Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
ROAD UNDER NEW RULES.
The Rutland Railroad Stockholders
Adopt New Dy.Laws.

The Rmtlnnd Railroad Stockholders
Adopt New By.Laws.
Rutland, Feb. S--A special meeting Of
the stockholders of the Rutland railroad
was held in this city this mornins 50.
Tic purpose of repeating tn" old code of
bylaws and adopting the new code which
was recommended and adopted hy She d.
icciors at the meeting held at New YORK
Janunry Is. Tie mcetin., was presided
over by Pcrcval ". Clcn,rNt Of ,i,is c,y
-. w. Pard". secretary of the New York
Central and assistant clcrk of the Rut-
land road. WAS present. rho meeting waS
entirely harmonious, no one voting in ~"
h gativ". The new cod" makes some
changes in The duties of the Wiciais and
provides that each officer shall act urd y
the direction of one ot the \c"-prcsidents
CLAIMED HE SAW i PANTHER
= man NAMED WiIco>. employed by
Henry Raymond of Stowe while logging
ON Hosbak mountain last Saturday.
claims To have seen II catamouul which
h" estimates would measure fully eight
feet from tip 10 tip. IN, animal was
walking l. surely in a raVinc h' low the
wood road and stopped twice to look back
at Mr. Wilcox. who. being unarIncd. was
not anxious to cultivate any closer nc
qualntancc.
LARGE: MASONIC MEETING.
2 he annual convention of III" ir,h dis
trict oi a. +. and 4. A.. If Vermont
held in Barton Landing Tuesday night
VAS The iargcs. ia the history of the
district. Grand officers we're present. and
many visitors caur from, all parts "f th.,
state. special trair from Newport
brought Memphrenagog Lodge. The af-
tcrnoun :, ssion opened at ":"c hv Valley
tt"iEe. 4. Gardync master. Meridcn sun
l.cdg" of Craftsb'rv worked tho apprcn-
ticc degree. Following this degree Most
V"rshipful Master Oin w. Daiey and
other officers Of the grand l"hcc we're Pc
'"'ved. The banquet was he'd IN the a,,-
ditoriuin of the opera house. This was
followed by addresses by Grand Master
daley. District Deputy frank T.. Miles
OF Newport. Grand Lcrthrcr iienry l..
fhil"u and others. The master Masnn's
degree was conferred by Valley Lodge.
&C COMMISSIONERS FOR str1OoI. rt,rD
ndcr act no. 43. passed by the Iepis.
laturc. entitled "ro create a common
school fund Governor Boil has nn,oipt
Ell commission of six men who shall
nave charge Of Ncimont's school fund
The commissioners are: Joseph A. DcEorr
OF Montpelier. president of the N;ijon,l
LII" insurance company; Charles n
Stearns of Johnson, lieutenant -rov.runr.
Jus'us Dartt representative from Spring
iiel1 Nielsen ". Fisk of Isle La Motto
lorhcr lieutenant governor: Herman u.
simpson Of Sh, ficld, senator from Calc
dohia county, and )r. j. \. Mead of Kut
land. The permanent school fund WAS
created by the LEGISLATURE. and tho DIN.
ties OF the commission are outlined il, the
following: "Who shall fully inv.stipotc
into and study this subject from every
standpoint. considering like cndowlnonts <
already established in sister States tha
sources from whence such an endowment
may be derived. the most satisfactory
method of its Investment ana the wiscs,
plan of the distribution of its rcvcuuc ;,
There Is a nucleus for this parmancn,
school fund in the S.iONU rcccntIv re-.
c"iv"d from tho national government. IN
settlement of war claims. That amount
was seHucstcrcd for this school tund by
the Legislature of 1901
SUDDEN DEATH OF a CHILD.
Christina Smith aged two years and
ten months. the daughter Of Alexander
smith OF Barre died suddenly Monday
AFTERNOON. and the cause Of her death is
unknown. The little girl WAS out doors
playing In the afternoon as usual and
one hour after being taken sick, death
ensued. The parents think that she may
have received an injury TO her head in q
fall some time ago. The first symptom
Of sickness was violent vomiting. DIR, ".
ID. Reid was called but he could do moth
ing. The child was strong and had not
been H.
HOTEL BARTON SOLD.
Last Monday afternoon Hotel Barton
and stables connected with same changed
hands, Mr.. John V. Rowon of Lowell,
Mass. purchasing the property of II. F..
Pllsbury & Son of Barton. Mr. Rowcn
took possession of The house on We'd
nesday. February ]. Thursday noon
% OF the business men of Barton partools
of II bountiful dinner at the house ut tho
request of Mr.. Rowcn aud they report
IL fine time Mr.. Rowen has had four
years exp, riencc in hotel business in the
Will act AS his own manager. The new
landlord was formerly an Albany boy.
He ~ the aon of Patrick Rowcn, now su-
pcintendent Of the farming departm
of the Massachusetts State Reformatory
at Concord Junction Mass. ana nephew
of tho Hon. J. L. burke of Lowell Mass.
MIR. Mears. the former manager, will re-
main with Mr.. ROwen fur a time. Mr..
Pllsbmry' will board at the hotel
DID NOT DARE ENTER GERMANY.
ChrT I'rentrisch, head gardner for +.
H Jennings at bennington. has Nturned
irnm II visit to Switzerland. - trip which
AIr. Jennings gave him as a Christmas
present. Mr. f'Teutrisch n of German
birth but did not care to enter Germany
Tor fear he might be forced into the
German army TO serve the time that all
GernAns ARE supposed Ia give to military
duty. ilc therefore went TO Switzerland
wherc his mother met him ana they en-
,oyed their visit beyond tho reach OF
icrnian authority.