Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14

sion Of powder at Greensboro, Ky---The
Southern Female university was burned
at Birmingham, Ala The pupils barely
escaped with their lives----Fire on board
the steamer Bangor, lying off the Atlantic
works. East Boston, did SEQ, 900 damage
The special town meeting called by the
Danbury Comm strikers appropriated
$50 600 for the relief of the po6r--Sugar
men are unhappy over the fact that there
was no mention made Of money to be de-
voted to paying b)unty--It is stated
that the authorities fear raid upon
the prison al Mary borough, Ire, for the
purpose Of libernting "InviEcibles. -
The cruiser Marblehsad made an average
of 1894 knots on her speed trial----Au ex-
plosion of n locomotive injured two mcE,
one perhaps fatally, at Baldwusville,
Mass--Thc bark Sctcamer was lost on
Turks island--A half-nude and in.
sane man, reported to have been
identified as Murderer Macarthur,
was captured at Bethel, Me -
All the Hawaiian correspondence is TO be
furnished to the senatc-Republicans of
the house are eager to oppose the admins
tration's Hawaiian policy-Mrs. Hall.
day the Nav York murderess, tried to kill
herself -- Many of the L>high Valley
II took four days to select "A jury TO try DR..
MEYERS case in New York --I1enry Roth
of New Haven, aged 81 shot himself
through the head, and died from the wound.
Roth's wife died year ago. He left
written letter addressed to his dead wife
A reduction Of 10 per cent in wages will
take effect Dec 90 in Russel's wooden mill
at Pittsilcld Mass, and the Baskerville,
Taconic and Bel Air mills will soon shut
Down Captain Henry Il. Burton of com
pany F. Third regiment, Connecticut Ma
tional guard. was placed on the retired
list. at his Town request, Gfrer five years
service as an olfcer--Notices were posted
in the three factories OF the s H. Howe
Shoe company, Marlboro, Mass, stating
that reduction Of 10 per cent in wages
would take effect in 80 days from date.
The company employs 100 persons.
Saturday, Dec. ..
The annual movement of gold to Europe
has hegun--Four more cases of small poX
were taken to the Boston Hospitality
Spanish convict guerilla at Melilla has
been disbandcd ~ fife set by burglars
DESTROYED whole block at Wadley, Ga
An epidemic of scarlet fever and diph-
liberia is threatened at Newton, Mass
Wiborn. Jackson & Co. of Providence
will not resume business at present--It
is thought that Clarence Murphy, the
missing bank teller of Salem, Mass, has
gone to Embellishments Stanton
has submitted his report on the Mollo
affair to the secretary of the navy--The
Manufacturers club Of Philadelphia
passed resolutions protesting against the
Wilson bill--The court of oyer and
terminer gave the Madison Square On. -
bank oGirials extra time for withdraw
ing their pleas OF not guilty.
August Languer was convicted of muir
der in the second degree in killing Miss
Emerson Of Dedhsin, Mass, and was
sentenced TO life mprisonment-The
government board figures that the cruiser
Marblehead made only 1874 knots
Fifteen bodies have been recovered
from the wreck OF the jason
| Edward Cunninrham who killed
| William Baxter at Holden, Mass, will
plead guilty to lnanslaughter-The trial
OF Dr.. Henry c. +. Meyer charged with
the murder Of Ludwig Brandt, was begun
II New York-Commodor Stanton is
understood o practically confess that the
saluting Of Mello was an error of judg
ment--Harry q. Richardson, 30 years old.
II well-to-do farmer Of Orange, Mass, was
/
! ease was the cau4e. He was soldier and
+ a Mason--Two double rippers collided
at the foot of n hill at Windsor Locks, Conn
Clinton Cook, years old, had a leg
broken, and Henry Porter received a bad
cash in one of his leGs-S;teplcn White
has brought suit for SANDER against the
Biddeford (MeD STANDARD in the sum Of
$1,000 He alleges that the paper published
4 the number OF his residence in its list oil
/ rum shops-Tnc wreck Of the schooner
Jefferson has been sold to Contractor Gray
Of Beverly, Mass, for the sum Of $lT5
Mr.. Gray is also entitled to the cargo OF
lGths
Sunday, Dec. 10.
The schooner Petetta put into the port
Of Boston disabled--The new Lowell
high school house will be dedicated about
, Dec. 2I-The Bennett Mills ut New
Bedford Mass, begun running on full
timptoday-G George Arey Of Bangor, Ne
died from the effects Of inhalinE coal "a.
while a,lcep--Charles F. Edwards, 4
| Young farmoro Of Chelsea. Vt, was instantly
/ Killed while fcliing trees - Charlie.
eopold. German, drorped dead OF
Lisbon street, Lewiston Me-, of ncart
fYilUrc-plymOuth, Mass. has voted Il
bond the town in the sum Of $1,000 &c
establish a system Of sewerage --Franh
Haley of Dudley, Mass, aged 40 years
broke through the ice Oh the lake Al
Webster and was drowned--rhe Shove
mill. Fall River Mass, has shut dow
fortwo wecl 6. the time calculated to pu
cotton mill. New Bedford, Mass. has mott
fed its employees hat both mills will rul
in ii new upright euginc--Rcy. George
". Grover. for 1t years pastor OF INT
pilgrim Congregational church in Nashua
\. H.. has rendered his resignation
At meeting OF the Lowell, Mass
board Of registrars, SIS names were slrlcl
from the voting list. The meeting was Il
times exciting
Monday, Dee. II.
John c. Austin, whose life was nsurel
and who is alleged TO have feigned death
IS said 10 be living in the Adirondack
-Thc Church of the Rosary Mt liolyoke
Mass, was dedicated-A young man a
Nashua, y. H., ended a dobauch by blow
ing OF the top Of his head drunkci
tough with Il knife caused panic on
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