The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-04
Montpelier and Vicinity.
Local Happenings.

Montpelier Country club for $4,000
Mrs. George \. Archer is i'll with bron-
Chitis and tonsilitis.
"Pecks sad Boy is billed for June at
Blanchard Opera House.
Mrs A. Viau of Hanover, N H. is the
guest of Joseph and William Niau, her
sons, for a few weeks
The Republicans of Calais will hold
caucus on Saturday afternoon, June Z, to
elect delegates to the district and tate
conventions.
Thomas w Wood, the artist arrived in
the city from New York ON Wednesday
evening and has opened Athenwood his
summer cottage and studio.
Wilders orchestra will be under the
management of the White Entertainment
Bureau next season Dates for he fall
have already been booked.
Coal has taken "a high jump since tn
strike among the miners. Anthracite
coal is selling in New York for S. per tom
and bitumiuous coal has advanced $3.50
per ton.
Charles r.. Booth has purchased of The
Hubbard estate the dwelling house at Che
corner of Pearl aud Vine streets Tor
$500 and is to occupy the premises at
once
Cards are ont announcing the approach
ing marriage of Miss Laura Livingston
Ropes and John Paige Adams, which is to
occur III BtludliN cnuICn on THURSDAY.
June II, at four o'clock
Augustu Diego Ala, aged twenty-four
years, died on TuesdLy afternoon at a.
Foster avenue after two weeks Illness
from pleurSy The deceased was gram
tie cutter aud native of Span. The
only relative he has IN this country is
brother in Hallowell, Me.
A meeting o! the Stockholders of the
Capital Slate Company, whose quarry is
located in Mortified, was held at the
Office of J. 6. Brown. on TUESDAY evening.
1t was voted 10 increase the capital stock
from -, coo To $4,000, The company now
has its quarry opened up and Is getting
out slate for which there is a demand as
fast a il can be quanied
Wil1er's orchestra is engaged for
every night in June except three. The
commencement engagements include
Middlebury College, Norwich Uni
versity, State normal school at John
son, Montpelier High school and St
Michael's school, Waterbury, North
field, Bethel and South Royalton
high schools and Montpelier Seminary
junior reception.
NJ W Chamberlain and. a L. Pat
terson, selectmen of Washington,
were in town on Tuesday in consulta-
tion with Mrs L. b. Holt, the sp,r-
itualist medium, in regard to the dis
appearance of Roy Fordham, lost on
Sunday, May is, between Washing
ton and Corinth. Search parties have
been out ever since with barren re-
suits.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Barre Railroad Company was held
at Barre Thursday. w, A. towel and f.
w. Stanyan of this city A d Morse, E.
l.. Smith and John TrOw of Barre were
elected directors The directors after
ward met and elected the following Off
GERS: President. A. ID oTse; vice-presi-
dent, w A. towel; clerk and treasurer
f. w Stanyan The capital stock was in
creased from $4,000 TO 100000 at this
meeting by vote of the stockholders
The members of the Massachusetts
Mayors Association, which includes the
mayors and ex-mayors of that state are to
make pilgrimage to this city on June II,
and will be entertained until June IA by
Mayor Boutwell, and his council on behalf
of the city. The association will arrive
from Boston by special train on the even
ing Of June y. On the morning of June
Is the party will visit the quarries in
Barre In the afternoon the visitors will
amuse themselves about the city, and in
the evening a banquet will be served at
the Pavilion. The Montpelier Military
Band and orchestra will furnish music
and the party will leave on the morning
of June II.
Patrick Callahan set off blast with
dynamite on the building lot next
to his residence on Barre street,
which stirred up the neighborhood
The blast was put in ledge and COW
cred with planks and railroad ties.
When set off only about a bushel of
rock was displaced but one piece flew
across the street and tore out the win
dow and casing in the upper story of
the house of Patrick Kane One of
the workmen sought refuge behind a
telephone pole across the street. A
twelve foot pole was blown there
striking the pole and breaking the
plank in pieces but fortunately not in
juring the man.
Notwithstanding the very inclement
weather the attendance was good at
the church party held on Wednesday
evening in Trinity church vestry.
Under the skillful direction of Miss
Carrie Wiley chairman of the COM
mittee on decorations, the vestry was
frightened with fresh lilacs, butter
cups and flags, both large and small
The program was of a patriotic ma
ture. Mrs. d. f. Clark, chairman of
the entertainment committee, presid-
ed. Solos were given by Miss Edith
Brooks with Miss Nellie Whelan &C
companist, and by Rev L. X. Will
man with Mrs. M. L. Beardsley at
the piano, and quartette of young
men in the chorus. E. A. Mutt spoke
briefly of vermont Statesmen" and
squad of High school cadets gave
an impromptu drill 1t is proposed
to hold these parties once month