The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-08-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eastern and Middle States.


Z. B. ALvoRD, a wealthy resident of SYRIA
tuse, N. Y, who died recently, had dread
of grave-robbers. A tent has been put UP be-
side his grave, in which Waterman guards
the tomb from sunset until sunrise. This vigil
will be kept up for several months The coffin
is walled in with masonry, and covered with
a slab which is cemented to the stone wall.
HANLAN, the champion oarsman, was de
feated by Teemer, of Pittsburg, at the Fall
River (Mass.) regatta. The race was for two
miles and a half and was rowed twice ow-
ing to bad start at the first attempt. Hanlan
took the lead both times, but his boat was
swamped, and Teemer came in first, Ross
second and Hosmer third.
OSCAR WILDE's first play, "Vera," was
produced the other night in New York, and
was condemned by the critics as worthless
dramatic production.
MAJOR THOMAS O'CoNNoR, who was speaker
of the New Jersey assembly last winter died
in Newark the other evening, aged fifty
years.
THE executive committee of the Confedera-
ton of the Organized Trades and Labor
Unions of the United States met in New
York in third annual session. The members
of the committee present numbered twenty
five, and they represented trades organiza-
tions embracing over 13O, 900 workingmen.
KIRKLAND M. FITCH, the bank cashier of
Warren, Ohio, who squandered $4,000 of the
bank funds in stock gambling was arrested
in Boston and not at Detroit, as was first
reported.
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address at the annual gathering of farmers
from Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Vir-
ginia, held in Harrisburg, Penn. The exhibits
surpassed those of last year.
A GREAT throng attended the funeral of
Judge Black at York, Penn. The city was in
mourning, and business was generally sus-
pended. lightweight carriages were in the
funeral procession. Governor Pattison, Gen
eral W. S. Hancock and the State and house
senate committees appointed by the Pennsyl-
vania legislature, were in the procession.
THE New Jersey State house was draped in
black on account of the death of Speaker
OConnor, and the State officials attended the
funeral in Newark.
A FIRE at Hunters Point, Long Island
opposite New York, destroyed the Standard
Oil company's wharves and sheds, with sew
eral thousand barrels of oil and other prop
erty, causing an estimated loss af $500, 900
During a series of terrific explosions several
men were injured.
GREAT preparations are being made in New
York for an international horse show to be
held in October. Over GOO entries are expect
ed, and will include all kinds of horses, from
thoroughbreds like Parole to draught horses.
AT meeting of the New York Democratic
State committee held in Saratoga call was
issued for the State convention for the nomi-
nation of candidates to be held in Buffalo on
September %.
Mrs. ELIZABETH CAMERON, wife of we'll
known New York pedestrian who has fire.
quently participated in long distance matches
under the name of Noremac, was shot and
killed by George Beattie, her husbands
trainer and barkeeper. After shooting the
woman Beattie killed himself The murderer
had been discharged by Cameron for drunk
enness, and murdered his employer wife in
retaliation.
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE CoLERIDGE, of Eng
land, with party of friends, arrived in New
a
United States and Canada The baggage of
himself and party was allowed to go through
the New York custom-house without inspec-
tion-an honor of rare occurrence
A PARTY of fifteen or twenty left Bald
Head Cliff house and drove to Ogumquit
Beach, n. H., where they entered the surf to
battle. The undertow and surf were running
strong, heavy sea was on, and they were
warned of the danger of venturing too far but
they did not heed the warning, and nearly the
whole party were swept out by the undertow.
The Rev. Mr.. Little of Washington, D. c.,
succeeded in rescuing his wife and one child,
but his son Eddie was drowned. Greenough
Thayer, of North Cambridge, Mass, Miss
Emma Gould, of Andover, Mass. and Miss
kittie Stafford also lost their lives.