Some of you have no doubt noticed that we have a sizable flock of geese again - not as large as last year, but 18 or 20 of the creatures, enough to be a big nuisance.  Bill Rossi called around noon today to let us know, and then Frank Dolan sent an e-mail this afternoon that they were hanging out at Mark and Robin Nicholson's on Old Homestead Road.  I alerted the other two members of the Goose Committee tonight, but apparently they are both well aware - they have paid visits to Richard Gagne's lawn, and they've been boldly paddling in front of Jack LaGue's.  Apparently, the few that were spotted early in the spring must have nested and are now raising their young here, which of course means next year these young ones will all come back here to nest as long as it's such a nice, friendly spot. 

We're asking that you harass them - they cannot fly, but you can toss firecrackers at them or let your dog bark at them, chase them - whatever you can think of to make them wary of this place so they won't want to come back next year. We've had another suggestion - a roast goose dinner to replace the pig roast . . .

Speaking of dinner - the Italian Dinner is on Saturday at the pavilion.  Call Pam, 684-3655 for tickets.

Also,  the Cabot Church on Main Street is holding a grilled chicken dinner this Thursday, July 25, from 5:30 - 7 pm. The meal includes salads, drinks, dessert and of course the chicken. Take-outs are available. Adults - $8; Children - $4. They appreciate your supporting their fund-raising efforts.  You don't need to call ahead - just head down there and join your neighbors, or pick up some to take home.

I worked at the Cabot Historical Society building again this afternoon.  We have pretty much eliminated the mildew problem - fortunately, no permanent damage has been done, and we've been able to pack up some items and store them safely so they'll be ready for future exhibits.  As one might expect, we found some interesting items that some of us had not seen before. And we have been able to feature one special gown now that we have a manikin to display it on.  We could use several more manikins, but they are hard to come by, I guess.  What was recently donated was a dressmaker's form, but it serves the purpose perfectly, and actually is probably better than a full manikin as the ladies' garments are much smaller than clothing made for women today.  I'm sure the women were well cinched in - some of the bodices have lots of stays.


I also want to mention that we have a very special guest coming to the Cabot Historical Society on Sunday.  David Book is going to do his presentation on the Abel Morrill family of Cabot and their two sons who served and died in the Civil War.  David wrote a very interesting book about the men from Cabot that served in the Civil War, so he has a wealth of information about our community as it was then, the people, the times, the struggles.  He is a fine speaker and does a remarkable job portraying Abel Morrill, Sr., telling the story of how his two sons died.  We are very fortunate that we have in our museum a bible that belonged to young Abel, also a letter and other papers that will be on display.  The program begins at 7 p.m., and it's free.