Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-08-20
DOMESTIC.

tournament at Chicago, which was so
novel that they have started for New
y ork with several thousand dollars won.
This fighting bugs will again be put in
the ring at New York
+. y. Kabok, 30. a Hungarian baker of
Chicago doing good business and en-
ploying or 10 men, deducted part of
his employees pay for dough which he
claimed they had spoiled. The men pro-
claimed a boycott. and Kabok went crazy
and shot himself dead. He leaves "A wi
dow and three children.
A Boston boy, nephew of +. p. Roe,
the novelist. camping at COssavuna lake
in northern New York. was shot through
the lung just above the heart while play
ing at dueling Saturday. Austin Baker
of Salem, y. Y, his companion. who
shot him. has to be forcibly restrained
from committing suicide Young Roe
may recover
Measures for relieving the sufferers
from the forest fires in northern Wiscon-
sin have been taken. Houses will be
built for them and clothing and food
supplied sufficient to last them through
the winter. In Bellevue. DePerre and
| Lawrence townships. the burncd-out fam
| lilies probably number p. while in Pitts
| field Suamico and Howard townships
there are about go families who will need
assistance.
DR., Frank H. Hamilton the distinguish
ed surgeon, died in New York Sunday
night. II will be remembered that when
President Garfield was shot. in 1881. Dir.
Hamilton was called in on the evening of
July 3. with DR.. ID. Hayes Agnew. for
consultation and advice. They approved
of the course pursued up 10 that time by
DR.. Bliss and his associates. DR.. Hamil-
ton was associated with the case until
the Presidents death
Thunder and wind-Storms ofexceedine
fury swept over parts of Illinois. Wis
conSin and Dakota Monday. Four per
sons were killed by lightning and falling
buildings at Newark. Oak. and Mrs.
, Annie Culver of Chicago was so fright
cued by the terrific peal- of thunder and
crash of buildings levclcd by the wind
that she went into spaSmS. trrmbed with
fear and finally died. Much damage
was done to shipping on the lake at
Chicago.
An attempt wa, made to blow up the
hptt-. l.raI,at,, IN
Monday night. The explosion shook
the tenement from top to bottom. and
the inmates rushed into the street in
their night clothes. badly frightened.
= Some explosives had been placed in the
l. cellar connected with fuse that was
II arranged to burn four hours. \ Ger
man plumber named Froelch, who had a
workshop in the cellar, has been arrested
Il charged with the deed, bur denies any
: knowledge of it.
The foundation of the Garfield monu.
II ment at Cleveland was about two months
ago reported to be unsafe. and commit
tee of engineers made an investigation
9 Ii has now been decided to reduce the
:. hight from 225 feet, As originally design
; ed, to $50 feet. This reduction in hight
; the contractor, Mr.. Simmons, claims
=, was decided upon by the trustees, anC
that it will lessen the cost of the monu-
ment about S20.OOO, which sum will b,
, expended in decorating the interior ant
- beautifying the grounds.
If The DE kalb statue erected by Con
+ gress was unveiled at Annapolis, Md.
:. Monday, with proper ceremonies. Full.
~ 10000 strangers were in the city whicl
f. was gaily decorated. There was first
f parade participated in by the naval off
GERS. cadets and marines. the State mil
- tia, Knights of Pythias. German socit
ties and other organizations. The III
yelling was according to the Masonic rit
r. ual and was in charge of the Marylan
grand lodge. The national salute va
v fired aS the veil was Withdrawn. Seer,
lie, terry Bayard received the statue frol
ge sculptor keySer and made an addreS
ly culogiziug the old German soldier an
y the principles he represented
Mrs. Sarah j. Robinson of Some
~. Vile, Mass, is under arrest charged wit
" wholesale poisoning. The suspecte
murders began with the death of her hui
ne band AT Cambridge four years ago, En-
ri ma,a lO-years-old daughter, was the neg
Ut to die. While the RobinsonS lived
IL Cambridge, Mrs. RobinSon's sister, VII
ny was married To a Mr.. Freeman, died frOl
natural causes, leaving to her husband
of baby and a boy five or six years oil
he The three came to board with Mrs. Rol
"a inson. and the younger child soon aft
died. and is believed to have been Il
av third victim. The fourth was Mr.. Ere