Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25

THE WEEKS NEWS
Thursday, April ID.

counting of the property of Mrs. Mary
I. 8. Eddy, head Of the Christian Sci
eDre church was not brought in good
fam by the so-called next friends"
named in the suit, is contained in the an
swer Of the defendants in the action,
which was filed at Concord, y. II.
Following an attempt to kill her son,
{ years old, by cutting his throat, Mrs.
Edward Brophy aged 90 OF North
Tiverton, r. l., was arrested. She is be-
lleved to be mentally deranged. The
child was not seriously injured.
The Chinese famine relief committee
is feeding 100000 persons and will con
tinue to do 90 until June. The Chinese
official relief has ceased
President Ronila Of Honduras was
landed Mt Saina Cruz, Mex. from the
United States sunboat Princeton, after
having entered into an agreement with
President Ieiaya Of Nicaragua and
President Figuera OF Salvador that he
should quit Central America.
Picked squads Of detectives are
securing the foreign quarters of New
York city and picking up all the men
they find armed. In all 21J men have
been locked up.
Harry X. Thaw has retained Messrs.
Hartrdrc and Peabody as his attorneys
of record.
Friday, April 10.
Governor Guild Of Massachusetts re.
turned to the legislature without his APP
proval the bill 70 increase the salary
Of the clerk Of the superior court for
Suffolk county for civil business from
$4,000 to $1,000.
District Attorney Jerome has begun
the investigation of report that one
OF the jurors in the recent trial of
Harry X. Thaw had been "approached"
before the trial closed.
Regis II. Post was inaugllrated GOV
ornor of Porto Rico, in succession to
Beekman Winthrop. who is to become
assistant secretary Of the treasury at
Washington.
Estimates of The total output Of maple
sugar in Vermont this season indicate
that it will be the largest in Is years.
reaching probably 20.ooO,OOO pounds.
John d. White, former city clerk and
treasurer Of Chicopee. Mass. who has
been missing since Aug. - last, has
| given himself up. After his depa rture
u shortage Of about $500 was found In
his accounts and he is now under in
dictment.
DR.. Oliver c. Haugh. convicted of the
murder Of his father mother and
| brother at Dayton, O., was electrocuted
in the Ohio penitentiary.
An order to show cause why he should
not be disharred and ousted from Of
| flee has been served upon Justice
Thomas W. Fitzgerald Of the special
sessions court Of Brooklyn. Tha
charges against Fitzgerald are many
and serious.
A deadlock exists in the Wisconsin
contest for the vacancy in the United
States senate occas stoned by the res gna.
ton Of Senator Spooner There are
| 10 candidates.
Secretary Metcalf has signed the
plans and specifications for the 10000
ton battleships to be built for the Unit
cd States navy.
Saturday, April 20.
The Volunteers of America, after 10
years of hard work. have al last ac-
Qured a permanent national headquar-
ters in New York. The building was
purchased entirely through gifts. 1t Is
valued at S25OOOO
Thomas Longboat the Indian runner
/ OF the West End Y. NJ. G. A. Toronto.
| broke the record for the Boston Ath-
| letic associations 25-mle Marathon
/ road race. from Ashland to Boston. He
covered the distance in 2h. Dam. 90 4-5s
Suffering from hystera. Miss Mary
T. TOmlinSon, former reader OF the
| Christian church of Concord. y. H.,
leaped from a fourth story window OF
the Parker house. Boston, dying about
| two hours later.
John Il. Bundren. who on April / was
101 years Old will be united in man
Rage to Miss Rose Mcguire on her
Tooth birthday. Aug. 26, 1907, on Bun
Gren'S estate near Tatesvile. Tenn
Bundren and NJ ISIS Mcclure We're sweet
hearts in their youth, but neither has
been married,
Police Commissioner Bingham Of
New York has reduced seven inspectors
Of police TO captains and assigned them
to precincts.
Writing from the Russian famine
district, DR.. Kennard says that no less
than 20,00O.00O people distributed
throughout the southeastern provinces
cannot live without aid to see another
harvest.
The city Of Ilollo, metropolis Of the
island Of Panay, was totally destroyed
by fire. with the result that 10000 per-
sons are homeless.
The Montreal health department
seized and destroyed $4,000 tins of sal
mon. valued at 5000. The fish was
badly decomposed and totally unfit for
use.
Governor Hagerman of New Mexico,
| whose resignation as governor has been
officially requested by President Roose-
welt, says that he incurred enmity
through his efforts to overthrow a ring
Of grafters.
Sunday, April 81.
The Boston team drivers now on
strike were given the assurance Of de
| Tense fund through an assess ment of 81