Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-01

doctors say-Banastar wins the Brook
lyn handicap in 2:06A, the record for
that race-Reina Mercedes enters port
and is locked at the navy yard, Norfolk,
Va-Nermont woman holds up a road
making gang with a revolver, and fights
hard when arrested-Harvard wins
intercollegiate cricket championship by
defeating averford-Professor Ship
man of Tufts college TO have a years
vacation-Mrs. Julia Ward Howe OBJ
serves her SOth birthday.
MONDAY. MAY 90.
Announcement made that c. oliver
Iselin is the managing owner of the
new cup defender William
Fontneau, Attieboros (Mass) wouldbe
murderer, seen in that town and Leb-
anon, but eludes pursuit--Great Brit
ain again refuses request of our govern
ment for release of Mrs. Maybrick--
Rev George Whitaker breaches his
farewell sermon in Cambridge. Mass
Death of General G.. w. West at Athol.
Mass-Georse Fabens, a Salem
Mass, veteran, hangs himself
cause Of the discovery Of smallpox in
Fall River-Nisit!ng railroad men from
Chicago inspect the South station at
Boston-Death of DR.. Leonard NJ. Fitch
of West Newton---New York art stu
dent Jumps from Brooklyn bridge and
escapes injury - More counterfeit
plates secured from the Jacobs Tia ylor
Bredel gang by secret service officials
DIR. Shields. formerly of Princeton,
becomes an Episcopal minister-Bos-
ton municipal ice carts go into service
Many LOwellites arrested in Dracut
for drunkenness - Perth wins the
Grand Prix Of the French Jocky club at
Longchamp-St. Marys Catholic
church, Charlestown (Boston) conse-
crated-Finnish church in Allston,
Mass, dedicated-Mrs. Addie j. Huse
browns herself in the pond in Forest
Hills cemetery, Boston.
TUESDAY, MAY 30.
General Joseph Wheeler receives an en-.
thusiastic welcome to Boston--"Anti-
imperialist'' women of Boston appeal to
the president to obey the Declaration
of ndependence"-W Fontneau,
who tried to kill his wife at Attleboro.
Mass, killed himself when brought to
bay--Swift d Co. Of Chicago get gov
eminent beef contract-JaCk O'Brien
defeats Martin Flaherty in a 25-round
bout at New York-Dobbs of Mime
apolis got the decision over Driscoll Of
England in a contest at London
Belgian markets again open for the
admission OF American beef -
Two Boston policemen hurt by the over
turning of a police ambulance-Rev
Mr.. Stafford OF Newton Mass. a retired
Baptist clergyman, died suddenly
Temporary injunction issued restrain
ing the New England Mutual Accident
associa ton from carrying out it's plan
for rrinsurance-Bosto buy the
Chesapeake claims at Cripple Creek
Western passenger agents fail to agree
on emignrant passenger business
Western grain shipments for the month
reported as satisfactory---Amalg .
mated Copper company said to have
bought the Santa Rita mines--Traflic
on the Meramichi river suffers on ac-
count of strike among the pilots
American Mission union celebrates Its
s5th anniversary at San Francisco
Esta blishment of the proposed railway
clearing house near Chicago said to be
tience with English
methods of conducting large Chicago
corpora tions leads to steps for winding
them up-New plate mill and several
coke ovens among the improvements
contemplated by the Cambria Steel com
pany--Operators who struck al the
Green & Daniels mill, Pawtucket, X. l.,
return to work--Sampso squadron
arrives off Block island
order issued at Washington taking 1000
places from the classified list-Six rev.
| enue cutters detailed to patrol the seal
ing region and enforce regulations