
case their qualifications as to book
learning and spirituality were discuss.
4 ed. All officers were instructed in their
duties by the moderator az they were
elected, and they we're told that they
must fulfil their duties free 81 charge
All taxes were TO be RENTED the first
year 10 encourage Immigration. after
that they were to be paid in wheat and
work, and the pound Muster or hog
sheriff WAS To see that the taxes were
paid. Each man was required to raise
an acre Of flax and teach the boys to
hatchel it and the girls mtist he taught
To spin and weave tax Of certain
amount Of wheat was voted to buy
powder and ammunition for the common
defense against Wild beasts and other
foes The school master aud parson
were duly voted necessary, though they
thought the latter ought ia be obtained
for hushel Of wheat and barrel Of
rum, this being the common currency
and they decided he ought TO be able
ia teach the children to read and write
and spell SOME and save The expense Of
a schoolmastef Much amusement was
caused by their lack Of parliamentary
usages and quaint speech.
Mr.. Lanison gave the address Of vel.
come. being followed Dy Mr.. Atkins Of
Detroit, Mich., and Judge Stone Of La
COMA, y. II. MIR kimball and family
furnished some fine music with their
vioiins Ihe band gave concert and
there was promenade in the evening.
SUNDAY closed old home week. the morn.
ing sermon was By Fred BIodgett, a
former Cabot boy, singing by the boy
choir. a poem WAS read, written BIZ
Blanche Hickle, Nho Is in Florida and
too i'll 10 be present DR. Atkins preach
Cd in the evening and all Joined III the
song. God be with you till we meet
again.
A. D. Harvey, Lower Cabot, W.
Mr hanson gave as a part Of his vel
come address, Dads Invitation b. r
D. t'tley Gault
Come home old boys, come home oncs
more;
We've waited for YOU long,
Come back ami Ill the old home
With laughter an with song.
The old front gate. the walk, the yard
The flowers by the wall;
The birds an trees, each bush and shrut
Are waiting for you all
The old mill pond invites you too;
The trees long BY the tack,
Az wave their limbs as ii to say
Come back old boys. ccome back.
The nabors are sprueing up
The yards an houses some,
Cuz they're eSpeeting their boys COO
And likes as not they'll come.
The old towns decked with flags an sicl
An red AM green an blue
But faint patch to how our hearts
are beatin boys foI YOU
Why seems to me but yesterday
Since YOU were little lads
A toddlin' around bare feet an acgs
Such chubby little tots.
An ma says she remembers well
The pinnics that You wore,
An such a time 60 keep them clear
An patch them when they tore.
Then you grew mp and left the town
Come back once more aud sec
The changes that have taken place;
! Come back to ma an me.
No cows now pasture in back streets
Like when you boys were small,
The old street lamps arc all replaced
BY 'lectric light poles tall
Y, An7 trolley cars are running where