Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-19
THE WEEKS NEWS
Thursday, March %


Of more than forty-three miles an bour
for little more than three hours. a
balloon which assembled from Pittstield,
Mass. at II: O9 a. IN. landed nj Hamn.
ton Falls, y. r., AT 215 D. m.
Insanity perhaps--but in a measure
due to deep infatuation." This is the
opinion expressed as to the cause of
Sarah C. Weed killing her friend. Eliza
beth r. Hardee. and then taking hcr
bwn life at Boston. Both were teach.
ers.
An involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed against Cnrdenio T.
King at Boston. King is well known
for his once extensive advertising as a
financial agent and promoter.
That American commercialism fol.
lows closely the work and achieve.
mcnts Of missionaries in Cbristianizino
heather nations was forcibly prc.
scented at the international convention
of the Young Peoples Missionary Move.
ment
The Ohio senate. by vote of % 70 o
passed the bill nbolishing capital MN.
ishment.
The Kansas conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church exonerated DR.
j. r. Mcfarland. editor Of the Meth.
odist Sunday school publications. of
charges Of heresy preferred by Rev
George A. Cooke
After several years search. GOV
eminent expedition has recovered the
skeletons Of Rev. James Chalmers and
o. r. Tomkins. missionaries. murdered
by cannibals in 1901 in New Guinea
Governor Guild of Massachusetts has
received official notification that fin,
King of Italy has nominated him =
Grand Officer Of the Crown of Italy.
The Wesley Brotherhood and III.
brotherhood of St Paul, two Methods,
! Episcopal organizations. with ioin,
membership Of 10000, have agreed tt
consolidate the two organizations.
Friday. March 10.
| A general reduction in the vases OF
the cotton mil operatives of the nortl
will be made The latter part of til,
month and following weeks. according
to mill mon I'm Boston and in severa
leading textile centres.
Just eighteen days after firing III.
shot which brought death to Fa1he,
Francis Leo Icinrichs. at the altar il
ST. Elizabeth Catholic church. Den
yer. Giuseppe Ala was found guilty q
murder and sentenced to death.
Without voice of dissent the candi
dacy of William II. Taft for the presi
dency cf the United States was en-
dorscd Dy The Republican state con
vention Of Nebraska
Papers in the suit of Evelyn Thav
for The annulmcnt of her maria &c will
Harry Il. Thaw were served upol
Thaw at the Matteawan insane asylum
Nermonts maple sugar season wa
suddenly inaugurated by smart ruI
Of sap in sunny portions of the sugar
/ bush.
resolution endorsing Bryan as III
| democratic nominee for the preSidonc
was laid on the able by vote of "a t
at meeting Of the Nassachusett
Democratic state committee.
When the American battleship fee
steamed into Magdalena bay an,
| dropped anchor in the most sheltere,
harbor OF the lower Pacific coast. tn
| history making naval cruise Of NOR
than 1900 miles was practically con-
pleted.
Saturday, March II.
Governor Hughes says he has no il
tention of retiring from the presidar
tia race and accepting a renomnatio
for his present Office
Headquarters will he established i
Chicago for Governor JohnsOn's pres
Dental boom.
John Il, Walsh. former president O
the Chicago National bank. convicte
Of Illegal use of the funds of that ir
stitution. was sentenced to serve fy
years in a federal penitentiary.
The American battle fleet is to under
take tour of the world within tw
months after its arrival at san Frar
cisco.
Denying the charge of insanity an
praying for dismissal Of the suit, Harr
X Thaw made answer to Evelyn \
Thaws suit for an annulment Of thci
marriage.
The Jury in the first Of the Pennsy
~ania capitol conspiracy cases to h
tried returned verdict of guilty as
every one Of the four men who hav
been on trial.
Charles j. Glidden of Boston and b
wife arrived al Jerusalem in a mote
car. 1t was the first motor car eve
seen in Jerusalem and created a sens;
ton among the populace.
The Moncton. y. B.. board of heat
has closed the schools and all til
churches Of the city because Of til
smallpox epidemic.
The sum of $500 in gold was stole
from the paymaSter's room on til
cruiser Milwaukee Ivy some person d,
ing duty on the cruiser.
Sunday, March is.
Cora Millish. 10 years old. was burie
alive by the sliding of snndbanll
which she was playing with COMPANION
near her home at Boston and died fe
minutes after being extricuted.
In n statement issued hy counsel f,
Charles w. Morse declaration is mac
that the indicted banker believes tn;
he is able 10 pay all his just debts An
that all attempts to petition him I'M
bankruptcy will be fought,
A Great Northern limited train W;