Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-31

yAcht Nallant mas arrived ldle bOieS |
still keep the police GU the alert. Long |
shoreuen in New York are still making |
tronLle--Lly Clifford. n years old, ut.
tempted suicide by taking carbolic acid
at her home at aes Enst 1hirty-ffti
street, New York. She was taken to
Bellevue hospital, "a plisouel--Dr. VIII.
lam II. Williams, editor of The Central
Baptist OF St. Louis. dropped dead Gu the
depot platform at Alexandria. Cause,
heart dissaee---Thc body Of George Bu
net, cashier of the defunct bank at Mani;
tower, Wis, was found in the river
II is probably n case Of suicide
Mayor Matthews says that the city of
Boston CANNOT interfere in the trouble be-
tween the gaspinc layers aud the Brook
line Gas Light compahr--J. l.. I4apurte
of Lyndon, Vt, ha, bought The Temper
ance Herald of ". \. Jones Of Montpelier,
and moved the Office Of publication to Lyr
don---Charles NJ. ShattUck Of Niedheld,
Mass, committed suicide The direct
cause WAS temporary insanity due to
despondency-rh w. Killikelly,
member for the past ~ years Of the local
staff of the Boston Herald, died suddenly.
He was 81 years uld-Col0nel John ".
Locke Of Wakefield, Mass, died a. Man
chester, y. H., aged 81. lie was one of the
lDOSU PROMINENT bfuUu ARMY u"u i'll
Massachusetts-Col Colonel +. W. Whlttlesey
died at Middletown, Conn, aged 65. He
was at the first Bull Run, Gaines Mill,
Malvern Hill and other important battles
DR. John b. Whitaker of Fall River
Mass, is dead, aged about iC years He
was one Of the most eminent Fres Masons
in Massachusetts, He was one of the pio
neers OF the l0.hour law agitation in
Massachusetts.
sunday. Aug. ~.
Three persons were drowned Off Parker's
Head at the mouth of the kenncbec--A
daughter of Nathaniel Eadson of Glou
cester, Mass, was drowned
Ammen is pleased with this ram that bears
his nume----The silver debate was closed
in the house by Reed, Cochran, Bland and
Wilson--An angry mob of unemployed
caused riot in Chicago--The New y Iork
state Democratic convention is to be held
at Saratoga Oct 5---Ximmerrnan won all
the open cycle races at Cincinnati-The
steam yacht Feiseen has shown the best
speed on record-The cutter Navahoe
was beaten by Satanita and Britannia
Gladstones homo rule victory is conceded
his greatest achicvemeut-The cholera
outlook is more hopeful than mt the same
period in 1s92-Thc Pawtucket Or. I)
Cabinet company has made an assignment
- Two mammoth ice houses of the
Haverhil (Mass) Ice company collapsed,
causing IA loss Of 55UU0--All the wooden
mills at Rockville, Conn, are now run
ming regular time, but about one-third of
the looms are idle-T l.. Pratt, pub
Usher of the Rockville Comm Journal,
entertained the newspaper men of Tolland
county, Conn. at Snipsic grove A hail
storm of the first magnitude visited Rome,
\. Y.---1aritf revision bills are ready to
be considered by the house finance com
mittee -- Congressman O'Neil predicts
that coal will be placed on the free list in
the revision--Turkey promises future
protection to American missionaries
a good majority Tor repeal is assured in
the house.
Monday, Aug. "s.
Alfred NJ. Olren was arrested for alleged
felonious assault upon Mrs. Sophrouia
Carlson at Cranston, X. 1.-The shut
down of .he York mills at Biddeford, Me,
is to continue indefinitely y-Aibert Car
son, 30 years old blew out his brains at
Long Island, Portland harhor. He had
been desp espondent-Mrs William kibbe
has sued the borough OF Stafford Springs,
| Conn, for 5000 damages for injuries re
ceived by falling Oh an icy sidewalk last
January Della Ford of Man
| chester, \. H., was arrested for drunken
| ness. She fell and broke her neck in her
| cell and was found dead d-Among those
who suffered most sever rely from the re-
| cent great storm We're tae peach growers
of Connecticut. The best Connecticut
peaches Will be scarce and high this year
| \ negro named Thompson murderOusly
| assaulted another named Jeukiug with a
knife at the ToboRgan Slide, a notorious
| resort in Port smOuth, y. X. Fix sheriff
| Silas II. brigham, of Lisbon, y. H., who
| has been coutesting the election Of Sheriff
c. O. Ilurlburt of Grafton county, y. FL,
| has agreed 20 stop further proceedings,
| giving rs his reasons that the expense is
more than he is willing to bear--Emma
| Hall, notorious character of Providence
tried to murder Am brose Ward, her para
mour, by cutting his throat with knife.
| The woman is under arrest-Gertrude
| Connolly, lOyear-old girl, died of by
drophobia at Maiden, Mass-H f.
| Sugart, Il citizen Of Lawrence, Mass, was
drowned at Mt Desert, Me-An insane
man cut mans throat at Fall River
Mass, and then committed suicide
The state Of affairs az Weir City, Kan.
between the strikers and working miners
Is STONllR lllbIt StItIItal Ncl4lH If'9
sengers were killed and perhap, - injured
in two accidents On New York railroads.
Tuesday. Aug. 30.
The Union Pacific road is to reduce eX-
pnnses--1he river Spree is infected with
CHOLERA germs--Am-rcan residents il
| France have increased from 5000 to l2.O0u
The si,0u0,c0J in gold coin has arrived
at New York from san Francisco-The
Navahor il getting ready at Southampton
for the races fer the International cup
which the britannia will defcnd--A ter
rible tornado swept over Georgia and /
portion of North Carolina and Virginia
Telegraphic communication is shut off
but it is reported that forty persons wer,
killed at Savannah and that $4,000, 90,
damage was done--A yacht accident OF
Lake Champlain caused the death of tiy'
pc rsons. y lhree Manchester n. IL .)boy,
were drowned in the Merr.mack-faI
River manufacturers have ,ecded to Gu
wages----Charles Del.ong member of th,
crew of the schooner Harry q. French
was washed overheard and drowned a
Gloucester, Mass--Percy h, Brundage
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