The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-05
THE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY. OCT. %.

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Michael Moriarty, section hand, aged
80, was killed at Newport, r. l., by a
ocomotive-William Rick, 35, tried to
pass between cars at Norwich, Conn,
when he was caught and crushed to death
Mrs. ]. w. McCurdy was drowned
while drawing water from the river at
Middle Musquodoboit N. S.-Diph-
liberia is almost epidemic in form in
Lewiston, Me-Twenty members of the
crew of the cruiser Baltin ore have de-
serted at San Francisco to escape SER
vice at Honolulu-Tuttle Bros. dwell
ding and stage stable at Rumford Cen
ter, Me-, have been burned-Ashland
N. H., Knitting company is to suspend
operations indefinitely-G. F. Knapp
North Andover, Mass, was drowned by
the overturning of his carriage near a
pond in the darkness-Thomas Hull,
Providence, was killed after attempting
to shoot the policeman who had ad
vised him to go home and get over the
effects of q spree-Fire in the building
occupied as headquarters of the Wabash
railroad in st. Louis caused a loss of
$3.50 o0e-Two Americans have been re-
leased from Cuban prison-Henry Gail
ioway, q farmer living near Clifton,
was held up within sight of his home
and robbed of valuables and shot.
FRIDAY. OCT. 20,
A resolution has been adopted by the
American Public Health association in
favor Of Individual cups for communion
service, in schools, or trains and wher-
ever Observation-Disclosures have
been returned against Sheriff Martin
lii
timer, Pa, in eptember-Incurable
disease was the cause of the suicide by
hanging of G. D. Stedman, 49, at Will
Evansville, Vt-Ellison's sardine fac
tory near Lubec, Me-, was burned, and
100 persons are out of work-Patrick
Brooks, track walker was killed at
Lynnfield, Mass, by a locomotive
Robert Kemp of Boston killed himself
with morphine in q hotel at Kalamazoo
Mich-Joseph Davies died in Spring
field, Mass, from a fall after being
nsected from saloon, and William
Hickey, bartender, is accused of man
slaughter-James Sullivan, Andover
N. H, farmer, so years ole, was killed on
a crossing by LOGON otive-Senator
wolcott of Colorado has gone to Paris
IN the hope of prevailing upon the
French government to agree to fresh
bimetallic proposals-In a quarrel
about a man at birmingham, Ala, one
woman caused the death of another by
throwing a lighted lamp at her-Five
members of the American brig, Stacy
Clark of Boston, We're rescued from a
yawl by the crew of the John Touhey and
landed at Feaufort, N. C-Hezekiah
PascO, 16 years, convicted on his third
trial of killing Kate Brumle, near Arkoo,
MO, in October, 1896, was sentenced to
10 years in the penitentiary-Fi in
the Kendall shoddy mill of the Miller's
River Manufacturing company at Athol,
Mass, caused a damage of $500O
SATURDAY, OCT. 80
Two of the largest steamships ever
constructed for the coastwise trade are
10 be built for the New York and Cuba
Mail Steamship company H.
Houghton, Brattleboro, VT, had insur-
ance of $3.50 on his house and barn,
worth $1,000, which were destroyed by an
incendiary f1re-Bessie Lagrange
killed her son and herself in a hotel at
Syracuse by taking carbolic acid-Fire-
bug has caused a state of unrest al -sor-
witch, VT. w. Rounds, half -witted |
youth, confesses that he removed the |
body of a woman from a grave at West
brook, Me- because ghosts had told him
to commit the act--Constabl Fowler,
South Portland, Me-, has been fired at
twice within a month-Colonel John
Adams, editor of the Portland Argus Is
dead, aged 7S-Henry George, candi-
date for mayor of greater New York.
died one hour after being attacked with
apoplexy, and his place on the ticket
was filled by the choice of his som
IT Hicks was fined $500 for selling pools
at the races on Combina ton park Med
ford, Mass-William G. Harris, one Of
Boston's oldest and best known carpet
and furniture dealers, died suddenly
from heart failure while driving with
caused the loss of
Henry Dodge's barn near Arlington
Heights Mass, together with II COWS,
Is tons of hay and five horses-Thirty-
five miners have been arrested at Tur-
Gle Creek, Pa, for a charge of unlawful
assemblage.
SUNDAY. OCT. 81.
1t is estimated that the loss to business
in the three states affected by yellow
fever amounts to $50, 900, 000-Twelve-
year-old boy fell through the skylighu
of a Baltimore theatre upon a piano
during a performance, dying of his in
turies-Daniel BROMLEY, keeper of
hotel at Powley, VT, killed himself by
sending a bullet through his brain
Anna Hollywell died of morphine at
the California university in Oakland,
the drug having been taken through sor-
row over the death of young man from
whom she had become estrange Fired
by drink and stimulated by jealousy
Nellie Peterkin shot and killed Catherine
Murphy wife of Joseph G. Murphy, in
in the Amory mill,
n. H., fell, and Daniel
Egan suffered conclusion of the brain
and other injuries-Peter Braun, groc-
or at Aurora, Ills, was killed by
masked burglar, who killed his pal later
in mistake for a brother of Braun
Germany proposes to enforce claim
or damages against Hayti by warships
unless a settlement be made-A. S. I
Ripley suffered a loss Of $4,000 by the
burning of his lumber mill at Franklin,
y. H-Agnes Brown, Boston, suffered
compound, depressed fracture of the
,kull by falling from a wheel-Fires
ire burning in the western slope OF
Lake Memphremagog, Vt-Wads-