The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
MONTPELIER
Woman's Suffrage Advocates Get Hear
ing with Senator Page.

SPEAKERS At the county courthouse
Montpelier this evening, had an interyie,
with Senator Carroll $. Page Friday aft
ernoon which resulted IN the s!atemen
from Mr. Page that he would meet
y delegation of the woman's party in Bur
lington or Hyde Park, and the forme
: place has been decided upon for Monday
Al first Miss Vernon made an effort L
secure from Senator Pages secretary in
{ formation relative To Mr., Pages attitude
on the amendment which will be yotet
upon in February, but in the Afternoon
Miss Vernon, according TO arrangement
called the Page home in Hyde Park agar
: and this time Mr.. Page answered th'
telephone himself, giving Miss Vernon al
interesting interview; but he would moi
promise TO vote for the measure and told
i. Miss Vernon that he stood as he did
when he left Washington. However, he
: expressed willingness TO meet the dele
cation, so Miss Vernon, Miss Lou Dan,
iels and some of the party from this city
and others from Burlington will meet
him Monday, II was stated ~ Miss Yer.
non last evening. During the afternoon
and preceding the interview with Mr.
Page, Miss Vernon called upon w. II.
Jeffrey, former campaign manager of Mr..
Page, at the office of the board of char.
titles and probation in hopes that he could
prevail upon Mr.. Page to vote for the
women's measure. His communication
with Senator Page, said Miss Vernon,
resulted in a non -committal reply, but
Mr.. Jeffrey expressed the belief that
when The voting occurred they would
find Senator Page with them.
The Vermont committee of public safe
ty has approved the proposed campaign
of the military entertainment service,
which is to-start campaign in Vermont
on Jan. % for the sale of "smileage
books" the purpose being to provide
money enough to furnish clean, whole
some entertainments for the soldiers in
the l6 environments where the govern
ment has built theatres but has not pro-
yided any money TO furnish entertain
ment. Joseph G.. Brown, secretary of the
public safety committee, says: This pro-
iect receives the hearty support of the
Vermont committee of public safety and
the project is commended to the people of
Vermont for their support"
Gov. II. f. Graham left last evening
IOl HIS uOilt III WV VIA
ham has been travelling most of the time
for the last few weeks and, if he is able
to get few days rest at his home, it
will be to his advantage
Capt Stephen Gushing has gone to his
home in st. Adams.
Miss Helen Merrill has gone to Frank
lin, n H., for a visit.
Mrs r. d. Demeritt of DIxbury was
a local visitor Yesterday.
Mrs Robert Powers is i'll with tonsil-
tits, OBTAINING her from her duties as
cashier of the McCuen store.
Miss Margaret Murtagh entertained a
of her friends at a knitting
party Thursday evening.
Il. S. Brigham was in the city Friday
on his way to East Corinth. where he
spoke last evening at a creamery associa
ton meeting relative to the milk prices
Mr.. Brigham received the report from
all of the towns excepting 20 relative to
farm products, including milch cows. in
time so that he was able to correct the
figures of Pres, Lowell of the Harvard
college at the milk commissions meeting
IN Boston recently. Pres. Lowell en-
ieavored to demonstrate that there are
tlbit NOhS bitdi ibI Llti " AHlit WI I
Brigham had first hand knowledge show
ny that in Vermont there were 1000
ess milch cows in April, 1917, than April,
I9l6.
Three young men have applied to the
ocal exemption board of Washington
ounty for the privilege of enlistment in
he infantry and they want TO get into |
he LIST Vermont regiment at Camp '
sreene. These are w D. Parry, EN- {
,loyed on the trolley cars, Harry White i
# Montpelier and John Cannon of North t
ield; but all Of them win have to under c
% another examination before they are q
ccepted in service They will probably
cave the middle of next week. {
The Washington county local board of :
on Friday received another
ot Of names from the federal district g
GARD. making total of 81 persons who
ave been classified i'm the first call Of
RATED men under the selective draft
equations which are now in force. The u
So which were announce Friday was /
he number the federal board has certi-
ed to all counties in the state. +"
Deputy Sheriff A. A. Emery has re. :
loved from the barns of one Companion,
wing in Middesex, several cows and two
orses. The horses went back to II. NJ.
arnham on chattel mortgage, as did -
1e cows to George Thompson. who held =
mortgage on them. Complaint had
zen made to the humane society that
lie stock of Companion was not being
d and the officers went there, with the r..
suit that the stock was taken away;
1T Mr.. Emery told Companion that the
I'd in the proceedings had not been
aehed Mr.. Emery says that he also r.
'und one horse dead. y !.
State Treasurer Walter F. Scott has =,
ceived from the federal. government a -
ieck for $500, which is to be used UNI =,
II No. 60 of the acts of 1917 relative to
gricultural education, trades and indus
les and vocational education, by which
e state appropriates like sum. This
mount is one half of the sum which -
mes from the federal government and
divided thus; $500 for agricultural gu
ucation: 50 500 for trades and indus ~
les; and $500 for vocational educa-
On. m'
The annual meeting of the Capital rel
,ultry association, Inc, was held in the
" hall Friday evening with large =
mber of the stockholders attending, ON
ne election OF officers resulted as fol- tea
vs.: President, c. III. Wood. secretary, 4.
NJ. Ballou; treasurer. Edward Hoad- -
2; vice presidents. j. +. Stoddard, j. f. -
roper, II. 4. Vidal. Montpelier; DR.
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