Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-06-14
NEWS OFTHE WEEK.
Tuesday. Juno n.

Professor w. ID. Whitney of Yale coll
iege is reported somewhat better-A
hundred persons were poisoned by pork
in Rishofsworda, Saxony Mexican
town of Tahualica was visited by ter
rible gale and 10 persons were killed
Ex- Governor Charles C. Van Zandt, for
merly of Rhode Island died at Brook
line Mass-The comptroller of the cur
rcncy has declared another dividend
against Manchester IN. H. bank
Admiral Erben and Captain Mahan were
presented TO the Prince of Wales at st.
James palace--The death of Miss
Kate Kelly of Waverly, Mass, is
thought to have been dne to a burglary
at her home a few nights ago
Edward Sanborn, tool sharpsner, of
Barre, Vt, was drowned while rowing on
Mirror lake Sunday-At a meeting of
the Yale College Glee club J. st. John
Nolan of Chicago was elected leader for
the coming year-Joseph Defosses, 12
years old, was drowned IN the Winni-
pisseogee river at Franklin Falls, n. II
Colonel K. p. Hughes, U. S. A., in
spector general, department of the east,
has inspected the battalion of Norwich
(Conn.) university corps of cadets
Adjutant Gsn5ral Bradley has issued an
order for the annual encampment of the
Connecticut National Guards. beginning
Aug. II, and continuing eight days-At
Springfield, Mass, three men were in
jured by falling derrick at the site of
the Able block on Main street.
Governor Morris of Connecticut has
appointed Emerson A. Hough of
Collinsville, Conn, member of
the state commission of pharmacy, and
the appointment was accepted -
While two sons OF George Prouty of West
Brattleboro VT, were bunting crows,
Sunday, premature discharge from the
younger boys gun went through the calf
of the older boys leg. making a fright
full wound, which may necessitate ampu-
tation--Patrick DAILY, who had just ar
rived at Greenwich, Conn, from Cali
fornia to take charge of the four tracking
operations of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad at Greenwich. was
struck by the Boston flyer and KILLED.
Advices from Maryland state that SEN
etor Gorman's health is fast improving
THE body of the murdered man found
ct South Rehoboth, Mass, has been
identified as that of W. NJ. Records
who up TO last December had worked in
Boston for several years--Woods Holl
{Alass) hereafter is be officially known
as Woods Hole.
Wednesday, June 6.
Cholera is spreading on the East Prus-
sian fronter--A design was accepted at
London for Tennyson memorial
Professor Whitney of Yale college shows
q slight provement-Three men were
wounded in train fight near Paris, Tex
-Socialist editors were arrested at
Dresden for boycotting breweries-C
w. Shepard of Msssn chusetts was APP
pointed consul at Calais France-Five
of dozen boys who ate poisonous herb
died at Tarrytown. n. Y-Several Span
iards are reported killed by Indians in
Mexican mountain town-The family
OF NJ. Felice, the imprisoned socialist
deputy, were expelled from Sicily
Two men are reported fatally injured by
derailmeut Of a train at Fishers lake, Mo.
DR.. Wekerle was summoned to a con-
ference with Emperor Francis Joseph
Louise Barnes, single woman, 55 years
old, committed suicide at Marlboro,
Mass-The imported cattle at the state
industrial school at Lancaster, Mass,
have been ordered killed, rs they are in
fected with erculosis,-Parker Wood
prominent citizen died of blood poison
ing at Bar Harbor, Me- Herbert A.
severe electric shock at Bangor A
number of families who have been eX-
posed to the contagion at Quincy, Mass,
were quarantined - Frederick Fox,
Esq, of Portland, Me, is dead
Louise Barnes, "A single woman, 81 years
old, committed suicide at Marlboro,
Mass - Michael Donovan, the New
London Comm murderer, was sentenced
20 life imprisonment-Mary Kelleher,
the girl reported missing from East
Boston, has been found in Ashland,
n. H-Frederick Fox died at Port
land, Me, from the effects of a paralytic
shock which he suffered at the time
OF the dedication of the Walker Memorial
library in Westbrook
Thursday. juno :.
La Companie Generate DIES Bazars,
wholesale and retail dry goods dealers Of
Montreal, have failed with $500 900 liza
lilities-Three new cases of smallpox
are reported in New York--The revolt
I'm COrea is becoming more serious--The
Suez Canal company has peusioned the
De Lesseps---Professor Whitney OF Yale
university had a relapse and ia much
weaker--Ultra moralists are indignant
at Premier Rosebery's position on horse
racing was an explosion of a
steam tug at New Haven. One man was
killed and two injured--The trearury de
partment has concluded not to issue bonds
to recoup the gold reserve at present
Governor Morris of Connecticut has ap-
pointed Michael w. Lawton of Middle
town delegate to the National prison
convention at ST. Paul in July-Presi-
dent Cleveland's private secretary, Mr..
Thurber, has leased the Burrows cottage
at Marion, Mass, for the summer-Mr.
LecroiX, an instructor in French and Ger
man at Drummer academy for the past
two years, goes to his home in
Geneva, Switzerland, for the summer
The strikers stopped a train at Knights
vile, Ind, that was hauling coal and
stoned the engineer to death. The train
was on the Vandalia tracks-The L. s. 6.
Marblehead has gone to Newport, r. l., TO
take on her torpedos preparatory to sail
ing for Bluefields Co relieve the San Fran.
cisco-1he English Derby was won by
the Earl of Rosebery's Ladas, Lord
Allington's Matchbox finishes second and
Mr.. Cannon's Reminder was third in the
race
Fri