The Somerset reporter., 1893-08-24


mouth, n H.. and the Isles Of Shoals-
Worcester Mass had a 10000 fire on
Saturdsy night-The railroad business
in the Merrimack valley has not b--n APP
preciably affected by the depression An
intense hatred of France is taking pos
session of Italy, and there are fears Of Sc
rious omplications--As the result OF
the French elections the Republicans gain
five deputies persons were killed
at a railway crossing at Leroy, n y
The treasurer and deputy treasurer OF
Upton county, Ind., have been arrested
on a charge of mbezzlcment--The is
an authoritative denial of the story that
the Canadian Pacific was endeavoring to
get control of the Boston and Maine
business intelligence shows the usual pro-
portion of good and bad fortune--The
attendance at the Worlds fair is enor-
nous these dtys--The steamer Oneida
was burned on Lake Erie--A tempest
did much damage in New York city and
the adjacent cuuntry--China will awa.
action on the part Of the United States con-
eress before resorting, if at all, to retslia-
ton.
Monday, Aug. FL.
Barre, Vt, is to have third hose com
pauy aud hook and ladder company and
IA municipal electric fire alarm boxes
Saturday night burglars drilled into the
safe in the office of e. II. Reed * Co. at
Richmond, Me, but failed to open the
doors-Mrs. Eliza Melons store, at the
Oakland's, in Lowell, Mass, was broken
into Saturday night and a large amount
of provisions stolen-Frank mball
aged % years, of Greeptield, n. H., was
drowned in Island pond, Pelham, by the
overturning of a canoe-The prominent
ci izen of West Randolph, Vt, who, it is
alleged is responsible for the death of
Miss Aurora Flint, July 3, has disappeared
- The Atherton machine works at
Phoenix, Mass, near Tewksbury, have
shut down for one week, and will remain
closed indefinitely if business does not i'm
prove. This throws 800 men out of en-
ployment--.'. II. Jackson Of Barre, Vt.
and j. f. Alacomber of Montpelier, Vt.
have been appointed to their old positions
as medical pension examiners - The
burglars who entered the Nesmith house
at Lowell, Mass. last week secured three
seaskin sacks, one valued at 5000, jewelry
and other valuables "A cholera patient
died Oh Swinburne island-Five persons
were killed in severe storm at Somer-
Vile, n. j - Nine thousand striking
western miners are to return to work
Parliamentary elections were held in
France THE massacre of Italians by
Frenchmen is likely to cause international
troube--Silas A. Wilder of Cambridge
port, Mass, commits suicide by hanging
himself in the cellar of his home-Mrs
Mary Mulhearn of East Camb bridge, Mass
was stricken with paralysis in church and
died soon afterward.
Tuesday, Aug. 22.
The national tennis tournament at New
port, r. l.. is to begin today--The plan
of paying employees in currency orders by
North Adams Mass manufacturing firms
finds Milo Fullard of Baldwin
vile, Mass, was held up and robbed
by two masked highwaymen-Cap
N f. Gould of the Chatham (Mass) life
saving station leaves the place and an
nounces that he will never return-The
schooner Ethel Swift was wrecked off
Narragansett Pier, r. 1.-The annual en-
campment of the New Hampshire Vet
erans' association is to open at The Wiers
today-An incendiary tried to burn sew
eral churches at Dover, n. H.--John +.
Cole was arrested at Great Darlington,
Mass, for rcbbing his employer--The
Abingdon (Mass.) electric road made a
move to cross the Consolidated tracks at
Rockland and trouble was only averted
by an injunction issued in Boston
The great Havemeyer sugar refineres in
New York have resumed work-A
bronze monument to Lincoln was un-
veiled at Edinburgh Connecticut
National Guard encampment has opened
at Niantic-Argentine has established a
quarantine against cholera-infected ports
Mrs Sham, charged at Trenton with
having pois oned her son, has been ac-
quitted-J. X c. Sherwood has been ap-
pointed receiver of the Philadelphia, Read
ing and New England Road company
1t is reported that Treasurer McCurtin,
who had more than Sl,0O0,000 due the
Choctaw Indians in his possession, has
failed moved the cloture on
the home rule bill for Friday next
The First Congregational parish of Pitts
field, Mass, at a special meeting, uuani'
mously voted to concur with the church
in extending II call to Rev. William V. w
Davis of Worcester at salary of $1,000 and
parsonage speaker Crisp announced
the makeup of his committees.
Wednesday. Aug. 23.
A big falling off in the coal business il
reported by Boston dealers Quincy's
Mass total valuation is SIG, ,63S,0 go, and
the tax rate SO S0--Certiticate holder.
of the Order of the Solid Rock will receive
| 10 per cent of their money-An attemp
will be made to have the Yale Harvard
football match played on the Walthan
| (Mass) bicycle park-There was rio
at Gilberton, Pa, over the laying of ca
tracks. Two citizens were killed ant
others were badly injured d-Lucius Tut
tie, vice president of the New Haveh rail
road, was elected president of the Bostor
and Maine Railroad company, to cate
on his duties Oct. ll-United States Con
sui Bowman is coming to this country
with an important letter to Preslden
| Cleveland on the attitude of China toware
this country under the Geary law-Th
maritime provinces were swept by de
structive hurricane. Great damage wa
done to shipping along Nova Scotia's coss
The 9th annual camp meeting of tn
St. .Johnsbury district Methodists opene'
at the grove at Lyndonville, VT, under tn
leadership of Presiding Elder Hamilton
Mrs. Fred Leiands of Chester Depot
VT, fell through scuttle into cellar
striking on her head and shoulders. He
recovery is doubtful-George Woodman
claiming residence in Erie, n. Y, wa
lodged in Exeter IN. H. Jail, having bee
held in 500 for the theft of the none.
drawer and <25 at the Kingston IN. H.
lepou-The body Of Frederick V. Sible
of North Broukfeld, Mass, was found il
Lashway pond, East Brookfeld. He