Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-07-03
BOSTON LETTER,
Fourth Of July--Knights of La
Dor to Invade Franklin Park.
Suit Involving Less than Two
Inches Of Land--Har-
wards Victory.

lahuo siuauron anu inc squadron OF eVO-
luton riding at anchor in the har-
Dor, and this will afford an op-
portunity for those who visit Bos-
ton TO celebrate to go aboard
the white fleet and inform
themselves how well Uncle Sam Is pro-
pared for battle on the high seas, should
occasion require. The work of defend
ing the Now England coast, for which
large appropriations were made by
Congress, has not begun yet in this
vicinity, owing to the fact that at Win
throp, about four miles from hero,
where the water batteries ore to be
built, owners of tho land
have come TO the conclusion that
IT would be 4 good opportunity to fleece
the government, and are holding it for
a big price. but by-and-bye Uncle Sam
ucl may see fit to take it at his own
figure and commence the work.
For the past year or two the knights
I of Labor and kindred organizations have
been trying to obtain permits from the
park commissioners to hold meetings IN
Franklin park, but the commissioners
would not grant them, holding that the
public parks should not be used
Tor such purposes. This year
the labor organizations have demanded
their use, instead of requesting, aud have
determined 10 hold monster meeting in
Franklin park at all hazards on tho
Fourth. If they adhere to their determi-
nation there will be trouble, as the
park commissioners are as determined
as the labOrrrS, and will prevent their
gathering there by force if necessary.
1t will occasion no surprise, therefore,
II there is a sanguinary conflict between
the workingmen and the police, and
perhaps the militia, il Franklin
park is invaded on the Fourth,
and it now looks ms though it would be,
although several trades have decided
not TO join In the invasion. While
would counsel obedience to the laws
under any and all circumstances,
think those in authority are making our
public parks anything but what they
should be, and Franklin park especially
so. This great tract of land should
have been left as nearly as possible In
the condition it was when the city pur-
chased it, and the people permitted to
roam over it or lounge under the cool
ing shade of its forest trees ut
pleasure. The tract is SO large,
embracing some 800 acres, belicvc)
that, with ordinarily reasonable police
protection, no harm could come to tho
property through such liberty As it
is, the park Is being diverted from its
intended use-that of giving the people
of the city a breathing place, where
thoy might enjoy the natural advantages
afforded without undue restraint.
The beaches around Boston are well
patrouized, and they would afford n
great deal OF genuine pleasure to those
WHO visit them but for the omniprcsent
fresh young man, who knows nothing
of the proprictie5 of life and to whom
such Il thing as common dcccncy is a
stranger. Pity that he couldn't
"scc himself as others see him. 1t
would not only "from many an evil
free him, and foolish notion as Bobby
Burns puts it. but he would be seized
with IN insane desire to commit suicide,
out of respect TO decent people.
The victory of the Harvard crew over
that of Yale in the recent intcr-colIcg-
late boat race is an event which has set
a great many people wild hereabouts,
and even some old heads not suspected
of taking any interest in sporting mat
ters, INDUCED in rheumatic leaps and
jumps in the cXubcrance of their jov.
Of course it was local pride which
prompted all the demonstration, as the
time made by the Harvnrds has often
boon beaten.
Boston is experiencing its periodic
big failures, two within the past
week footing up liabilities of a
million dolas These being in the
leather business, their effects are felt in
one of the largest industries of the city,
and no one can forctoll what they will
be or where they will end Financial
circles are in somewhat pcrurbcd
state over the failures and tran
sactions are being made with more
than usual caution. There have been 50
many wildcat schemes ailoat here in the
city that investors are getting wary and
this has depressing influence on lcgili-
mate transactions which will be felt for
some time. Although the season
started auspiciously and the large corps
in the West gave great encouragement
in trade circles, business may be said to
be on the whole rather dscourarnr.
A vc. table case of splitting hairs is
occupying the attention of the courts
here. In erecting the new Charlcsgatc
hotel one of the abuttcrs discovered
that the wall cncroachcd upon his do,
main, and forthwith instituted proceed
ings for an injunction to restrain
further building operations. Judge
Holmes, sou of tho "Autocrat
of the Breakfast Table" before grant
ing the injunction concluded it would
be well to ascertain the amount of land
encroached upon, and survey was or
dered, which revealed the fact that the
wall was over the line one-twohn.
dredths of an inch? His honol
thought that a matter Of such in.
finitesimal proportions could be settled
outside the courts, but the obduratC
plaintiff thought otherwise, and a lcga
contest ever less than two square inches
of land will be fought to the bitter end
OZNOLA,