The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

only in his official connection with
| the National Life but in all the life
insurance progress of the country. AS
| president of the National he will
doubtless be active and aggressive, as
| he as ever been in his other relation.
ships with this growing and prosper
Gus company"
The concert and social hop given at
| Armory hall on Friday evening was
well attended. The orchestral pro-
| gram was varied and exceptionally
good. CarlH. Forsell the cornetist,
carried the audience by storm. His
solo, Whirlwind Polka, was rendered
with rare skill and exhibited his per-
feet control of the instrument AS
an encore Mr.. Forsell rendered the
Palm song from Florodora. In this,
| his power of expression was shown as
| he brought the harmony of this beau
tiful song out with roundness and
fullness which filled the hall with
melody and brought showers of ap.
plause upon the artist
The Montpelier correspondent of
the Free Press stated Thursday morn
! ing in that paper that deputy sheriff
L. G. Lance of Cabot was candidate
for sheriff of Washington county
against g. @. Graves. Mr.. Lance
says II wish to announce that | am
not candidate for the nomination for
sheriff against @. G. Graves, as has
been reported, and published. " He
also say that he considers Sheriff
Graves administration of the affairs
of the Office has been above criticism
and that he never had the remotest
idea of running against him. Sheriff
Graves may well feel that Its all
over but the shouting"
The following data for the month of
May, covering period of fifteen
years, has been compiled for the
| by W. a. Shaw, observer; mean or
normal temperature, 53 degrees
warmest month, in 1887, with an av-
| erage of % degrees coolest month,
in 1892, with all average of 30 degrees
highest temperature, 80 degrees, May
| IS, 1889; lowest temperature, % de-
grees, May II, 1900; average precipi-
tation, 2.S1 inches; greatest amount
of snowfall, six inches, May 2l, 1892
| highest velocity of wind, "a miles an
hour, May t, 1891 average number
of clear days, ! partly cloudy days
70; cloudy days u.
T. W. Eagan, general manager of
the Capital Granite company, said
today that a settlement was made on
Friday with the striking paving cut
tiers at the company's quarries and
the cutters had resumed work He
said the settlement was made on the
company terms The cutters gave
a three days notice that unless the
price of cutting paving stones was not
increased from 1922 to S24 per 1000 by
May /, they would strike Their
demands were refused and strike
followed The company offered to
give the advance demanded on July
|, but this was also refused The
matter was finally adjusted by the
cutters accepting 1923 per 1000 up to
September l. after which they are to
receive 1924.
\ warrant for the arrest of William
Carswell of Barre on the charge of
being an absconding debtor was placed
in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Tracy
on Wednesday evening The writ
was in favor of DR.. II. L. Watson of
this city. DR.. Watson informed the
officer that he believed Carswell would
pass through this city on the mid.
night train on his way to Atlantic
City, N j., where he was to work at
his trade as granite cutter Carswell
L.
he was about to take the early morn
ing train north. A smoke talk follow
ed at the Jail Office in which Carswell
stated he had had no intention of de-
frauding DR.. Watson. He settled the
account and resumed his journey this
morning
a drizzling rain did not serve, as
might have been anticipated. to pre-
vent well attended meeting of The
Mannerchor, last evening, and Prof.
Phillips was evidently much gratified
with the rehearsal, which was mark
ed by close and responsive attention
to the will of the conductor through
out the evening. The numbers were
rendered with that degree of conf
dence and spirit, precision and dash,
which arises from a more intimate
acquaintance with the music, and a
manifestly increasing interest in the
work sought to be accomplished. In
compliance with the wish of major.
ity of the members, the Wednesday
evening meetings will, in future, be
held at 80 O'Clock, subject, however,
to such changes as circumstances may
dictate.
On Tuesday evening, May 20, Mr..
S. B. Whitney of Boston, Mass, will
give a recital in Christ church in this
city, and display the capabilities and
beauties of the new organ recently
installed and which was built under
his direction. Mr. Whitney will be
accompanied by noted boy soloist,
who is reputed to be one of the finest
boy sopranos in New England, and
who will sing three or four selections.
Other interesting features of the even
ing will be baritone solo, chorus
of ladies voices, two fine choruses by |
mixed voices, making it the musical !
attraction OF the season, and one
which all lovers Of good music will be
glad of an opportunity to attend Mr.. |
Whitney will be remembered as an
organist in Montpelier before he went |
to Boston, where he has for thirty |
years past acted as organist for the |
Church of the Advent. His old ac- |
quaintances will welcome him right |
heartily
Mayor @. W. Melcher of Barre, !