News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-12-20
The WEEKS NEWS
Monoay, Dec. 1e.

railroad station at SufIield, Conn, five
bank robbers pried their way into the
Suffield savings bank, blew open the
safe after the fourth attempt, and
made away with about $4,000 worth
Of registered bonds and stocks
a gold cross set with rubies valued
at more than $1,000, suspended on gold
chain, was cut and stolen from the
vestments of Bishop Cotton of the Ro-
man Catholic diocese of Buffalo while
he was attending the dedication of a
church. i
A tain on the Northern Pacific rail
road was held up and robbed near
North Yakima, Wash, by two masked
men, WHO shattered the through and
local safes and escaped with the con-
tents.
The Russian government has chosen
a desperate moment to repress the pro-
letariat. 1t is fighting for its life in the
Baltic region, where revolt is in full
blast, and if it cannot be crushed it's
flames will spread to Poland.
The Holy Jumpers" have opened 4
seven days convention at Boston with
screaming, running, dancing jumping,
kicking, running up the wall, grovellng
on the floor, standing on their heads
and other manifestations Of peculiar de-
light.
Incoming coastwise and West In
dian trading steamers report having
weathered a succession of the. most viO-
lent storms ever experienced off the At
lantic coast.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
Hotel Haseton at Skowhegan, Me-,
driving 80 or more persons from their
lodgings to the street. Many of the III
mates lost their personal effects.
Sunoay Dec. II.
Head Master Walter L. Harrington
has been dismissed from service in the
Boston schools after an investigation
covering several months.
The strike of lasters in the Taylor
& Co. factory. Brockton, Mass, has
ended. The terms of agreement were
not announced.
Patrick MCGOWAN, aged u, of Wake
field, Mass, has become violently in
sane, it is alleged, from cigaret smok-
ing.
A Pennsylvania mother has sued the
mother of her sons sweetheart to re-
cover money expended by the boy while
counting the girl.
The Rock Island railroad has with
drawn its dressed meat trains and will
refuse business from western packers.
Miss Margaret c. Flynn of Beckett,
Mass, aged u, has applied for a rural
mail carriers job.
Miners delegates again voted to
leave the settlement of a new agree.
ment in the hands of President Mitch.
ell and his committee.
Bill Sewall, who acted as President
Rooseve!ts guide 20 years ago, has
been appointed a collector of customs
in Maine.
Grant Eby of Buffalo, in a match
game of pool with w. H. Clearwater,
made what is believed to be the worlds
record for run, making SO balls
straight.
Even the Cossacks at Moscow are in
revolt. Rostoff grenadiers have mu-
tinted and other troops refuse to fire on
them. Fearful conditions exist at Riga.
Saturday, Dec. IS.
Announcement that preparations to
handle big printers strike have been
completed by the employing printers
of New York is made by the Typo-
thetae in that city.
After struggle of 4S hours with |
winds and waves, during which the |
crew had no time to eat or sleep, the |
Belgian steamer Antigoon went ashore |
at Little Island, II miles south of Nor. |
folk. No lives were lost.
The Nickerson Acetylene Gas COM |
pany's plant at Hyannis, Mass, was
destroyed by an explosion which killed |
Osborne Crowell, who was in charge of |
the plant, and damaged dozen or more |
Public requests amounting to $780, |
900 are provided in the will of Mrs |
Helen G. COburn of Boston Her pri- |
yate requests amount to 1927 200.
Steamer City of Lawrence ran down |
the lath-laden schooner Bosutoland, off |
South Norwalk, Conn. The schooner |
was cut to the waters edge and was
\
Bloody collisions have occurred be- |
tween troops and the united peasantry
and workmen in the streets of Riga, |
during which machine guns were used |
A fuse blew out on Cleveland street |
car, setting the vestibule of the car on |
fire. A dozen passengers made a rush |
for the exit and in doing so they tram |
pied to death Anna Staba, 10 years old. |
Friends who call at the White House |
to extend congratulations to Miss Alice |
Roosevelt upon her approaching mar
riage are told that the wedding day |
has been set for Feb. II.
From information sent out from
Leominster, Mass, to the financial |
centres at Boston and New York it is |
learned that Francis A. Whitney, presi-
dent of the Massachusetts Shirt com.
pany of that place, has missed $4,000 |
in securities, which he believes have
been stolen.
Friday, Dec. is.
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