The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1893-12-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday, Dec. ii.


the institution-A death from smallpox
occurred at Boston, the first since the
nresent appearance of the disease in that
citv-The coolest temperature of the
season is reported from different parts of
New England-The London Times says
England must rule the seas or cease to eX-
ist-A hotel was burned at Morrisvllle,
Vt-Rev. Adam Gatewood, one of the
oldest citizens in Attleboro, Mass,
died suddenly. He was born in
Walsingham, Va, SO years ago
Silk manufacturers have secured some of
the concessions asked of the tariff commit
tee-The preliminary fight over the anti
option bill in the house is likely to come
soon-Lamont friends deny that he is
candidate for governor of New York
BROOKLYN trolley lines employees
want shorter hours - Schaefer beat
Ives in the New York bill
lard ournament-Charles r. Thorne,
Sr.. the veteran actor and theatrical man
ager. is dead-The Wilson tariff bill is to
be reported to the house Tuesday
Twenty-Five Mexican rebels and over 200
soldiers were killed in battle-An open
letter was written by eX-Commissioner
Carter denying statements in Gresham's
report to the president on the
Hawaiian trouble - Major Wiss-
mann and DR.. Bumiller have
launched a steamer on Lake Nyassa--
News of the outrage in the French cham
Der deeply Impressed Emperor William
"A Methodist church was dedicated at
Northampton, Mass-Julius jackson
of New York, charged with grand
larceny, was arrested at Worcester, Mass
Heirs of the Warren estate at Port
+Ia Of trI1c
tees-It looks as if the postal card works
at Shelton, Conn, would lose the contract
A woman and child were burned to
death at West Ashford, Conn-The
striking Washington mill weavers at
Lawrence, Mass, will return to work
There is great suffering among the strik
ing operatives at Olneyville, r. Frank
P. Reardon was held for the grand jury
at Portland, Me-, for assault with deadly
weapon The Lawrence, Mass. board of
trade wants state road from Lowell to
the sea-
Friday, Dec. Is.
The report that Admiral CANA has is
sued monarchical manifesto, is denied
Liverpool is disturbed over the pros
poets of sharp rivalry by Manchester
French deputies fear fresh dynamite out
RACES - The Norfolk wooden mills at
Stony Brook, Norfolk and Bellingham,
Mass. have shut down-Colonel Henry
Hastings has been appointed member of
the staff of Governor-elect Greenhalge of
achusetts-Charges against H. H.
CLAYTON of the Boston weather bureau
are being investigated by Professor Har-
rington-A proposal has been made
to have place established near
Boston where coal, wood and gro
ceries may be bought at cost
President Reinhart arrived from London
and reported encouragingly on Atchison
finances-The Arcade building, Musee
theater and Shea's concert hall were
burned in Buffalo; loss 81 900, 000--Mr
Proctor has become president of the civil
service ommission--The Maharajah of
Bhurtpore is dead--The warehouse and
contents belonging to the Auburn, Me-,
Stove Foundry company were burned.
Loss, $35, 000--Waldo G. Perry of Yer
mont, chief clerk of the dead letter Of
fee, has rendered his resignation to the
postmaster general-The stockholders
of the Orient Fire Insurance company of
Hartford voted to reduceit its capital from
81 ,OOO, 900 to $500, OOO-George F. Brennan
charged with the murder of Frank E
Reynolds, was brought before the New
bound over to the next term of the SUI
perior court for trial - Mrs Georgia
Anne Porter, widow of Admiral Porter
died at Washington, aged "A years
Lawrence Grinnell, an eX-collector of
the port of New Bedford, Mass, is dead,
aged S3-Ex-Congressman John Cessna
of Bed ford, Pa, died in his I'D year
Edward J. Ashton, eX-mayor of Ashe-
vile, one of the most widely known men
in North Carolina, is dead. He was 81
years old.
Saturday, Dec. 16.
Another case of smallpox has been
found in Boston--The run on the Salem,
Mass, Savings bank has euded-The
steel rail department of the Maryland
Steel company at Sparrow's Point is to
close down-Practica jokers are fright
ening the Paris aristocracy with sham
bombs-The steamer Burgurmeister
Petersen was damaged at sea-Two coal
barges are ashore on Naushon island,
Martha's Vineyard-M. Georgevich,
Servian minister to France, who was
stabbed by an anarchist, is likely to die
The Crane Iron company of Philadel-
phia has assigned-Woburn, Mass,
clergymen have organized to relieve the
poor of the city-Secretary Carlisle is
displeased with the voorhees, silver bill
Traffic managers on trial at St.
Louis escaped punishment for vio-
lation of the interstate COM
merce law on technicality-
Flaherty defeated Burns in an 1S-round
fight at Providence-A bank in South
Dakota controlled by the Vermont In
vestment company is in a receivers hands
-Maine's new registration law favors
the Republicans-The business of the
Peoples Industrial Insurance company of
Norwich, Conn, is to be transferred to
the Metropolitan of New York Marriage
licenses in New Brunswick must be signed
by the governor, but Governor Boyd
is dead and betrothed couples are
puzzled - Michael Carey, the South
bridge, Mass, wife murderer attempted
suicide in the Jail at Worcester-There
are many cases of typhoid fever and grip
at Wesleyan, Mass, university-Alban
Stockman, said to have two wives, sud
denly left Manchester, N. IA head-on
collision occurred on the New York and
New England railroad at Providence.
Several persons were injured crew
of the Bangor schooner found bottom up
at EdgartOwn, Mass, were probably lost
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