The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-26
CABOT
Old Home Week Celebration Over and
Much Enjoyed

/ Last saturday ended the week -da,
entertainments OF Old Home week Al
10 q. m. long procession Of teams
horseback riders. etc, all dressed ans
decorated in characteristic style 81
! what they intended to represent
passed down Main street, around thu
common and back lip Main street. Thu
log cabin. an exact picture Of the
building the first settlers passed. was
drawn on wagon. Another carrying
+ a washtub containing small child, re.
minded elderly people of the arrival d
the first family in town, when Benia,
min Webster came from Salisbury, NJ
H., to the Plains, driving his COW,
while Mrs. Webster on snowshoes as
sisted the hired man to draw on d
handsled their household goods. among
which was washtub which held their
little two year-old girl, who grew to
womanhood and was grandmother to
Harvey Rogers. now living in the viii
lage. Another noticeable vehicle was
the old chaise Of many years gone by.
A young couple riding horseback, the
woman back Of the man as in olden
times, reminded one of the contrast
between going to church then and now
when the horseless carriage rolls 20
swiftly up to the church doors. The
old fashioned meeting, when those who
fell asleep were gently raped on the
head and quickly awakened, the fax
spinner and many Others too numer-
GUS to mention were very we'll carried
out. A sumptnous diner was served
at noon by the ladies Of the w. r, G..
AT p. m. some races took place, in
dulged in BY boys and girls and sew
eral tugs Of war by the older men and
boys. AT 2 p m. very exciting game
of baseball was played on the com
mon by Cabot and Plainfield teams.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Southwick cele-
brated their 54th anniversary Wednes
day by taking 4 trip to Smugglers'
Notch, accompanied BY Mr.. and Mrs.
IT. H. Foster, Cecil Foster carrying
them in his auto.
Mr., Vanderpool and daughter, Mrs.
and daughter and Miss
Brooks of Newark, n. II, are boarding
at r. F. Barnett's.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs, &C.
ell Foster Aug. l5
Miss Frances Burnham il spending
a few days at the home Of her broth
err. A. r. Burnham, in Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G. Voodry, accom-
panied by Miss Nellie Williams. Miss
Agnes Walbridge. Louise Farr and
Wayne Walbridge, took an auto trip
to Smugglers' Notch Tuesday.
DIR. and Mrs. Henry Downs Of Penn
svIyania were guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Harrington on
Wednesday.
HI. H. Foster is marketing apples for
Col. H. s. Foster, at North Calais.
Mrs. Julia Hale has returned to her
home in st. Johnsbury, after spend
ing a few days with relatives.
Mrs. Fl. H. Foster has wire net
ing across one portion of her piazza
With vines twelve feet long bearing
caves six and seven -cighths and six
md three -fourths inches on stems, |
;wenty and one-half inches long and |
oaded with blossoms.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. voudry were
business NisitoFs III bdfIe Ntuhes-
lay.
Several townspeople attended the
leld day at Barre last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Trip of VIII
JAMESTOWN were guests at r. c. Far
ington's Wednesday.
Mrs. A. P. Burnham of Barre has re-
urned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Stone Of Derby
we're guests at Cecil Fosters recently. !