Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-25
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

Loammi c. Aldrich, of Lowell, Mass
who has had six wives, FIVE of them living
came to Grafton, VT. and married widow
with two children; and he is in trouble.
The hot weather hasn't wilted Anna Dick,
lnson. She comes out at the Arch stree,
theatre in Philadelphia, next week.
An Alexandria (Va.) man has raised sew.
erai thrifty sheayes from grains of wheat
found in one of the mummies at the Smith
sonan institute, at Washington.
The opening of coffin of young man at
Derry, n. H., who died thirty-three years
ago. disclosed the singular fact that his hair
has grown out two feet or more and is heavy,
bright and fresh.
The managers of the Centennial Exhibi-
tion have decided to admit visitors on the
last two Saturdays of this month-at half
price, or twenty-five cents.
4 despatch from Madrid, Spain. SAYS
The heat is fearful; it exceeds any recol-
lection since $500. The city is deserted and
the streets are silent. Forty field laborers
died from the effects of the heat near Seville.
The vines in Andalusia are scorching and
failing"
The Burlington Qowa) Haiokeye saws ::
"A young man named Powers. living in
Lucas county, bit himself with a rattlesnako
one day last week. The doctor treated the
young man by filling him up to the eyes
with whiskey. 1t saved his lie. but i. made
the worst Democrat out Of him You ever
saw"
\ new statue Of Washington was unyail
ed ct the Centennial Exhibition Monday.
Thirteen thousand refugees from Seryia
have entered the Hungarian territory.
The first wire rope has been stretched be-
tween the towers OF the East river bridge.
Ben Field, a well known New York poli-
tician, died of heart disease at Albion, y.
Y, on Monday.
Commodore Vanderbilt is reported still
comfortable, but his appetite growing
poorer.
A part of the colossal statue Of Liberty
for New York IIarbor has arrived from
France
There is going on, in California. more
construction of railroads than in any pre-
vious period o. the States history.
\ Shanghai despatch Of August Il. says
the French Mission Chapel at Ning-Koe-
Foo, China, was attacked by the populace
during the celebration Of mass The priest
and many Of the congregation were killed.
Capt. Ead-, of the Mississippi Delta in
proven ent, has the news that they have
straight nayiglble channel, twcDty-one feet
deep, through the South Pass je;ties.
And now it Is calves that are reported dy-
ing from heat and sln-str5ke. in Massaehl-
sets.
The Infamous Sioux chieftlin :. lIiot-who-
s-Blnana-ski in-On-the->idewalk, was
in town on Slturday.-Hqrttord Couranf.
Mr. Moody begins laborinc at Brattleboro,
Vt. in a short tine
\ man and woman have been arrested at
Sharon, CT, who have a boy with them
supposed To be Charlie Ross.
\ Boston barber was saed recently in
sprinsvale, Me, for assault and battery on 4
boy by cutting his hair too short The charge
WAS not sustained.
\ tornado passed over Milton. Y. Y,
four miles below PoushkeepSie. yesterday.
accompanied by hail and rain, causing con
siderable damage. The Catholic church was
blown down
The New Jersey Rubber works IN New
Brunswick were destroyed by fire On Tle>-
lay Loss about S3j000J insurance
Sl.j. 600.