Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Wednesday, Aug. 2.

The Watham (Mass.) Dial company is |
not to start work Tor another week.
Great destitution followed the recent earths |
uuakes in Asatic Turkey The Argen- |
tine radicals were victorious at Rosario |
and are planning an attack on La Plata |
The eading railroad paid it's en-
ployes in checks because of tho scarcity of |
small blls--Secretary Sessions of the |
state board of agriculture will represent
Massachusetts at the agricultural congress
Mt the Worlds fair-Governor Lewelling
of Kansas is about to appoint a committee
to confer with foreign representatives
relative to transportation of grain for
foreign commerce via Mississippi river
Henry c. Hale, n thrifty farmer of Pitts
field Junction, Mass, committed suicide by
hooting-An approximate estimate of
the cost of the Borden case will figure up
about *14, 900, somewhat less than was an
icipated-The ship Frederick Billings
of Rockport, Me, reported burned at a
nitrate port, had full cargo on board for
New York--The Wardwell Sewing
Machine company, general machinery
manufacturers Of Woonsocket, r. l., dis
charged 80 of their - employes-The
assessors Of Taunton, Mass, announce that
the tax rate will be SIS on $1,000 with no
discount for prompt payment. Last year
it was $lS 40 with five per cent discount.
Number Of polls, 1892. Valuation, S1S625
dG5--A boy run over and killed by an
electric car at New Bedford, Mass
l. is said that Mgr. Satolh will report
Archbishop Corrigan to the pope for failing
to reinstate DIR. Burtsall as directed
Thursday, Aug. 3.
Cholera is claiming victims at Ewyk,
Holland wheat crop is above
the average-Ihe new union station at
Boston will be completed by Sept. i
Six business houses were destroyed by fire
at Cloverdale, Mass-Miss Maria Bard
well of Boston shot herself in a room in
New York hotel Fourteen persons
were killed by an explosion of benzine at
Dumski-P Platz Russia-Burglars secured
$4,000 worth of negotiable notes at the
Chicago Newspaper Union office-Ex-
Vice President Moron's barn and other
buildings at Ellersle, n. Y, were de-
stroyed by fire-Argentine rebels, ac-
cording to report, have been very success
full, and are now before Santa Fe-An
experiment is being made at South Bos-
ton ladder house with a bicycle, to be
used in extinSuishing slight blazes-
The money stringency is losing its hold in
Boston. There is z more hopeful and
buoyant feeling in banking circles Sch
ator Lodge thinks congress will repeal the
purchasing clauses OF the Sherman act
Maine politicians are making lively
scramble for government "snaps"-
Vermont fire insurance returns show eX-
cessive losses during the past two years
Herbert Knight, who escaped from
the Manchester (N. H. Jail has been re-
captured Benz jamin Horsford attempted
to kill his WIFE at Gloucester, Mass.
Jealousy is the alleged cause-The Chi
nese are determined to try to get the
Geary exclusion act repealed-Mr. Crisp
may not reappoint Mr. Bland chairman of
the committee on coinage-COngress
man Bourke Cochran denies that he is to
leave rammany Hall Sanger beat Zim-
norman at a mile--Corbett will not
fight Mitchell outside of Coney Island
The cutter Britannia beat the Satanita for
the Emperor Williams shield --Bime-
tallists at Chicago adopted a platform and
adjourn their conventlon--The gold in
the United States treasury has passed the
reserve limt-Announcem was made
in the house of commons that the blockade
Of Bangkok has been raised.
Friday, Aug. 4.
A hotel at Mansfield, Mass, was dam.
aged by fire---fard fighting is reported
at Rosario Argentine-W. G. Remon,
a Salem Mass boat builder and grocer,
has assigned-T Tbs Knickerbocker Ice
| cOmpany's houses at Cleveland were
burned-Yellow fever was brought to
Pensacola, Fla, by a steamer from Cuba
A French vessel arrived ut Gravesend,
| Eng. with cholera on board Citizens
of Quincy, Mass, demand stricter OBJ
servance of the Sunday laws-A great
iceberg was sighted by steamers which
have arrived ut Philadelphia Revere
(Mass.) will have a Scent fare on the
street cars to Boston after Sept. Am
offer of 80 per cent cash has been made by
| Winkley, Dresser & Co., Boston station
ers, to their creditors-Judge Hopkins
has declined to approve the new code of
bylaws for the town of Marblehead, Mass
The veranda of the Chelsea Mass }
Yacht club house fell during a band con-
cert, killing four people and injuring n
score--The brother of Miss Bardwell
who committed suicide in New York, says
he had no quarrel with his sister and
knows no reason for her act-Charles IL.
McCarron of East Somerville, Mass, com
mitted suicide in the Waltham police sta
tion-A rumor that warrant has beer
issued for the arrest of Mr.. Morrill, of Man
chester, n. H., is pronounced untrue
| Edward j. Flynn has Deen appointed nrt
marshal by the governor of Massachusett;
There was a wreck on the Atchison al
Kinsman, Ills. A tramp and 30 head OF
cattle were killed-The town of Brisk
Russia, was devastated by fire. Over lsC
houses were burned and seven lives lost
Charitable societies of Waltham, Mass.
are raising money to help the discharged
workmen at the watch actories-Sever
seamen were killed and II injured by al
explosion on the German warship BadeI
A locomotive ran over the hand Of {
man who was sleeping beside the track il
Charlestown district, Boston-Five O
the condemned Armenians were executed
In spite of the intercession of the British
governmental commission has been ap
pointed to determine the price to be paiC
for the property of the Stoughton Mass.
Water company - Benjamin C. Hors
ford, who shot his wife at Gloucester
Mass, says he meant to kill himself.
Saturday, Aug. B.
Willis Baird of Stock kbridge, Mass.
aoed 40 coinrlitted suicide--"Woua