Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-27

! shall ask leave to submit to the proper
committees of the general assembly an
amendment to the law calculated to deal
particularly with this question" Mr. Fits
recommends particularly that the definl-
ton of corporation" as It occurs In Sec
ton b1S relative to bucket shops be fxed
so as TO include all concerns acting under
the name OF company" and that the
state be not required to show in prosccu-
tons under that section that the cor
poration is chartered or is doing business
but that the fact that the concern in aues-
ton operates under the name of "com-
pany, corporation" or "assoclatlon"
shall be prima facie evidence that # Is
corporation within the meaning of the
statute. He recommends that the court
OF chancery be empowered to close by in
junction any establishment or place in
which IL shall be made to appear tn the
satisfaction OF the court that the law re-
latlng to stock gambling Is being violated
he is willing to embody these suggestions
IN Dill to be submitted to the proper
committees. Relative TO the maintenance
OF insane Mr.. Fits says il has come to
MS attention that there are at times in
the hospital at Waterbury and the Brat
tieboro retreat insane persons supported
ny the state who have since their com
mitment acquired property by inheritance
or gift NO officer Is by law required 10
look after the interests Of the state I'm
this matter. Mr.. Fits says that in con
junction with the superintendent of the
insane he has investigated several cases
or this kind In che case woman who
had been supported by the State IA years
oied ieaVlng an estate OF over 5000 In
MS capacity at encouragement Mr.. Fits
made claim against the estate and secured
s1,2oO TO pay for the womans care for
SIX years. In five other cases there has
been secured n revision OF the order %
commitment. taking the burden Of sup
port from the State and placing It upon
the estate of the insane persons Tho
suggestion Is made that some officer be
required to examine into these matters
at stated periods. With the assistance Of
states attorneys Mr.. Fits Is examining
Into the case of every patient In either
or the institutions mentioned who is sup
ported in whole or In part by the State
WOMAN SAW BEAR IN BLACK
BERRY PATCH.
A woman from East Pittsford. who had
been selling hlsckberres in Rutland. fur
VN''t'iiieHl 10 prospective CnStO-
mers by telling thrilling story of her
experience with a big black bear in the
woods west Of the big dam at East Pitts
ford Sunday. She claims she was in a
clump of high berry bushes laden with
luscious fruit when she heard strange
noise. She at first believed it to be n
deer. which are very common in that
section, but on looking up found herself
gazing squarely into bruins large and
bright, but unpleasant looking eyes. The
The woman says she was dressed in the
garb of man, she had forgotten her gun
and her only hope OF safety was to
scare the bear away. which she did with
a loud whoop, the animal hurrying off
into the woods at a lively pace.
TO OPEN AN oCHRE NINE.
Harry 7. Cushman has formed a part
nership with Webster T, Smith for the
mining and manufacturing of ochre at
his works at the foot OF Hathaway Hin
in Remington. Mr.. Smith is a graduate
of the Columbia School OF Mines and a
capable young mining engineer. For the
past year he has been at work in Ari-
iona. The new firm has installed a me-
chanical dryer and Is charging the plant
preparatory to putting out a high grade
Of ochre for which there is constant de-.
mand.