Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-27

near Hamburg, Mich, while on his we'd
ding tour-The prize list for the Spring
field (Mass) fall meet aggregates over $500
in diamonds and other valuable trophies
-Messrs. Goodall, proprietors of the
plush mills at Sanford, Me-, deny the
rumor Of probable shutdown OF their
mills--The forest fires on Peaks island,
Casco bay, Ne, has swept away several
cottages, and it Is feared that some Of thu
hotels may go--Jaues A. Kiddey of
Maiden, Mass, a farm hand working at
Nashua, N. H., for George r. Spaulding,
dropped SSad in the hay fleld--Retta
Oelhalf, OF Norwich, Conn, aged 81 years,
died from burns received by setting hor
clothing on fire while over a bonfire
Henry c. TORI, 62 years of age, former
tanner of Peabody, Mass., died Of apo
plexy. He was Mason and he belonged
to many other secret orders-About 90
cases under the drunk law were before
the Boston police court. One peculiar
thing was that more than half claimed
Lynn as their home-Curtis n. Blake, q
lifelong prominent citizen Of Hill, n. H.,
is dead, aged 67. Mr. Blake was, in past
years, merchant and postmaster, and had
held other positions OF trust-R L.
Shotes, Jr., gives himself up to Officer
Irish of Norwich, Conn, for killing man
The Cunningham murder mystery Of
1892 at Hanover, n. IL, is likely to be
solved by the arrest of the assassin
John C. Hart, arrested for passing u
worthless check, is well known in Con-
cord, n. IA shortage of $4,000 has
been discovered in the accounts of E. L.
Gum, Hartford's missing loan agent
France has presented its ultimatum to
Siam.
Sunday, July 20.
DR.. Meyer will be tried within three
months-F. w. Shorelands broke the
worlds 24-hour bicycle record--Jacob
Schaefer challenges any billiard player n
the world--Zimmerman won the one
mile open cycling race ot Asbury Park
Corbett says he will not fight Mitchell
anywhere except at Coney Jsland--The
Paris trade is seriously affected by the alb
sence of the usual American tourists
The coming tennis tournament at Chicago
will be the finest ever held in the coun
try-The British miners will not &C.
cept reduction of wages, and n labor
war is apparently mminent-George G.
Perkins has been appointed to succeed
the late Senator Stanford of Cali
fornia in the United States senate
A tornado swept over Cumb erland
county, Me-Hovey won the Longwood
| (Mass) championship tennis match
Henry Peglar of East Boston attempted
suicide by cutting his throat - Great
damage was caused in northern New
England by Saturday nights thunder
storm James Carroll, 20 years old, was
killed Saturday morning by a fall In q mill
at Proctor, Vt-Three families at Law
renee, Mass. were poisoned by eating ber-
ries on which paris green had been sprin-
kled-Some ofthe officials of the General
Electric company are to be removed from
the Boston to the New York office
Thomas Keith, a son Of Thomas Keith
of Campello. Mass, was thrown from n
wagon Saturday night, receiving injuries
which resulted in his death-Thres men
were drowned by the overturning of boat
in Boston harbor-The Presidents choice
for a new justice, it is said, will neither
be Attorney General Olney, Don Dickin-
son, nor Secretary Carlisle.
Monday, July "a.
Daniel Rooney, of Winchester, Mass,
killed by a Boston and Maine train
Hon. Edward p Shaw Is put forward for
state treasurer by the Haverhill Mass
Gazette-Two unknown men were cap
sized and drowned in Salem Mass harbor
Fire Commissioner Murphy of Boston
is home from the congress of firemen in
London. He says the men of the Boston
department have no equals in the world
RESOLUTIONS We're passed by Typo.
graphical Union 10 of Boston com
mending Governor Altgeld in par.
doning Chicago anarchists - Tive
men were killed on the Old
Colony Railroad at Globe Village, Mass
Joseph Jefferson is very near death from a
cancerous affection of the neck--Siam
yields to the superior force of France, and
accedes to all of her demands in territory
and indemnify terrific forest fire is
raging in Buffalo, Wyoming Guion
steamer Arizona had narrow escape from
collision at sea-England is not so sure
as formerly that the Behring Sea award
will be in her favor--The Sunday closing
order was effective at the Worlds fair
Comptroller Eckels makes a very favor
able report on the condition of the Boston
banks-Assistant Secretary Hamlin call:
upon the president-George Bagnell and
his grandson We're drowned at Plymouth
Mass-The New Hampshire Trust com
pany of Manchester, ~ H., has been en-
joined from doing business-Saturday
was troubled day in Milwaukee bank
circles; a run on numerous institutions
| n negro VINO SO nearly hlllGu -. W llSOl
Lawrence at Palmer, Mass, has surren
dered
Tuesday, July rs.
Commander-il-Chief Palmer sees in the
administration pension policy organized
hostility to the veteraus-Frank Lord o
Dover, n. H., is missing-Hard ightinl
is reported in Nicarag Smallpox is OF
the steamer Micmac at Pictou, n. s.
Thirty buildings were destroyed by fir,
at Paulding, O-MetNl works at Eliza
bethport, n. j., have been closed-Th,
treasury department refused offers of sil
yer at Wages of Michigan
miners have been cut from 10 to % per cen
Lord Harry, Saragossa and Galilv'
were winners at the Saratoga races
The electric street railway line frou
Wakefield to / VIM, Mass, is to be begun
at once-Siam is prepared for an attach
by France; British residents in the Siames,
country indignant at the inactivity of Eng
land-An explosion in an Indiana pow
der house blew two men to pieces-Sev
eral DersOns are reported killed or injured