The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-30
MONTPELIER
Food Production Meeting Brought Inter-
esting Facts.

Food Production Meeting Brought Inter
esting Facts.
The mass meeting held Saturday aft
ernoon in city hall under the auspices
of the Washington County Farm bureau
on food production, although not a:
largely attended as the program would
seem to warrant, was considered a sue.
cessful meeting. County Agent Il. III
Abbott explained what his department is
trying to do while Dean J. l.. Hills OF
the University of Vermont explained the
| informal ton obtained from the confer
enee Mt St. LOUIS, Mo, showing that the
worlds food supply is low and over pro-
duction of staples is impossible and that
New England farmers must grow the
crops of wheat, barley, buckwheat, oats,
corn and potatoes, the way they did
years ago. j. A. Chaplin, speaking rela-
| tive to labor, stated that when the farm
ers pay wages that favorably compare
with those paid in other vacations plenty
of help will be secured. w. w. Holden
of Mortified stated that Vermont needs
this devastating war to get into the food
growing habit. That farmer with 100
acres and 80 head of cattle buying 81 900
worth of grain year is not worthy of
| the name farmer. c. A. Badger OF East
Montpelier said the responsibility rests
on the stonecutters and short-day men
of similar character for the farmers are
doing about all they can now. He urged
action and less advise by those who do
not understand farming. Henry Hill of
Waterbury explained the uselessness of
the hand hoe in potato raising and ex-
planned that the only hand work done on
his farm in this production is the scat
tering of the potatoes. The rest being
done with horse power and machinery
Senator Frank Bancroft presided over
the meeting.
Railroad men treat with humor the
shooting affair at Montpelier junction
Friday evening, for Conductor Quintin
explains the origin OF the alleged attack
upon the soldiers. His fagmsn placed
two torpedoes to protect the rear end OF
his train and in clearing a siding the
train was backed over these. exploding
them, after which the soldiers COM
menced firing at an imaginary enemy.
Guards at Berlin pond reported to Chief
Connolly an exchange OF shots with an
unknown Saturday night at Berlin pond.
Guards Baldwin and Russell claim some
one fired at them and that they chased
the man through the woods near Benja
min Falls, shooting several times. Au-
thorities are investigating the holes
found at the base of telephone poles on
the Moody farm, three miles towards
Middlesex, which were made by an I'M
known Saturday afternoon. The sheriff
department visited the place that night
The persons seen digging the holes was
not an employee of the telephone com
pany.
Wanted-l00 boys and girls in Wash
ington county to enter the pig club con-
test; see announcement of the Montpe
lier Savings Bank & Trust Company on
page 4.-adv.
Hermon Duman Of Granville was
brought intoeity court Saturday after
noon on the charge of operating an au-
tomobile without license, to which he
pleaded not guilty. Duman and com
pany OF friends had ,seen to MiddleseX
and were on their way home when Chief
Donahue arrested DumSn at Mortified.
G. II. Almon and f. w. Mitchell left
Sunday evening for Boston. Mr.. Almon
will drive home a new automobile.
NJ. l.. Wood and wife and w. n. Their
ault returned Sunday evening from a
few days passed in Boston,. =.
Mrs. Josephine Gsiaise is in Boston,
where she was called by the Illness Of
Mrs. George Matthison, her daughter,
who was operated upo:i to-day for APP
pedicitis and gall stones.
Mrs. William Canning, who has been
at Heaton hospital for treatment, has
been moved to her home.
Hershel Cooney, who has been i'll for
several weeks with heart trouble, ex
poets to resume his work in the Central
Vermont ticket Office the middle of the |
week.
Ray Huse was critically i'll Saturday |
night with heart trouble. His chances
of recovery are Frightened by the fact
that he has no complications.
Miss Florence Newberry of Glens Falls,
n. Y, is visiting with Mrs. George Bar
Der.