Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Tuesday, June FL.

vile, Mo-, was destroyed by fre-Grow-
ing grain in the Dakotas wilted by the hot
| sun and high winds--The eghtieth an
niversary of Henry Ward Beecher's birth
day was celebrated in Brooklyn-Con-
gressional appropriations are still avail
! able for the Worlds fair, Notwithstanding
the Sunday opening decision-The con-
dition of tho immigration question Will
necessitate a new treaty between the
United States and China-After great
railroad fight communication by rail be-
tween Manchester, n. H., and Henniker
| has been tablshed-Helen Bruce, a
| japanese girl who had come to this coun-
try for an education and who had grad
uated from Wellesley college and was TAX
ing medical course, died at the Salem
| (Mass.) hospital yesterday of consump-
| ton, aged "a yesrs-Amos l.. Morse the
slayer Of DR.. Wardwell at Roslindale,
Mass, was srraigned at West Roxbury,
and plea of not guilty entered for the
prisoner; an examination to be had Satur-
| day-Two Russian warships have ar
rived in Boston-The defalcation OF
Cashier Kent of Ellsworth, Me, was due
! to speculaton-Four sailors were ar
rested at Providence. r.. l., for mutiny-
A hotel collapsed at Fort Scott, Kan, and
several persons were killed and injured
The schooner Thomas W. Havens of
Providence went ashore of Long Branch,
and two of her crew were crowned
Murderer Titzhum was executed by
electricity at Auburn, n. "a tax of
SIS has been imposed on automatic spriuk-
lers in buildings by the Boston water
board--Congregati ministers of Bos-
ton passed resolutions condemning the
opening of the Worlds fair on Sunday
John NJ. Raymond of Beverly, Mass, has
disappeared, and with him about $15 be-
longing to another employe - Joseph
Gongyeau, an eight-year-old French lad,
was instantly killed at crossing at Nash
ua, n. H., by heing struck by locomotive.
Mrs. Abbie NJ. Smalley committed
suicide by hanging at Waterville, Me-
Ira Bullock, a prominent and lifelong citi-
zen of Marshfied, Vt, is dead, aged II
years.-The preliminary steps toward
the formation of a merchants association
were taken at Gloucester, Mass The
death of Mrs. Margaret Scryingeom in
| Haverhill, Mass, was a case of suicide by
means of morphine and opium--The Off
GERS of the First regiment, Connecticut
National Guard, elected Captain Edward
Schulze of Company a, Germania Guard,
as additional major under the new militia
law.
Wednesday, June 20.
The Sycamore hotel at Lake George was
burned loss, 5000, OOO-Postmaster Hart
has resigned as custodian of the Federal
building at Boston-Sir Charles Russell
has been recalled to the sittings of the
Behring sea tribunal-A wealthy Wilton
Conn farmer goes to New York to buy
green goods and sappears-Damond
and watch clubs were raided at Spring
field, Mass-Sailors charged with mu-
tiny were bound over for the grand jury
at Providence r. I.-Dr. Robert j. Mar
TIN has received the appointment of ut
tending physician ut the United States
arsenal in Augusta, Me-The Lowell
Mass.) board of aldermen voted to offer a
reward OF $500 for the apprehension of the
murderer of DIR. Henri \. Chaput Ira
Tarbox, aged 10, who ran away with a
Portland livery horse, was captured at
Old Orchard, Me. He has served several
Jail sentences--All Insane convicts in
the asylum at Augusta, Ne, are to be
transferred to the new insane department
at the Maine state prison ut Thomaston
-Thomos Hemeberry, aged %, of Woon-
socket, r. l., while in a lit Of alteration
caused by drink, cut his throat with a
razor and will probably die His wife wit
| ucSStu lle uttCt-- ne tIIu-uJ SldJuc
was unveiled at the Marine park, South
Boston, with great ceremony
Miles was unanimously elected president
of the Army of the Potornac-
Hon. Frank Jones was elected president
of the Boston and Maine rtilroad--T. w.
Nus3ey, Liberal, was elected to represent
pontefract in the British parliament
Rev. Elijah Horr, ID, was installed
pastor of the Piedmont church, WorceI
ter, Mass. Tx Senator Shumway was
confirmed as superior court judge by the
Connecticut legislature-A West Gardi-
ner (Me.l woman drowned herself because
her children wanted her placed under
guardianship-The steam yacht New
Jersey was burned at Holyoke Mass.
Thursday. June 80.
Four lives were lost in a fire in Saginaw
Mich-An Oklahoma town was burned
by revengeful negroes-The Kansas
mine owners will make no further over
lures to the strikers--The subscriptions
to the stock of the new Boston Music hall
have reached the 100000 point-Glad
stone will introduce "a resolution to eXpe
date the home rule bill Brazilian rev
olutIonists have put San Luis in a state OF
seige and are otherwise active-Madrid
is excited at report of the intended blow
ing up OF the chamber OF deputies -
, Thomas f. Roche fell from a canoe and
was drowned in Little river at Haverhill,
Mass-William Barrows of Holliston
Mass. was sentenced to five years impris
onment for manslaughter-C f. Knapp
foreman at the pulp mill at Madison, Me
: was caught in pulley and fatally in
jured Theodore l., Briggs, president
of the American Tin company, dropped
dead ut his home in Waterbury, Com
IS, Il. Jones, retired Boston bust
ness man, died of neuralgia of the heart al
his home in North Livermore, Me
The New York anarchists held a noisy
celebration over the release of their Chi
/, cago onfreres-Charles p. Chase has
been elected actuary of the Massacnusett,
Hospital Life INSURANCE. company
Cholera returns give rwo new cases al
Toulon, one each at Hyeres and Seyne
/ and two deaths at Cette-The Champion
mine one of the richest iron ore producers
Of the Michigan district, has been prac
tically abandoned-The call extended
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