The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-02-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursdav. Feb. 8,

Cleveland iron moulders' wages--Scotct
Ter & Gibbs, commission merchants, Sal
Francisco, have assigned-Seven person
were killed in a railroad accident a
Compiegue, France-It is reported tina
smallpox has appeared on the Unite'
States gunboat Concord at Yokohama
The jury in the case of John Wilton
charged with killing his wife, reported
disagreement at Salem, Mass-At
chison's Decem Der earnings show heav!
decrease-Mr. Peckham, nominated Il
be justice of the supreme court, is sait
TO be q free trader and to believe tina
protection is titutional-Judg,
Jenkins refuses to discuss tho matter
of his proposed impeachment - A
man and woman worked off bogu.
checks at Providence-Two burglars
were caught at West Derry, N. H
Edward Cunningham, who killed William
Baxter at Holden, Mass, was sentenced
to 10 years in state PRISON.. Wesley
Gilman was elected department com
mander by the Maine Grand Army
Four new ships will be In commission by
May 1.-The resignation of Appraiser
Dodge at Boston has been called for
A. J. McLauren was elected United States
senator from Mississippi to succeed Sena-
w alOhdl ASooy oiCu o1 AhNO-
pendence, Mo-, aged 100 years--The sen.
ate confirmed as postmasters Dennis 7.
Walsh at Ansonia, Conn, and Daniel P.
Galivan at Clinton. Conn-The steam
ship Amarynthia arrived at Portland,
Me. from Glasgow, a week overdue-The
Democrats of the Rhode Island house
are planning to secure a meeting
Rev. DIR. William V. W. Davis has been
installed pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church at Pittsfeld, Mass
White Mountain lodge, 1. o. o. F., Con-
cord, N. H., celebrated its 5Oth anniver-
sary-Howell torpedo launching tn hes
have been ordered for the cruisers Raj
eigh, Cincinnati and Bancroft-The
new Mississippi senator is likely to be
very popular-Presiden Cleveland is to
arbitrate the Brazilian boundary dipute
THE report that Chauncey M. De.
pew's marriage to Mrs. Elliott Shepard
was among the possibilities of the near
future is denied by Mr.. Depew-Fire
damaged the agricultural building at the
Worlds fair grounds yesterday afternoon.
The fire was of incendiary origin
Steamer Barcelona. from Liverpool, Jan.
Q, which was 10 days overdue, arrived
at st. Johns. N.F., yesterday. Much anx-
iety had been felt for her safety.
Friday, Feb. 8.
w. A. Wetherbee was elected depart
ment commander of the Massachusetts,
Grand Army-Lewiston Me- Democrats
claim that names of Democrats have been
illegally removed from the voting lists
The Children's Aid society of Hartford
is to be Investigated by the state board
of charities-The federal elections law
repeal bill was signed by the president
The corvette Kearsarge was wrecked on
a coral reef in the Caribbean sea-A
New York pawnbroker was robbed of $1O,-
600 worth of gems. A destructive cyclone
passed over northwestern Mississippi
Mr.. Gladstone's eyesight is said to be in
precarious condition-Maher Pasha has
been appointed governor of the Suez
canal-A stage of siege has been
proclaimed in Santiago - r. M.
Ballantyne, the story writer, is dead
The Cooley Publishing company has as
signed-Spanish producers wish for pro-
lection in Spain-George w. Childs left
his entire estate to his widow-A reduc-
ton in wages has been made at the Wash
ington mills at Lawrence, Mass-A
woman was fined at Salem, Mass, for
getting drunk on Jamaica ginger
Arabs look upon Maimon Mohatar, the
captured Riff agitator, as a martyr-In
his enoyclical the pope prays that peace
may prevail over the whole world-No
arrangements have yet been made for the
disposition Of the Massachusetts, building
at the Worlds fair-Prominent New
England railway stocks show an average
decline of over $25 share, compared with |
a year ago-The British house of lords |
has concluded the committee stage of the |
parish councils bill--Deborah Murphy, |
the Oldest resident Of Belfast, Me-, is |
dead, aged 90 years-The car is going |
to Crimea in order to complete his re-
covsry of health.
Saturday, Feb. 10.
The Indian school at Pine Ridge Agency
was burned-The Capen block, Spencer,
Mass, was destroyed by fire-John G.
Sprague, architect and builder, New York.
has assigned-Hon. r. p. Kingman of
Brockton, Mass, was stricken with
government gold re-
serve is restored to the 500, 900, 600 point
The English coal strike cost the Mid
land railroad about So, 900, 0O0-It is ru-
mored that Lord Rosebery, British for
elgn minister, wishes to resign-Super-
intendent Radel of the Bridgeport
Comm Traction company has no fears of
a boycott-Train wreckers succeeded in
derailing several passenger coaches near
developed in the Reading
hearing that Y. II. Prince 81 Co. of Bos-
ton got $4,000 in commissions on Nc
Leod's Boston and Maine and New Eng
land deal-The remarkable sagacity of
; dog saved a Woburn (Mass.) family
rom being burned to death-Nsw York
banks lost 90, 900 900 on the weeks cur
'ency movements, due to payments for
he new. government bonds-It is stated
hat 7! A. Mackinnon has been invited
% accept the position of general man
ger of the Boston and Maine, and
will give his decision in two weeks
L man with his face covered with blood
vas seen coming from the house where a
woman was found dead at Bridgeport,
family was found starving at
N. IA section hand was
ound dead. frozen to the ground under a
restle, at East Hartford, Conn
,harles Libby was arrested at Dex-
er, Me-, for swindling Lewiston :
eople with bogus checks - Rev.
ohm A. Bevington, former pastor of
t. Johns Episcopal church, Sand .
yich, Mass, is said to have accepted {
Jnitarianism-A- willard Humphreys,