The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-02-25

died of pareSiS In a New YORK asylum,
aged AZ years.
MONDAY, FEB. 81.
John Bradford burned to death In
Flizabethtown, N. Y, during blaze in |
n dwelling-Woman in New York killed |
herself with gas, and Brooklyn widow |
used mercury for the same purpose
Explosion of gas feeding the pulpit lamp
In a Congregational church in Nashua,
N H.. caused fire and panic-Ira
Mvrick. 20 years old, drowned in Rich
mond. Me-A. &c. Rogers. 48 years old,
killed while sleighing in Dover, N. H
Rlizzard in eastern Wisconsin for two
days--Ex-Polic Commissioners Welles, |
Rrooklyn, cut his throat in New Jersey |
while insane-Felix Mcdonald, rs, |
killed in Somerville, Mass, by touching
a telephone wire in contact with an cleo
trio light line-C. ]. Sloat, one of New
York's best surveyors and architects,
poiso ned himself in Middletown, N.
Postmaster in Runsberg, Mimi, Gre
mated in a fire that destroyed the post |
office-France and England likely to
clash over alleged invasion of British
territory in West Africa--Blizzard
ragged two days in parts of the west
Fire in Binghamton, N. Y, ruined
brick block occupied by billiard parlor
and four cigar factories, damage being
sac. OOO-Arkansas constable's lungs
shot out by party of five--Four Lynn,
Mass. men arrested for stabbing af-
fray al a wedding party-Earthquake
felt in parts of New Hampshire Sunday,
and citizens much alarmed-Slmple
service in New York over the body of
Miss Willard, whose estate will be en-
loved during their lifetime by the secre-
tary and sister-in-laW of the deceased.
TUESDAY, FEB. o.
Fire in Irsh's dye-block factory in
Ruckf1eId, Me-, did $4,000 damage
Pennington, n. H, chief of police
dropped dead in a drug store-R. e.
Shibles probably hurt fatally by the
explosion of cartridges in Rockport, Me
Turning of new wharf in Tampico,
Mex, resulted in a total loss of 100000
SAMUEL Turner, aged So, a New Bed
ford Mass, weaver, tried to cut his
throat-Police precautions taken in
Philadelphia during the presidents visit
there-Western roads boycotting the
Canadian Pacific for lowering rates
Woman accused in Boston of giving an
inmodest dance convinced the judge that
she had been accused unjustly-TWo
miners killed in Westville, N. S., by
fall of coal--Chief of police in Lofol-
lette, Tenn, and a man he was trying to
arrest killed in a melee-1taly pressing
forward her claims for heavy compen-
sation for losses sustained by Italian
subjects in Hayti, and will, it is believed,
resort to force if necessary in order to
! compel payment-W. T. Sands, aged
II, killed by slipping between cars in
| Ellsworth Me-John Mulligan, who
rose from an engineers berth to be pres
ident of the Connecticut River Railroad
company, died of diabetes in Springfield,
| Mass--Maine court of inquiry begun
its sessions in Havana--Eight persons
hurt in New Washington, o., in train
collision-Measure of local govern
ment for Ireland introduced in the house
Of commons favorably viewed by all
parties, though Irish members declare
that it ought to be larger-Canadians
reported as intensely hostile to the
United States on account or congres-
| siona' action on various matters
! Calisthene Fouchard, late Haytlan MIN
! lister of finance, back in Hayti conspr1ng
| against the Overnment-Church cir
cles in Great Falls, Mont, excited over
the disappearance of Rev. Arthur DAY.
les, temporary pastor of Presbyterian
church. VINO, it was found, had en-
braced the Episcopalian faith--Most
| destructive ice storm known in the
county visited Monticello, N. Y, Satur-
day night, of 500 giant shade trees which
lined the streets 10 only remaining that
were not stripped of their limbs
Passengers at New York just from Ha-
vana tell of scenes in the city on and
6 - Tot, apfo nd
express their belief in treachery-State
board of arbitration requested to visit
New Bedford. Mass, and merchants
hopeful of soon ending strike-Defense
of Sheriff Martin and his deputies begun
AT Wilkesbarre Pa--Wife of w. G.
Whitney endorsed and severely hurt in
Acken. S. C-Boston woman attacked
by a highwayman.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20.
Newfoundland to transfer its railway
and telegraph systems to contractor
&C. w. Simmons, clothing merchant
of Boston, killed accidentally while
cleaning a gun at his summer home in
STANDARDIZATION and Auburn, Me-,
spinners not to take part in general
strike-Two men arrested in Chicago
for robbing ticket office in Phenix, Ariz.,
u
girl taken from part of wreck of a
vessel off Nantucket, Mass, the craft
supposed to be the Asia of Nova Scotia,
with a crew of 20-Two men scalded
fatally in South Gardiner, Mass, by the
blowing out of a plug in boiler while
they were asleep in loft overhead
Unsuccessful attempt to assassinate
Jacob Nightingale, 70 years old, four
miles from Woonsocket, R. Frank
Lawlor 80 years old, killed by jumping
from a boarding house in Providence In
, a delirium-Ignatius Donnelly, the
writer, married his stenographer In
, Minneapolis against his children's OBJ
tections-Contract signed for wreck
work on the Maine provides bonus of
500, 900 IL the hull is raised-Fifty
killed and 200 injured in an earthquake
, in China-George Whips, Hyde Park
Mass, killed himself by hanging
Premature explosion of a charge OF
. dynamite in a stone quarry in Phila-
. de phia killed three workmen and In
jured others-Child of w. Swear
: burned to death in Deering, Me-, having
, been left near a stove-Streets in
, Maine cities almost impossible from
slush-Three members of the Building
, Laborers' association in Boston arrested