The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-12-27

dained at the Holy Cross cathedral, Bos-
ton-W. E. Whitney furniture factories
at South Ashburnham, Mass, will shut
down Dec 24-Mrs. G. G. Atkins, aged
27, committed suicide at Rockland, Me.
Cause, dependency French press con-
tinues to devote much space to President
Cevelands message to congress on the
Venezuelan question, but the newspapers
chiefly repeat their arguments against the
stand taken on behalf of the United States
Seven cars derailed near Guilford,
Conn, on account of their heavy loading
with copper. Two tramps were slightly
hurt-A lodge of the knights of Pythias
was instituted at Montello, Mass, and
will be known as Montello lodge 1885,
with a charter membership of 60-The
9-year-old son of Charles Young was
drowned in we'll at Sutton's island, Me
At Nantucket, Mass, Keeper Chase OF
the Coskata lifesaving station was found
guilty of cruelty treating a cow, and fined
$50.
Sunday, Dec. 22.
Dense fog in the vicinity of Boston the
cause of number of serious accidents
Steamships and sailing vessels arriving In
New York bring stories of terrible expert
ences in gales-Pillsbury and SteinitZ
drew game in the St. Petersburg tourna-
ment-Part of the town of Santa Maria,
United States of Colombia, destroyed by
tidal wave and many lives lost-Consoli-
dated railroad to expend 100000 in i'm
provements in Bridgeport, Conn--Rev
J. NJ. Farley consecrated as auxiliary
Roman Catholic bishop of New York
Floods in western rivers causing loss OF
life and immense damages. G. Tandy,
who shot at three persons on the street at
Concord, N. H., pronounced insane
Two people killed and seven injured in
railroad collision at Frankford, Pa
Boston dance hall proprietors notified to
either get licenses or close their places
George Myles ground to pieces by a
freight train at Chelsea, Mass-Mrs.
Ann Kennedy, aged rs, of Middleburg,
VT, died from burns received while light
ing a fire with kerosene - Michael
OBrien, Bradford (Mass.) farmer, fatally
injured in collision of teams-Body OF
Patrick Fallon found in the Pawtucket
river-Plart of the Putnam (Conn.)
Foundry and Machine corporation de-
stroyed by fire, entailing loss of over
$40, OO0--Rose Alger, aged 6, died at Dan
bury, Conn, of hydrophobia - Robert
Earle, who was confined in Andover IN.
H. Jail and escaped, recaptured at Fort
Fairfield, Me-Schooner l. V. Dexter,
overdue at Liverpool n. S., with ~ pas
sengers, arrived. The vessel had been
blown out to sea - Jack Everhardt
issued a challenge to fight any 49,
pound man. Lavigne and Leeds pre-
ferred - Barney Brown, colored, was
lynched by negroes near Wrightsville,
Ark. He had taken another mans life
At joss Branch, Va, Alexander Feily
was called to his door and killed with an
ak because he refused to give up his money
Annie Galloway fatally shot while
acting as second in q duel between Jose
phine Clark and Jennie Beard, who
fought over a lover--C. w. Anderson of
Springfield, Mass, found dead at Charles
ton from heart disease. Anderson was
Bird degree Mason--Three Italian labor
ers killed by an explosion of dynamite at
New Rochelle, n. Y--Jury in the case
of DR. Hearne, charged with the murder
at Bowling Green, Mo-, of Amos j. Stl4l-
we'll returned verdict of not guilty.
Monday, Dec. 23.
Report of Venezuela commission likely
to be in favor of Great Britain-Man
held up by highwaymen at North Andover,
Mass, and shot in both legs-ChristOphe
Campbell awarded $15,O92 in his suit
against the city of New York for $l1 0O0,-
0OO-Rich young Bridgeport Comm
girl eloped with an artist-East Hart
ford bridge carried away by food-Aged
woman murdered at Lafayette, Ind
Schooner Albert Pharo stranded on
Browns island-Toomy' hotel in Rot
terdam, n Y, burned-Zeitoun recap
tured by the Turks-Kiamil Pasha re-
fused sultans request to again assume
duties of grand vizier-Disastrou floods
in the Mississippi river and tributary
streams-Gomez said to have $4,000 men
in Matanzas, and to be marching I'M
checked Cattle barns and live stock
burned at Brighton stock yards (Boston).
Loss, $7O0O-Explosion of Illuminating
gas in Baltimore caused loss of $50, 900
Fire in Cincinnati caused loss of 100000 -
British bark Willowbank sunk off Port
land, Eng, by steamer Berlin British
steamer Alicia sunk by steamer Netley
Abbey, and five persons drowned
Steamer Spree floated off Warden ledge,
apparently uninjured- Brockton Cen
trial Labor union endorses union stamp Of
the organized boot and shoe workers.
Tailors lockout in New York failure
VhONCnlChb otuI uCo III A'CN L VI w 'OSeAio
the freedom of Porto Rico-Brazil, it is
said, will call conference of Pan-Ameri-
can republics on the Venezuelan matter
Zimmerman won two races at Mel
bourne-Rev. Isaac Person accepts the
call to the pastorate of the Union Congre-
gational church, South Medford, Mass.
Tuesday, Dec. "A.
Band of Lowell (Mass) Armenians
going back to their native country to as
sist their oppressed brethren-Philadel
phia strike declared off. Several cars
badly wrecked by mobs, and two men shot
by an officer-Steamer Nansemond sunk,
and seven lives lost - Rebels defeat
Spaniards in a battle fought near Colon
-"Stepniak," the Russian refugee and
author, accidentally killed at Chiswick.
Eng-Solly Smith defeated Billy Muir
ply in IA rounds at New Orleans Town
of Johnston, r. l., will not carry out
health commissioners provisions for
stamping out diphtheria - Henry j.
Newton, the well-known spiritualist,
killed by a New York cable car
Captain Averill Of Salem, Mass, dead
John Davis, 20 years of age, committed
suicide at Boston-There will practically
be no oranges shipped from Florida this
Western railroad officials claim