The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK


The Cambridge (Mass.) tax rate will be
$3.50 Thieves stole trolley wires at
Attlebcro, Moss-A business block was
burned at Pelleville, Ont--Attleboro,
Mass, w II have new system of sewerage
Coal miners returned to work at Biz
mingham, Ala-Peruvian rebels seem to
be winning the most victories-Ex
Mayor George Stevens of Cambridge,
Mass, is deal-The California green
and canned fruit supply is over-abundant
Freight men were robbed by masked
men at Whiting, Ind-A Chicago saloon
keeper was shot fatally by one of three
robbers-George G. Croker was chosen
chairman of the Boston subway commits
sion-The United States cruiser Charles
ton has been ordered to Yokohoma with
dispatches - An invention has been
found to enable miners to exist after an
explosion of fredamp-Professo Lang
ley OF Washington has received the degree
Of d. G. l.. from Oxford-The drought in
Illinois and Ohio has been far reaching and
irreparable in its effect-Joseph L Bailey,
president of the Boylston bank, Boston,
died at North Scituate, Mass-Kaffirs in
the Transvaal have murdered Boer
farmers by scores, and are now besieging
Agatha-A cattle man named James
Kearns, who had his throat torn by an
ugly steer, underwent a delicate opera
ton at the Boston Emergency hospi-
tai and will probably live
Nettie Douglass, aged H. was murdered in
cold blood at Henniker, N. H. Arthur
Mclean, aged 81, is charged with the crime
Arthur Rotch a famous architect, died
at Beverly, Mass-Freight engines
crashed into a passenger train near Leba-
non, N. H. One man was killed and one
fatally injured - New Bedford (Mass.)
spinners voted to strike Monday-There
is probability that the president
will soon sign the new tariff bill
-Santo Cesario, the murderer of Presi-
dent Carnot, was guillotined at Lyons
A boiler tube burst on the steam yacht
Vanish and two men were badly burned
Thirteen Joung ladies took the veil at
Allston, Mass = Boston's Columbus
statue in San Domingo will be erected
A dispatch from Tromsoe, Norway, says
that Walter Wellman and his party have
arrived there from the Arctic sea- No de-
tails are given.
Friday, Aug. II.
A cotton mill at Oldham, Eng, was
burned-Electric cars have begun run
ming in Norfolk, Conn-Japan contem-
plates the conquest of Manchuria-A
soldiers and sailors monument was dedi-
Gated at Marion, Mass-Low water in
the Charles liver is causing malaria at
Newton, Mass-Shipping Commissioner
McNair was removed at Providence
The Satanita defeated the Britannia and
Vigilant at the Isle of Wight race
Members of the Detroit board of eduoa-
ton were arrested for bribery-Foreign
vessels arriving at Boston must have
clean bills of health-Mrs. Henrietta
R. Bryant, sister-in-law of William Cul-
len Bryant, is dead - Relay bicyolists
are to carry dispatches from London to
Edinburgh and return---The city of New
buryport, Mass, was given large drink
ing fountain by prominent citizen
The New York constitutional convention
will not discuss woman suffrage again
-Aldace +. Walker was appointed
receiver of the Atchison road
Card and picker room men at New Bed
ford, Mass, are to strike-Robert j
paced a mile in 2:04A and Fantasy
trotted in 2:07H at Rochester - Fall
River Mass operatives are undecided
whether to strike - Henry Kane was
found guilty of manslaughter at Boston
and was held in 10OOO-The slayer of
tian workers are in camp at Old Orchard,
Me-Lightning splintered 10 telegraph
poles at Pittsfield, Me-, burning the wire
off and setting fire to the ticket office in the
depot--Mrs Foster, widow of John Eos
ter, the English historian and the BIZ
ographer of Charles Dickens, is dead
Pitcher Frank West has joined the
Brockton (Mass.) club-At the opening
of the present century it is claimed that
but AZ translations of the Bible were in
existence. Today there are so entire and
$50 partial ones.
Saturday, Aug. IS.
Avon's (Mass) tax rate is $19-The
Haverhill (Mass.) tax rate is S17.S0-
Fifty Coxeyites disbanded in New York
john H Maroney of Franklin, Mass,
is missing President Peixoto has pur-
chased 1901 900 rifles for his war-Kaffirs
have defeated Transvaal government forces
- Westmore, Vt, has petitioned
to be abolished as town - The
is s14. 60 on S1OOO-Captain n. S. Jordan
of Gardiner Ne, has sappeared-New
York dry goods WEEKLY imports were So
034, GOETHE Gillian government hopes
to pass the conversion bill - Boston
capitalists may build a railroad line in
Colorado-The steamer Coflanza is re-
ported sunk in the Orinoco RIVERA
washout caused fatal train wreck at
Cuberroya, n. NH. K. Frothing-
ham, ex-warden of the Massachusetts
state prison, is dead Ruffians at
tackled negroes at a religious SER
vice near Brazil, Ind - Southern
states report bright agricultural and
business outlook-China wishes to Dor
row s50O0O,OoO of English and German
banks-Idaho Democrats nominated ex-
Governor E A. Stevenson for governor
"A dog, supposed to be the victim
of rabies, bit seven persons in Indianapo-
Is-The case against David H.
Perkins of Mansfield, Mass, was
mol pressed at Dover, n. H-Peru
will protest against the distribu-
ton of money stipulated in the Bacourt
Ereazurix protocol - jeremiah Pres
colt, formerly superintendent of the East
ern railroad, died at Arlington, Mass
The steamer Kennebec was libelled by the
Boston and Plymouth Steamship com
Of the collision in RoStnr