Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-12

of the selsctmen of wellfeet, Mass,
and Daniel Wyhe, tax collec-
tor, are sued by George Baker,
an extax collector, fer slender
Ginghams and plain suits will hereafter
constitute the graduation attire of Thorn
ton academy students--Major George
b. Fisher of Hartford in court pleaded
guilty to horsewhipping Dick" Norris
The city treasurer Of Lewiston, Me,
discovered that interest on certain notes
has not been paid for two years---The
will of the late General William H. Green
of Hartford may be contested by the dis
inherited dauehter--A girl in Chinese
opium joint at Portland, Ne, hid in an
ice chest when the police Called
A strike is on at the Russell
wooden mills at Pittsfeld, Mass
The president is said to favor a new bank
ing law-Miss Pollard was called ~ a
witness by the defense in her suit against
Colonel Breckenridge - Herbert H.
Steele, Just released from the Massaohu-
sctts state prison, gas arraigped in New
York for forgery ey-A Camden IN. j.
physician is dying from tsfe effects of
swallowing tooth brush bristle-Ad-
miral Mello's fleet is prepared to fight
President Peixotos fleet - Receiver
was stricken with apoplexy-A New
York woman willed that 100000 be
spent in building her mausoleum--Gov-
ernor Tillman has restored the civil status
in South Carolina.
Saturday, April I.
The new CHILEAN cabinet has resigned
James Gordon Bennett has bought
the Vigilant-Three train robbers were
hanged at Newport, Ark--Two persons
were killed by a trolley car at Toronto
There was a severe earthquake on the
isthmus of Tehuantepec--By recount
at Scituate, r. l., the Democrats lose an
other senator--The safe of the Hickville
co. postoffice was blown open and robbed
of $4,000 - John Harkns of Quincy,
Mass, was arrested FOR stealing peddler's
horse and wagon---F'ive whites and II
Indians have been killed, it is said, in the
Cheyenne country---A man with sl5 coo
worth OF checks in his possession was ar
rested at Nashua, y. H---About 1000
Chinese have registered in Boston under
the Geary act--It is proposed to hold a
silver conference in Washington May s,
the day Coxeys army is expected to ar
do not wish their de-
monstrations of grief over the
death of kossuth to be construed
rs disloyalty to the empire -
Thomas Jones, ex-convict and check
swindler, WAS caught at West Winsted,
Conn--Police used their clubs on Il
crowd which threatened non-uuion glass
workers Mt New Bedford. Mass-Cun-
gresham Randall who is at his home in
New Bedfor I, Mass, is confident he will
be reuom1nated Captsin Braddock
Chester the Oldest whaling cap
tain in New England, is dead
Daniel Fl, Sprague, u justice Of the peace,
was arrested at Providence for stealing
money--George Adams shot himself in
his barber shop at Plainville in the pres
ence of his customers-A Republican
salute fired at Providence frightened II
young man to death-Testimony in the
Pollard Breckenridge case is all in-A
resolve for treaty providing for the coin
age of American silver into Mexican
dollars is to be pressed in congress
The postmaster general is to recommend
che appointment of Gardner Pearson to
'he Lowell (Mass.) postofli Admiral
Mello's fleet is BON harding Rio Grande
--CoXey's army is encamped at Nc
keesport, PA conspiracy to over
throw the Cuban colonial government
has been discovered--The Pennsylvania
coke strike is believed to be broken--A
woman was sentenced to IA years for at
tempted murder Mt Halifax.
Sunday, April g.
Holt & Bugbees buildings, wharyes
and lumber in East Cambridge, Ness,
We're burned. Loss, $3.50, 0OJ---New Eng
land Methodists are to meet in conference
at Waltham, Mass, this week--Miss
Hoitt died in Boston from injuries re-
| ceived by tripping over a string stretched
by miscbievous boys-The Merrimac
wooden mills strike is probably cuded--
Another case Of smallpox is reported at
ChicOpee, Mass--A child was killed by
an electric car at Providence Missing
Treasurer Charles f. Morrill, is said to bc
in Peru--Judge Bradley intimates that
he will make an important ruling in Miss
Pollard's favor-New York is to have
an addition to its trolley system-Con-
nellsville (Pa.) citizens have formed an
independent military club. b.
| Watkins has been appointed receiver OF
the >. J. Watkins Land and MORTGAGE
company - A ST. Louis contractor
has bought all the big Worlds fair build
iuGs-An interesting report on the Mic
aragua canal is forth com1nG-Nayal
vessels are on their way to Behring sea
i harter OAK PARK is 10 have race
meeting this year-A man was fatally
injured in prize fight in Cleveland-
A fireworks factory was burned at Peters
burg, Va Many miners in the Peunsyl-
vania region are facing starvation The
American union party in Honolulu is di-
vided over admission of Asiatic Iahorcrs
Samoan natives will resist Gisarma-
ment-Emperor William was greeted by
King Humbert at Venice.
Monday, April o.
/ Rev DR. Michael BuYnham resigned his
/ pastorate at Springfield, Mnss--H nry
! Fisher Of Cam bridge, Mass, was found in
n stupor in u shed at Fitch burg and died
4 in the police station-Louis Zeno was
arrested at Haverhill, Mass, for stabbing
a mana man was fatally scalded in a
! tub of boiling dye at Hampton, Mass
/ Rev. Frank b. Nrooman resigned from
( the pastorate OF the Salem Street Congre-
gationsl church. Worcester, MaSs-A
/ boat containing five drunken men cap
sized at Lawrence, Mass, and one man
was drowned My and Mrs Jonathan
q Thavnr pf South Preintrea Mace