The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday, April IL.

LoHuOn--A general SLrlKe OF miners mas
been ordered--The bank of St. Hya-
cinthe, Farnham, Que, was robbed of
$l2,000--New trustees have been ap-
pointed on the bonds of the Common
wealth Loan and Trust company of San
Francisco-The British Colum bia legis-
lature protests against the passage of the
British Behring sea until the claims of
Canadian sealers have been settled
Rear Admiral Benham has retired and
Commodore Ramsey has been pro-
NOTED to fill the vacancy - The
engagement between Odette Tyler and
Howard Gould is said to have been
broken-Two schooners were lost with
all on board on the New Jersey coast
Admiral Mello has been successful in his
siege of Rio Grande do Sul--Joseph T.
Magee, charged with having caused the
death of Martha j. FNller, was held for
the grand jury in New York-An at
tempt was made to wreck a passenger
train near Goffstown Centre, N. H
The First Baptist church at Holyoke,
Mass. was edicated-Everett w. Full
Ter was arrested at Worcester, Mass. for
forgery-A sample of the Krag- Jorgen-
sen rifle, made at Springfield, Mass, was
sent to Emperor William-The New
England Hardware association held its
annual dinner at Boston--The New
England Box Manufacturers association
dined at Boston. The principal cities of
New England were represented The
cotton waste esta blishment of Adams
Bros. in South Boston was totally de-
stroyed by fire. The loss will approx
mate $35, 000--A blaze in the four-story
building at 70 and rs High street, Boston,
caused $4,000 damage--Mrs. Jessie Ma
son of South Boston tried to light fire
with kerosene and was severely burned
Captain G.. j. Poole, retired shipmas-
ter, committed suicide at Sangerville,
Me-, by cutting his throat.
Friday, April 10.
Russian agitators were arrested in Ber-
hn-The Behring sea bill was read
second time in the house of lords-A
Washington express on the New Haven
road was wrecked at Port Chester, N. Y.
No one was killed-Postal Clerk Roe
was found guilty by the United States
district court at Boston of en-
bezzling letter from the mail-Four
indictments were found against Bank
President Putnam of Exeter, N. H
John Cannon was sentenced at Barn
stable, Mass, to Is years in prison for
burglary-Station Master Frederick
Tomlinson of Branford, Conn, was ar
rested for manslaughter-D j. Will
Jams attempted suicide at Hartford--
Two men were arrested at Vance
boro, Me, for passing raised bills
Treasury officials are not alarmed at gold
exports from New York - Five men
from Salmon River, N. s., are supposed to
have been drowned in the recent gale
Twelve hundred of the industrial army
took possession of Union Pacific train
Rio Grande City was not captured by
Brazilian rebels--Young Presbyterians
of Oklahoma voted old ones out of the
pastoral fields-Bishop Southgate died
at Astoria, L. Hon. Sewell c. Strout
of Portland, Me-, qualified as judge of the
Maine supreme court--Govorner Morris
of Connecticut has decided to appoint
by proclamation, Friday, May A. as Arbor
day - B. H. Smith, well-krown
wealthy citizen of Suratford, VT, com
suicide by hRHging first
Congregational church, Springfield,
Mass, has passed resolutions urg-
ing Rev. Dr. Burnham to recon
slider his call to st. Louis and
remain as their pastor - Patrick
j. Malloy went into the Gloucester
(Mass) police station and complained
that he had been stabbed by Captain
William Sloane - Luther Wallace, a
prominent citizen Of Bethlehem, N. H.,
fell from a scaffold in his barn, striking
on his head He died later-The jury
in the case of James Costello and James
Rohan, charged with various thefts in
Mansfield, Conn, rendered a verdict of
guilty on two counts each--The East
ern avenue Congregational church,
Springfield, Mass, has called as its pastor
Rev. Thomas G. Sherman. Jr., of Brook
lyn-Thomas Checkley of Hartford, a
contractor for the Pope Manufacturing
company, has been missing for week.
Saturday, April Ia.
The Lucania crossed the ocean in 3D. |
3h 40-F. r. Post, a New York wheat
operator, has uspended--Sixteen miners
were killed in an explosion at Czuprija, |
Servia-Thomas j. Talbot tobacco
manufacturer, Danville, Va, has failed |
A German scheme to solve the silver
problem proposes the issue of interna-
tional certificates-The Welsh mem bers |
of the British parliament are offended be-
cause the evicted tenants bill is given pref
erence over the disesta blishment bill
Pastor Bronson of Newton, Mass, re-
fused to pledge himself against use of to-
bacco in the Waltham Methodist con-
ference--Daniel Hyde stole 500
from Peru (Me.) farmer and
was caught in Rochester, ~ H
The deaf and dumb niece of f. p. Treat of
Frankfort, Me-, was arrested for assault
ing him with a hatchet--A Democratic
caucus adopted a resolution to secure
quorum in the house--New York
women formed an anti-vivisecton
league - Paterson On. j. silk
weavers tried to blow up millionaire,
and made an anarchistic demonstration
-Coxey's army marched into Mary
land-Rev. DR.. A. McAyeal of At
leboro, Mass, died very suddenly -
Mrs. Hugh Harkins attended the we'd
ding of her niece at North Leominster,
Mass. While watching the dancing
which followed the wedding, she dropped
dead from heart disease--The house and
barn of A. S. Jones of West Andover,
Mass, were burned. Loss, s300O--Fire
in a building on Fulton street. Boston,
caused damage of $1,000. Partially in
sured-While walking on the tracks at
Rockport Mass, an unknown man was in
stantly killed by a train-The millinery