The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-11
Conferred at State Conven-
tion Which Closed To-
day in Montpelier
WANT PROTECTION
OF SPRUCE TREES
The Exemption of High
Blooded Cattle Was
Voted Down

The closing session of the Vermont
state grange was held to-day in Mont
pelier after committees had completed
their reports. A resolution, which had
been recommended by the oyersesr, ask
ing for protection against the sale of
spruce trees, was passed as was a
resolution regarding the testing of cat
tie by matching federal money for the
project. One Of the resolutions rejected
was the one asking that high booded
cattle be exempt from taxation for any
farmer having more than five head
No action was taken on prohibition,
or temperance, in any way.
The executive committee was author
lied TO appoint a committee on produc-
tion and distribution. The executive
committee held a meeting this after
noon, most of the delegates having
started for home on the noon trains.
The report OF the mileage and per diem
committee showed POI delegates attend
ing the convention.
Most of Wednesday afternoon was
devoted to conferring the third and
fourth degrees by the Montpelier
grange, The work was well done and
the team deserves great deal Of
praise w. d. Walker, master OF the
Montpelier grange, gave the unwritten
work in fine shape.
The sixth degree was conferred last
night on class Of Isl candidates, as
folows
Gertrude i. Pape, G. ] Neill, Mrs,
Mae Russell, G. d Walker, w D. Walk
er, X. J Walker, Of Montpelier; Mrs.
Mabel Beneyides, Charles Curtis, Mrs.
H. s. Drury, Williamstown; J c. Heb
ard, Randolph; Mrs, G. c. Curtis, NJ G.
Maloney, Miss Marion Clark, Lionel n
Rollins, Mrs. Lillian Slayton, Montpel-
Ter; Henry G. Roy, Barnet; A. G. Rol-
Inns, G. I Cummings, Middlesex; Laura
Walker, Montpelier; Kenneth Morse
Calais; Mrs a. n Hooper, Fletcher
II. w Thresher, Hazel Thresher, Mont
pelier; H. O. Howe, Roxbury: Henry
Whpple, Sutton; II. l.. Hill. Mrs. Hill
Hardwick; l.. J. Paris. Dandy; Sarah
Whipple, Sutton; Thomas Neill, Mary
Neill, Montpelier; Alice Chede, Gays
yille Mrs. o. +. Bond, Chester; Mrs
Golde Emerson. Montpelier; Bessie
Waterman, G. W. Waterman, Chester
Mrs, Georgia WeipeF, Mrs Jennie Witty
Pasmmpsic; Mrs Grace Virgins, Ches.
ter; Mrs. Louise Downing, H. W Down
ing, Washington; Lester G Bruce
Worcester, Mass. Jennie Warren
Northheld; Mrs. Stella Dillon, Mont
pelier; i. r. Pinney Simonyille; Mrs
Jennie Mcintosh Montpelier; o. y
Estes Bristol; Mrs. f. b Drury, g. W
Clapp. Sheffield; Fred knowlton, Mrs
Knowlton, st. Johnsbury; Fred B. Nor
gan, Barnard; James Woolsley, Bellows
Falls; Mrs. A. y Belville, Barre; T. +
Tanner, Annie Menard, Ruth Menard
Montpelier; II, A. Whcelock, Calais
r. b. Thresher, Katherine Thresher
Molie Ring, Montpeier Mrs Arthur
Cello, Arthur Cello, Lowell; G. M. Ho
bert, Grafton; Della Tomlinson, stowe
Mrs Byron Sanders, Barre; Sarat
Braymond, Orford, n. H.; Ila Nelson
Barre; Ernest Carpenter, Wilmington
John Whitaker, Newfane; Floyd Mar
Tin, Brandon; Gerald Fullam. Ran
dolph; A. L. Wheatley, Bradford; c. A
Faulkner, Jacksonville; Alice Faulkner
Pearl Faulkner, Jacksonville; L. A
Hammond, Bridgewater; Earle Coverv
Passumpsic; Leslie Orr. Mclndoes: A
j. Payne, Burlington; Mrs. T. V. Swan
son, Orleans; Mrs Harold Mofiitt, Brat
tleboro; Hairy p Ellis, Wallingford
Mrs. Ellis, Wallingford: Wayne Burn
ham, Royalton; Mrs. p. n. Allen
Greensboro Sara Lockwood, proctors
Vile; Anna Cummings, Q. n. Gates
| Montpelier; Carlton Holden. Putnev
Arthur Cutler, Townshend; Margare
Smith, Richford; c. G Rowell Middle
sex; Mrs. Emma Briggs, Bert Briggs
Harriet Briggs Montpelier Mrs. H. A
Post, St Albans; Clarence Brown. Grot
on; Mrs. j, r, Murchie, Windsor; Har
old Master. Lyndon; Ruth Gilbert, Dor
set; Mrs. II. f. Rowell. II. i. Rowell
Montpelier; Virginia Larkin. Franz
Larkin, Tunbridge; Cora Morrison, Wa
| terbury; Otis Flint Royalton; Kenneth
Leach, l1nosburg; w. b. Renfrew, Brad
ford; Della Quesnel, Montpelier: Alber
Ware, Tunbridge; h. N. Warner. Yer
gennes; Frank Hubbard, Middlebury
w. G. Davis, Emma Davis, Hyde Park
Grace Hunter, Mrs A. b. Culley, Eas
Burke; Ruth Gladding, Montpelier
Mrs. William Damon, Mrs. Harold Sci
leck, W. l.. Damon. Brandon; Mrs. O. A
Geyio, Orleans; A. II, Hooper, Fletcher
Lizzie Someryille, Warren; Percy Hart
well, Burke; Byron Minor, Montpelier
Mrs d. G. Lyman, Norwich; A. H. Sar
/ gent, Thetford; L. w. Churchill, Mrs
! Churchill Londonderry; Rev G. w
May, Pawlet; /. 0. Wilder, Mrs. Wild
er, Middlesex; Mary Kibbey Thetford
Esther j. Corliss, b. L. Corliss, Calais
S. w, Drake, Lyndon; Ivis Flint, Mrs
G. p. Barber, Mr.. Barber. Montpelier
Mrs Matt Divoll, Bellows Falls; Mrs
Margaret Foster, w. II. Jeffrey, Mont
pelier; John Callaghan, Barre; W H
/ Sterling, G. II. Wilkinson, Emma Greg
ory, W H. Gregory, Montpelier; Orvill
Wilder, Middlesex; Millie j. Drury, VIII
Eliamstown.