The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

pumps for $4.0s. Tlden Shoe Co. ad
New sheet music just received and
on sale today at Bailey's Music
Rooms.-adv.
what? Your old shoes. Thompson's,
under American Express.--adv.
Henry Fasola of the Excelsior Gran
tie Co, left this morning to attend the
granite convention in st. Louis.
The Live Wire class of the Presby
terrain Sunday school will meet at the
church Monday evening, Aug. 10th, at
1880.
/ Mr.. Morruzzi of Division street was
taken to Waterbury last night for
treatment. His brother accompanied
him.
To- day we are selling the "Beanti
full Sonora" waltz song, words md
music, for SC copy. Bailey's Music
Rooms.-adv
Miss Ida NJ. Holden, teacher in a
| DiOOhiiHt, MASS, sCHool ID spthulHe
! few days at the home of Fred f. Burr
of Camp street.
Farmers--it will be for your benefit
to attend the community meeting on
Wednesday night in Rowland hall.
Don't miss it.-sdv.
d. j. Macmillan and Allan Ried of
Barre left this morning for Buffalo, N.
Y, where they will spend a few days
with relatives before continuing TO st.
Louis to attend the granite eonven-
| ton.
| Sam fash. David liter and Joe Utter
returned. last night from Caribou, Me,
where they have been. spending the past
week David liter is the brother of II.
Utter, and will stay at his house on
North main street.
The first hurdy gurdy of the season
made its appearance on Main street
last night, and its melodious - tunes
rang wide and clear over a goodlv por.
ton of the town. The proceeds gar
nered from the people around were for
six little children whose mother is
dead
The CRANKY team that plays here to-
day, weather permitting, Thursday de
fcated the Enosburg Falls team, 10 TO
four Dliba, the sensational L. V. NJ.
freshman pitcher was in the box for
Enosburg, but failed to stop the Wis.
itors. The game scheduled yesterday
with the Barre A. A. team was post
poned on account of rain.
! The struggle for q new adjustment
of wages. which the machinists have
been carrying on in Barre for approx
/ mately six weeks, came to an end on
Thursday night when it was voted that
the offer set forth by the committee of
the manufacturers be accepted. This
adjustment calls for an increase Of l3
cents an hour over what is now paid.
and il also raises the minimum wage,
making the advance in this case one of
1917 cents since last January. The
new wage goes into effect almost at
once and will be effective in the
Smith. Whitcomb & Cook shops, the
Trow & Holden shops, and all other
such manufactures in Barre.
A miscellaneous shower was given
last evening TO Miss lila Carr at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Harry Holt,
ll3 East street. The affair came as a
complete surprise to Miss. Carr, who
had been spending the afternoon with
friend Upon her return she found
the house prettily decorated and well
filed with neighbors and friends. Little
Julia Gale explained the purpose of
the party when she drew into the sit
ting room a child's wagon well loaded
with gifts for the bride-to-be. Vic
trola music was listened 10 and a gen.
eral good time enjoyed by all. Later
the evening refreshments Of ice cream
and cake were served and the party
broke up at late hour wishing Miss
Carr much happiness