Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Tuesday, Feb. 10.

Noss caused loss of Sl0,000-Two
/ locked-in children were burned to death
neor Bonpe Terre, Mot is rumored
that King Humbert will pardon convicted
anarcbists-lt is said that Gladstone
will appeal to the country within
month Three persons were killed in
| freight wreck near Bellevue O----The
crew of the wrecked schooner Gertie f.
Foster were brought to Boston-Work
will probably be begun on the Cape Cod
canal about March 1-General Miles
does not credit the rumor of an Indian
outbreak at Pine Ridge agency-Prin-
cess Colonna fled from France to prevent
the stealing of one of her children by her
INSTRUMENTATION educators pro-
test against the prohibition of dissection
in the public schools of Boston-A
building on Piedmont street, Boston,
collapsed, burying one man, who was
finally rescued by the hremen, badly
bruised, but with no bones broken
Paul Jones started, as nature made him,
from the rooms of the Boston Press club
TO earn 5000 and traverse the globe in
| year, without assistance (Mass.J
police are puzzled at the strange disap-
pearance of Mary O'Hara-John Rad
din, the famous Lynn (Mass) inventor, is
dead-A new receiver has been APP
company-Naluable dogs were poisoned
at North Attleboro, Mass--Winslow
Warren nomination for collector at Bos-
ton is regarded as proba ble-The steamer
City of Para arrived at Colon with crew
of the Kearsarge on board--Corporal
! James Tanner is in critical condition )
result of the operation he submitted to
last week-A bomb was thrown in a
crowded cafe in Paris. Twenty persons
were injured, five seriously--Turkish
| authorities released one of two American
| citizens held as prisoners bakeshop
and dwelling occupied by Patrick Cum
bingham at East Boston were completely
destroyed by fire by the upsetting of "a
kerosene lamp. Damage fully 5000
The lookup at Bar Harbor, Me, was
broken into, and a quantity of liquor
seized last week and stored there was
taken
Wednesday, Fob. II.
Russia executed mn Austrian spy
There were 293 arrests in Dedham, Mass
last year--Hans Won Bulow, the famous
pianist, is dead-Half of the business
part of Genoa, o., was destroyed by fire
English Liberals declare that the
lords are past forgiveness - Mayor
Warden of Waltham, Mass, will
veto the revised city ordinance
The parish councils bill passed its third
reading in the house of lords--Edward
Irving Darling of New York, author,
musical composer aud critic, died at Mt.
Clemens, Mich, aged 81 - w. a.
Roberts will shortly erect a hotel
at Biddeford Me-. with all modern con
venences. The Biddeford House will
probably be renovated and reopened-
Homer Ramsdell, who formed with his
sons the Homer Ramsdell Transportation
company, died at Newburgh, y. Y. in his
H3rd year. He was born at Warren, Mass,
in lSl0--The contract for the three new
buildings at the state almshouse. Tewks-
bury, Mass, has been awarded to D. +.
Locke, Lawrence for SS5, 400--West $
block at Pittsfeld, Mass, was damaged
$1,000 by fire.
Thursday Feb. Is.
The Swiss consul at Cincinnati was
fined for being drunk-A mail coach
was held mp at Briceville. Mo-, and
robbed-SiX deaths have resulted from
the Turner Howard feud in Kentucky
Several persons were made sick by eating
canned rhubarb in a boarding house nj
Lynn, Mass - General Edward w
Hincks died at Cambridge, Mass. after a
long and painful illness resulting from
wounds received while fighting for his
country. He was the first volunteer OF
the war. He was born in Bucksport. Me
May 30, lS3O--A mans arm was torn of
by a dynamo in the engine room in the
Exchange building, Boston---A naval
officer says Roncador reef is not charted
within 90 miles of its exact location-It
is alleged that the Republican sen
ators will vote solidly against the
confirmation of decentralization
is quoted as saying that the DO
litco ecclesiastical reforms proposed by
Hungary are too precipitate-Woolm mel
think the senate committee will give then
hearing and will eventually place
small duty on wool--The Boston schoo
board, after an acrimonious debate, voted
against legislation looking to minorit,
epresentaton--The supreme cour
commanded the Old Colony railroad t.
abolish the grade crossings over Broad
way and Chestnut street in North Attic
boro, Mass, as sued for by the town
Mrs. Amelia A. Frost was ordained as
Congregational minister in Ittleton, y
ia break occurred in the ranks o
the strikers ct Bridgeport, Comic OH
Fennessey Of Fall River Mass conyicte,
of manslauGhter, was sentenced to 81,
years in state prison-John r. Blakele,
committed suicide at Concord. y. H
Senator Hill is confident that he has Sc
cured enough votes to defeat Peckhan
The will of Annie Pixley was prc
bated in Observation-Disclosures and GREY
of the kearsarge are on their way to ne,
York-There is small hope of rescuin
the miners entombed at Plymouth, Pa
Myra Bradwcll, the oldest woman lawye
in the country, is dead-The Paris BON
thrower has been identified as Emil
Henry The bill reported by the judci
nry committee to abolish Fast day an
substitute therefor the 18th of April wa
passed to n third reading in the Massa
chusetts house of representatives by
vote of 100 to 81.
Friday, Feb 16.
j. b. Fenno, wellknown Boston mel
chant, is dead-Timothy Leary was ar
pointed postmaster of Waltham Mas
-Coored train robbers were scared b
passengers on a Chicago tran-Jone.
Witter K Co., dry goods, Columbus, O.
were burned ou.--lndia rupees hav
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