Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-12-27

SlSSlpp4 NdleyS, IulpOund them and let
them down when wanted-James
Emery, well known resident of Madi-
son, Me-, committed suicide in his
grocery because of business trouble
j. B. Lemon, conductor on an electric
car which the brakes could not hold
on a hill in the suburbs of Philadelphia,
will die of injuries sustained in a. COLI
sion with q horse car-Ten buildings
In East Hawley, Pa, were burned
Mahala Muilings, Hancock county. Tenn.
who weighs $50 pounds to the 100 of her
husband, has given birth to four boys
Trade unionists are requested by
the Chicago federation of labor to leave
the national guard at onceon the ground
that. q union man could not consistently
serve in the militia and incur the risk
of being called out to shoot down his
fellow unionists We're on strike for the
betterment of their economic condition
Two girls st Webster City, Ia, horse
whipped a clergyman, whoA had de-
nounced a dance that brekepu1n in a
disturbance-Two boys and a earfrwere
drowned at Gard1fer, Mass, by the break
ing Of ice, and the same number was
drowned at North Tonawanda, N. Y.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. %
In q quarrel over money matters at
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shot and killed his stepdaughter-H.
n. Simonds, aged %, was thrown from
a wagon at Vernon, VT, and killed.
Two engineers We're killed and a fire
mans leg was broken in a collision at
Cayuaga, Ind - Business troubles
caused c. J. F'ritch to kill himself in St.
Louis-G. w. Spear shot himself fatally
in Boston because he was forced to make
an signment-Mayor Quincy was re-
elected in Boston by 400, Riley, the silver
Democrat, cutting very little hgure-
business at Jamaica is paralyzed, and
the churches are bankrupt - Four
buildings were badly damaged by fire
and large amount Of lumber was de-
stroyed at Lewiston, Me-Wilfred La
Morce, 4 years old, set fire to his cloth
ing in PaWtucket, r. l., and died after
six hours Of sufferin Jealous George
Thurston tried to kill two women in Chi
cagO and then end his own existence.
but he failed in his purpose-Conserva-
tive party mas declared against bestow-
ing aut n3ny upon Cuba and passed a
resolution endorsing Weylerism-
Insane New York man who threatened
TO shoot United States Consul Osborne
at London for not giving him money was
rested--NeW York fireman was suf-
focated by smoke and gas while work.
ing at q fire, and three others are in a
serious cOrditiOn-A. B. Campbell
RushVille, Ind, 10 years ago a leading
politician IN Kansas, killed himself in a
Chicago hotel--Virgil Foster, Hanover,
Mass, 65 years, was killed by a train on
q crossing element among
the Indians has formed conspiracy to
burn UP the United States courthouse at
South McAlIister, I. T., and all other
United States court buildings in the ter
ritory.
THURSDAY, DEC. %.
Two men were killed while skidding
logs at Owls Head, n. presidents of
street railways in st Louis have been ar
.ested for not providing vestibules for
otormen-Thomas Pollett bIed to
Heath at North Scarboro, Me-, from a
wound IN his foot While chopping wood
Mrs. Edward Fox was killed and
her husband fatally hurt at crossing
near Oneonta, n. Y-Mrs. Frederick
Sharp, New York, although found dead
with q piece of rubber tubing in her
mouth. is thought to have been killed
Benson, who was about TIC
cave for Europe with a woman, was ar
'ested in Boston and taken to Skowhegan,
Me-, on charge of stealing $240 from
2. G. Holt--Eight persons were killed
md as many injured badly by an ex-
,lOsion Of fredamp in a Prussian pit
Conn.,, clerk caught four
l1eT2 in. his employers shop early We'd |
lesday morning and captured them by
| prompt use of a revolver-At the |
beginning of the new year, the United
states will have 184, aga miles of COM
'leted railway-Twenty persons were |
injured, three or more fatally by a |
locomotive running into a stage loaded |
With "a workmen on their way from |
7assaic, ~. Heavy storm of sleet |
n Texas caused havoc among cattle
Kent, prominent in church |
affairs in Brooklyn, was arrested on a
charge of defrauding a client out of
1100-New York police located a smug-
;lers' den and seized $4,000 worth Of
ubber goods upon which no duty had
,een paid-Two men were injured ia
ally during a riot at a trial in North
Arthur, Eliminates of an Episcopalian
home for cir T. in a suburb of New York
re punished by the gag, whip, dark
ellis and bread and water diet accord
ng to the New York Herald-Child Of
Gathias Losslip, East Longmeadow,
lass, pol<ed a coal from the stove and
vas burned to death-Two unknown
men were struck by a train near Newark,
Z. J., and instantly killed-Earth-
uakes have been numerous in Mexico
FRIDAY, DEC. "a
Mrs. Stanislaus La Mesier was burned
o death in Burlington, Vt, by the ex-
,losion of lamp-Barber was ar
ested in Chicago with pawn tickets
representing property valued at $4,000
BY reduction in wages at the Sam
Francisco mint, a saving of $41, 900 will
,e effected--R. o. Davis, said to be a
eader of letter box robbers, was ar
ested in New York on charge of pass
ng forged Mary Pounch aged
5, died at Bozrahvil1e Conn, from the
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