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Henry C. Farrar, Grand Representative
of Odd Fellows, is confined to his house
with a severe attack of rheumatism.
DR.. John T. Shurtleff was in town last
week Wednesday.
John w. Cranston and George T. Chat
fee have leased the Rutland county fair
grounds for Is years for the sum of So
| 500 for which a check was given Tues.
day to enable the Society to pay its in
debtedness. The Society is to have the
use of the grounds one week in each
year for its annual exhibitions.
A reception was given on Wednesday
last to Mrs. Julia G. R. Dorr, Vermonts
| famous authoress and poet, in observ-
ance of her 10th birthday. Mrs. Dorr is
one of the few whose promise in earlier
years has been ulfilled-brlnging fame
not only to her, but also to the city and
State of her residence. until her genius
and reputation has been worldwide.
The occasion was fitting and appreciative
Much sorrow is manifested at the prob
ably approaching close of the active and
useful life of Col. Mason S. Colburn of
Manchester, in its prime. Col Colburn
was native of this county, descend
ant of one of its honored families. His So
cial and business relations with this city
made his personality almost as familiar
as that of our citizens.
The venerable Merritt Clark of Poult-
ney, entered upon the 93d year of his age
on Monday the 18th, quietly with his
family at his home. He appears physi-
cally stronger and in better health than
year ago, with mental faculties unim-
| paired and vigorous. He has outlived
almost all of his generation, leaving him
the oldest member of the past General
Assemblies of Vermont, the oldest sur
viVing ex-railway president in New Eng
land and the third oldest survivor of the
| graduates of Middlebury College, and
sole survivor of many other associations
with which he has been connected in his
busy life. Four years ago, with the late
Judge Barnes Frisbee, he made weeks
trip through the southern part of Rut-
land and Northern shire of Bennington
counties visiting all the persons they had
known who were living over so years of
age. He called upon 20 persons during
the trip, all of whom are now dead in
including the companion of his travels.
Mr. Clark attributes his longevity not to
his hardy ancestry, but to regular habits
and the non use of liquor and tobacco.
His life has been an active one, with
widely extended business relations, until
his retirement some 10 years ago. He
has been far from idle since, in devoting
himself to literary art and mechanical
works.
City politics are beginning to engage
attention. The canvass will be made
upon party lines. The Republican clnb
has held one meeting but no caucuses
have yet been held. Among those who
are mentioned for mayorality candidates
are Col. Percival w. Clement, Col. John
A. Sheldon, Leon G. Bageley and Sena.
tor Frank D. White. Mr.. White does
not desire the office-but will not decline
the nomination if rendered him with sub
stanial unaminlty. The irrepressible
John D. Spelman is also candidate. He
has acted with the Republicans in late
years but will probably be the Democrat
ic candidate for Mayor. 1t is hoped to
keep the city Republican, but the elec-
ton will be hotly contested.