The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-09

agreement which their committee ana
the committee of the manufacturers
last week signed in Boston, giving the
men S. day as minimum wages tits
expected that some of the stone sheds
in this city will 90 to work during
the latter part of the week. although
the agreement is not effective until
Monday
| Montpelier high school baseball team
finished its season Tuesday afternoon
by defeating the Knights of Columbus
team by score of five to two, II was
a fairly well played game and the
Knights showed they have the makings
of team that should represent them
in pretty good shape during the sum
mer Gingras, who pitched a few years
ago for st. Michael's, started for the
Knights and worked well. Ledden
pitched nice game for the high school,
only six singles being obtained off his
twirling against nine on his opponent.
Each struck out nine men. The high
school got two runs in the first inning,
Lamperti having singled and an error
allowing Dobbs to go to first. A field
er's choice scored Lamperti and an error
at short scored Dobbs.. Lamperti got
another score in the third on a single,
sacrifice hit by Dobbs, and single by
| Smith. He scored again in the fifth on
a home run. O'Dell scored in the eighth,
having walked, stole second and scored
ON an error at the plate. The knights
got two scores in the sixth inning.
Sheridan singled, an error allowed him
to go to thirds and a single scored
both Sheridan and Childs, who had
landed on first through the error. Each
team made four errors. The batteries
were Gingras and Murphy, Ledden and .
Conf, umpire Pape. I
A meeting of the Montpelier board
of trade was to have taken place Tues
day evening when the matter of in
crcasing the dues from 81 a year to $40,
with the intent of having a paid sec
rotary was to be under consideration;
but only three persons appeared, the
president. secretary and one OF the
committeeman of the board, so no ac- i
ton was taken.
Joseph Neill of Waitsfied was Wis
tor in the city yesterday afternoon.
Repairs are TO be made on the road
between Montpelier and Barre on the !,
portion which is in Berlin, the state
Highway commissioner having left or 4
deEs before he went to Rutland Tues II
lay to have the men, who have been
employed ON the Mortified road i'm
prove the above mentioned road.
Another tryout of the Maxim fire
truck, which the supply committee OF
Montpelier bargained for, was made
last evening, the gear which the com
mittee expected was to be installed
in the truck having arrived; and the
truck went over the same route that
il tried Monday morning The test
resulted in the run on the pitch, which
could not be made Monday morning,
being made on high This morning
further trying out of the machine oc
CURED, adjustments for the fresh gear
having been made and other adjust
ments for the climatic conditions hav
ing been changed.
Among the II automobile accidents
reported to the secretary of state to-
dav was the one which Glenn Preston
OF Brookiield reports when, in trying
to turn around, he backed off a cul-
vert where there was no guard rail.
+. j.. Poulin Of Graniteville reports
that because of narrow road one front
wheel caught against tree and the
rear end Of his machine swung around II
on road in Marshfield, hitting team
driven by George Powers.
Misses Mabel and Mary Thompson
Of the secretary of states office are
in winooski to-df.y attending the
exercises, in which a sis
ter is senior i
III. NJ. Davis, deputy. commissioner 4
IF weights and measures, has received
4 report of T. w. johnson of Hines
burg having appeared in Burlington
.ity court and paying a fine of $50 and I
,osts for light weight in butter. Mr.. {
Johnson was good natured about the I
natter. claiming he had intended to
,orrect the prints but had not taken
are of the matter, although il was :
allied to his attention last fall.
Edward Freedom. who was charged
Monday afternoon with criminal as q
ault on Rose Catalla, pleaded guilty :
n city court this morning and was d
,iven sentence in state prison of not y,
ess than eight nor more than Is years q
Freedom, when he first appeared in the '
curt room. pleaded not guilty. but .
when his attorney, J. c. Frattini. APP ,
,cared. he asked Freedom to come into !
side room with him. Upon his re- !,
urn to the court room Freedom
hanged his plea to guilty. John Stone, 2
: grand juror, asked for a stiff SEN ?
emce. while Mr.. Frattini spoke of the .
eriousness of the crime and left the =
natter of q light sentence with the =
curt, making no recommendations. ),
More reports of bad roads have been \
eccived by the state highway depart
1ent In Berkshire. due to neglect
Iree miles of bad road is reported.
between Wilmington and Jacksonville
is reported there are two miles OF In
ad road. due 90 frost coming out. Be "
ween Windsor and West Windsor. in ri
avendish. Shelburne and other places. y,
Dad construction is the reason for s.
pport. but between Woodford City OF
nd Searsburg there is a report Of W
mountain road. City M
4used no litt'f laughter when the re- a.
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