Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-12
THE WEEKS NEWS
Thursday, March 8.

Boston university defeated Wesleyan in
debate in Middletown, Conn-Big inn
provcmcnt to be mnde in steamboat &C.
commodations at Bar Harbor, Me -
Steamer Bourgogne libellcd in 800, 600 for
causing the loss Of the Ailsa and cargo
Robert d. Evans elected president
of the United States Rubber company
Rev. Noah Hooper of Exeter, n H.. dead
Work being rushed on the three war
ships at Cramps hipyard-Twenty.on
miners persisted in burning mine in
prussian Silesia-Amercan Publishers
Copyright league protest against tho
Treator act-Efforts being made for the
establishment OF national board of
health - Memorial monument of the
late Richard NJ. Hunt to be erected in
Now York--Gcrman reichstag commit
tee voted tho amount asked for in the
naval estimates - Quantity of wheat
now left in farmers hands 10000 900
bushels less than last yoar-Cnptain
commanding the steamship New York
when she went ashore has resigned
Salvador will attempt to settle the bound
airy dispute between Costa Ricn and Mic
aragua-R Report that Governor Morton
will not sign any bills supplementary to
the Greater New York bill
Friday. March O.
kilograms of sympathy received by Mrs.
Greenhalgo from all over the country
State convention of Epworth leagues
held at Concord, n. William b.
Grace n candidate for governor of New
| York-Lquor law enforcement cam
paign to be begun at Biddeford, Me
Roger Wolcott becomes acting governor of
| Observation-Disclosures tea tho favorite
beverage in the whoopinR coughing lumber
camps of Maine-South Allenstown, n.
H., and the near vicinity considered the
hest hunting grounds in tho state for rab-
bits-Emil II. King, supposed to be
poor shoemaker in Stamford, Conn,
died. and on going through his eff
fects, papers were found representing
So, 900, which he left to his Children
Timothy Esmond fell down stairs at
his home at Providence and fractured
his skull. He died soon aftcrward-
The Boston Clan.na-Gael society ten
dercd reception and banquet to Rec
order John w. Golf Of New York
One of the bad results Of the last storm
and freshct in northern New England
probably will be the postponement till an
other year of various municipal Improve
mcnts--So many errors were found in
the town report at the annual meeting at
Groton, Mass, that an adjournment was
uaNe1 VII new eui,ioh vi 'he rePorV
Fcou'a DC prin.eu-ApouI one'eh'ru the
SO'"i area oi naihe is ihciuueu IN i'rhs,
Inc improved Iarih minus consists OIL
4,oOo,VoV acres: Ont OF the loo'ooo lainiies
IN Name o-'ls2 i've on farms
ontario legislature iavorS giving siani,
.oo" ia,r ccance-- western roaus anu
.he ooiho lraino assocla'ioh patoheo up
truce = Americans IN hapana sara
10 DC IN no u"hecr py hosV''o oelhoh'
e.r"',ohS LOene,a' s.riNe vi snoc worA'
ers in h"VerhiN' MASS VIII hoe pe
Psrihio'eu aV present E.iinehV SCI,
eh'ls,S 10 liaAe seuuy Vi 1oros.ry nhu
report 10 .he eoVcrhlheho|E N-uoverho, !,
nusseii .hinks oecre'"ry Oiney WOMB
stahu eooo chanco o, oeing eiecVee pres
Inen.-l"Por. ohao ,hp mayors o, new
o'h' prooNiyn an' i'one io''iu ivy
fnvor the greater Now YORK movement
-Southern sciehtiso Chains onhS he Sc
eureu periecp phooograpns Vi hiu"cn oo'
'eo'S ny a'o oi "n oroin"ey ,haene''
SATURDAY March L.
Chester ii: Collins, Swanton lVt)
farmer, Killed MS mother ana then MIN
sell - hear Admiral henry Walker'
o'S'N' lretlreo)' ayihg--outiaw Etiin
ger NJ WOODWARD, "a, aiter noiu,ng
sheriris NJ pay' was burned ouo anu klieu
himseii- Death Oh fhiiip - A harper
retlrea senior moHoer OF harper pros
puphshers~ MOD III 'aienci" ihnue an
other uemohstrauoh aeains. ehe OhiVeu
Sta'cs-A ieper iounu III NE" torK
Couhteriaiters Oh - piils "rres'eu III ne"
forK-Deieat iacihg tho DOMINION gov
ernment on the Mahi.ooa schooi Dill
New England naiiro'u company &c
surrender Two minor ronus"Iwo men
drowned ny preaRihg onrough ic'
NJ oriusePo''' Oohi ,o'1" pei son'
OF one family burned TO death Mt Alma
Wls-License commissioner Dohoghue
OF Lawrence, Mass, denies charges Of
using MS position ior pohticai purposes
Yale students sanction the sending OF
their crew TO hhgiahd-- De
Holt for March increased uosmen'
IN the famous SUIT OF w. ~ Laia
law against Hussoh sage alhrmeaw-
Fire In New YORK caused damage OF saoo'
0CO-Sir George Newnes VIII chni'ehg'
for the Americas emp In les'-flrm o
Dan Talmage's sons IN tho rice trade
New York, asslgnea-fope PLEASED WIZ
the selection OF John onion as chairman
of the Irish party--Cahada asks LOAF
, of IS, o00,0o to improve the militia and de
l lenses of the country Railroad com
panies between Chicago and the Missouri
will try to offer reduced rates for grail
, traffic--A costly gymnasium, the gift o
Messrs. Havemeyer and Benedict, to b.
built at Greenwich, Conn--Fire in
Maiden (Mass.) building, occupied rs
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