Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-28
NEWS OF VERMONT.
Mere impsptant Events Grouped fer
Free Press Rcnders-tireen Noun
tain Detective Agency Formed.

tain Detective Agency Formed.
Former United states Marshal Emory
s. Harris of Bennington has just complct-
cd an organization of the officers Of the
State under the name OF tile Green Noun
tain Detective Agency aud headquarters
will he established there January with
Mr. Harris as general manager. The adj
vsory board is composed of Horace W.
Bailey OF Ncwbury, DIN y. Smith Of
Middcbury, ". $. Wilson of Arlington.
Edward II. Horton Of Burlington, Barney
y. Kelley Of 81. Adams, II. S. Stevens OF
Woicott. w. ". Spragnc Of Brooksfcld.
l.. -. Miles of Newport j.. u. Tracy OF
Montpelier, Henry II. Pcck Of Hartford
and l.. W. Mcclure of Brattlt boro. Ult-
nntcly the agency will include in its mem
bcrship the officers in the border and
nearby towns in New York. New lIamp-
shire and Massachusetts and will also bc
extended SO as TO take IN hotel proprictors
and livcrymen to facilitate tho apprchcn-
sion of hotel dead beats and the location
of missing horses. Tho primary purpose
of tho agency is tho perfection Of u sys-
ten of notification and Identification to
assist in tho capture Of criminals. BY
means of IA description which will DO scnt
out from headquarters tho move
nents of any person wanted by the au-
thoritics will he mich moro easily traced
than has hitherto been the case With each
county sheriff and constable ondoa voring
to do his work without assistance.
CHRISTMAS FOR POOR MOUNTAIN
i:ERS
Plans have been completed for the re-
coption and Christmas dinner to be given
10 800 nolintaincers in the Rutland Y. NJ.
e.. y. rooms Thursday. The rooms will be
thrown open to all of the incn, women
and children living in the mountains sur
rundin. that city. ana everything will be
done to give the poor PEOPLE an enjoyable
time. Those who do not own teams arc TO
be conveyed 10 the banquet hail in car
riagcs furnished by tho society. ON their
arrival at the banquet hall all of the chill
dren arc thoroughly hnihed and each ono
provided with a complete outfit of warm
clothing, large Quantities Of which have
been contributed for this purpose. The
committee has provided the following
amount of food for the dinu'r: Fort ).
large chicken pies. l0n dozen r,lls. tw"
bushels Of potatoes. ~ cakes, % bounds Of
sugar, 10 pcuhds of butter. two bushels of
oranges. one barrel Of apples aiii IL gal
Ions OF ice cream. After dinner there
will he an immense christmas tree in tho
gymnasium. for the children. and all sorts
of pr'sents Will Ice distributed. while uii-
sic Will be furnished 10y AN orchestra.
a r., I
he given trolley ride about tho city.
Many families will bc unable to attend
on account of sickness but tho' will not
be ov.i looked. as the society will start a
team out early in tho morning to distfi-
butte pre- sents Of fool. clothing and toys
To all tho needy who can not attend.
ATTEMPTED MURDER WHILE
DRUNK.
States Attorney NJ NJ Wilson Of
Randolph was in Tunbridge Tuesday,
where he was called To prosecute
George II. Slack. Jr.. before Justice
+. -. Camp in the house Of George
Turner on Il charg" Of assault with in
tent to commit murder. Slack was
bound over for the Orange County
Court in $1,000. aud failing to secure
bonds was taken By Deputy Sheriff
Edward Kent to tic chelsea Jail.
Stacks home is near Randolph Center.
From the testimony of rour witnesses
it appeared that Slaek's Nvife and sis
tcr-in-law, Mrs. Henry Packard of
Dewey Mills. arranged Il G. riStmas re-
union at the home of their mother,
Mrs. Mary Barney. VINO keeps house
for Jonathan Moses on Eas hill, Tun-
bridge. All the people appeared for
the festivities Sa turday. IRON the ar
rival of Mr.. and Mrs. Packard at nine
O'Clock they found Slack tn" worse for
liquor, and his conduct toward the Wo-
men led 10 Il rcprimand by his mother
law. He finally ordered his wife To
go home with him. but sho refused. as
She feared to take I2-mile ride in
the night with him in lis condition.
Slack drew a knife ana started for his
wife with u threat to kill her. She
ran for u bedroom shriekirg. and Slack
was ovcrpowered by Jonathan Moses
and Henry Packard, put out Of the
house and the door barred against him.
He stayed out Of doors all night. His
defence was that liquor in the house
caused his condition and trouble.
CHILD IN NEWPORT POISONED.
a thrcc-and- ono half year-oid son of
Joseph Handy. OF Newport. was poisoned
by eating some tablets Il physician had
left for it's mother. who was H. Mon
day. death ensuing in Il few minutes.
TO SELL ASSETS AT AUCTION.
y. -. Muir, receiver of the defunct
Merchants National Bank of Rutland.
vii! sell at auction at the court house
there January IL. all the assets of the
bank not at that date collected. This j.,
preparatory to the payment Of the final
dividend to dcpostors. The assets ag-
sreeate about s20A."O.
HOUSE BURNED IN FAIRFAX
tenement house on the Fairfax road.
Just across the Fairfax line, was burned
at 1880 o'clock Monday evening tog. thcr
with nearly all the household goods of
the occupant Fred Cross. Tho house was
owned by J. r. IIolyokc. The cause of
the lire is unknown, and IL is thought
to have started in the ccllarwAy. Mr..
Gross and family were absent at tho time
aud il was not known that anyone was
in tho house. The house was old and
of small value and was not insured. The
household goods of Mr.. Cross were in
snrod for sioo, which will nearly cover
the loss.
FARM BUILDINGS BURNED.
Tho farm buildings Of l.. NJ. Gallagher
of East Albany were burned to the
ground Saturday forenoon The fire is