"Tis The Season!

Cabot Church Harvest Supper  

Saturday, Sept. 13,  5 pm - 6:60 pm.  

Dine in or take out, by Donation. 

 Ham, Red Flannel Hash, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Rolls, Desert. 

Cabot United Church 

 To support the church fuel fund. 

Deliveries happily made to shut-ins - call 802-793-6486.

 

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We had some interesting photos donated to the Cabot Historical Society recently. They are of the construction of the Molly's Falls Dam, or Reservoir, as it is sometimes called. It's also sometimes mistakenly called "Marshfield" dam - not in Marshfield - entirely in Cabot, but very close to the Marshfield line. Unfortunately, the photos we were given have no information with them. I will be trying to put together as much as possible, but these are from the time the homes in that valley were purchased by the power company, to when the first steam shovel dug into the earth, and on to the final connection of the big wooden penstock to the power plant on the Winooski River far below on what is now Route 215. We will be looking for someone who may have some knowledge of what these photos are. The dam was built in 1926 and 27 - and was just beginning to fill with water in November when the 1927 flood hit our area. The power plant was the only plant that wasn't damaged. It supplied power for hospitals in Barre and Montpelier throughout that crisis. The operator was unable to leave the plant because of the swift water all around it, and had no telephone, so wasn't aware that he was being a real hero by staying at his post and keeping the power plant operating.

 

It's chilly tonight - time to think about bromgomg in my tender plants. The closer we get to the first of October, the closer frost is. I thought we were going to have frost Monday night, but it didn't get that low. Next Friday there is a cold front coming at us again, and while we may actually get some rain from it, it may also bring us to the freezing point. I will probably bring things in tomorrow. It was a beautiful day today, and I think there will be many more nice days like that, but nights are getting cooler and my plants don't like those low 40s and high 30s nights. It seems like it's been a very short summer. 

 

Stay warm and enjoy the late summer sunshine!