The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-02-19

the lists as candidate for the office
of city sheriff held by O. Def. Ban
croft. Mr.. Docherty is we'll known
in Montpelier. He was formerly a
stone cutter and served with Company
II, during the Spanish American war
He is now special police officer,
So far as can be learned there are no
other candidates for this office aside
from Mr.. Bancroft and Mr.. Docherty.
Mrs W. A. Stowell met with a
painful accident on Tuesday evening.
AS she began the descent of long
flight of stairs in her home she
tripped and fell to the bottom. The
force of the fall was partly broken by
the baluster but her left side struck
heavily against the post at its foot.
DR.. MCGUIRE who was at once sum-
moned, decided that one rib was
broken and possibly n slight fracture
of another.
The Saturday Afternoon club held
an excellent rehearsal on Monday eve
ming Nearly all the members were
present and the parts are remarkably
we'll balanced. To add to the pleas
ure of the rehearsal Miss Laura Rugg
gave piano solo. which she executed
in her usual faultless style and Miss
Pansy Severance sang very pleasing
number.
The local coal situation is not so
promising just now as it has been for
the past few weeks. H. A. Dubuc is
entirely without supply and during
the past ten days has received only
fifteen tons. He attributes the trouble
to the probability that the supply has
been diverted in another direction.
He say Elias Lyman, the Burlington
wholesale dealer, is receiving only.
about one half the amount weekly
that came last month.
E. P. Walbridge of Cabot, one of
the prize winners at the recent meet
ing of the Vermont Maple Sugar as
sociation, enjoys the reputation locally
of making sugar that is unsurpassed
in quality and possessing flavor
found only i'll the pure product of
the rock maple. Mr.. Walbridge gives
his personal attention to every detail
of the process from the time the trees
are tapped until the product is placed
on the market. He has many custo-
mers in this city and all orders re-
ceive prompt attention.
Bethany Reading will observe Red
Letter Day in Bethany chapel,
Saturday evening, February 81, from
7. 30 until 10 clock The formal part
of the evening S entertainment COM
prises readings by Mrs. Maud Hunt
ington Benjamin of Boston: songs by
Miss Alice Folsom, single Canadian
French dialect number by Mr. Hop
kins, and selections by Wilder's or
chestra. A most enjoyable evening is
anticipated and members of the
Reading who intend to invite more
than one guest are requested to conf
municate at once with Miss Carrie
Cross.
Barre is we'll represented in the
bankruptcy list this week. With the
clerk of the United States court at
Burlington the following petitions
have been filed: Stephen D. Cush-
man, brick mason of Barre, who
has liabilities Of 5000. 05 and assets of
$24S, of which $3.50 are claimed ex-
empt, and Clarence w. Moore of
Barre, who has liabilities of $l,044
and asset; of $500, all of which are
claimed exempt. Williamstown is
represented by the petition of Henry
Hackey, a blacksmith, who has liza
| bilities of 1898. 10 and assets of $3.50.
all of which are claimed exempt.
Friday is the Goth anniversary of
the election of Pope Leo XIII to the
papal chair, and the event will be cell
ebrated by the Catholic church
throughout the world. At st, Angus
tines church there will be celebra-
tion of high mass at 8 in the morning.
and at 730 in the evening there will
be sermon by the pastor, Rev. W.
j. O'Sullivan, on the subject The
Papacy. This will be followed by
the benediction of the BILE ssed sacra-
ment. Special music has been arranged
for the evening service and it is ex-
pected that the various organizations
connected with the church will attend
in body.