Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-08

SlU,UUU--lhe w neeler On w llSOn com
pany Of Bridgeport, Conn, has shut down
The presidents friends assert that
Judge Peckham will be confirmed
Arguments in the Fayerweather will
case will be heard on March T.
Frank Alpine Hill was elected secretary
of the Massachusetts board of education,
to succeed Secretary Dickinson-The
Pail Mall Gazette refterates its statement
that Mr.. Gladstone will resign soon, but
the general belief is that he will not
Pupils have withdrawn from grammar
school at Newton Centre, Mass, be-
cause children from families where there
had been scarlet fever were in constant
attendance The Boston Cham Der of
Commerce adopted resolutions appealing
to congress and Senator Hill for the pas
sage of the bill to limit the effect of Ger
tain interstate commerce regulations
The house passed the Wilson bill, with the
income tax amendme emit, 204 to l40-Car-
Isle is gratifed at subscriptions for his
bonds, = Schaefer defeated Slosson in
Cincinnati - The Denver congre-
cation refused TO release Rabbi
Friedman, who was called to Bos-
ton - Atchissn dcfaulted payment of
Colorado Midland securities A
paper mill Mt Peekskill, n. Y, and car
pet mills at Camden, n. j.. started up
after long uspension-Colonel T. II.
Stanton was promoted to assistant pay
master general of the army--The czar
promises that peace shall be observed
toward Catholics throughout Russia
John f. McCurdy, clerk for Smith, lib
belts & Co., Portland, Me-, is short in his
accounts.
Saturday, Feb. 3.
George w. Childs, the phlanthropist
aud journalist, whose fame is world wide.
died this morning at Philadelphia. He
was born at Baltimore in 1s29-Augus-
tus NJ. Prawda was found guilty of muir
der in the first degree at Portland, Me
A large percentage of men pleading pow
erty and asking for work at Providence
are foreigners cast sdrift by contractors
Judge Davis of Plymouth, Mass,
threatens to bring an action for libel
against Rev. j. S. Gledhill Joe Fos-
ter stole $500 diamond from Albert
Eddy at Providence and was caught
Rev. DR.. A. c. A. Hall was con-
sccrated bishop of Termont--Law
and Order leagues are to be organ
lied all over New Hampshire-The
Traction company at Bridgeport, Conn,
refuses to employ union men---A
championship Of Can ada-Colored peo-
pie in New York made big hits on the
coon gig''--The state bank tax repeal
was defeated in the house banking com
authorizations Indians are in fighting
mood-The excitement over oil wells at
Fostoria, O., is creasinS-Artillery bar
, racks at Santiago were attacked by a mob
Avondale (O.) street car sheds and ma
chine shops were burned; loss, sl15, 000-
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage is to make n
tour of the world-Christoph Dono-
van was found dead in brook at Water
town, Mass-Arother case of smallpox
was found in RoXbury Boston ohm
Morey was drowned at New York while
trying to board moving ferry boat
Boston borrowed 81 900 for nine
months at 3 per cent interest-William
b. Brewer, Boston lawyer, became sud
denly insane as result of an
attack of the grip-Thc Massachusetts,
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals has taken steps to
stop the sale of "cham eleons'' -
The American ship Louisiana, long
overdue at San Francisco. has been re-
ported 20 miles off shore-The New Ua-
ven Law and Order league has petitioned
the courts to investigate charges of cor
rupt practices by the prosecuting attor-
ney.
Sunday, Feb. 4.
Walter Jansen of Gloucester, Mass
murdered Carrie L. Andrews of Essex,
Mass. in n music room at Boston. He
was disappointed in love Boston's re-
lief fund now amounts to $40 | r. ST.
Patrick Mclaughlin hanged himself at
the Cranston r l. } Charges
ofillegal action are made against Prescott
ing Attorney Gum of New Haven
Wilbur Atkins, a dementcd man. has sud
denly disappeared from Saco, Me-Mrs
Susan c. Barker, widow of Nathan
Barker of the famous family of concert
singers, is dead-The steamer Halifax
run into a bark and ferryboat in Boston
harbor-G. & +. G. Place & Co.'S
leather factory at Woburn, Mass, was
burned-Frederick NJ. Somers, the
founder of the San Francisco Argonaut
and of Current Literature. died at South
ampton, Eng An early trial of the Pol
lard Breckinridge suit is proba ble--Gen-
eral Lewis Richmond is dead-The case
Of Rev. DR.. Burtsell was decided against
him in Rome-Half n block of the best
business section of Omaha was burned
lives beat Schaefer in Cincinnati
The Brandywine -four mills in Whining
ton, Del, were burned--Professor Ed
mund Fremy died at Paris.
Monday, Feb. 8.
Edward Bell of Boston cut his throat
with pocketk nife-John w. Cressey
of Salem, Mass, committed suicide by
hanging--The Harvard athletic com
mittee refused to confirm the reelection
of Waters to captain the eleven--Four
horses were burned to death in fire at
Cam bridge, Mass-Bishop Halls first
sermon was preached at Bennington. Vt
Colonel Samuel c, Hart of New Bed
ford, Mass, is dead--rhe mangled re-
mains of an old man were found on the
railroad track near Hooksett n, Il
Dodgeville (Mass) mills were damaged
by ire--Superintendent Stump says inn
migration regulations were violated at
Boston--Frsnchises have been secured
for trolley lines from Philadelphia to
Trenton - Featherweights Dixon and
Critic are matched TO fight in June
Steamer Taormina at New York, from
Hamburg, encountered hurricane at sea