The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-09
MONTPELIER
Essential Crops Discussed at Conference
at State House.

A meeting of Chairman L. p. Slacl
and Secretary J. G. Brown of the publ,
safety committee with Commissioner Of
Education NJ. b. Hillegas, Commissioner
OF Agriculture 4. S. Brigham and Major
Harvey L. Goodell, representing Govern.
or Graham, attending, took place in the
executive chambers Friday evening. Prof
Alexander Canoe of the Massachusetts
State Agricultural college of Amherst
Mass, was a guest of the conference and
talked for some time upon the essentials
that must be raised the coming summer.
How to start different lines of work
that there may be no waste of energy
in the coming months. Prof Canoe is a
recognized authority upon agricultural
matters and was asked many questions
in connection with the crops most needed
in the coming year that can be used to
the best end in fighting the Hun.
Harold Bailey, one of the inspectors
for the agricultural department, spent
Friday in this vicinity. On snowshoes
he went to the hills in the direction of
Worcester, hunting for brown tail moths.
Some time since, while he was making
an inspection in Hartford, moths were
found and when traced out it was found
they came to the state in a piano ship
ment. He found none Friday and left
this morning for his home in Bradford.
At the end of the arguments in the
Martin will case Friday afternoon JUS
tice John H. Watson announced the
week end recess of supreme court until
Tuesday morning, when the arguments
In nt Tad D.ttt Ill .,.sl
be made In the lower court the woman
was found guilty OF adultery. State vs.
Edward Eaton, in which an opinion was
read at the opening OF the session, is the
companion case. This opinion materially
affected the reference on the briefs of
the respondent because it was reverse
opinion to the Bisbee case for the same
charge in which an opinion was read
some years since and to which several
references were made by NJ. c. Taft, the |
attorney for the respondent. The re
spondent petitions for a new trial on the |
grounds of a new order of evidence,
namely. that the principal witness has
made affidavit which materially affects
the states case in presentation of its
evidence.
For the first time since Gov. II. T. Ora
ham accepted the reins of his Office a
week has passed in which he has not
been at the capitol During that week
he has been resting from the tiresome
travelling, of which he has had consider
able, to which has been added the work
in the office here. He has suffered a
slight cold for some days, from which he
is recovering. Thursday he celebrated
his 55th birthday. He was born in
Craftsbury Feb. I, 1862. The anniver
sary passed without any ceremony. He
enjoyed it with the members of his
family. Many telephoned him during
the day, extending their congratula
as to his success during the administra-
tion thus far and looking forward toi
equal success in the coming months
The annual meeting of the Vermont
State Association of Life Underwriters
occurs at Montpelier Country club the
evening of Feb. 10. Lawrence Pridy of
New York. national president of the life
association, will be the
principal speaker. Mr.. Pridy is an agent
IN that city and will bring an interesting