The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-25
MONTPELIER
Million-Dollar Mark in Bond Sale Is
Aimed At.

One million dollars is the figure whicI
the Liberty loan committee of Montpel
, Ter has fixed its eye upon and whicl
it expects to reach in the two remainin,
days of the Liberty loan campaign. Tn
, figures Wednesday evening showed tina
5000 $50 had been subscribed, but thi
does not include ule 100000 additions
bonds which the National Life Insranc,
company has purchased and which th'
committee hope, although purchased
through one of the federal reserve banks
will be accredited to Montpelier. II
allowed, il would make the total, as OF
Wednesday evening, $839,350.. The com
mittee last evening felt that they would
be able in the remaining days from that
time until the end of the campaign tc
reach the million dollar mark, or two
and one half times the quota of the city
A good many small loans have been made
| in the last few DAYS, for instance, the
employees of the Tenney company and
the companies of which the concern are
managers, subscribed 5000. The teach
ers of the high school and the pupils
are subscribing. The employees of the
National Life have sizeable list, and
some of the other large concerns are tax
ing goodly sized bonds.
In the case of Giovanni Yasovoni of
Mortified, who was charged with illegal
keeping of liquor with intent to sell,
the court found him guilty yesterday,
and he was sentenced to not less than
six months nor more than II in the
house of correction.
A representative of John n WHY'S,
chairman of the national committee on
war camp community recreation fund,
called on Governor Graham at the State
House yesterday. Governor Graham gave
his hearty approval to the nation wide
campaign now being conducted by the
Playground and Recreation association
of America to raise the sum of $3.50
900, an average of approximately 50 for
each enlisted man in the camps. The
governor said "A wholesome environ
ment surrounding the training camps will
work wonders with the morale and spirit
of our soldier boys. | trust that boards
of trade and other organizations through
out the state will heed President Will
sons suggestion that they carry on the
work and push the campaign in their To-
ealities with enthusiasm. | believe that
once the people of the state know the
real Importance of the work, they will
gladly make the sacrifice asked of them.
The IL o'clock electric car out of Mont |
peler for Barre went off the track at its |
with the Seminary hill line
and delayed traffic half an hour
Mason s. Stone, as director of the cam
paign being Baged on the Liberty loan,
has arranged' for Hon. Leslie M. Shaw,
ex-secretary of the treasury, and Vernon
A. Billiard to speak at Lyndonville this
evening. Friday evening, Mr.. Shaw and |
Chaplain F. NJ. O'Reilly at Hardwick and
evening the last named men
speak at Waterbury. Delegations from
Barre and Montpelier have been invited.
Commissioner of Insurance j. G. Brown
has received notice that Commissioner
r. j. Merrill of the New Hampshire de-
partment has resigned to accept the APP
pointment as secretary of the United
Life and Accident company of Concord,
\. H.
Three extra coaches were attached TO
he northbound morning train of the Cen
raj Vermont railway to-day. They were
or the purpose Of carrying teachers to
he convention in st. Adams