Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-08
NEWS OFlTHE WEEK.
Wednesday, May 81.

A Lynn woman was sutfocated by gas
at Haverhill. Mass. Saddle Mann at
Concord, n. H., committed suicide-The
dedication of the new French Catholic or
phanage took place at Worcester, Mass.
j. II. Potter of Florence, Mass, was
killed by a train-A boy from the Little
Wanderers home in Boston set several
fires at Appleton, Me.-1'wo burglars
were caught in Brockton store-While
the run on Rutland (Vt) Savings bank has
ended there is some anxiety as to the result
after holiday The total amount
drawn was $50, 900 The bank deposits
amount to g. 800, OOO---llosea B. Carter Of
Concord, n. H., has been appointed deputy
labor commissioner-lt was stated Oh
excellent authority that DR.. McGlynn has
gone to Rome, and not to Chicago for three
months, as has been published-Whle
Mrs. Davis Jenkins and daughter of Mott
Farm Mass, were walking they were at
tackled by huge snake, which they killed
after hard tussle. The serpent was 5
feet 8 inches in length and as large as a
mans arm-Dr. Gibier of the Pasteur in
stitute in New York is treating man
for hydrophobia who was bitten 10y
hog. The man is John p. Snithson,
a farmer from Washington, Md
A duplicate Central and South Ameri-
can cable has been laid-There are nine
contests for seats in the next house of rep
entatives-MeXican squatters muir
dered landlord, and IS of them were shot
by rangers-Nan Wagner of Spring.
field, Mass broke the 25-mile bicycle road
record-A hotel at Gurnsey, Ark, was
blown down and seven people fatally in
jured-A circus train was wrecked and,
five men killed and several injured ct
Tyrone, Pa-Mrs. William Brill COM
mitted suicide at Bridgeport, Conn
The Democrats unseated the Republicans
in the Rhode Island house.
Thursday, June 1.
insignificant missionary riots are re-
ported from China-Isinglass won the
great Derby race at Epson, England
Gilbert, the released dynamiter, is really
very ill--Four thousand workmen have
been discharged by the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St. Paul road-A cholera quar-
antine has been declared against French
ports by the Spanish government
Jefferson Davis remains We're buried with
honors at Richmond---A colored man
was murderously assaulted on Eliot street,
Boston-Dr. Briggs loses his case before
the Presbyterian assembly -EX-State
Senator John McFarlane surrendered him
self at Philadelphia, and was sent to Jail for
four years for crooked money transactions
--Nicaragua' president has resigned
KEY. Willis A Hadley is to be in
stalled pastor of the North Con-
gregational church at Lynn, Mass -
William Hamersley was elected Judge Of
the supreme court by the Connecticut leg
islature-pension frauds have been dis
covered in Iowa and Minnesota-Joseph
S. Harris has been appointed receiver of
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McLeod-Princess Eulalie visited Goth
ANS normal college aud viewed a parade
Of THE finest. "A cyclone carried away
half the town Of Rosedale, Miss
Pope Leo is said to have changed
his views on the school question, differing
now with those of Archbishop Ireland
The ROXbury Carpet Compdny's mills
| closed on account of dissatisfaction of the
employees about the hours of work-Ope-
SINH Matthew is on trial in Boston charged
! with concealing 80 packages of smuggled
| opium--ConGress may not meet until
! October-A western lawyer and mayor
has been arrested charged with pension
! frauds--Mrs. Matte c. Sham, accused
of poisoning her son at Princeton y. j.,
last month, has succeeded in getting her
! trial postponed.
Friday, June 2.
Russia's cotton crop is in good condition
A British protectorate over Uganda
has been declared THE assailant of Pre-
mier Gladstone has been declared insane
A peaceful settlement Of the Near
aguan revolution is now likely--Mail
robbers secured 5000 at Lower Grand
Trunk Depot, Ont THE dead body Of
an unknown man was washed ashore in
South Distributions French strikers
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