Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-11
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Many Fires do Great Deal of Damage
The Dark Side of Life-Interesting
Notes from all Parts of the Globe
Pithily Presented.
The president has signed the act for the ad-

Matthew Lynch of New Britain, Conn,
died Wednesday afternoon from sunstroke.
The Louisiana Senate Wednesday night
passed the lottery bill over the governors
Veto
Kemmer has been re-sentenced TO die by
electricity during the week beginning Aug
ust ith.
The louisiana State lottery bill passed
the House Tuesday afternoon over the
governor S veto.
Rev. Mr.. Walker of Bennington called a
few davs ago to fill a vacancy in st Johns
Episcopal church has declined.
D. J. Barker's tannery at North Adams
Mass, was burned to the ground Monday
morning. Loss, $50, 900; insurance, Sl1 ,000.
a child of z. w. Wetherbee and Mrs. A.
Huse, West Bindge, n H.. were burned to
death Sunday by the exploding of an oil
stove,
st. Johnsburys population is G5SO again
OF $50 over 1880. Barre makes the largest
gain in the State, growing from POGO in 1880
to 600 in 1890.
Rev. c. b. Atwood of St Johnsbury
declines call from Bristol, N. H.. and
remains over the Free Baptist church of
st. Johnsburv another day
Monday afternoon George Dunn, aged II
years, residing at Al, Eighth street, South
Boston, was drowned while bathing in
creek near the COW pasture
Willie the 1I-year-ol son of Peter
Boardman of Skowhegan, Me-, was drown
ed Tuesday afternoon while bathing in the
river. The body was recovered.
DR.. John Monroe OF Days Gap, Ala.
killed his four children Sunday aud
committed suicide 1t is thought Monroe
was insane on the subject of religion,
G. Clifford Gray, postmaster at Wesley,
Maine, was badly hurt Wednesday. His
horse SHE'D and in trying to hold him, Gray
wa, thrown and run over He was uncon-
scous several hours.
Ex-State Treasurer Archer at Baltimore
Md, Monday morning pleaded guilty
to the charge of embezzling Sl32. 600
OF the States funds and was sentenced to
five years in the penitentary.
In Columbus, Colorado county, Monday,
City Marshal Pipe shot and instantly killed
Ed Young, John and Bob Stafford, sons of
r. Fl. Stafford. The fight occurred in a
saloon and 30.shots We're fired
Crops throughout South Dakota made
rapid growth during last week. Reports
from all parts of the State Indicate glow
ing outlook and yield TINT promises great
er than ever before known In the State
The Vermont Sons of Veterans ore
holding their annual encampment with
Camp ChildS at ST. Adams Nearly 20G
uniformed Sons are in attendance Re
orts show the order TO be in prosperous
condition.
George II. Lease, aged GS of Waterbury,
committed suicide by taking poison. He
was found in mis- harness shop Saturday af
ternoou and lived but few minutes He
was in financial trouble. and attached for
about 5000
The residence of Carlton Clark at
Underhil was burned to the ground
Saturday night about / o'clock, caused 10y
the burning out of a chimney. Nothing was
saved. large amount of butter and cheese
in the cellar was destroyed.
George Mclaughlin, an employe n the
| Boston health department, was Monday ex-
ercisng two horses, riding one and leading
! the other when the latter ran away, drag
, ging Mclaughlin to the ground and aflict
ing injuries from which he died that night.
The remarkably high temperature of
! Tuesday has been followed by cold weather
on Mount Washington. The mercury had
| gone down Wednesday evening to - and ice
had formed in all water places. The wind is
blowing stiff gale from the northwest.
While playing on the fourth some chill
dren at Industry, Pa, ignited a keg of
gunpowder. BY the explosion that followed
| i've of the children We're fatally injured and
two others seriously. Tne grocery building
in which the powder was stored was com
| pletely wrecked.
A despatch was received Friday evening
which announced that in the grand hose
race at TIconderoga yesterday, the Barnes
| Hose company of Burlington ran in IS sec
onds and secured the second prize of $40.
The Gaylords won the first prize of $l50,
having run in 42i seconds.
John Preston of Waltham, aged II years
died Monday from the effects of taking
Paris green while in a deranged state OF
mind. He leaves a wife four daughters
and five sons His mind difficulty resulted
from an injury received some time ago
The funeral is at , O'Clock this afternoon.
General Master Workman Powderly OF
the Knights of Labor, in addressing q
gathering of workingmen at Priceburg Pa
Saturday night, declared himself in favor
OF socialism, saying he believed in it ant
that it was his duty TO so inform his hear,
ers The statement created sensation.
The old idea that July S is the hottest day
in the year would seem to be justified
by the weather in New York to-day
The mercury reached 9S' and the day wa,
the hottest since July s, 1876, when tn,
same degree Of heat was registered There
were many cases of heat prostraton today.
John l.. Soutee of North Muskegon Mich.
attempted TO swim the whirlpool rapid Fri
day. His log was injured by rocks anC
for tunately for him an eddy carried him
ash ore before he reached tho regular whrl
pool He was pulled out in an exhauste,
condition about 100 feet above whe,
Capt Webb is supposed to have lost hi
life.
Reports to Iradstreets OF the mer
camille failures throughout the Unite,
States during the six months O
the current year shows total q
5466 against 1913 in the first six months o
1889. The aggregate liabilities of failing
Graders are $62, 667, 962 against S67, All, II
and actual assets $50, ,025, ll6 agains
$32 ,S03, $40
An east bound Northern Pacific freigh
} ! train was boarded at North Yakina
Washington, Sunday by two m~i