The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-03-26

ing between here and Montpelier
Junction for some days and these were
hauled down there and their contents
dumped It took only few hours to
repair the track and no particular
damage was done. The Sunday morn
ing train arrived in Montpelier
at 9.05
II. K Stevens of New York. who
has been engaged as a solo cornetist
for the Montpelier Military Band,
will act as a salesman for George II.
Wilder. Mrs. Stevens, who is a fine
soprano singer, may come to Montpe-
lier later. She was for some time
the soloist at the cathedral in St.
Augustine, Florida, and is now sing
ing in opera in New York. Mr.. Ste
vens was at one time member of
Sousa's Band and has been cornet
soloist at Weber q Fields and other
New York play houses.
@. D. Wheelock, who now occupies
the building where the Montpelier
House is TO have a saloon, provided
they get licen 'e, is to move his fur
niture store into the lower floor of
what was the Exchange Hotel. The
floor is "A by 1928 feet. The front is to
be fitted with plate glass window
and in other ways for first class
store. The place will probably be
open for business by april 1. Mrs.
Wheelock will open millinery parlors
in the room formerly occupied by
Charles Litch.
Ernest Spicer of Marshfield arrived
ON the noon train from Wells River
Tuesday and was carried in Johonnot
& Halls ambulance to the Heaton
Hospital, where he is to be treated for
blood poisoning. About four weeks
ago while chopping in the woods, he
received a cut from an axe near the
knee. Blood poisoning set in and last
Saturday DR.. William Lazell per-
was brought to Montpelier on a bed
by Alex Spicer of Lanesboro and taken
to the hospital where he might re-
ceive proper care.
The remains of Mrs William Ban
croft, who died at the hospital in Wa
terbury Monday evening at $50, ar
rived in Montpelier on Tue sday.
The body was taken to the home of
Leonard Bancroft in Berlin Corner
where the funeral will be held on
Thursday afternoon in one O'Clock
The deceased was eighty-five years old
, and is survived by husband, Will
liam Bancroft of Berlin Corner, a
brother Hosea Town of Warren, and
a sister, Mrs. Cali sta Colby of Will
, Jamestown. Interment will be in the
cemetery in Berlin.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather not so many as usual attended
the rehearsal of the Saturday After
noon club held on Monday evening
AS result not much rehearsing was
done but the program was especially
pleasant. Mark Davis of Barre sang
two songs as one number, Sing Me
to Sleep" with violin obligato played
by Mr.. Tarbox of Barre and as a second
number 'Tatter; " Each was enthu-
siastically encored and responded to
by songs we'll suited to Mr.. Davis
excellent voice. To make the pro-
gram of more length, and therefore
more pleasant Miss Rugg kindly re-
peated her piano solo played lasq Mon
day evening and by special request
Mr., Phillips sang a solo.
A physical phenomenon was observed
by people on Barre street Monda,
which made them rub their eyes tt
see what was the matter. Abou
twenty-five feet high on the trunk o
maple tree shone an electric spark
at times bordering on an arc light il
it's brilliancy, while at other times i
was less bright, occasionally alto
5 point where this strange electric ligh
shone, a line of smoke ascende
through the rain, showing that tn
l heat was sufficient to burn the gree
: wood The explanation appears to b
S that an electric wire had i'll some wa
made connection with the tree an
, that the water on the trunk made
6 good conductor for the current to tn
, ground. For some reason there was