Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-11
WIFE IDENTIFIES BODY.
Wns n. VI. Henderson of Rnce.
willie. n. Y.

died in Fred Fcnn's saloon Tuesday af-
tcrnoon. was identified this morning as
Harry Mark Henderson of Racevlle. n.
Y. by his wife, who arrived in this city
during the morning. Mrs. Henderson
stated that her husband left home yes
terday morning to do some trading in
Granville and for some unknown reason
clmo to Rutland instead, reaching here
on the 1i,5 o'clock train yesterday morn
ling. She said that her husband had
severe attack of the grip last winter and
since then he had been troubled at times
with dizziness. lie was nachinist by
trade but OF late had been doing farm
work. The couple have no children.
Mrs. Henderson said that her husband
was 4s years old Shc stated that he was
not addicted to the use of intoxicants.
When he LEFT home Tuesday morning he
had 800 and when he died he had sG.49
and a rebate ticket from Racevillc TO
this city.
The body was taken to Racevile on the
80 O'Clock train this afternoon
]. A. ROUSE DEAD.
Enosburgh Falls. May 1o.---J. A.
Rouse, owner of the Lamson Horse
Power and Churn Manufacturing COM
pany at East Berkshire. died at his
home there at seven o'clock this even
ing. lie was taken sick with pncu-
monia last Saturday and failed very
rapidly He was widely known as a
business man, was SO years old and is
survived by wife and four daugh-
tcrs. The funeral arrangements were
not completed this evening.
ALLEGED DEER RUNNERS Ac-
Quilted
| Rutland. May 10.-Jamcs and Patrick
Hinchey Of Castlcton were arraigncd be-
fore Justice T. S. Sherman of that
place this afternoon on the charge of
keeping dogs. which they permitted to
run ut large and chase deer. A number
of witnesses were examined and at the
close Of the testimony States Attorney
r. \. Lawrence moved that the respon-
dents be dismissed AS it appeared from
the testimony that the dogs in question
were tramp dogs. Both dogs have been
killed
ANIMAL MEETING OF SCALE co.
| ST. Johnsbury May 1o--'hc annual
meeting Of the stockholders of T.. & T.
| Fairbanks & Co. was held here to-day
and the reports for the past year show
cd that tho scale company had duiie Il
good business and orders since January
| | give prqmi o Of - good year To cone.
The OLE board of directors was elect. Il
as 10 .ows: s y. Brown. Eos,on; Will
ium .torrs Wells, New York; Charles ii.
Morse. Chicago: Henry Fairbanks. II
y. Turner. John c. Clark. Frank IT,.
Brooks. all of st. Johrsbury. Tho di-
rcctors organized by "lcctinS the old
beard Of officers as fellows President,
S. y. Brown; vico-presidcnt. Henry FAIR
banks: general manager II. X. Turner.
secretary and treasurer. John {. Clark.
MGrIRK BACK IN THE WORK
| HOUSE.
| Rutland. May 10.-John +. McGuirk,
who is WELL known in the local police
court. was arrested to-day on the
charges OF breach of the peace and in
toXication. TO both charges he plead
ed not guilty. was tried and found
guilty and for the former charge was
sentenced to eight months in the House
of Correction. For the latter he was
fined s. and costs of $3.50. He APP
pealed the cases to the county court
and bail was fixed at $500 on the first
charge and $50 on the second. lie
was given two hours in which to Sc
cure bail, but as il was not forthcOm-
ing he was taken to the House of Cor
roction. McGuirk finished a. 10 months
sentence at that institution on the 3rd.
GIRL ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Barre. May l0-Miss Amelia Piper, EN-
ployed in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Cormick of West street attempted to take
her life about eleven o'clock last night by
drinking curbolic acid. Mr. and Mrs. Cor
mick Were at the opera house during the
evening and on their return home at
eleven they found the girl in convulsions.
| DR.. T. T.. Ligour was called and sooII had
her out of danger. Her mouth, chin and
| throat were badly burned by the acid.
The cause for her act was ascribed to de-
spondcncy over her physical condition.