Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-24
OIL. LXVIlI. NEW SERIES VOL XL.

arrest of her husband-A. FL. Hatchard,
IA former resident of Lynn, Mass, COM
mitted suicide in England--The trial of
August Langner for the murder of Miss
Mary A. Emmerson of West Dedham,
Mass., will begin Sept. 5---The date of
the Republican state caucuses has been
fixed at Sept %; Candidate Pillsbury
carried his point over friends of ex
Mayor Hart at executive session of
Boston ward and city committee -
The receivers of the Manitoba and North
western road were ordered to pay EN-
ployes their overdue wages-Henry Vii
lard denies the charges of mismanage-
ment in connection with the Northern
pacific-More than 81 ,000, 900 worth of
the city of Boston's temporary and perma-
nent loan bonds have been sold to date
1t is again stated that there are likely to
be changes in the chairmanships of i'm
portant house committees--A plan Is on
foot to consolidate the Great Northern
and the Northern Pacifc-The paid ad-
missions at the Worlds fair yesterday
were 122 1A5-All the factories of the
General Electric company are closed
The state Of Massachusetts paid the ex-
penses that n London officer incurred in
arresting Convict Lynch-Trouble oc-
Cured at Deer island Boston harbor, the
prisoners having objected to watery soup
The city of New Haven is to run
bank of its own---John H. Spaulding,
former manager of the Tip-Top House,
Mt. Washington, is dead-Steve O'Don-
nell of Australia defeated Jack Cattan-
ach of Providence and Sullivan knocked
out Cahill at the Coney Island Athletic
club Congressman Everett of Massa-
chusetts created sensation in the house
by his sharp points.
Sunday, Aug. 20.
Two colored Chinese laundry robbers
were captured in Boston while in the act
of rifing a cash drawer-P
Phillips of Springfield, Mass, is talked of
for state treasurer--Tbere is rumor
that Mr.. Quincy will resign the chairman
| ship of the Democratic state committee
| The Central Labor union held an in
teresting meeting in Boston-Edward
Phiuney killed Edward Shine at South
Boston on saturday. The trouble arose
over the possession OF a picture-The
cable was laid on Saturday between Ports.
mouth, y. IT,, and the Isles of Shoals
Worcester (Mass.l had a 100000 fire on
Saturday uight-Ihe railroad business
in the Merrmacl, valley has not been ap-
precably affected by the depression--An
session of Italy, and there are fears of Sc
rious omplications---As the result of
the French elections the Republicans gain
five deputies--Five persons were killed
at a railway crossing at Leroy, n. Y
The treasurer and deputy treasurer of
Upton county, Ind, have been arrested
on charge of emlezzlcment----TheI is
an authoritative denial of the story that
the Canadian Pacific was endeavoring to
get control OF the Boston and Maine
business intelligence shows the usual pro-
portion of good and bad fortune--The
attendance at the Worlds fair is enor-
nous these days--The steamer Oneida
was burned on Lake Erie---A tempest
did much damage in New York city and
the adjacent country--China will await
action on the,part of the United States con-
gress before resorting, if at all, to retalla-
tion--Tnere is letter from Secretary
Carlisle which Senator Voorhees, will read
in the senate Tuesday.
Monday, Aug. 2I.
Barre, VT. is to have a third hose COM
p6ny aud hook and ladder company and
"A municipal electric fire alarm BOXES
Saturday night burglars drilled into the
SAFE in the Office of c. H. Reed & Co., at
Richmond, Nc, but failed to open the
doors-MrA. Eliza MELONS, store, at the
Oakland's, in Lowell, Mass, was broken
into Saturday night and large amount
of provisions stolen-Frank kimball,
aged - years, of Greenfield, y. H.. was
drowned in Island pond, Pelham, by the
overturning OF a canoc--The prominent
| citizen Of West Randolph, VT, who, il is
alleged, is responsible for the death of
| Miss Aurora Flint, July 3, has disappeared
---- The Atherton machine works at
| PhnniX, Mass, near Tewksbury, have
shut down for one week, and will remain
closed indefinitely if business does not i'm
prove This throws 800 men out of EN-
! pioyment---J. II. Jackson of Barre, Vt.
and j. T. Macomber of Montpelier, Vt,
have been appointed to their old positions
| as medical pension examiners - The
burglars who entered the Nesmith house
at Lowell, Mass, last week secured three
seaskin sacks, one valued at 5000 jewelry
aud other valuables-A cholera patert
died On Swinburne island-Five persons
were killed in a severe storm at Somer-
| Vile n J - Nine thousand striking
western miners are to return to work
Parliamentary elections were held in
France The massacre of Italians by
Frenchmen is likely to cause international
trouble-Silas A. Wilder of Cambrid ge
port. Mass, commits suicide by hanging
himself in the cellar of his home Mrs
Mary Mulhearn Of East Cambridge, Mass
was strcRta with paralysis in church and
died soon afterward.
Tuesday, Aug. 2@.
The national tennis tournament at New
port, r. l., is to begin today-The plar
Of paying employees i'll currency orders by
North Adams (Mass.) manufacturing firm,
finds favor-AIilo Fullard Of Baldwin
Vile Mass, was held up and robbed
by two masked highway Captain
n. L. Gould Of the Chatham (Mass) lit,
saving station leaves the place and an
uouuces that he will never returu-Tht
schooner Ethel Swift was wrecked of
Narragansett Pier, r. 1.-The annual en-
campment of the New Hampshire Vet
erans' association is to open at The Wier'
today-An incendiary tried to burn sev
eral churches at Dover, \. H.--John +
Cole was arrested at Great Burlington
Mass, for rcbbing his mployer--ThC
Arlington (Mass) electric road made