Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
tuesday, March 20.

Brortton (Nass.) men were fined s75
each FOR engaging in a cock fght--Mil-
lienaire Hoadley Is. Ives of New Haven is
dead-Western railroads are handling
IN increased volume of business---It is
denied that the Vanderbilts are taking an
Interest in the Atchison road--The pres
ldent and fellows Of Harvard university
have prohibited punches at commence
ment and class day----The case of the
National Home for Disabled Soldiers
against the late Benjamin Y. Butler was
tettled by the payment of s1S,0o0--A
thunderbolt struck the house of John
Johnson OF Lawrenceville, Ga, and
Killed his wife and 7-yesr-old son--An-
Rrchist Vasquez Mt Cordova fired two
shots at sacred image carried
in n street procession and was
verely beaten by the enrsged populace--
The Massachusetts, state board of arbitra-
ton is endeavoring to adjust the strike at
The Merrlmac mills Dracut, Mass--A
three weeks truce is declared, so far as n
reduction Is concerned, between the manu-
facturers and spinners at Fall River
AIass--The Worcester (Mass) city coun-
ell passed the order to petition the legis-
lature for authority TO issue n $500 00O
loan to build new city hall--Timothy
Merrck of Holyoke, Mass. an eX presi-
dent of the Home Market club, died in
San rancisco--Ex-State Senator Joseph
H. Root of Montague Mass, is dead
The Bath (MeD Iron Works company is
said to have made proposition
looking to the removal Of its
works to New London, Conn
The president transmitted some addi-
tional Hawaiian correspondence to CON
gress-All the American warships have
been ordered away from Rio - Four
lyi11o1 liz a-plpua in
Spencer, l. T-Henry Irving gave fare
well dinner in New Iork--Great dam
age by floods is reported in and around
Memphis Ferdinand Ward is to marry
Miss Belle Slower of Brooklyn-Portu-
val has not yet declined to surrender the
Brazilian insurgent refugees.
Wednesday, March 21.
The Russo-German treaty was ratified
An offer OF 500, 900 has been made for
The Ferris whee---There is another case
of smallpox nj Sing Sing--Three new
cases of smallpox were found in South
Byston--No druggists licenses are to
be granted in Revere, Mass--Six people
are dying from trichine near Plano, His
Tx Bank President Putnam was held
for EN- bezzlement-Italy congratulated
Brazil on the collapse of the revolt----A
whole family were poisoned by canned
chicken 0J 11lllSoOro, lud---f rauclS j.
Pratt one OF the publishers of The
Youths Companion, is dead--Joseph
Stevenson of Warsaw, Ind, unearthed an
iron kettle containing s9000--The Bos-
ton Clearing House association adopted
resolutions against the Bland bill--lIon.
Winslow Warren has assumed the duties
Of the colectorship OF the port
Of Boston--Harvard has brought
SUIT against the bondsmen Of a
young IurKlsh student named keba-
Dlan for non-payment OF bills
Mrs LOUIS ProVa' an employe In the pa
per lhlIls al DaItoh' MI9s'' IS quarantlhed
WIN SINAI !poN-r an h,Fer (Aass)
liquor ueaIerS 90 hoU understand the
move maze ny the mayor IN Keeping beer
wagons on the street I'VE parties are
IN 'he HeIu at Iro'luchce lof me AprlI
electioh investigation planes no
one ior inc ueatn OIL Engineer Ired b.
ing ny colllsIoh a. Newport Ne
AhlIersV sIuAehtS reuse 10 accept the
lacu''S ueunl'ion Oh stuuehI sen gov
frhihent ana Vhe senate uiS'olVeS ne
ho"el H'asa' Guy couhclI 'ook ~ pal
Io's ana laileo TO elect lreasurer--- Two
desperate thleVes We're captured al south
-at'Ieporo' Mass, ana lIuch property was
r.o"'e'eu -dIuellle loIl'Iu toIu more
oI her sd" story III the hrecklhrldEe lrlal'
9he was overcome "nen she TAXED OF ner
pa Dc'-i.ouls hosSuth' the hungarian
paTlo'' oieu AT Iurih-Ihe coroner
rharteu 'he Jury al Troy n J., IN the
eiecuoh murder case he Portuguese
WarShips VIII take Brazilian refugees to
inc Azores.
thursday March ~.
One more smallpox case was found i'll
south boston Hflnce Edward Island ~
10 try the land taX--Ihe Bowie (Arl)
s,age was hcld up and robbed--Ihe
Nth'FeNlte lla) Neuohal bank was
ropoed OF s7o1o --ltussla Is the gamer by
the treaty with Germany--Russia and
Aus'rla are no" arranging leaty--
hfec"ihri"ge name was Kissed by 81
Nahnat III befhahs-.- Montana gold out
pun = Hktly 10 be double that OF last
yeAF--frlhce Colonnas case against
Joseph fuLltzer Tor libel has been
uropped--Ihe wife OF James Prince Of