Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-06


New York, have been recovered by detec-
tives-A Harvard law student was SEN
fenced to five days Imprisonment for |
creating a disturbance In street car
Vice Admiral Sir Michael Culme- Seymour |
succeeds Vice Admiral Tryon in COM
mand OF the Mediterranean station
Princess Bismarck is dangerously ill-A |
revolution is predicted in Costa Rica- |
Brazilian rebels are preparing for final |
campaign - Thomas Rooney, aged "a, |
was drowned while swimming at North |
Tiverton, r. l. He leaves widow and |
two charlottesville Ryan, 5 years old,
of Hartford, had her clothing catch fire
from some burning shavings She died a
few hours afterward-Eight grocers of
Lynn, Mass, appeared before Judge Berry,
charged with selling milk below the stand
ard, and were each fined s50-At White
River Junction, VT, two cars Of the way
freight and eight cars Of the through
freight were wrecked and the engine of
the latter deraled, but not much damaged
Henry Pfaff, one Of the firm of II. g. j.
Pfaff, brewers died suddenly at his home
in Boston. Mr.. Pfaf was born in Hoch-
pever, in Germany, in 1S46, and came to
this country at the age of "A derrick
fell at the quarry Of the Jewell Granite
company, at Lincoln, Me-, crushing and
instantly killing John Praught, aged II
years-Judge Russell S. Page died at
Hyde Park, Vt-Ex-M Minister Stevens
spoke on Hawaiian affairs at Augusta, Me
Rev William b. Hayden died at Port
land, Ne.
Saturday, July i.
British warships have been sent to Bang
kok, Siam-The sealing schooner Ainoku
was lost off the Alaskan coast-The sur
vivors of the Victoria are at Valetta,
Malta-The Waltham (Mass) watch
factory has closed down for a month
The German government has prohibited
the export of fodder-The L. S. S. Chi
cago was passed at sea by the Adratic--
Many of the stores in Boston are to be
closed from July to July 5-Colorado
cattlemen and Mormon sheep herders are
at war over pasture land-King Chris
tan and other distinguished guests to
England's royal wedding have arrived
The Connecticut senate adjourned sine
die--The dedication Of the BaCkus
memorial monument occurred at North
Middleboro Mass-The Parsons memo
rial chapel was dedicated at West LenoN,
Mass-Samuel y. Carleton Dr. Samuel
York of bogus medical fame) died at Lew
iston, Me--Emmons, the crazy armorer,
has again escaped from the northampton
N1ass) asylum--The New York hotels
have been enjoined from using incandes-
cent lamps infringing Edison patents--
The Boston post Office has been trans
ferred to the new postmaster, Colonel
Coveney-Thea agreement between Amer
lean and European copper companies re-
strcting the output is to be renewed
The Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange
has taken action looking toward the re-
u Ill |, ~,
Gladstone government has declined to
pledge itself to future action regarding the
Newfoundland shore question-The Ken
lucky Flour company OF Louisville has
made an assignment. Liabilities and as
sets, $50, 000-Yale defeated Harvard in
their college boat race by about three
lengths at New London, Conn--The
president has issued II proclamation for an
| extra session of congress for August
| The death is announced Of A J. DreXel of
| Philadelphia at Carlsbad-The govern
ment receipts for the fiscal year 1892 50 are
| $! 600, 000 in excess Of Xpenditurcs-Ihe
Maritime provinces are suffering from
| drought-A war between the mayor and
| police commission at Biddeford, Ne, is
| waging-1Le duke of Nersgua and party
| have sailed for home--A prominent
member of the nth (New York; regiment
| is held for EN- cezzling $500O--The failures
| in Fostoria, O., are worse than was first
| thought.
Sunday, July ..
At Manchester, y. H., William Youn +,
a telephone lineman, accidentally toes.
| hold of live electric wire. The shock
caused him to fall insensible to the ground,
80 feet. His hand was shockingly burned
Frank Harrington of Chelsea, Mnss.,
| tat ma hald in no la !
municipal court in the sum of $1,000 for
assaultipg Frederick G.. Smythe, billiard
room proprietor, with intent to kill and
| r0b-While the Whitehead life saving
| boat was trying to assist the steamer
| HIN ricane, ashore at Whitehead, Me,
| Walter Dennison, aged H. was caught
| between the boat and steamers side and
| instantly killed-Hon. Washington TUFTS
| of Brook field, Mass, aged 12 years, died
in that town after a long illness. Mr..
| Tufts was a Democratic state senator
about 10 years ago. He had held
prominent town Offices in Brookfeld-
| New Haven police are on the lookout for
fellow who entered J. j. Murphy's sa-
loon and informed him that a man was
waiting to see him around the corner.
Murphy left the place moment, and the
stranger wrenched open the cash drawer,
| containing over SlUO. InlS ne disappeared
with-Harvard defeated Yale, to 4, for
the college baseball championship
Hulda Aslberg was fatally burned at
Jamaica Plain (Boston), 10y the breaking
of lighted lamp-A boy three years Old
wandered on the track at Pittslield, Mass,
and was killed--Dr. Samuel Hart of
Trinity college declines the bishopric of
the Vermont diocese.
Monday, July ,.
Samuel w. Mason, an old Boston sch DOL
master, passed away at his home in Che
sea, Mass-George II. True one of Ii Q
best known citizens of Manchester, n. IA ,
died of heart trouble, 1aRed Go years
Reynolds, one Of the prisoners escaped
from Machias (Me) Jail, has been retaken.
Christie is still at large-Peter F. Henry,
aged AZ, was killed by falling from the
first story of the Forest House, Worces-
ter, Mass, while in a fit. Tho Baptist
church society of North Adams, Mass,
received word from Rev. F, ID. Pennrr f
Auburn, NY, accepting the call given him