The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-15
MONTPELIER

Prof B. c. Douglass has been in Wind
sor, where he was called by the death OF
Miss Florence Douglass, his sister, who
was teacher in that town and who died
of influenza. This was Miss Douglass
first year of teaching. She was daugh-
ter OF Rev and Mrs w. e. Douglass,
who are we'll known in the Methodist
conference.
DIR. NJ B. Hillegas has been in Boston,
attending conference upon educational
matters.
Prof i. NJ Beach is in st. Johnsbury,
looking after some school matters,
The board Of registration of nurses, to
which Miss Mary Kane Of Montpelier
was recently appointed, has recognized
by electing Miss Kane as secretary in
place of Miss Katherine Crozier re-
signed, DIR. Hawley remaining chairman,
and Dr. Gale treasurer Five more APP
plicants for registration appeared on
Thursday, so that total of 81 are TAX
ing the examination, which viii be com
pleted this afternoon. Two papers were
written by each applicant this morning
and practical work was done this after
noon.
The board Of control is holding its
regular meeting this afternoon This
morning members Of the board looked
over the available rooms in the State
House to see what they can do about
getting some of the state departments
outside the building into the building.
The secretary of the Senate wants more
room than he has formerly had, while the
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| two rooms instead Of one. The depart
ments outside have been asked to give
| their desires and the amount of space
| they viii need. The federal departments
Of food, fuel and district board are still
in hopes to remain in the building, al
| though Governor Graham notified them
several months ago that their rooms
would be wanted Dec. l. 1t is antieipat-
ed that the final allotment Of rooms will
take place this afternoon. Ii the present
demands are granted there will not be
as many committee rooms available as
during the last session of legislature.
The annual meeting OF the Washington
county chapter, American Red Cross, will
be held at the chapter office Wednesday,
Nov. 20, at o'clock Immediately fol-
lowing the business meeting the execu-
tive committee of the chapter will meet
for the purpose OF appointing chapter
committees for the ensuing year.
w. b. Lance Of Painfeld, who was in
the city this morning on educational
matters, paid nice compliment to the
Victory boys and Victory girls in Waits
field, which was the first town in the
county, he stated, to go over the top, and
so far over that he wanted mention made
of the data. II appears that Al boys had
agreed to work and earn $203,50, while
- girls have agreed to work and earn
Sl43, so that they have not only gone
over the top in numbers but in money as
we'll East Montpelier and Plainfield are
also over the top.
Eleven thousand dollars more money
has been placed in the state treasurers
hands by Gov. II. +. Graham TO await the
final word from the Arthur Young com
pany, whom the board of control hired to
make an extended investigation of the
alleged shortage in the auditors office
when Mr. Graham was in Office That
makes a total OF $4,000 placed in the
treasurer's hands available If the ac-
countants find shortage in the accounts,
as claimed by the present auditor of ac-
counts and bank commissioner, which do
not agree, according to one Of these Off
cias The grand jury is still pursuing
its investigation of data which the at
torney general and states attorney are
placing before it reldtive to the alleged
shortage State Treasurer Scott and ex-
Treasurer Il. H. Deayitt, it is understood,
appeared before the grand jury Thursday
afternoon. IL will be recalled that in his
report to the legislature in 1912 Mr.
Deavitt advised that the form Of keeping
the accounts in the Offices be changed so
there would be check upon the auditor
Of accounts Office as well as on the state
treasurer's Office. f. S. Pratt of Brattle.
boro is still here and it is understood
has not yet appeared before the jury
with the information he gained from in.
yestigaton in the auditors Office some
days since.