The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-18
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

S. w. Oorse announced to his friends
Friday that he would stand as candi-
date for alderman for ward 4 of the
city.
The supporters of F. b. Mudgett for
mayor held a rally in the Averill block in
Barre on Thursday evening. 1t is ex-
pected that he will file nomination papers
and run as defeated candidate of the
caucus.
At the meeting of King Solomon
Chapter Il. A. NJ, on Thursday even
ing, S. Swerdfeger of Plainheld, Lee
Short of Cabot and ID. B. e. Kent of
this city received the p. NJ, and M.
E, NJ. degrees.
John Peck, who came home to pre-
sent his report on fire inspection to
the city council on Wednesday evening,
returned to Sheldon, Thurday after
noon to fit up creamery tor Francis
Batchelder of Boston.
The State printing commission held
a meeting at the State House on Thurs.
day. The commission is composed of
f. G. Fleetwood secretary of State,
Horace Graham, State auditor, and
George w. Wing State Librarian.
An entertainment will be given Thurs
day evening, February IS, at the village
hall, under the auspices Of East Mont
pelier Lodge, 1. 0. G. T. The program
will be literary and musical, closing with
the farce, "Per Telephone" After the
entertainment supper will be served.
At a meeting of 200 of the citizen
laborers on Thursday evening last
resolution was adopted to support
Mavor f. NJ. Cory for reelection.
The names of Burton Bailey fot grand
juror, and John futile for city sheriff
were also endorsed at this meeting.
Fred Martin sustained fracture of
is right leg just above the ankle joint,
late on Wednesday afternoon. He
was loading logs, for H. o. Ward,
and one of them slipped from the sled
striking him on the leg He was
brought to Montpelier where DR., c.
e. Chandler reduced the fracture.
This afternoon Martin left for his
home in Plainteld to remain until
he RECEIVERS from his injury.
1t was stated on Friday, in the no.
tice of his birthday. that Charles H.
Gross, at the age Of %, is the Coolest
person in town" A more accurate
statement would have been, the Oldest
man in town, Mr.. Gross having at.
tanned to that distinction since the
death of MIR. e. w. Scott and General
Stephen Thomas, who were some three
years his seniors. The oldest person
in town, the journal is informed, is
Mrs. Lorinda Cummins Bowen, pa
ternal aunt of A. .. Cummings and
Mrs. Henry S. Town. Mrs Bowen
was "a years old, January II. She
lives with her niece, Mrs. Town, and
at this time is in very delicate health.
Since the breaking up of her home
in this city, some years ago, Miss
Sarah Fifeld has been living at the
old homestead in Orange. She is a
long time and severe sufferer from
rheumatism. Two pleasant rooms
have recently been engaged for her at
Mrs. Days, on lower State street.
1t is expected that Miss Fifield will
come to Montpelier next week to be
under the care of Mrs. DAILY. The ar
rangement will be an agreeable one
for the invalid, bringing her into the
neighborhood of her relatives in the
city and the society of the friends she
made here in former years.
Mrs. ). L. Howe fell in the State
House yard, on Friday afternoon, cut
ting severe cash on her forehead and
breaking one of the bones of her wrist,